subadar
The governor or commander in charge of a subah; a viceroy.
historical
Hindostan was then parcelled out into twelve grand divisions, called soobahs, to each of which a viceroy was assigned, by the title of Soobahdar, corruptly written Soobah by European writers; for, soobah signifies province: many of these soobahs were in extent equal to large European kingdoms.
An Indian officer in the British Indian Army, of a rank equivalent to captain.
historical
Also in his favour were his family's connections, the most notable of which consisted of an uncle who had risen to the rank of subedar in the East India Company's army […]
A noncommissioned officer rank in the armies of India and Pakistan.
Where it comes from
From Hindi सूबेदार (sūbedār) / Urdu صوبدار (sūbadār), and its source, (Indian) Persian صوبهدار (sūbadār), corresponding to صوبه (sūba, “province”) + ـدار (-dār, “in ownership of, in charge of”).
Adapted from the Wiktionary entry subadar (CC BY-SA 4.0).