(59.) Vladimirtsov (1948: 135) explains the administrative chain of command of the Mongol system as being headed by a Khan, followed by the "Imperial Prince", the "myriarch", "
Chiliarch" and the "leader of a hundred".
For he organised games with the prizes for bravery to be appointment to the newly created rank of chiliarch. As Curtius presents it, the new units of 1000 men were apparently constituted by combining in pairs the existing smaller units of 500 men.
He says that the new element was the post of chiliarch with command over two pre-existing units of 500 men, whereas Arrian states that for the cavalry the innovation was at the junior level, with each squadron divided into two companies.
At this point, an assistant chiliarch from the military camp arrived on the scene.
In most cases, a censor and a chiliarch or centurion from the Imperial Guard were ordered to jointly oversee campaigns to apprehend brigands.
The Assistant Chiliarch later claimed that magistrate Liu had unexpectedly arrived at the head of a contingent of over 500 huo jia who surrounded the camp.
343) and entered the army there, serving with distinction and rising to the rank of
chiliarch (roughly equivalent to colonel) in campaigns against Acragas (Agrigento) and Aetna (Etna); frustrated with a lack of promotion, he turned to politics, and became involved with the oligarchic opposition (c.
Words beginning and ending with CH: CHAFFINCH, CHICH (Web 3), CHINCH (Web 3),
CHILIARCH (Web 3), CHOLEDOCH (Web 2), CHRISTCHURCH in New Zealand and CHALLOCH in Wigtownshire, Scotland.