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/></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">The insignia of a Knight Grand Commander of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire (GCIE)</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DAEFFF">Awarded by the <a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Monarchy of the United Kingdom">British monarch</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_chivalry" title="Order of chivalry">Order of chivalry</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">1878</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Motto</th><td class="infobox-data"><i>Imperatricis auspiciis</i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Awarded for</th><td class="infobox-data">At the monarch's pleasure</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Status</th><td class="infobox-data"><i>Not awarded since 1947</i><br /><i>Dormant order since 2010</i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founder</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Queen_Victoria" title="Queen Victoria">Victoria</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Grades</th><td class="infobox-data">Knight Grand Commander (GCIE)<br />Knight Commander (KCIE)<br />Companion (CIE)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DAEFFF">Precedence</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Next (higher)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George" title="Order of St Michael and St George">Order of St Michael and St George</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Next (lower)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Victorian_Order" title="Royal Victorian Order">Royal Victorian Order</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Order_of_the_Indian_Empire_Ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Order_of_the_Indian_Empire_Ribbon.svg/90px-Order_of_the_Indian_Empire_Ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="90" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Order_of_the_Indian_Empire_Ribbon.svg/135px-Order_of_the_Indian_Empire_Ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Order_of_the_Indian_Empire_Ribbon.svg/180px-Order_of_the_Indian_Empire_Ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span><br />Ribbon bar of the Order of the Indian Empire<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire</b> is an <a href="/wiki/Order_of_chivalry" title="Order of chivalry">order of chivalry</a> founded by <a href="/wiki/Queen_Victoria" title="Queen Victoria">Queen Victoria</a> on 1 January 1878.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Order includes members of three classes: </p> <ol><li><b>Knight Grand Commander</b> (<a href="/wiki/Category:Knights_Grand_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Indian_Empire" title="Category:Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire">GCIE</a>)</li> <li><b>Knight Commander</b> (<a href="/wiki/Category:Knights_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Indian_Empire" title="Category:Knights Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire">KCIE</a>)</li> <li><b>Companion</b> (<a href="/wiki/Category:Companions_of_the_Order_of_the_Indian_Empire" title="Category:Companions of the Order of the Indian Empire">CIE</a>)</li></ol> <p>Appointments terminated after 1947, the year that <a href="/wiki/Presidencies_and_provinces_of_British_India" title="Presidencies and provinces of British India">British India</a> became the independent <a href="/wiki/Dominion_of_India" title="Dominion of India">Union of India</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dominion_of_Pakistan" title="Dominion of Pakistan">Dominion of Pakistan</a>. With the death of the last surviving knight, the <a href="/wiki/Meghrajji_III" title="Meghrajji III">Maharaja Meghrajji III of Dhrangadhra</a>, the order became dormant in 2010. The motto of the Order is <i>Imperatricis auspiciis</i>, (<a href="/wiki/Latin" title="Latin">Latin</a> for "Under the auspices of the Empress"), a reference to Queen Victoria, the first <a href="/wiki/Emperor_of_India" title="Emperor of India">Empress of India</a>. The Order is the junior British order of chivalry associated with the <a href="/wiki/British_Indian_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="British Indian Empire">British Indian Empire</a>; the senior one is <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Star_of_India" title="Order of the Star of India">The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_the_Indian_Empire&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The British founded the Order in 1878 to reward British and native officials who served in British India. The Order originally had only one class (Companion), but expanded to comprise two classes in 1887.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The British authorities intended the Order of the Indian Empire as a less exclusive version of the Order of the Star of India (founded in 1861);<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> consequently, many more appointments were made to the former than to the latter. </p><p>On 15 February 1887, the Order of the Indian Empire formally became "The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire" and was divided into two classes: knights commander and companions, with the following as knights commander, listed up to 1906<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-India_List_1902_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-India_List_1902-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-List_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-List-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-KoE_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KoE-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>(in date order) </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 25em;"> <ul><li>Maharaja Harendra Kishore Singh Bahadur (1884)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dietrich_Brandis" title="Dietrich Brandis">Dietrich Brandis</a> (1887)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Meadows_Rendel" title="Alexander Meadows Rendel">Alexander Meadows Rendel</a></li> <li>Donald Campbell Macnabb</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Christopher_Molesworth_Birdwood" title="George Christopher Molesworth Birdwood">George Christopher Molesworth Birdwood</a></li> <li>Surgeon-General <a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Simpson" title="Benjamin Simpson">Benjamin Simpson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Albert_James_Leppoc_Cappel" title="Albert James Leppoc Cappel">Albert James Leppoc Cappel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donald_Mackenzie_Wallace" title="Donald Mackenzie Wallace">Donald Mackenzie Wallace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alfred_Woodley_Croft" title="Alfred Woodley Croft">Alfred Woodley Croft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bradford_Leslie" title="Bradford Leslie">Bradford Leslie</a></li> <li>Jaswantsinghji Fatehsinghji, Thakur Sahib of Limri</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Vesey-FitzGerald" class="mw-redirect" title="William Vesey-FitzGerald">William Gerald Seymour Vesey-Fitzgerald</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Arthur_Turner" title="Charles Arthur Turner">Charles Arthur Turner</a> (1888)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edwin_Arnold" title="Edwin Arnold">Edwin Arnold</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Nicolson,_1st_Baron_Carnock" title="Arthur Nicolson, 1st Baron Carnock">Arthur Nicolson, 1st Baron Carnock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raymond_West" title="Raymond West">Raymond West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guilford_Lindsey_Molesworth" title="Guilford Lindsey Molesworth">Guilford Lindsey Molesworth</a></li> <li>Frederick Russell Hogg</li> <li>Sirdar Nauroz Khan, of Kharan</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajagopala_Krishna_Yachendra_of_Venkatagiri" class="mw-redirect" title="Rajagopala Krishna Yachendra of Venkatagiri">Rajagopala Krishna Yachendra of Venkatagiri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mortimer_Durand" title="Mortimer Durand">Henry Mortimer Durand</a> (1889)</li> <li>Arthur George Macpherson</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Markby" title="William Markby">William Markby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/H._S._Cunningham" title="H. S. Cunningham">H. S. Cunningham</a></li> <li>Maharana Shri Wakhat Singh Dalil Singh, Raja of Lunavada.