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Baghatur
Baghatur is a historical Turco-Mongol honorific title, in origin a term for "hero" or "valiant warrior".The term was first used by the steppe peoples to the north and west of China as early as the 7th century as evidenced in Sui dynasty records...

, an Altaic word for "warrior"; it literally means brave. It may refer to:
  • Banda Singh Bahadur (1670–1716), a Sikh warrior and martyr
  • Coote Bahadur (1726-1783) was a name given the Irish soldier Sir Eyre Coote
    Eyre Coote (East India Company officer)
    Lieutenant-General Sir Eyre Coote, KB was an Irish soldier. He is best known for his many years of service with the British Army in India. His victory at the Battle of Wandiwash is considered a decisive turning point in the struggle for control in India between British and France...

     by his troops
  • Bahadoor
    Bahadoor
    Bahadoor , born P. K. Kunjalu, was a Malayalam film comedian who, along with Adoor Bhasi, redefined the way in which comedy and funny scenes were perceived in Malayalam cinema. They made a significant contribution toward establishing comedy as the predominant genre of Malayalam cinema...

     (1930–2000), a comedic actor in Malayalam-language films
  • Bahadur (comics), a popular Indian comic book superhero
  • "Bahadur", a title used by Indian Maharaja
    Maharaja
    Mahārāja is a Sanskrit title for a "great king" or "high king". The female equivalent title Maharani denotes either the wife of a Maharaja or, in states where that was customary, a woman ruling in her own right. The widow of a Maharaja is known as a Rajamata...

    s
  • Bahadur, the Indian Air Force's designation for the Mikoyan MiG-27
    Mikoyan MiG-27
    The Mikoyan MiG-27 is a variable-geometry ground-attack aircraft, originally built by the Mikoyan design bureau in the Soviet Union and later license-produced in India by Hindustan Aeronautics as the Bahadur . It is based on the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 fighter aircraft, but optimized for...

     jet fighter
  • Bahadır
    Bahadır
    Bahadır is a common masculine Turkish given name. In Turkish, "Bahadır" means "brave", "galahad", "hero", "valiant", and/or "gallant".Bahadır is the modern version of "Baghatur". Baghatur is the appropriate Turkish reading of the personal name of Modu Chanyu who was the founder of Xiongnu Empire...

    , a Turkish forename and surname
  • Rao Bahadur
    Rao Bahadur
    Rao Bahadur was a title of honour issued in British India to individuals who had performed great service to the nation....

     and Diwan Bahadur, honours conferred by the British Raj on Hindus and Christians
  • Khan Bahadur, an honour conferred by the British Indian Empire on important Muslims and Parsis
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