Military ranks of the Kingdom of Egypt Military ranks of the Kingdom of Egypt The Turco-Egyptian ranks were the military ranks used by the Kingdom of Egypt from 1922 until they were changed in 1958 after the Egyptian Revolution of 1952 and the abolition of the monarchy. The names are Turco-Egyptian (i.e. derived from Ottoman Turkish and Arabic), and are derived at least in part from the pre-existing military structure developed out of the reforms of Muhammad Ali Pasha. The design of the rank insignia was completely British with high ranks given only to British officers during Britain's occupation of Egypt. The rank of Sirdar was given
Officers of the County of Edessa most likely supervised his chancery and acted as "de facto" chancellor. Officers of the County of Edessa The officers (or great officers) of the County of Edessa were the appointed officials in charge of various aspects of the government of the county.The offices they held pertained to the management of the count's household and the military defence of the county. The same offices existed in the other Crusader states, but given the early collapse Edessa (1144) they are poorly attested there. Among the offices recorded at Edessa are those of castellan, chancellor, constable and marshal. Two constables are known: Hervé