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Binbashi
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.
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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.
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