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roper_Lethbridge" title="Roper Lethbridge">Roper Lethbridge</a> (1890)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Canning,_1st_Earl_Canning" title="Charles Canning, 1st Earl Canning">Charles Canning, 1st Earl Canning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Ollivant" title="Charles Ollivant">Edward Charles Kayll Ollivant</a> (1892)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Pontifex" title="Charles Pontifex">Charles Pontifex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Hoyle_Howorth" title="Henry Hoyle Howorth">Henry Hoyle Howorth</a> MP</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Seymour_King" class="mw-redirect" title="Henry Seymour King">Henry Seymour King</a></li> <li>Lieutenant-Colonel William Brereton Hudson (1893)</li> <li>Lieutenant-General <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Edward_Gordon" title="Thomas Edward Gordon">Thomas Edward Gordon</a></li> <li>Lieutenant-General Edward Charles Sparshott Williams</li> <li>Field Marshall <a href="/wiki/George_White_(British_Army_officer)" title="George White (British Army officer)">George White</a> VC</li> <li>John Lambert</li> <li>Colonel <a href="/wiki/John_Charles_Ardagh" title="John Charles Ardagh">John Charles Ardagh</a> (1894)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Mackay,_1st_Earl_of_Inchcape" title="James Mackay, 1st Earl of Inchcape">James Lyle Mackay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Ravenshaw_Thuillier" title="Henry Ravenshaw Thuillier">Henry Ravenshaw Thuillier</a> (1895)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Janjira_State" title="Janjira State">Nawab Sidi Ahmad Khan Sidi Ibrahim Khan of Janjira</a></li> <li>Sirdar Krishna Rao Bapu Saheb Jadu</li> <li>Raja Sri Rao Vencatesveta Chalapati Ranga Rao Bahadur of Bobbili</li> <li>Sir William Robert Brooke (Director General of Telegraphs, India<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>)</li> <li>Maharaja Pratap Narayan Singh of Ayudhya</li> <li>Maharaja Ravaneshwar Prasad Singh, Bahadur of Gidhaur</li> <li>Lt.Col. Adalbert Cecil Talbot</li> <li>Maj.-Gen. <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Dennehy" title="Thomas Dennehy">Thomas Dennehy</a> (1896)</li> <li>His Highness Maharaja Sawai Ranjor Singh Bahadur, of Ajaigarh (1897)</li> <li>Henry William Bliss</li> <li>Shri Shaurya Prakash, K.C.I.E.</li> <li>Nawab Amir-ud-din Ahmad Khan Bahadur, Chief of Loharu.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nawab" title="Nawab">Nawab</a> <a href="/wiki/Khwaja_Salimullah" title="Khwaja Salimullah">Sir Khwaja Salimullah Bahadur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nawab_of_Dhaka" title="Nawab of Dhaka">Nawab of Dhaka</a></li> <li>Colonel William Sinclair Smith Bisset</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_Stedman" title="Edward Stedman">General Edward Stedman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sir_John_Jardine,_1st_Baronet" title="Sir John Jardine, 1st Baronet">John Jardine</a></li> <li>Rear-Admiral <a href="/wiki/John_Hext" title="John Hext">John Hext</a></li> <li>Mancherjee Merwanjee Bhownaggree</li> <li>Colonel <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Hungerford_Holdich" class="mw-redirect" title="Thomas Hungerford Holdich">Thomas Hungerford Holdich</a></li> <li>Baba Khem Singh Bedi, of Kallar (1898)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victor_Bruce,_9th_Earl_of_Elgin" title="Victor Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin">Victor Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_King_(botanist)" title="George King (botanist)">George King, KCIE</a></li> <li>Sir <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Wilson_(judge)" title="Arthur Wilson (judge)">Arthur Wilson</a>,</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Francis_William_Maclean" title="Francis William Maclean">Francis William Maclean</a></li> <li>Sir Andrew Wingate W.C.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harnam_Singh" title="Harnam Singh">Kunwar Harnam Singh</a>, Ahluwalia</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gerald_Morton" title="Gerald Morton">Maj.-Gen. Sir Gerald De Courcy Morton</a></li> <li>Gen. Sir George Corrie Bird</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Subramania_Iyer" title="S. Subramania Iyer">S. Subramaniya Aiyar</a>, CIE, <a href="/wiki/Dewan_Bahadur" title="Dewan Bahadur">Dewan Bahadur</a> (1900)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oliver_Russell,_2nd_Baron_Ampthill" title="Oliver Russell, 2nd Baron Ampthill">Oliver Russell, 2nd Baron Ampthill</a></li> <li>Alexander Frederick Douglas Cunningham (1901)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Evan_Murchison_James" class="mw-redirect" title="Henry Evan Murchison James">Henry Evan Murchison James</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ganga_Singh" title="Ganga Singh">Maharaj Ganga Singh of Bikaner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shahbaz_Khan_Bugti" title="Shahbaz Khan Bugti">Shahbaz Khan Bugti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_George_Scott" title="James George Scott">James George Scott</a></li> <li>Maharaja Dhiraj Milkman Sign Eahadur (1902)</li> <li>Maharaja Rameshwara Singh Bahadur</li> <li>Sir Thomas Higham</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Swinton_Jacob" title="Samuel Swinton Jacob">Col. Sir Samuel Swinton Jacob</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Hutt_Curzon_Wyllie" class="mw-redirect" title="William Hutt Curzon Wyllie">Lt.Col. Sir William Hutt Curzon Wyllie</a></li> <li>Sir <a href="/wiki/Lawrence_Hugh_Jenkins" title="Lawrence Hugh Jenkins">Lawrence Hugh Jenkins</a> (1903)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khuda_Bakhsh" title="Khuda Bakhsh">Khan Bahadur Khuda Bakhsh</a>, CIE (1903)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Herbert_Thirkell_White" title="Herbert Thirkell White">Sir Herbert Thirkell White</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lewis_Tupper" title="Lewis Tupper">Sir Charles Lewis Tupper</a>, CSI</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin_(surgeon)" title="Benjamin Franklin (surgeon)">Surgeon-General Benjamin Franklin</a>, CIE,</li> <li>Sir Frederick Augustus Nicholson, CSI</li> <li>Sir <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Upton_Fanshawe" title="Arthur Upton Fanshawe">Arthur Upton Fanshawe, Esq, CSI</a>,</li> <li>Sir <a href="/wiki/Walter_Roper_Lawrence" title="Walter Roper Lawrence">Walter Roper Lawrence, Esq, CIE</a>,</li> <li>Sir <a href="/wiki/John_Eliot_(meteorologist)" title="John Eliot (meteorologist)">John Eliot, Esq, CIE</a>,</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nahar_Singh_of_Shahpura" title="Nahar Singh of Shahpura">Raja Dhiraj Nahar Singh</a>, of Shahpura,</li> <li>Gangadhar Rao Ganesh, alias Bala Sahib Patwar-Dhan, Chief of Miraj</li> <li>Sardar Ghaus Bakhsh, Raisani,</li> <li>Maharaja Harballabh Narayan Singh Bahadur, of Sonbursa,</li> <li>Maharaja Peshkar Kishn Parshad,</li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._N._Krishnamurti" title="P. N. Krishnamurti">Puma Narasingharao Krishna Murti</a>, CIE,</li> <li>Maj.-Gen. <a href="/wiki/Edmond_Elles" title="Edmond Elles">Sir Edmond Roche Elles</a> (1904)</li> <li>Sir Henry Thoby Prinsep</li> <li>Pherozeshah Merwanji Mehta</li> <li>Col. Sir Buchanan Scott</li> <li>Col. Sir John Walter Ottley</li> <li>Raja Jaswant Singh, of Sailana</li> <li>Major Sir <a href="/wiki/Francis_Younghusband" title="Francis Younghusband">Francis Edward Younghusband</a></li> <li>Bt.