Sowar
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| Sowar | |
|---|---|
| سوار | |
| Country | Delhi Sultanate Deccan Sultanates Mughal Empire Maratha Empire British Raj India Pakistan |
| Branch | Cavalry |
| Equipment | Composite bow, Talwar, Spear, and Musket |
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Sowar (Template:Langx, also sawar or siwar meaning "the one who rides" or "rider", from Persian Script error: No such module "Lang"., from the Sasanid Persian Aswār, from the Achaemenid Persian Asabāra)[1] was originally a rank during the Mughal Empire. Later, during the British Raj, it was the name in Anglo-Indian usage for a horse-soldier belonging to the cavalry troops of the native armies of British India and the feudal states. It is also used more specifically of a mounted orderly, escort or guard. It was also the rank held by ordinary cavalry troopers, equivalent to sepoy in the infantry — this rank has been inherited by the modern armies of India and Pakistan. The rank higher is Acting Lance Daffadar.
History
An image from the Carnatic Wars features a Sowar armed with a musket.[citation needed]
Sowar has been used as the name of a line of wrist-watches by the Swiss West End Watch Co.
See also
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Ostler, Nicholas (2010). The Last Lingua Franca: English Until the Return of Babel. Penguin UK. pp. 1–352. ISBN 978-0141922218.
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