ataman
Cossack military commander
An ataman is the elected leader of a Cossack community or military unit, historically wielding both civil and military authority.
The title carried significant power in the semi-autonomous Cossack territories of Ukraine and southern Russia from the 15th through early 20th centuries.
The ataman led his men across the steppe.
Leader of a tribe
- headmanLeader of a community
- commanderPerson with authority over others
- captainOne who commands
- chiefTop-ranking leader
authority · elder · clan · council · elected · allegiance · loyalty · sovereignty
chieftain
Leader of a tribe
chief · authority · elder · clan · council · elected · allegiance · loyalty · sovereignty · rule
chieftain
Leader of a tribe
steppe · raider · Dnieper · Ukraine · Russia · Slavic · tradition
Commonwealth
Association of sovereign states
- commanderscommander in chief, commanding general, general, admiral, commodore
- UkraineKyiv, Lviv, Kharkiv, Odesa, hryvnia
- barbarian leadersAttila, Alaric, Genghis Khan, Boudicca, Boadicea
- Cossack ranks
- CossacksCossack, Zaporizhian Sich, Cossack Hetmanate, Cossack dance, hopak
- Slavic Titlestsar, tsarina, tsarevna, boyar, ban
atamantsar
Russian absolute monarch
emperor · autocrat · peasant · serf · absolute ruler
atamantsar
Russian absolute monarch
autocrat · absolute monarch · appointed governor · subject · follower
atamanfoot soldier
Basic infantry combatant
subordinate · follower · enlisted man · private · serf