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The rank of Bashar is not to be confused with [[Supreme Bashar]], the most powerful military rank used by the League of Nobles during the Butlerian Jihad, as well as the [[Bene Gesserit]] during the time of the [[Honored Matres]]. |
The rank of Bashar is not to be confused with [[Supreme Bashar]], the most powerful military rank used by the League of Nobles during the Butlerian Jihad, as well as the [[Bene Gesserit]] during the time of the [[Honored Matres]]. |
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==Behind the scenes== |
==Behind the scenes== |
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| − | Bashar (بشار) is an Arabic proper name it means " |
+ | 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. |
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| + | 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," which does not have an exact Western equivalent, but is roughly "three-star general of ground forces," between a two-star General Lieutenant and a four-star Army General, and the rank would thus be "a fractional point above Colonel" just as described. |
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| + | 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. |
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==Appearances== |
==Appearances== |
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*''[[Dune: The Battle of Corrin]]'' |
*''[[Dune: The Battle of Corrin]]'' |
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Revision as of 17:07, 9 May 2010
Bashar was a military rank that was used from the Butlerian Jihad onwards by some political powers. For the League of Nobles the rank was equivalent to the Old Earth rank of General and it had four "levels".
For the Sardaukar the rank was comparable to the Old Earth rank of Colonel.
The rank of Bashar is not to be confused with Supreme Bashar, the most powerful military rank used by the League of Nobles during the Butlerian Jihad, as well as the Bene Gesserit during the time of the Honored Matres.
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," which does not have an exact Western equivalent, but is roughly "three-star general of ground forces," between a two-star General Lieutenant and a four-star Army General, and 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.