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{{Short description|Indian and Pakistani military rank}} | |||
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Risaldar was also a [[ | '''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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Risaldar, meaning the commander of a risala or risalah (a body of horse,[1] regardless if troop or regiment[2]) in Persian, is a mid-level rank in cavalry and armoured units of the 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[edit | edit source]
The Indian Army and Pakistan Army have a unique set of ranks, called junior commissioned officers (JCO). They stand between non-commissioned officers and commissioned officers. A risaldar ranks above a naib risaldar and below a risaldar major.[citation needed]
British Indian Army[edit | edit source]
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.[3]
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).[4] During World War I, the spelling rissaldar became common.[5]
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 King's or Queen's commission.[6]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Francis Joseph Steingass (1892). A Comprehensive Persian-English Dictionary, Including the Arabic words and phrases to be met with in literature (5th [1963] ed.). London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. p. 575. Retrieved 2022-07-06. Apparently there is a 2015 edition from Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers, New Delhi, ISBN 81-7304-669-7
- ↑ Carman, W.(William) Y. (1961). Indian Army Uniforms Under the British from the 18th Century to 1947: cavalry. London: Leonard Hill. p. 226.
- ↑ Stevenson, Richard (2015). Beatson's Mutiny. The Turbulent Career of a Victorian Soldier. London. New York: I.B.Tauris. p. 37. ISBN 978-1-784531-10-2.
- ↑ H. G. Hart (Major General), The New Annual Army List, Militia List, and Indian Civil Service List, London 1878, p.430, p.522
- ↑ Plumon, Eugène (1914). Vade-mecum for the Use of Officers and Interpreters in the Present Campaign: French and English Technical and Military Terms. London: Librairie Hachette & Cie. p. 10.
- ↑ Stevenson, Richard (2015). Beatson's Mutiny. The Turbulent Career of a Victorian Soldier. London. New York: I.B.Tauris. p. 37. ISBN 978-1-784531-10-2.
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