Boluk-bashi

Boluk-bashi (Ottoman Turkish: بولق باشی, Turkish: bölükbaşı, "head of [infantry] company, company captain") was an Ottoman officer rank equivalent to captain. It was replaced in the 19th century by the rank of yüzbaşı.

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