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			{{Short description\|Indian and Pakistani military rank}}
	{{distinguish\|Ressaidar}}		{{distinguish\|Ressaidar}}
	'''Risaldar''', meaning the commander of a ''risala'' or ''risalah'' (a body of horse,<ref>{{Cite book\|author=Francis Joseph Steingass\|title=A Comprehensive Persian-English Dictionary, Including the Arabic words and phrases to be met with in literature\|year=1892\|edition=5th [1963]\|publisher=[[~~Routledge & Kegan Paul]]\|place=London\|page=575\|url= https~~:~~//archive.org/details/AComprehensivePersian-EnglishDictionary-FrancisJosephSteingass\|access-date=2022-07-06}} Apparently there is a 2015 edition from [[Munshiram Manoharlal]] Publishers~~, ~~New Delhi~~, ~~{{isbn\|81-7304-669-7}}</ref> regardless if troop or regiment<ref>{{cite book\|first=W.~~(~~William~~) Y.\|~~last=Carman~~\|~~title=Indian Army Uniforms Under the British from the 18th Century to 1947: cavalry.~~\|~~date=1961~~\|~~publisher=Leonard Hill\|location=London\|page=226~~}}~~</ref>) in [[Persian language\|Persian]], is~~ a ~~mid-level rank in~~ [[~~cavalry]] and [[armour]]ed units of the [[Indian Army\|Indian]] and [[Pakistan~~ Army]]~~. In other arms, such as the [[infantry]], the equivalent rank is [[subedar~~]].		[[File:Risaldar, Madras Army, 1840 (c).jpg\|thumb\|upright\|{{circa\|1840}} illustration of a [[Madras Army]] risaldar]]

	Risaldar was also a [[~~Viceroy~~'s commissioned officer]]'s rank in the [[British Indian Army]], until 1947.		'''Risaldar''', meaning the commander of a ''risala'' or ''risalah'' (a body of horse,<ref>{{Cite book\|author=Francis Joseph Steingass\|title=A Comprehensive Persian-English Dictionary, Including the Arabic words and phrases to be met with in literature\|year=1892\|edition=5th [1963]\|publisher=[[Routledge & Kegan Paul]]\|place=London\|page=575\|url= https://archive.org/details/AComprehensivePersian-EnglishDictionary-FrancisJosephSteingass\|access-date=2022-07-06}} Apparently there is a 2015 edition from [[Munshiram Manoharlal]] Publishers, New Delhi, {{isbn\|81-7304-669-7}}</ref> regardless if troop or regiment<ref>{{cite book\|first=W.(William) Y.\|last=Carman\|title=Indian Army Uniforms Under the British from the 18th Century to 1947: cavalry.\|date=1961\|publisher=Leonard Hill\|location=London\|page=226}}</ref>) in [[Persian language\|Persian]], is a mid-level rank in [[cavalry]] and [[armour]]ed units of the [[Indian Army\|Indian]] and [[Pakistan Army]]. In other arms, such as the [[infantry]], the equivalent rank is [[subedar]]. Risaldar was also a [[viceroy's commissioned officer]]'s rank in the [[British Indian Army]], until 1947.

	== Indian and Pakistan Armies ==		== Indian and Pakistan Armies ==
	The [[Indian Army]] and [[Pakistan Army]] have a unique set of ranks, called [[junior commissioned officer]]s (JCO). They stand between [[non-commissioned officer]]s and [[commissioned officer]]s. A risaldar ranks above a [[naib risaldar]] and below a [[risaldar major]].{{fact\|date=July 2022}}		The [[Indian Army]] and [[Pakistan Army]] have a unique set of ranks, called [[junior commissioned officer]]s (JCO). They stand between [[non-commissioned officer]]s and [[commissioned officer]]s. A risaldar ranks above a [[naib risaldar]] and below a [[risaldar major]].{{fact\|date=July 2022}}

