Harambaša
# Harambaša

Harambaša (Serbian Cyrillic: Харамбаша) was the rank for a senior commander of a hajduk band (brigand gangs).

## Etymology

It is derived from Turkish word for bandit leader (Turkish: haramibaşı; haram - "Bandit" + baş - "Head"), and was like some other Ottoman Turkish titles adopted into the irregular militias of Montenegrin, Serbian, Croatian rebels (bimbaša, serdar, buljubaša).

## Usage

* Montenegrin hajduks
* Serbian hajduks
* Military Frontier: Seressaners, Pandurs, and others.
* Serbian Revolution, most of the supreme commanders were former harambaša's
* Military of Principality of Montenegro
* Serbian Orthodox tradition of Čuvari Hristovog Groba ("Keepers of Christ's Grave") in Vrlika, Croatia
