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Sowar

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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(Hind. and Pers. suwar, a horseman), the name in Anglo-Indian usage for a horse-soldier belonging to the cavalry troops of the native armies of British India and the feudatory states. It is also used more specifically of a mounted orderly, escort or guard.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Sowar'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​s/sowar.html. 1910.
 
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