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Sowar (सवार),(ਸਵਾਰ)(also Suwar in Hindustani and Persian) meaning 'The one who rides' in Persian, was originally a rank during the Mughal period. Later during the British Raj it was the name in Anglo-Indian usage for a horse-soldier belonging to the cavalry troops of the native armies of British India and the feudal states. It is also used more specifically of a mounted orderly, escort or guard. It was also the rank held by ordinary cavalry troopers, equivalent to Sepoy in the infantry - this rank has been inherited by the modern armies of India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.

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