sipahsalar

English

Alternative forms

  • ispahsalar

Etymology

From Persian سپهسالار (sepahsâlâr), اسپهسالار (espahsâlâr), from Middle Persian 𐬯𐬞𐬁𐬵⸱𐬯𐬁𐬮𐬁𐬭 (spāh-sālār).

Noun

sipahsalar (plural sipahsalars)

  1. A title given to commanders in chief and general officers in the armies of many states of the medieval Islamic world.

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