Sepoy
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A sepoy is a South Asian soldier. Originating from the Persian word sepāhī, the term was anglicised to "sepoy" by the British. In the army of the Mughal Empire sepāhī referred to a type of infantryman
Illustration of Hyder Ali as a sepoy
Sepoy units loyal to the Nawab of Bengal armed with artillery pieces and a war elephant.
A Mughal sepoy, under the command of Mirza Najaf Khan.
The Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb leads his final expedition (1705), (sepoy column visible in the lower right).
Lance naik
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Lance naik is the equivalent rank to lance corporal in the Indian and Pakistani armies and, before 1947, in the British Indian Army, ranking below naik and above sepoy. In cavalry units the equivalent
Sepoy
…had come under the control of the Crown but in 1874 it was abolished.) The designation of "sepoy" was retained for Indian soldiers below the rank of lance naik, except in cavalry where the equivalent ranks were sowar or "trooper". Following the formation of the Company of the Indies (Compagnie des Indes) in…
1842 painting of a Bengal Army lance naik