Binbashi
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A binbashi, alternatively bimbashi, (from , "chief of a thousand", "chiliarch") is a major in the Turkish army, a term that originated in the Ottoman army. The title was also used for a major in the Khedivial Egyptian army as Bimbashi (1805–1953). It was also used by the Serbian revolutionaries as Bimbaša ( ) from 1804 to 1817. The collar mark (later the shoulder mark) and the cap (until 1933) of a Binbaşı featured two stripes and one star during the early years of the Turkish Republic.
]] A binbashi, alternatively bimbashi, (from , "chief of a thousand", "chiliarch") is a major in the Turkish army, a term that originated in the Ottoman army. The title was also used for a major in the Khedivial Egyptian army as Bimbashi (1805–1953). It was also used by the Serbian revolutionaries as Bimbaša ( ) from 1804 to 1817. The collar mark (later the shoulder mark) and the cap (until 1933) of a Binbaşı featured two stripes and one star during the early years of the Turkish Republic.
See also
Military of the Ottoman Empire Turkish Army
References
Dictionary.com, Binbashi entry Dunn, John P. "Khedive Ismail's Army" Routledge Press, 2005, p. 156 tr:Binbaşı
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