	== British Indian Army ==		==British Indian Army==
	The JCO evolved from the Viceroy's commissioned officers (VCO), established during the [[British Raj]] in 1885. The VCOs themselves succeeded the so called native officers holding a commission of the [[Governor-General of India\|Governor General]].<ref>{{cite book\|first=Richard\|last=Stevenson\|title=Beatson's Mutiny. The Turbulent Career of a Victorian Soldier\|date=2015\|publisher=I.B.Tauris\|location=London. New York\|page=37\|ISBN=978-1-784531-10-2}}</ref>		The JCO evolved from the Viceroy's commissioned officers (VCO), established during the [[British Raj]] in 1885. The VCOs themselves succeeded the so called native officers holding a commission of the [[Governor-General of India\|Governor General]].<ref>{{cite book\|first=Richard\|last=Stevenson\|title=Beatson's Mutiny. The Turbulent Career of a Victorian Soldier\|date=2015\|publisher=I.B.Tauris\|location=London. New York\|page=37\|ISBN=978-1-784531-10-2}}</ref>

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	~~{{Unreferenced\|date=February 2009~~}}		'''Risaldar''', meaning the commander of a ''risala'' or ''risalah'' (a body of horse,<ref>{{Cite book\|author=Francis Joseph Steingass\|title=A Comprehensive Persian-English Dictionary, Including the Arabic words and phrases to be met with in literature\|year=1892\|edition=5th [1963]\|publisher=[[Routledge & Kegan Paul]]\|place=London\|page=575\|url= https://archive.org/details/AComprehensivePersian-EnglishDictionary-FrancisJosephSteingass\|access-date=2022-07-06}} Apparently there is a 2015 edition from [[Munshiram Manoharlal]] Publishers, New Delhi, {{isbn\|81-7304-669-7}}</ref> regardless if troop or regiment<ref>{{cite book\|first=W.(William) Y.\|last=Carman\|title=Indian Army Uniforms Under the British from the 18th Century to 1947: cavalry.\|date=1961\|publisher=Leonard Hill\|location=London\|page=226}}</ref>) in [[Persian language\|Persian]], is a mid-level rank in [[cavalry]] and [[armour]]ed units of the [[Indian Army\|Indian]] and [[Pakistan Army]]. In other arms, such as the [[infantry]], the equivalent rank is [[subedar]].
	'''Risaldar''' ~~(often called~~ '''~~ressaidar~~''' in ~~the~~ [[~~British Indian Army~~]])~~, meaning~~ the ~~commander of a ''risala'' (mounted troop~~) in [[Persian language\|Persian]], is a mid-level rank in [[cavalry]] and [[armour]]ed units of the [[Indian Army\|Indian]] and [[Pakistan Army]]

	~~The [[Indian Army]] and [[Pakistan Army]] have~~ a ~~unique set of ranks, which stand between [[non-commissioned officer]]s and [[commissioned officer]]s. During the [[British Raj]], they were known as~~ [[Viceroy's commissioned officer]]s~~, but since~~ the [[Indian ~~independence movement~~]], ~~they have been called [[junior commissioned officer]]s~~.		Risaldar was also a [[Viceroy's commissioned officer]]'s rank in the [[British Indian Army]], until 1947.

	A risaldar ranks above a [[naib risaldar]] (called a [[~~jemadar~~]] in the ~~British~~ Indian ~~Army)~~ and ~~below~~ a [[risaldar major]].		== Indian and Pakistan Armies ==
			The [[Indian Army]] and [[Pakistan Army]] have a unique set of ranks, called [[junior commissioned officer]]s (JCO). They stand between [[non-commissioned officer]]s and [[commissioned officer]]s. A risaldar ranks above a [[naib risaldar]] and below a [[risaldar major]].{{fact\|date=July 2022}}

			== British Indian Army ==
			The JCO evolved from the Viceroy's commissioned officers (VCO), established during the [[British Raj]] in 1885. The VCOs themselves succeeded the so called native officers holding a commission of the [[Governor-General of India\|Governor General]].<ref>{{cite book\|first=Richard\|last=Stevenson\|title=Beatson's Mutiny. The Turbulent Career of a Victorian Soldier\|date=2015\|publisher=I.B.Tauris\|location=London. New York\|page=37\|ISBN=978-1-784531-10-2}}</ref>

