Bahadur
Bahadur is the Hindustani form of Baghatur, a Mongol term for "valiant warrior"; it literally means brave. It is intrinsic to the Urdu / Hindi language in South Asian Subcontinent. It is a popular and common name among various South-Asian communities especially in Nepal. It may refer to:
- As a personal name
- Sardar Bahadur Khan, Pakistani politician
- Bahadur Shah Zafar, last Mughal Emperor of India
- Bahadur Yar Jung, Muslim active in the Indian Muslim struggles of the 1920s to 1940s
- Banda Singh Bahadur (1670–1716), a Sikh warrior and martyr
- Coote Bahadur (1726-1783), a name given to the Irish soldier Sir Eyre Coote by his troops
- Raghu Raj Bahadur (1924–1997), a mathematical statistician
- Bahadoor (1930–2000), a comedic actor in Malayalam-language films
- Lal Bahadur Shastri, the 2nd Prime-Minister of India.
- Other uses
- Bahadur (comics), a popular Indian comic book superhero
- Bahadur (title), a title used by Indian Maharajas
- Bahadur, the Indian Air Force's designation for the Mikoyan MiG-27 jet fighter
- Bahadır, a Turkish forename and surname
- Khan Bahadur, an honour conferred by the British Indian Empire on important Muslims and Parsis
- Rao Bahadur and Diwan Bahadur, honours conferred by the British Raj on Hindus and Christians
See also
- Bahadur Shah (disambiguation), rulers in India.
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