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What is a sirdar?

What is a sirdar? Here are some definitions.

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  1. A high-ranking person in India and other areas of west-central Asia; a chief, a headman.
  2. The leader of a group of Sherpa mountain guides.
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In 1892 General Horatio Kitchener was appointed sirdar of the Egyptian army.
The officers rearranged their chairs in a circle while the sirdar, a bearded man in a white lace skullcap, started serving them.
The shop stocks Sirdar yarns plus wool, patterns, books, knitting needles, sewing needles, thread, buttons and small haberdashery items.
A Sirdar was a rank assigned to the British commander in chief of the Egyptian Army during the 19th century when the British controlled Egypt.
Would the sirdar mind giving me a few details about the fighting on the 17th?
The delegation was led by Chairman Lower Bari Dowab Canal Area Water Board Sirdar Tipu Usman.

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