Bahadur

Bahadur is the Hindustani form of Baghatur, a Mongol term for "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.