-Col. <a href="/wiki/James_Macdonald_(British_Army_officer)" title="James Macdonald (British Army officer)">Sir James R. L. Macdonald</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ugyen_Wangchuck" title="Ugyen Wangchuck">Sri Ugyen Wangchuk</a>, Tongsa Penlop of Bhutan</li> <li>Sir <a href="/wiki/Frederic_Styles_Philpin_Lely" class="mw-redirect" title="Frederic Styles Philpin Lely">Frederic Styles Philpin Lely</a> (1905)</li></ul> </div> <p>However, on 21 June 1887, a further proclamation regarding the Order was made; the Order was expanded from two classes to three – Knight Grand Commander, Knight Commander and Companion. Seven knights grand commander were created, namely:<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Edward_VII" title="Edward VII">The Prince of Wales</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alfred,_Duke_of_Saxe-Coburg_and_Gotha" title="Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha">The Duke of Edinburgh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prince_Arthur,_Duke_of_Connaught_and_Strathearn" title="Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn">The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prince_George,_Duke_of_Cambridge" title="Prince George, Duke of Cambridge">The Duke of Cambridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donald_Mackay,_11th_Lord_Reay" title="Donald Mackay, 11th Lord Reay">Lord Reay</a>, Governor of Bombay</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Bourke,_1st_Baron_Connemara" title="Robert Bourke, 1st Baron Connemara">Lord Connemara</a>, Governor of Madras</li> <li>General Sir Frederick Sleigh Roberts (promoted from a Knight Commander)</li></ul> <p>Also from 1897, 3 honorary knights commander were made. Including <a href="/wiki/L%C3%A9on_%C3%89mile_Cl%C3%A9ment-Thomas" title="Léon Émile Clément-Thomas">Léon Émile Clément-Thomas</a> (1897), Col. Sir Eduardo Augusto Rodriques Galhardo (Jan 1901) and Sir Hussien Kuli Khan, Mokhber-ed-Dowlet (June 1902).<sup id="cite_ref-List_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-List-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Emperor <a href="/wiki/Gojong_of_Korea" title="Gojong of Korea">Gojong of Korea</a> was made an honorary Knight Grand Commander on 17 December 1900.<sup id="cite_ref-KoE_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KoE-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ceasement">Ceasement</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_the_Indian_Empire&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Ceasement"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Appointments to both the <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Star_of_India" title="Order of the Star of India">Order of the Star of India</a> and the Order of the Indian Empire ceased after 14 August 1947. As the last Grand Master of the orders, the Earl Mountbatten of Burma was also the last known individual to have publicly worn the stars of a Knight Grand Commander of both orders, during the Queen's Silver Jubilee celebrations in 1977.<sup id="cite_ref-Vickers_orders_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Vickers_orders-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There are no living members of the order.<sup id="cite_ref-Scott_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Scott-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>The last Grand Master of the Order was <a href="/wiki/Rear_Admiral_(Royal_Navy)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rear Admiral (Royal Navy)">Rear Admiral</a> The 1st Viscount Mountbatten of Burma (later promoted and created <a href="/wiki/Admiral_of_the_Fleet_(Royal_Navy)" title="Admiral of the Fleet (Royal Navy)">Admiral of the Fleet</a> <a href="/wiki/Louis_Mountbatten,_1st_Earl_Mountbatten_of_Burma" class="mw-redirect" title="Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma">The 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma</a>; 1900–1979), the last <a href="/wiki/Viceroy_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Viceroy of India">Viceroy of India</a>. Lord Mountbatten was killed in an <a href="/wiki/Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army" title="Provisional Irish Republican Army">IRA</a> bombing in <a href="/wiki/County_Sligo" title="County Sligo">County Sligo</a> on 27 August 1979.</li></ul> <ul><li>The last surviving GCIE, <a href="/wiki/Maharaja" title="Maharaja">Maharaja</a> <a href="/wiki/Sri" class="mw-redirect" title="Sri">Sri</a> <a href="/wiki/Sir" title="Sir">Sir</a> <a href="/wiki/Chithira_Thirunal_Balarama_Varma" title="Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma">Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma</a> (1912–1991), the Maharaja of <a href="/wiki/Travancore" title="Travancore">Travancore</a>, died on 19 July 1991 in <a href="/wiki/Trivandrum" class="mw-redirect" title="Trivandrum">Trivandrum</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Vickers_orders_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Vickers_orders-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The last surviving KCIE, Maharaja <a href="/wiki/Sri" class="mw-redirect" title="Sri">Sri</a> <a href="/wiki/Sir" title="Sir">Sir</a> the <a href="/wiki/Meghrajji_III_of_Dhrangadhra-Halvad" class="mw-redirect" title="Meghrajji III of Dhrangadhra-Halvad">Maharaja of Dhrangadhra</a> (1923–2010), the Maharaja of <a href="/wiki/Dhrangadhra" title="Dhrangadhra">Dhrangadhra</a>-<a href="/wiki/Halvad" title="Halvad">Halvad</a>, died at Dhrangadhra on 1 August 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The last surviving CIE, <a href="/wiki/Ian_Dixon_Scott" title="Ian Dixon Scott">Sir Ian Dixon Scott</a> (1909–2002), died on 3 March 2002.<sup id="cite_ref-Scott_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Scott-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>The fictional characters Purun Dass, invented by <a href="/wiki/Rudyard_Kipling" title="Rudyard Kipling">Rudyard Kipling</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Harry_Paget_Flashman" class="mw-redirect" title="Harry Paget Flashman">Harry Paget Flashman</a>, invented by <a href="/wiki/George_MacDonald_Fraser" title="George MacDonald Fraser">George MacDonald Fraser</a>, were KCIEs; Kipling's engineer Findlayson in <i>The Day's Work</i> (1908) aspires to the CIE.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Composition">Composition</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_the_Indian_Empire&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Composition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-More_citations_needed plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Refimprove" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs additional citations for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verification</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Order_of_the_Indian_Empire" title="Special:EditPage/Order of the Indian Empire">improve this article</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a> in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.<br /><small><span class="plainlinks"><i>Find sources:</i> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?as_eq=wikipedia&q=%22Order+of+the+Indian+Empire%22">"Order of the Indian Empire"</a> – <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?tbm=nws&q=%22Order+of+the+Indian+Empire%22+-wikipedia&tbs=ar:1">news</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?&q=%22Order+of+the+Indian+Empire%22&tbs=bkt:s&tbm=bks">newspapers</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?tbs=bks:1&q=%22Order+of+the+Indian+Empire%22+-wikipedia">books</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=%22Order+of+the+Indian+Empire%22">scholar</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.jstor.org/action/doBasicSearch?Query=%22Order+of+the+Indian+Empire%22&acc=on&wc=on">JSTOR</a></span></small></span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">July 2017</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <a href="/wiki/British_monarchy" class="mw-redirect" title="British monarchy">British sovereign</a> serves as Sovereign of the Order. The grand master held the next-most senior rank; the position was held, <i>ex officio</i>, by the <a href="/wiki/Viceroy_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Viceroy of India">viceroy of India</a>. Members of the first class were titled "Knight Grand Commander" rather than "Knight Grand Cross" so as not to offend the non-Christian Indians appointed to the order.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>At the time of foundation in 1878 the order had only one class, that of Companion, with no quota imposed. In 1886, the Order was divided into the two classes of knights commander (50 at any given time) and companions (no quota). The following year the class of Knight Grand Commander (25 at any given time) was added;<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the composition of the other two classes remained the same. The statute also provided that it was "competent for Her Majesty, Her heirs and successors, at Her or their pleasure, to appoint any Princes of the Blood Royal, being descendants of His late Majesty King George the First, as Extra Knights Grand Commander". </p><p>By Letters Patent of 2 Aug 1886, the number of knights commander was increased to 82, while commanders were limited to 20 nominations per year (40 for 1903 only). Membership was expanded by letters patent of 10 June 1897, which permitted up to 32 knights grand commander.