			In the late 19th century, the spelling ''risaldar'' was uncommon, and the rank was usually listed as ''ressaldar'' or ''russuldar'' (e.g. in the Bombay Cavalry).<ref>H. G. Hart (Major General), ''The New Annual Army List, Militia List, and Indian Civil Service List'', London 1878, p.430, p.522</ref> During [[World War I]], the spelling ''rissaldar'' became common.<ref>{{cite book\|first=Eugène\|last= Plumon\|page=10\|title=Vade-mecum for the Use of Officers and Interpreters in the Present Campaign: French and English Technical and Military Terms\|date=1914 \|publisher=Librairie Hachette & Cie \|location=London}}</ref>

			A rissaldar was roughly equivalent to a native [[captain]] and ranked between [[risaldar-major]] and [[ressaidar]] (later [[jemadar]]). But like all VCOs, they were always outranked by the most junior officer with a [[Officer (armed forces)\|King's or Queen's commission]].<ref>{{cite book\|first=Richard\|last=Stevenson\|title=Beatson's Mutiny. The Turbulent Career of a Victorian Soldier\|date=2015\|publisher=I.B.Tauris\|location=London. New York\|page=37\|ISBN=978-1-784531-10-2}}</ref>

			== See also ==
			*[[Ressaidar]]

			==References==
			{{Reflist}}

	~~In other arms, such as the [[infantry]], the equivalent rank is [[subedar]].~~

	[[Category:Military ranks of British India]]		[[Category:Military ranks of British India]]

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	'''Risaldar''' (often called '''ressaidar''' in the [[British Indian Army]]), meaning the commander of a ''risala'' (mounted troop) in [[Persian language\|Persian]], is a mid-level rank in [[cavalry]] and [[armour]]ed units of the [[Indian Army]].		'''Risaldar''' (often called '''ressaidar''' in the [[British Indian Army]]), meaning the commander of a ''risala'' (mounted troop) in [[Persian language\|Persian]], is a mid-level rank in [[cavalry]] and [[armour]]ed units of the [[Indian Army\|Indian]] and [[Pakistan Army]]

	The [[Indian Army]] and [[Pakistan Army]] have a unique set of ranks, which stand between [[non-commissioned officer]]s and [[commissioned officer]]s. During the [[British Raj]], they were known as [[Viceroy's commissioned officer]]s, but since the [[Indian independence movement]], they have been called [[junior commissioned officer]]s.		The [[Indian Army]] and [[Pakistan Army]] have a unique set of ranks, which stand between [[non-commissioned officer]]s and [[commissioned officer]]s. During the [[British Raj]], they were known as [[Viceroy's commissioned officer]]s, but since the [[Indian independence movement]], they have been called [[junior commissioned officer]]s.
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	In other arms, such as the [[infantry]], the equivalent rank is [[subedar]].		In other arms, such as the [[infantry]], the equivalent rank is [[subedar]].

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			[[Category:Military ranks of the Indian Army]]

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{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2012}}
{{Unreferenced|date=February 2009}}
'''Risaldar''' (often called '''ressaidar''' in the [[British Indian Army]]), meaning the commander of a ''risala'' (mounted troop) in [[Persian language|Persian]], is a mid-level rank in [[cavalry]] and [[armour]]ed units of the [[Indian Army]].

The [[Indian Army]] and [[Pakistan Army]] have a unique set of ranks, which stand between [[non-commissioned officer]]s and [[commissioned officer]]s. During the [[British Raj]], they were known as [[Viceroy's commissioned officer]]s, but since the [[Indian independence movement]], they have been called [[junior commissioned officer]]s.

A risaldar ranks above a [[naib risaldar]] (called a [[jemadar]] in the British Indian Army) and below a [[risaldar major]].

In other arms, such as the [[infantry]], the equivalent rank is [[subedar]].

[[Category:Military ranks of India]]
[[Category:Military ranks of British India]]

