Sirdars Sentence Examples

Little control was exercised by the rulers of Kabul, and the country was administered by local chiefs or Afghan Sirdars very much as they pleased.

Prior to the death of the khalifa, many of his soldiers deserted to join their brethren who had been captured by the sirdars troops, during the gradual advance up the Nile.

The sirdars casualties were 80 killed and 472 wounded.

During the sirdars absence from Omdurman Colonel Hunter commanded an expedition up the Blue Nile, and by the end of

During the sirdars absence from Omdurman Colonel Hunter commanded an expedition up the Blue Nile, and by the end of September had occupied and garrisoned Wad Medani, Sennar, Karkoj and Roseires.

These are the sirdars, the khans and the mullahs.

The sirdars are hereditary nobles, the khans are representatives of the people, and the mullahs of Mahommedan religion.

The treaty of 1876 renewed these terms, but utterly changed the policy of non-intervention which was maintained by the former, by the recognition of the sirdars as well as the khan, and by the appointment of the British government as referee in cases of dispute between them.