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A special statute of 21 October 1902 permitted up to 92 knights commander, but continued to limit the number of nominations of commanders to 20 in any successive year. On 21 December 1911, in connection with the <a href="/wiki/Delhi_Durbar" title="Delhi Durbar">Delhi Durbar</a>, the limits were increased to 40 knights grand commander, 120 knights commander, and 40 nominations of companions in any successive year.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>British officials and soldiers were eligible for appointment, as were rulers of <a href="/wiki/Indian_Princely_States" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian Princely States">Indian Princely States</a>. Generally, the rulers of the more important states were appointed knights grand commander of the Order of the Star of India, rather than of the Order of the Indian Empire. Women, save the princely rulers, were ineligible for appointment to the order. Female princely rulers were admitted as "knights" rather than as "dames" or "ladies". Other Asian and Middle Eastern rulers were also appointed as well.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. 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Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.<br /><small><span class="plainlinks"><i>Find sources:</i> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?as_eq=wikipedia&q=%22Order+of+the+Indian+Empire%22">"Order of the Indian Empire"</a> – <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?tbm=nws&q=%22Order+of+the+Indian+Empire%22+-wikipedia&tbs=ar:1">news</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?&q=%22Order+of+the+Indian+Empire%22&tbs=bkt:s&tbm=bks">newspapers</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?tbs=bks:1&q=%22Order+of+the+Indian+Empire%22+-wikipedia">books</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=%22Order+of+the+Indian+Empire%22">scholar</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.jstor.org/action/doBasicSearch?Query=%22Order+of+the+Indian+Empire%22&acc=on&wc=on">JSTOR</a></span></small></span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">July 2017</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kie.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Kie.jpg/150px-Kie.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Kie.jpg/225px-Kie.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Kie.jpg/300px-Kie.jpg 2x" data-file-width="440" data-file-height="587" /></a><figcaption>Photo of <a href="/wiki/Sir_Mokshagundam_Visvesvarayya" class="mw-redirect" title="Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvarayya">Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvarayya</a>'s badge</figcaption></figure> <p>Members of the order wore elaborate costumes on important ceremonial occasions: </p> <ul><li>The <i>mantle</i>, worn only by knights grand commander, comprised dark blue satin lined with white silk. On the left side was a representation of the star (see photo at right).</li> <li>The <i>collar</i>, also worn only by knights grand commander, was made of gold. It was composed of alternating golden elephants, Indian roses and peacocks.</li></ul> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:KCIE_Brits_Indi%C3%AB_Tweede_Graad.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/KCIE_Brits_Indi%C3%AB_Tweede_Graad.gif/150px-KCIE_Brits_Indi%C3%AB_Tweede_Graad.gif" decoding="async" width="150" height="275" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/KCIE_Brits_Indi%C3%AB_Tweede_Graad.gif/225px-KCIE_Brits_Indi%C3%AB_Tweede_Graad.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9b/KCIE_Brits_Indi%C3%AB_Tweede_Graad.gif 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="550" /></a><figcaption>The insignia of a Knight Commander of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire (KCIE)</figcaption></figure> <p>At less important occasions, simpler insignia were used: </p> <ul><li>The <i>star</i>, worn only by knights grand commander and knights commander, had ten points, including rays of gold and silver for knights grand commander, and of plain silver for knights commander. In the centre was an image of Victoria surrounded by a dark blue ring with the motto and surmounted by a crown.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The <i>badge</i> was worn by knights grand commander on a dark blue riband, or sash, passing from the right shoulder to the left hip, and by knights commander and companions from a dark blue ribbon around the neck. It included a five-petalled crown-surmounted red flower, with the image of Victoria surrounded by a dark blue ring with the motto at the centre.</li></ul> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Order_of_the_Indian_EmpireInsignia.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Order_of_the_Indian_EmpireInsignia.JPG/150px-Order_of_the_Indian_EmpireInsignia.JPG" decoding="async" width="150" height="236" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Order_of_the_Indian_EmpireInsignia.JPG/225px-Order_of_the_Indian_EmpireInsignia.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/51/Order_of_the_Indian_EmpireInsignia.JPG 2x" data-file-width="283" data-file-height="445" /></a><figcaption>Insignia of the Order</figcaption></figure> <p>The insignia of most other British chivalric orders incorporate a cross; the Order of the Indian Empire does not, in deference to India's non-Christian tradition. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Precedence_and_privileges">Precedence and privileges</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_the_Indian_Empire&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Precedence and privileges"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Unreferenced_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Unreferenced" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>does not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">cite</a> any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">sources</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Order_of_the_Indian_Empire" title="Special:EditPage/Order of the Indian Empire">improve this section</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. Unsourced material may be challenged and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">removed</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">July 2017</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Members of all classes of the order were assigned positions in the order of precedence. Wives of members of all classes also featured on the order of precedence, as did sons, daughters and daughters-in-law of knights grand commander and knights commander. (See <a href="/wiki/Order_of_precedence_in_England_and_Wales" title="Order of precedence in England and Wales">order of precedence in England and Wales</a> for the exact positions.) </p><p>Knights grand commander used the post-nominal "GCIE", knights commander "KCIE", and companions "CIE." Knights grand commander and knights commander were entitled to the prefix "Sir". Wives of knights grand commander and knights commander could prefix "Lady" to their surnames. Such forms were not used by peers and Indian princes, except when the names of the former were written out in their fullest forms. </p><p>Knights grand commander were also entitled to receive heraldic supporters, and could encircle their arms with a depiction of the circlet (a circle bearing the motto) and the collar; the former is shown either outside or on top of the latter. Knights commander and companions were permitted to display the circlet, but not the collar, surrounding their arms. The badge is depicted suspended from the collar or circlet. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_appointees">Notable appointees</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_the_Indian_Empire&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Notable appointees"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:H.H._Maharaja_Thakore_Shri_Sir_Bhagwant_Singhji_Sagramji_Sahib_Bahadur,_Maharaja_of_Gondal,_GCSI,_GCIE,_1911.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/H.H._Maharaja_Thakore_Shri_Sir_Bhagwant_Singhji_Sagramji_Sahib_Bahadur%2C_Maharaja_of_Gondal%2C_GCSI%2C_GCIE%2C_1911.jpg/220px-H.H._Maharaja_Thakore_Shri_Sir_Bhagwant_Singhji_Sagramji_Sahib_Bahadur%2C_Maharaja_of_Gondal%2C_GCSI%2C_GCIE%2C_1911.