Answer: sirdars

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SIRDARSCommanders in chief of Anglo-Egyptian armies.
SIRDARSEgyptian army commanders.
SIRDARSBombay bigwigs
sirdars(formerly) the British commander of the Egyptian army
sirdarsSIRDAR, a person of rank in India, also SARDAR
sirdars(in India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan) a military chief or leader