pentakosiarchies () of five centuries each, comprising 1120 men in total. Each chiliarch had a small staff comprising an adjutant, a secretary, a priest, a doctor, a paymaster and a quartermaster, while a flag bearer and a trumpeter were allocated to each pentakosiarchy. The 1828-model chiliarchies were abolished after the Battle of Petra in July 1829, and thirteen light infantry battalions () formed instead. Hungary The Hungarian rank of ezredes, literally "of a thousand", is the modern, commonly used abbreviation of the obsolete term of ezereskapitány, literally "captain of a thousand". (The term ezereskapitány was used in the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714), the ezredes has been used since the Revolutions of 1848.) An ezredes is the leader of a regiment (about 1000–1500 men in Hungary) and this rank is equivalent to the rank of colonel or major. The term ezredes is used by the Hungarian army (officially the Hungarian Defence Force) and police force too. Turkey The Turkish rank of binbaşı, literally "head of a thousand", is equivalent to the Commonwealth and US rank of Major. Israel Chiliarch, in Hebrew Aluf (), is the term used in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) for officers who in other countries would have the rank of general, air marshal, or admiral. There are five chiliarch ranks, constituting the five highest ranks in the IDF. The term aluf comes from a Semitic root meaning "thousand", making an ’allūp̄ the one who commands a thousand people. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is an integrated force, ranks are the same in all services. Chief chiliarch, Rav aluf (): the highest rank in IDF Chiliarch, Aluf Sub-chilairch, 'Tat aluf () Secondary chiliarch, Aluf mishne () Deputy chilairch, Sgan aluf () See also chiliad, a group of 1000 things millennium, a group of 1000 years Chiliast, an alternative name for Millenarians References Further reading Military ranks of Greece Ancient Greek military terminology Military ranks of ancient Greece Military ranks of ancient Macedon Byzantine military offices Achaemenid Empire