Serdar (Ottoman rank)

Serdar (Ottoman Turkish: سردار; from "Sardar") was a military rank in the Ottoman Empire and a noble rank in Montenegro and Serbia.^[1] Serdars often served on the borders of the Ottoman Empire. The term is often translated as 'commander' in English texts and comes from persian language.^[2]

The title Serdar was also used in the Principality of Montenegro and the Principality of Serbia as an honorary non-noble title below that of vojvoda. Janko Vukotić, the former prime minister of Montenegro, held the title of serdar.

^ Somel, Selcuk Aksin (2003-02-13). Historical Dictionary of the Ottoman Empire. Scarecrow Press. p. 268. ISBN 978-0-8108-6606-5.
^ Kármán, Gábor; Kunčević, Lovro (2013-06-20). The European Tributary States of the Ottoman Empire in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-25440-4.

[1] Somel, Selcuk Aksin (2003-02-13). Historical Dictionary of the Ottoman Empire. Scarecrow Press. p. 268. ISBN 978-0-8108-6606-5.

[2] Kármán, Gábor; Kunčević, Lovro (2013-06-20). The European Tributary States of the Ottoman Empire in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-25440-4.

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Military ranks of the Ottoman Empire
Officers
Müşir Birindji ferik (Serdar) Ferik Mirliva Miralay Kaymakam Binbaşı Kol Aghassi
Non-commissioned officers
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