Harambaša (Serbian Cyrillic: Харамбаша) was the rank for a senior commander of a hajduk band (brigand gangs). == Etymology == It is derived from the Turkish word for 'bandit leader' (Turkish: haramibaşı < haram 'bandit' + baş 'head') and, like some other Ottoman Turkish titles, was adopted into the irregular militias of Montenegrin, Serbian, and Croatian rebels (bimbaša, serdar, buljubaša).
Harambaša (Serbian Cyrillic: Харамбаша) was the rank for a senior commander of a hajduk band (brigand gangs). == Etymology == It is derived from the Turkish word for 'bandit leader' (Turkish: haramibaşı < haram 'bandit' + baş 'head') and, like some other Ottoman Turkish titles, was adopted into the irregular militias of Montenegrin, Serbian, and Croatian rebels (bimbaša, serdar, buljubaša).
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