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umarāu /umarāva
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[fr. A. umarā'] var. umarā, ūmarāū, umyrālī, umrao, umrā, umrāo; n. in the early post-unification period, a commander of a military post (cf. M.R. Pant 2002: 136) who raised and maintained own troops (Edwards 1975: 107). According to M.C. Regmi 2002: 303 he was chief of a thuma. Later, the term was sometimes used to refer to senior military commanders generally (Whelpton 1991: 287).
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