Military title historically used in the Islamic world
Ispahsālār (Persian: اسپهسالار) or sipahsālār (سپهسالار; lit.'army commander'), in Arabic rendered as isfahsalār (إسفهسلار) or iṣbahsalār (إصبهسلار), was a title used in much of the Islamic world during the 10th–15th centuries, to denote the senior-most military commanders, but also as a generic general officer rank.
Ispahsālār (Persian: اسپهسالار) or sipahsālār (سپهسالار; lit. 'army commander'), in Arabic rendered as isfahsalār (إسفهسلار) or iṣbahsalār (إصبهسلار),...
conquests of the 13th century. An equivalent title of Persian origin, ispahsālār or sipahsālār, gained great currency across the Muslim world in the 10th–15th...
1665 Died 1743 Issue Nawab Qaim Khan Bangash Nawab Ahmad Khan Bangash House Bangash Father Arhan Khan Bangash Religion Islam Occupation Mughal Ispahsalar...
Tamil Nadu, India Military career Allegiance Mughal Empire, British Empire Service/branch Nawab of Arcot Rank Sepoy, Ispahsalar Battles/wars Carnatic Wars...
(1758–1765) Sultan of Mysore in 1766 Service/branch Mysore Rank Sepoy, Ispahsalar, Nawab, (later "Sultan" in 1766) Battles/wars Mughal-Maratha Wars Carnatic...
career Allegiance Mughal Empire Service/branch Regents of Rohilkhand Rank Wali Faujdar Ispahsalar Battles/wars Mughal-Maratha Wars Third Battle of Panipat...
Prashanth Neel Salares, a town and municipality in Málaga, Andalusia, Spain Ispahsalar, a title for the commander-in-chief of medieval Islamic armies This disambiguation...
Bursuq (died 1097), often recorded as Bursuq the Elder and Amir Ispahsalar Bursuq, was a prominent political and military figure of the Great Seljuk Empire...
الخراساني); killed immediately unknown Bursuq the Elder senior commander (Amir Ispahsalar) under Barkiyaruq, newly appointed atabeg of Sanjar, shihna of Khurasan...
"Aspan Salarios", clearly a hellenisation of the Persian military rank ispahsalar. Like the previous raid, the Seljuq force most likely set out from Tabriz...
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