Sirdar_(Egypt)

Sirdar

Sirdar

Commander-in-Chief of the Egyptian Army in the 19th-20th centuries

This article is about historical use of the title in Egypt. For places in Iran, see Sirdar (disambiguation). For the submarine, see HMS Sirdar (P226). For uses in other times and places, see Sardar.

The rank of Sirdar (Arabic: سردار) – a variant of Sardar – was assigned to the British Commander-in-Chief of the British-controlled Egyptian Army in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.[1] The Sirdar resided at the Sirdaria, a three-block-long property in Zamalek which was also the home of British military intelligence in Egypt.[2]

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    "Sirdar". Merriam Webster. Retrieved 2012-07-02.
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    Raafat, Samir (2001-02-15). "The Sirdaria". Cairo Times. Retrieved 2012-07-02.
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    Sir Evelyn Wood, From Midshipman to Field Marshal p.xii.
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    Sir Evelyn Wood, From Midshipman to Field Marshal pp. xii, 500.
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    Lord Grenfell, Memoirs of Field-Marshal Lord Grenfell PC, GCB, GCMG p.90.
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