sirdar

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Should this be done the office of Sirdar* would be taken from its present British incumbent, Major General Charlton Watson Spinks, or "Spinks Pasha" as Egyptians know him.

From Time Magazine Archive

The odious crime perpetrated upon the faithful Sirdar of my Army has profoundly affected me as well as all the members of my Government.

From Time Magazine Archive

After several such references, up rose handsome, jut-jawed Sirdar Kumar Jagjit Singh, an observer for the India League of America.

From Time Magazine Archive

For handsome, swarthy Sirdar J. J. Singh, president of the India League of America, this was almost the end of a two-year fight.

From Time Magazine Archive

“See, at the head rides the Sirdar, Allah-din Khan.”

From The Heath Hover Mystery by Mitford, Bertram