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Askari (other)
An askari was a local soldier serving in the armies of the European colonial powers in Africa. Askari (Arabic: عسكري, 'soldier' or 'military') may also refer to: People *Hasan al-Askari (c. 846 – 874), an Imam of Twelver Shia Islam *Agha Hasan Askari (died 2023), Pakistani film director *Abu Hilal al-Askari (died 1005), an Islamic scholar *Askari Mirza, or simply Askari (1516 – 1557/1558), a son of Babur Mirza, founder of the Mughal dynasty *Ali Askari (1936–1978), Kurdish politician *Askari Mian Irani (1940–2004), a Pakistani painter *Askari Mohammadian (born 1963), an Iranian wrestler *Bahman Askari (born 1991), an Iranian karateka *Hasan Askari (writer) (1919-1978), Pakistani scholar and linguist *Hasan Askari Rizvi, Pakistani political scientist and military analyst *Hossein Askari (born 1975), Iranian racing cyclist *Hossein Askari (economist), Iranian economist *Jafar al-Askari (1885–1936), Iraqi prime minister *Khwaja Hassan Askari (1921–1984), the last Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Askari
An askari (from Somali, Swahili and Arabic , , meaning "soldier" or "military", which also means "police" in the Somali language) was a local soldier serving in the armies of the European colonial powers in Africa, particularly in the African Great Lakes, Northeast Africa and Central Africa. The word is used in this sense in English, as well as in German, Italian, Urdu and Portuguese. In French, the word is used only in reference to native troops outside the French colonial empire. The designation is still in occasional use today to informally describe police, gendarmerie and security guards. During the period of the European colonial empires in Africa, locally recruited soldiers designated as askaris were employed by the Italian, British, Portuguese, German and Belgian colonial armies. They played a crucial role in the conquest of the various colonial possessions, and subsequently served as garrison and internal security forces. During both World Wars, askari units also served ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
