Serdar (Ottoman rank)
| Military ranks of the Ottoman Empire | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ottoman ranks |
Western equivalents |
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| Officers | ||
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Müşir مشير |
Field marshal | |
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Birinci Ferik (Serdar) فريق أول |
General | |
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Ferik فريق |
Lieutenant general | |
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Mirliva أمير لواء |
Major general | |
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Miralay أمير آلاي |
Brigadier | |
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Kaymakam قائم مقام |
Colonel | |
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Binbaşı بكباشي |
Lieutenant colonel | |
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Kolağası (Sağ Kolağası / Sol Kolağası) قول أغاسي |
Major | |
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Yüzbaşı يوزباشي |
Captain | |
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Mülâzım-ı Evvel ملازم أول |
First lieutenant | |
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Mülâzım-ı Sani ملازم ثاني |
Second lieutenant | |
| Non-commissioned officers | ||
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Çavuş شاويش |
Sergeant | |
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Onbaşı أونباشي |
Corporal | |
| Soldiers | ||
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Nefer نفر |
Private | |
Serdar (Ottoman Turkish: سردار) was a military rank in the Ottoman Empire and a noble rank in Montenegro and Serbia. It means a head (ser) of place/land (dar). Serdars especially served at the borders of Ottoman Empire. They were responsible for security of lands. For example, Yakup Ağa who was the father of Barbaros from Yenice.
Serdar was also used in the Principality of Montenegro and the Principality of Serbia as an honorary non-noble title below that of vojvoda (For example, Janko Vukotić who was a military leader and former prime minister of Montenegro had the title of serdar).
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