Jemadar (جمعدار) were armed officials of the zamindars (lords) who, like military generals, along with Mridhas were in charge of fighting and conducting warfare, mostly against the peasants and common people who lived on the lord`s land. Later, it became a rank used in the British Indian Army, where it was the lowest rank for a Viceroy`s c..... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jemadar