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="396" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/H.H._Maharaja_Thakore_Shri_Sir_Bhagwant_Singhji_Sagramji_Sahib_Bahadur%2C_Maharaja_of_Gondal%2C_GCSI%2C_GCIE%2C_1911.jpg/330px-H.H._Maharaja_Thakore_Shri_Sir_Bhagwant_Singhji_Sagramji_Sahib_Bahadur%2C_Maharaja_of_Gondal%2C_GCSI%2C_GCIE%2C_1911.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c0/H.H._Maharaja_Thakore_Shri_Sir_Bhagwant_Singhji_Sagramji_Sahib_Bahadur%2C_Maharaja_of_Gondal%2C_GCSI%2C_GCIE%2C_1911.jpg 2x" data-file-width="421" data-file-height="757" /></a><figcaption>Maharaja Thakore Shri Sir Bhagwatsinhji Sagramji Sahib Bahadur, <a href="/wiki/Maharaja" title="Maharaja">Maharaja</a> of <a href="/wiki/Gondal_State" title="Gondal State">Gondal</a> GCSI, GCIE, in a 1911 photograph, during his visit to London for the coronation of King George V. He is wearing the mantle, collar and star of a Knight Grand Commander of the <b>Order of the Indian Empire</b>.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Chithira_Thirunal_Balarama_Varma.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Chithira_Thirunal_Balarama_Varma.jpg/220px-Chithira_Thirunal_Balarama_Varma.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="320" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/79/Chithira_Thirunal_Balarama_Varma.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="437" /></a><figcaption>Maharaja Sri Sir Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma III, Maharaja of the Kingdom of Travancore, GCSI, GCIE, wearing the sash, star and badge of a Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (GCIE)</figcaption></figure> <ul><li>In 1931 The <a href="/wiki/Raja" title="Raja">Raja</a> Dhau Raghubir Bakshi Singh was created a <a href="/wiki/Companion_of_the_Most_Eminent_Order_of_the_Indian_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Companion of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire">Companion of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire</a> and was given the title of <a href="/wiki/C.I.E." class="mw-redirect" title="C.I.E.">C.I.E.</a> He was the <a href="/wiki/Raja" title="Raja">Raja</a> of <a href="/wiki/Bharatpur_State" title="Bharatpur State">Bharatpur</a> and reigned from 27 March 1929 to 15 August 1947. He was also senior member of the council and president (<abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1922-23</span>).</li> <li>On 1 January 1883, the <a href="/wiki/Raja" title="Raja">Raja</a> <a href="/wiki/Mir_(title)" title="Mir (title)">Mir</a> <a href="/wiki/Sayyid" title="Sayyid">Syed</a> <a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Baquar_Ali_Khan" title="Muhammad Baquar Ali Khan">Muhammad Baquar Ali Khan</a> was created a <a href="/wiki/Companion_of_the_Most_Eminent_Order_of_the_Indian_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Companion of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire">Companion of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire</a> and was given the title of <a href="/wiki/C.I.E." class="mw-redirect" title="C.I.E.">C.I.E.</a> He was the <a href="/wiki/Mir" title="Mir">Mir</a> of Kotaha and the <a href="/wiki/Raja" title="Raja">Raja</a> of <a href="/wiki/Morni" title="Morni">Morni</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pindrawal" title="Pindrawal">Pindrawal</a></li></ul> <p>The first two kings of <a href="/wiki/Bhutan" title="Bhutan">Bhutan</a> were presented with the KCIE: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ugyen_Wangchuck" title="Ugyen Wangchuck">Ugyen Wangchuck</a>, the first King, received the KCIE in 1905 from <a href="/wiki/John_Claude_White" title="John Claude White">John Claude White</a>, the first Political Officer in Gangtok, Sikkim. He was promoted to a GCIE in 1921.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jigme_Wangchuck" title="Jigme Wangchuck">Jigme Wangchuck</a>, the second King, received the KCIE in 1931 from Lieutenant-Colonel J.L.R. Weir, also the Political Officer in Gangtok at the time.</li></ul> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:General_Lord_Roberts_AKA_%22Bobs%22_(26322003985).JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/General_Lord_Roberts_AKA_%22Bobs%22_%2826322003985%29.JPG/220px-General_Lord_Roberts_AKA_%22Bobs%22_%2826322003985%29.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="289" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/General_Lord_Roberts_AKA_%22Bobs%22_%2826322003985%29.JPG/330px-General_Lord_Roberts_AKA_%22Bobs%22_%2826322003985%29.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/General_Lord_Roberts_AKA_%22Bobs%22_%2826322003985%29.JPG/440px-General_Lord_Roberts_AKA_%22Bobs%22_%2826322003985%29.JPG 2x" data-file-width="952" data-file-height="1252" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Frederick_Roberts,_1st_Earl_Roberts" title="Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts">Field Marshal Lord Roberts</a> wearing GCSI and GCIE stars</figcaption></figure> <p>Other appointees include: </p> <ul><li>Sheikh <a href="/wiki/Khaz%27al_Khan" class="mw-redirect" title="Khaz'al Khan">Khaz'al Khan</a> of Mohammerah received the GCIE in 1916, promoted from a KCIE in 1910.</li> <li>Raja Sir <a href="/wiki/S._Ramaswami_Mudaliar" title="S. Ramaswami Mudaliar">S. Ramaswami Mudaliar</a> was made a CIE on 6 June 1885.<sup id="cite_ref-indiaofficelistp146_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-indiaofficelistp146-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Mahamahopadhyay Pandit <a href="/wiki/Mahesh_Chandra_Nyayratna_Bhattacharyya" title="Mahesh Chandra Nyayratna Bhattacharyya">Mahesh Chandra Nyayratna Bhattacharyya</a> of Calcutta, eminent Sanskrit scholar, principal of the <a href="/wiki/Sanskrit_College" class="mw-redirect" title="Sanskrit College">Sanskrit College</a>, academic administrator, philanthropist and social reformer. He was made a Companion of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire (CIE) on 24 May 1881, six years before the title of <i>Mahamahopadhyay</i> was conferred as a personal distinction on the occasion of the Jubilee of the reign of Queen Victoria, for eminence in oriental learning. He was arguably the first <a href="/wiki/Bengali_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Bengali people">Bengali</a> CIE. The titles entitled him to take rank in the <a href="/wiki/Durbar_(court)" title="Durbar (court)">Durbar</a> immediately after titular Rajas.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prabhu_Narayan_Singh_of_Benares" class="mw-redirect" title="Prabhu Narayan Singh of Benares">Prabhu Narayan Singh of Benares</a>, The <a href="/wiki/Maharaja" title="Maharaja">Maharaja</a> of Benares from the <a href="/wiki/Royal_House_of_Benares" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal House of Benares">Royal House of Benares</a> received the KCIE in 1892.</li></ul> <p>Sir Kumarapuram Seshadri Iyer (1 June 1845 – 13 September 1901), who served as the 15th Diwan of Mysore from 1883 to 1901 was also awarded KCIE. </p> <ul><li>Sir <a href="/wiki/M._Visvesvaraya" title="M. Visvesvaraya">M. Visvesvaraya</a>, a notable Engineer and Statesman, who served as the 19th <a href="/wiki/Diwan_of_Mysore" class="mw-redirect" title="Diwan of Mysore">Diwan of Mysore</a> from 1912 to 1918, received the KCIE from <a href="/wiki/King_George_V" class="mw-redirect" title="King George V">King George V</a> in 1915.</li> <li>Sir <a href="/wiki/V._Bhashyam_Aiyangar" title="V. Bhashyam Aiyangar">V. Bhashyam Aiyangar</a>, The first Indian to be appointed Advocate-General of the Madras Presidency and Law member of the executive council of the Governor of Madras between 1897 and 1900, was created as a CIE in 1895, however his later promotion to the rank of <a href="/wiki/Knight_Bachelor" title="Knight Bachelor">Knight Bachelor</a> in 1900 often overshadows his CIE status.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahadev_Govind_Ranade" title="Mahadev Govind Ranade">Mahadev Govind Ranade</a>, a distinguished Indian scholar, social reformer and author. He was a founding member of the Indian National Congress[1] and owned several designations as member of the Bombay legislative council, member of the finance committee at the centre, and the judge of Bombay High Court. In 1897, Ranade served on a committee charged with the task of enumerating imperial and provincial expenditure and making recommendations for financial retrenchment. This service won him the decoration of CIE.</li> <li>Sir <a href="/wiki/Jadunath_Sarkar" title="Jadunath Sarkar">Jadunath Sarkar</a>, a distinguished <a href="/wiki/Indian_Bengali" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian Bengali">Indian Bengali</a> historian and aristocrat.