Binbashi or Bimbashi (from , "chief of a thousand") is a major in the Turkish army, of which term originated in the Ottoman army. The title was also used for a major in the Khedivial Egyptian army as Bimbashi (1805–1953). It was also used by the Serbian revolutionaries as Bimbaša () in 1804-1817. "Sağ Kolağası" (Senior Captain [or Major] of the Right Flank) was a higher rank than "Sol Kolağası" (Senior Captain [or Major] of the Left Flank.) Sağ (sagh) means "right" in Turkish, while sol means "left."