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			{{Short description\|Indian and Pakistani military rank}}
	{{distinguish\|Ressaidar}}		{{distinguish\|Ressaidar}}
	'''Risaldar''', meaning the commander of a ''risala'' or ''risalah'' (a body of horse,<ref>{{Cite book\|author=Francis Joseph Steingass\|title=A Comprehensive Persian-English Dictionary, Including the Arabic words and phrases to be met with in literature\|year=1892\|edition=5th [1963]\|publisher=[[~~Routledge & Kegan Paul]]\|place=London\|page=575\|url= https~~:~~//archive.org/details/AComprehensivePersian-EnglishDictionary-FrancisJosephSteingass\|access-date=2022-07-06}} Apparently there is a 2015 edition from [[Munshiram Manoharlal]] Publishers~~, ~~New Delhi~~, ~~{{isbn\|81-7304-669-7}}</ref> regardless if troop or regiment<ref>{{cite book\|first=W.~~(~~William~~) Y.\|~~last=Carman~~\|~~title=Indian Army Uniforms Under the British from the 18th Century to 1947: cavalry.~~\|~~date=1961~~\|~~publisher=Leonard Hill\|location=London\|page=226~~}}~~</ref>) in [[Persian language\|Persian]], is~~ a ~~mid-level rank in~~ [[~~cavalry]] and [[armour]]ed units of the [[Indian Army\|Indian]] and [[Pakistan~~ Army]]~~. In other arms, such as the [[infantry]], the equivalent rank is [[subedar~~]].		[[File:Risaldar, Madras Army, 1840 (c).jpg\|thumb\|upright\|{{circa\|1840}} illustration of a [[Madras Army]] risaldar]]

	Risaldar was also a [[~~Viceroy~~'s commissioned officer]]'s rank in the [[British Indian Army]], until 1947.		'''Risaldar''', meaning the commander of a ''risala'' or ''risalah'' (a body of horse,<ref>{{Cite book\|author=Francis Joseph Steingass\|title=A Comprehensive Persian-English Dictionary, Including the Arabic words and phrases to be met with in literature\|year=1892\|edition=5th [1963]\|publisher=[[Routledge & Kegan Paul]]\|place=London\|page=575\|url= https://archive.org/details/AComprehensivePersian-EnglishDictionary-FrancisJosephSteingass\|access-date=2022-07-06}} Apparently there is a 2015 edition from [[Munshiram Manoharlal]] Publishers, New Delhi, {{isbn\|81-7304-669-7}}</ref> regardless if troop or regiment<ref>{{cite book\|first=W.(William) Y.\|last=Carman\|title=Indian Army Uniforms Under the British from the 18th Century to 1947: cavalry.\|date=1961\|publisher=Leonard Hill\|location=London\|page=226}}</ref>) in [[Persian language\|Persian]], is a mid-level rank in [[cavalry]] and [[armour]]ed units of the [[Indian Army\|Indian]] and [[Pakistan Army]]. In other arms, such as the [[infantry]], the equivalent rank is [[subedar]]. Risaldar was also a [[viceroy's commissioned officer]]'s rank in the [[British Indian Army]], until 1947.

	== Indian and Pakistan Armies ==		== Indian and Pakistan Armies ==
	The [[Indian Army]] and [[Pakistan Army]] have a unique set of ranks, called [[junior commissioned officer]]s (JCO). They stand between [[non-commissioned officer]]s and [[commissioned officer]]s. A risaldar ranks above a [[naib risaldar]] and below a [[risaldar major]].{{fact\|date=July 2022}}		The [[Indian Army]] and [[Pakistan Army]] have a unique set of ranks, called [[junior commissioned officer]]s (JCO). They stand between [[non-commissioned officer]]s and [[commissioned officer]]s. A risaldar ranks above a [[naib risaldar]] and below a [[risaldar major]].{{fact\|date=July 2022}}

	== British Indian Army ==		==British Indian Army==
	The JCO evolved from the Viceroy's commissioned officers (VCO), established during the [[British Raj]] in 1885. The VCOs themselves succeeded the so called native officers holding a commission of the [[Governor-General of India\|Governor General]].<ref>{{cite book\|first=Richard\|last=Stevenson\|title=Beatson's Mutiny. The Turbulent Career of a Victorian Soldier\|date=2015\|publisher=I.B.Tauris\|location=London. New York\|page=37\|ISBN=978-1-784531-10-2}}</ref>		The JCO evolved from the Viceroy's commissioned officers (VCO), established during the [[British Raj]] in 1885. The VCOs themselves succeeded the so called native officers holding a commission of the [[Governor-General of India\|Governor General]].<ref>{{cite book\|first=Richard\|last=Stevenson\|title=Beatson's Mutiny. The Turbulent Career of a Victorian Soldier\|date=2015\|publisher=I.B.Tauris\|location=London. New York\|page=37\|ISBN=978-1-784531-10-2}}</ref>