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khwaja_Salimullah" title="Khwaja Salimullah">Nawab Sir Khwaja Salimullah Bahadur of Dhaka</a> Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (GCIE) – 23 December 1911, Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India (KCSI) – New Year Honours, 1909, Companion of the Order of the Star of India (CSI) – New Year Honours, 1906.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abdul_Karim_(the_Munshi)" title="Abdul Karim (the Munshi)">Abdul Karim</a>, "the Munshi", Queen Victoria's favourite Indian servant, was created a CIE.</li></ul> <p>Another C.I.E was John Malaise Graham, from the Royal Scots Greys for service. Received in 1947. </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mazari_(Baloch_tribe)#Sir_Nawab_Imam_Buksh_Khan_Mazari" title="Mazari (Baloch tribe)">Nawab Sir Imam Buksh Khan Mazari</a>, Nawab of <a href="/wiki/Rojhan_Mazari" class="mw-redirect" title="Rojhan Mazari">Rojhan Mazari</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2013)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>Rao Bahadur Kanti Chandra Mukharji (Chief Member of the Jaipur State council, Member of the Famine Commission of India)was made a CIE in 1891.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nawaab_Syed_Shamsul_Huda" class="mw-redirect" title="Nawaab Syed Shamsul Huda">Nawaab Syed Shamsul Huda</a> was made a KCIE in 1916.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jagadish_Chandra_Bose" title="Jagadish Chandra Bose">Jagadish Chandra Bose</a> was made a CIE in 1903.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sir_Azizul_Haque" class="mw-redirect" title="Sir Azizul Haque">Sir Md. Azizul Haque</a> was made a CIE in 1937.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khwaja_Nazimuddin" class="mw-redirect" title="Khwaja Nazimuddin">Khwaja Nazimuddin</a> was made a KCIE in 1934, promoted from a CIE in 1926</li> <li><a href="/wiki/C.D._Deshmukh" class="mw-redirect" title="C.D. Deshmukh">C.D. Deshmukh</a> was appointed a CIE in 1937.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/N.R._Pillai" class="mw-redirect" title="N.R. Pillai">Sir Narayanan R. Pillai</a>, a member of the ICS and later the first Secretary of External Affairs of India, was appointed a CIE in 1939 and knighted with the KCIE in 1946.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benegal_Rama_Rau" title="Benegal Rama Rau">Benegal Rama Rau</a> was appointed a CIE in 1931.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sadul_Singh_(administrator)" title="Sadul Singh (administrator)">Colonel Rao Bahadur Thakur Sir Sadul Singh</a> of <a href="/w/index.php?title=Rora,_India&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rora, India (page does not exist)">Rora</a> was appointed a CIE in 1920.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atul_Chandra_Chatterjee" title="Atul Chandra Chatterjee">Atul Chandra Chatterjee</a> was appointed a CIE in 1919, knighted with the KCIE in 1925 and promoted to a GCIE in 1933.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bashir_Hussain_Zaidi" title="Bashir Hussain Zaidi">Bashir Hussain Zaidi</a> was appointed a CIE in 1941.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iskander_Mirza" class="mw-redirect" title="Iskander Mirza">Iskander Mirza</a> was made a CIE in 1945.</li> <li>Sheikh <a href="/wiki/Isa_ibn_Ali_Al_Khalifa" class="mw-redirect" title="Isa ibn Ali Al Khalifa">Isa ibn Ali Al Khalifa</a>, Ruler of <a href="/wiki/Bahrain" title="Bahrain">Bahrain</a>, was made a KCIE in 1919, as was his son, Sheikh <a href="/wiki/Hamad_ibn_Isa_Al_Khalifa_(1872%E2%80%931942)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa (1872–1942)">Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa (1872–1942)</a> in 1935. His grandson, Sheikh <a href="/wiki/Salman_ibn_Hamad_Al_Khalifa_(1895%E2%80%931961)" class="mw-redirect" title="Salman ibn Hamad Al Khalifa (1895–1961)">Salman ibn Hamad Al Khalifa (1895–1961)</a>, was also made a KCIE in 1943.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nawab_Sayyid_Hassan_Ali_Mirza_Khan_Bahadur" class="mw-redirect" title="Nawab Sayyid Hassan Ali Mirza Khan Bahadur">Nawab Sayyid Hassan Ali Mirza Khan Bahadur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nawab_of_Murshidabad" class="mw-redirect" title="Nawab of Murshidabad">Nawab of Murshidabad</a>, received the KCIE in 1887 and was promoted to a GCIE in 1890.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maharaja" title="Maharaja">Maharaja</a> Rameshwar Prasad Singh of Singrauli, received the GCIE on 8 October 1945, for his contribution to both the <a href="/wiki/World_Wars" class="mw-redirect" title="World Wars">World Wars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emperor_Gojong" class="mw-redirect" title="Emperor Gojong">Emperor Gojong</a> of <a href="/wiki/Korea" title="Korea">Korea</a> received the GCIE in 1900.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakhajirajsinhji_II_Bavajirajsinhji,_12th_Thakore_Saheb_of_Rajkot" class="mw-redirect" title="Lakhajirajsinhji II Bavajirajsinhji, 12th Thakore Saheb of Rajkot">Lakhajirajsinhji II Bavajirajsinhji, 12th Thakore Saheb of Rajkot</a>, was created a KCIE in 1908.</li> <li>Sheikh <a href="/wiki/Mubarak_Al_Sabah" class="mw-redirect" title="Mubarak Al Sabah">Mubarak Al Sabah</a>, the 7th ruler of the <a href="/wiki/Sheikhdom_of_Kuwait" title="Sheikhdom of Kuwait">Sheikhdom of Kuwait</a> received the KCIE in 1911. His grandson, the 10th Ruler of the Sheikhdom of Kuwait Sheikh <a href="/wiki/Ahmad_Al-Jaber_Al-Sabah" title="Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah">Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah</a> received one in 1930, promoted from a CIE in 1922.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raja_of_Panagal" class="mw-redirect" title="Raja of Panagal">Raja of Panagal</a>, Premier of <a href="/wiki/Madras_Presidency" title="Madras Presidency">Madras</a> from 1921 to 1926 was awarded a CIE and later made KCIE.</li> <li>Maharaja Sir <a href="/wiki/Mohan_Shamsher_Jang_Bahadur_Rana" class="mw-redirect" title="Mohan Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana">Mohan Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana</a> of <a href="/wiki/Nepal" title="Nepal">Nepal</a> received the GCIE in 1945, promoted from a KCIE in 1924.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Faisal_bin_Turki,_Sultan_of_Muscat_and_Oman" title="Faisal bin Turki, Sultan of Muscat and Oman">Faisal bin Turki, Sultan of Muscat and Oman</a>, received the GCIE in 1903. His son, <a href="/wiki/Taimur_bin_Feisal" title="Taimur bin Feisal">Taimur bin Faisal</a>, received the KCIE in 1926 and his grandson, <a href="/wiki/Said_bin_Taimur" title="Said bin Taimur">Said bin Taimur</a>, received the GCIE in 1945.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raja_Sir_Martanda_Bhairava_Tondaiman_Bahadur" class="mw-redirect" title="Raja Sir Martanda Bhairava Tondaiman Bahadur">Raja Sir Martanda Bhairava Tondaiman Bahadur</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Raja_of_Pudukkottai&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Raja of Pudukkottai (page does not exist)">Raja of Pudukkottai</a> was appointed GCIE on 1 January 1913.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Robert_Cornish" title="William Robert Cornish">William Robert Cornish</a>, Surgeon-General—head of medical services—in the <a href="/wiki/Madras_Presidency" title="Madras Presidency">Madras Presidency</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>John Thomas Donovan, late of the Indian Civil Service was appointed CIE in 1931.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gopal_Krishna_Gokhale" title="Gopal Krishna Gokhale">Gopal Krishna Gokhale</a> was made CIE.</li></ul> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Player%27s_cigarettes_27_Order_of_the_Indian_Empire.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Player%27s_cigarettes_27_Order_of_the_Indian_Empire.jpg/220px-Player%27s_cigarettes_27_Order_of_the_Indian_Empire.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="425" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Player%27s_cigarettes_27_Order_of_the_Indian_Empire.jpg/330px-Player%27s_cigarettes_27_Order_of_the_Indian_Empire.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Player%27s_cigarettes_27_Order_of_the_Indian_Empire.jpg/440px-Player%27s_cigarettes_27_Order_of_the_Indian_Empire.jpg 2x" data-file-width="768" data-file-height="1482" /></a><figcaption>Mantle worn by GCIE</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Khan_Bahadur" title="Khan Bahadur">Khan Bahadur</a> <a href="/wiki/Major_General" class="mw-redirect" title="Major General">Maj.Gen.