Jemadar

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Jemadar or jamadar is a title used for various military and other officials in the Indian subcontinent.

Etymology

The word stems from Urdu (جمعدار), which derives through Persian jam'dar from Arabic jamā‘a(t) 'muster' + Persian -dār 'holder'.

Pre-colonial

A jemadar was originally an armed official of a

Later, it became a rank used in the British Indian Army, where it was the lowest rank for a Viceroy's commissioned officer. Jemadars either commanded platoons or troops themselves or assisted their British commander. They also filled regimental positions such as assistant quartermaster (jemadar quartermaster) or assistant adjutant (jemadar adjutant).

Post-colonial

The rank remained in use in the

Other uses

• Jemadar was also used in other contexts to denote Indian 'captains', like the leaders of thuggee bands who strangled travellers.^[2]
• Jemadar was used as a rank title for an Indian inspector in the Shanghai Municipal Police
• The name inspired that of the
  Jem'Hadar
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• In the future of
  The Moon Men
  , "Jemadar" was a title of a ruler, implied to have been brought to Earth by the Lunar invaders.

See also

• Koli rebellions
• List of Koli people
• List of Koli states and clans
• Hatem Ali Jamadar (1872–1982), Bengali politician

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