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Tyekanik - Illustration by John Schoenherr
Bashar was a military rank of the Sardaukar comparable to the Old Earth rank of Colonel, "a fractional point above the standardized military classification of Colonel".[1]
Ranks above it included Caid and Burseg.[2] A later title, Supreme Bashar, was used by the Bene Gesserit to indicate their most powerful military rank during the time of the Honored Matres. [3]
Levenbrech was the title of an aide to a Bashar.[4]
Gallery[]
Illustrations[]
Farok, Bashar of the Ninth Legion of Muad'Dib's Jihad, rising from the sea - Illustration by Hilary Clarcq
Apocrypha[]
Bashar - The Dune Board Game
Bashar - The Dune Board Game
Kardif: Colonel-Bashar - Dune: Thunder at Twilight illustration by Matthew Innis
Imperial Bashar - Dune: Imperium
Adaptions[]
Steve Wall as Sardaukar Bashar - Dune Part Two
Behind the scenes[]
- Bashar (بشار) is an Arabic proper name, it means "bringer of glad tidings". It is not known if the rank title is related to the name. If so, then by the time when Dune takes place, it may have become implicit that "good tidings" here referred to winning a battle.
- Other cognates include Turkic "pasha, paşa, başa" which means "lord, governor, general, great chief." Therefore, the usage "Colonel Bashar," very strongly suggests the Eastern Bloc military rank "Colonel-General" -- it does not have an exact Western equivalent, but is roughly "three-star general of ground forces," between a two-star Major General and a four-star General. The rank would thus be "a fractional point above Colonel" just as described.
- Nations that have histories of using the rank of "Colonel-General" and continue to do so as of the 21st century include China, the former Soviet Union, North Korea, Vietnam, and others.
Appearances[]
- Dune
- Dune Messiah (mentioned only)
- Children of Dune
- God Emperor of Dune
- Heretics of Dune
- Chapterhouse: Dune
References[]
- ↑ Dune - Terminology of the Imperium: BASHAR (often Colonel Bashar): an officer of the Sardaukar a fractional point above Colonel in the standardized military classification. Rank created for military ruler of a planetary subdistrict. (Bashar of the Corps is a title reserved strictly for military use.)
- ↑ Dune - Terminology of the Imperium: CAID: Sardaukar officer rank given to a military official whose duties call mostly for dealings with civilians; a military governorship over a full planetary district; above the rank of Bashar but not equal to a Burseg.
- ↑ Heretics of Dune - Chapter 12: Teg wore his old uniform jacket of Supreme Bashar but without the gold starbursts at shoulder and collar
- ↑ Children of Dune - Chapter 4: He stopped and surveyed the scene: cats, children. The man wore a Sardaukar working uniform in grey and black with insignia of a Levenbrech, aide to a Bashar.