</a> <a href="/wiki/Fateh_Naseeb_Khan" title="Fateh Naseeb Khan">Fateh Naseeb Khan</a> CIE, January 1931 (<a href="/wiki/Alwar_State" class="mw-redirect" title="Alwar State">Alwar State Forces</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._P._Ramaswami_Iyer" title="C. P. Ramaswami Iyer">Sir C. P. Ramaswami Iyer</a>, Law Member of India and Dewan of Travancore from 1936 to 1947 was appointed a CIE in 1923 and knighted with the KCIE in 1926. He was also a recipient of <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Star_of_India" title="Order of the Star of India">KCSI</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Francis_Spring" title="Francis Spring">Francis Spring</a>, the civil engineer, was made a KCIE.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leonard_William_Reynolds" title="Leonard William Reynolds">Leonard William Reynolds</a>, the Agent to the Governor General was made a KCIE.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nawab_Muhammad_Ali_Beg" class="mw-redirect" title="Nawab Muhammad Ali Beg">Nawab Muhammad Ali Beg</a>, Sir Afsar Ul Mulk, MVO (1906), CIE (1887), Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the Nizam of Hyderabad was promoted to the rank of KCIE by His Majesty King <a href="/wiki/Edward_VII" title="Edward VII">Edward VII</a> in the <a href="/wiki/1908_Birthday_Honours" title="1908 Birthday Honours">1908 Birthday Honours</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/H._V._Nanjundaiah" title="H. V. Nanjundaiah">H. V. Nanjundaiah</a> acting dewan of mysore, Privy councillor to the Maharaja of Mysore and first Vice Chancellor of the <a href="/wiki/Mysore_University" class="mw-redirect" title="Mysore University">Mysore University</a> was awarded the CIE in 1915<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Sardar Bahadur Sir Shamsher Singh Grewal KCIE, Diwan of Jind state during the reign of Raja-I-Rajgan Maharaja Raghbir Singh</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waldemar_Haffkine" title="Waldemar Haffkine">Waldemar Haffkine</a>, developer of the first vaccines against cholera and bubonic plague, was knighted to the CIE in 1897.</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Major_General_J._G._Elliott&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Major General J. G. Elliott (page does not exist)">Major General J. G. Elliott</a>, Military Secretary of the Defence Committee of the Indian Government on the 1st December 1946. Was made C.I.E 1st January 1948.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakshmeshwar_Singh" title="Lakshmeshwar Singh">Maharaja Lakshmeshwar Singh</a>, Maharaja of <a href="/wiki/Darbhanga" title="Darbhanga">Darbhanga</a>. On 22 June 1897, he was advanced to the rank of Knight Grand Commander.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="In_fiction">In fiction</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_the_Indian_Empire&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: In fiction"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Second_Jungle_Book/The_Miracle_of_Purun_Bhagat" class="extiw" title="s:The Second Jungle Book/The Miracle of Purun Bhagat">The Miracle of Purun Bhaghat</a></i>, the second story in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Second_Jungle_Book" title="The Second Jungle Book">The Second Jungle Book</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Rudyard_Kipling" title="Rudyard Kipling">Rudyard Kipling</a>, tells how "Sir Purun Dass, K.C.I.E.", "prime minister of one of the semi-independent native States in the north-western part of [British India]", one day retired from the mundane world and became a hermit in his native Himalayas, where after some time he saves a village from a rockslide and dies in the event.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_the_Indian_Empire&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns 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of the United Kingdom</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Orders</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Current</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Garter" title="Order of the Garter">Garter</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Thistle" title="Order of the Thistle">Thistle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Bath" title="Order of the Bath">Bath</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_Merit" title="Order of Merit">Merit</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George" title="Order of St Michael and St George">St Michael and St George</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Victorian_Order" title="Royal Victorian Order">Royal Victorian</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Order" title="Distinguished Service Order">Distinguished Service</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_British_Empire" title="Order of the British Empire">British Empire</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Imperial_Service_Order" title="Imperial Service Order">Imperial Service</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Companions_of_Honour" title="Order of the Companions of Honour">Companions of Honour</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_Saint_John_(chartered_1888)" title="Order of Saint John (chartered 1888)">St John</a></span></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Family_Orders_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Royal Family Orders of the United Kingdom">Royal family orders</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Family_Order_of_George_VI" title="Royal Family Order of George VI">George VI</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Family_Order_of_Elizabeth_II" title="Royal Family Order of Elizabeth II">Elizabeth II</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Family_Order_of_Charles_III" title="Royal Family Order of Charles III">Charles III</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Dormant</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_St_Patrick" title="Order of St Patrick">St Patrick</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Crown_of_India" title="Order of the Crown of India">Crown of India</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Star_of_India" title="Order of the Star of India">Star of India</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Indian Empire</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Order_of_Merit" title="Indian Order of Merit">Indian Merit</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_British_India" title="Order of British India">British India</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_Burma" title="Order of Burma">Burma</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Guelphic_Order" title="Royal Guelphic Order">Royal Guelphic</a></span></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Royal family orders</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Family_Order_of_George_IV" title="Royal Family Order of George IV">George IV</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Order_of_Victoria_and_Albert" title="Royal Order of Victoria and Albert">Victoria & Albert</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Family_Order_of_Edward_VII" title="Royal Family Order of Edward VII">Edward VII</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Family_Order_of_George_V" title="Royal Family Order of George V">George V</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Victorian_Chain" title="Royal Victorian Chain">Royal Victorian Chain</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hereditary_peer" title="Hereditary peer">Hereditary peerage</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Life_peer" title="Life peer">Life peerage</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Privy_Council_(United_Kingdom)" title="Privy Council (United Kingdom)">Privy counsellor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Baronet" title="Baronet">Baronet</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Bachelor" title="Knight Bachelor">Knight Bachelor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Aide-de-camp" title="Aide-de-camp">Aide-de-camp</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Current<br />decorations<br />and medals</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Level 1</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Cross" title="Victoria Cross">Victoria Cross</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/George_Cross" title="George Cross">George Cross</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Level 2A</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Order" title="Distinguished Service Order">Distinguished Service Order</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Conspicuous_Gallantry_Cross" title="Conspicuous Gallantry Cross">Conspicuous Gallantry Cross</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Red_Cross" title="Royal Red Cross">Royal Red Cross (class I)</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Level 2B</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/George_Medal" title="George Medal">George Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/King%27s_Police_Medal" title="King's Police Medal">King's Police Medal, for Gallantry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/King%27s_Fire_Service_Medal" title="King's Fire Service Medal">King's Fire Service Medal, for Gallantry</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Level 3A</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Cross_(United_Kingdom)" title="Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom)">Distinguished Service Cross</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Military_Cross" title="Military Cross">Military Cross</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Flying_Cross_(United_Kingdom)" title="Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)">Distinguished Flying Cross</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Cross_(United_Kingdom)" title="Air Force Cross (United Kingdom)">Air Force Cross</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Red_Cross" title="Royal Red Cross">Royal Red Cross (class II)</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Level 3B</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sea_Gallantry_Medal" title="Sea Gallantry Medal">Sea Gallantry Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/King%27s_Gallantry_Medal" title="King's Gallantry Medal">King's Gallantry Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Victorian_Medal" title="Royal Victorian Medal">Royal Victorian Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/British_Empire_Medal" title="British Empire Medal">British Empire Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/King%27s_Police_Medal" title="King's Police Medal">King’s Police Medal, for Distinguished Service</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/King%27s_Fire_Service_Medal" title="King's Fire Service Medal">King's Fire Service Medal, for Distinguished Service</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/King%27s_Ambulance_Service_Medal" title="King's Ambulance Service Medal">King's Ambulance Service Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/King%27s_Volunteer_Reserves_Medal" title="King's Volunteer Reserves Medal">King's Volunteer Reserves Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Polar_Medal" title="Polar Medal">Polar Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Imperial_Service_Medal" title="Imperial Service Medal">Imperial Service Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Overseas_Territories_Police_Medal" title="Overseas Territories Police Medal">Overseas Territories Police Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Merchant_Navy_Medal_for_Meritorious_Service" title="Merchant Navy Medal for Meritorious Service">Merchant Navy Medal for Meritorious Service</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Level 4</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mentioned_in_dispatches#United_Kingdom,_British_Empire,_and_Commonwealth_of_Nations" title="Mentioned in dispatches">Mentioned in Despatches</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/King%27s_Commendation_for_Bravery" title="King's Commendation for Bravery">King's Commendation for Bravery</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/King%27s_Commendation_for_Bravery" title="King's Commendation for Bravery">King's Commendation for Bravery in the Air</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_Commendation_for_Valuable_Service" class="mw-redirect" title="Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service">King's Commendation for Valuable Service</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Badge_of_Honour" title="Badge of Honour">Badge of Honour</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Cross" title="Elizabeth Cross">Elizabeth Cross</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Obsolete<br />decorations<br />and medals</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Level 1</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Order_of_Merit" title="Indian Order of Merit">Indian Order of Merit (1st class)</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Albert_Medal_for_Lifesaving" title="Albert Medal for Lifesaving">Albert Medal (1st class)</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Edward_Medal" title="Edward Medal">Edward Medal (1st class)</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Empire_Gallantry_Medal" title="Empire Gallantry Medal">Empire Gallantry Medal</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Level 2A</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Order_of_Merit" title="Indian Order of Merit">Indian Order of Merit (2nd class)</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Conduct_Medal" title="Distinguished Conduct Medal">Distinguished Conduct Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Conspicuous_Gallantry_Medal" title="Conspicuous Gallantry Medal">Conspicuous Gallantry Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Conspicuous_Gallantry_Medal" title="Conspicuous Gallantry Medal">Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (Flying)</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Level 2B</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Albert_Medal_for_Lifesaving" title="Albert Medal for Lifesaving">Albert Medal (2nd class)</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Edward_Medal" title="Edward Medal">Edward Medal (2nd class)</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Union_of_South_Africa_King%27s_Medal_for_Bravery,_Gold" title="Union of South Africa King's Medal for Bravery, Gold">Union of South Africa King's Medal for Bravery, Gold</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Level 3A</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_British_India" title="Order of British India">Order of British India (1st class)</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_British_India" title="Order of British India">Order of British India (2nd class)</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Order_of_Merit" title="Indian Order of Merit">Indian Order of Merit (3rd class)</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Title_Badge_(India)" title="Title Badge (India)">Title Badge (India) (1st class)</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Title_Badge_(India)" title="Title Badge (India)">Title Badge (India) (2nd class)</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Title_Badge_(India)" title="Title Badge (India)">Title Badge (India) (3rd class)</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/African_Distinguished_Conduct_Medal" title="African Distinguished Conduct Medal">Royal West African Frontier Force Distinguished Conduct Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/African_Distinguished_Conduct_Medal" title="African Distinguished Conduct Medal">King's African Rifles Distinguished Conduct Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Distinguished_Service_Medal" title="Indian Distinguished Service Medal">Indian Distinguished Service Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Medal_(United_Kingdom)" title="Distinguished Service Medal (United Kingdom)">Distinguished Service Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Military_Medal" title="Military Medal">Military Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Flying_Medal" title="Distinguished Flying Medal">Distinguished Flying Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Medal" title="Air Force Medal">Air Force Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Burma_Gallantry_Medal" title="Burma Gallantry Medal">Burma Gallantry Medal</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Level 3B</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Constabulary_Medal_(Ireland)" title="Constabulary Medal (Ireland)">Constabulary Medal (Ireland)</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a 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