Most Exalted Order of the Star of India

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British order of chivalry order of chivalry

The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India was a British chivalric order established in 1861 to honor Indian princes and high-ranking officials during the period of British rule in India.

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Observed surface forms (8)

Surface form Occurrences
Order of the Star of India 12
Companion of the Order of the Star of India 2
Companion of the Star of India 2

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British order of chivalry ⓘ
order of chivalry ⓘ
abbreviation Most Exalted Order of the Star of India self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Order of the Star of India
associatedWith British India ⓘ
surface form: British Raj

Viceroy of India ⓘ
awardedFor loyal service to the British Crown in India ⓘ
centralEmblem five-pointed star with a figure of a crowned Victoria ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
dateOfEstablishment 1861-02-25 ⓘ
discontinuedAppointmentsAfter Indian independence ⓘ
eligibility British officials in India ⓘ
Indian princes ⓘ
high-ranking Indian officials ⓘ
establishedBy Queen Victoria ⓘ
firstSovereign Queen Victoria ⓘ
foundedBy Queen Victoria ⓘ
fullName Most Exalted Order of the Star of India self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India
hasGrade Companion ⓘ
Knight Commander ⓘ
Knight Grand Commander ⓘ
headTitle His Majesty ⓘ
surface form: Sovereign
highestGrade Knight Grand Commander ⓘ
insigniaIncludes badge ⓘ
sash ⓘ
star ⓘ
lastAppointmentsMade 1947 ⓘ
linkedTo British honours system ⓘ
motto Heaven’s light our guide ⓘ
mottoLanguage English ⓘ
postNominalLettersForCompanion CSI ⓘ
postNominalLettersForKnightCommander KCSI ⓘ
postNominalLettersForKnightGrandCommander GCSI ⓘ
primaryBeneficiaries rulers of princely states in India ⓘ
senior civil and military officials in British India ⓘ
purpose to honor Indian princes ⓘ
to honor high-ranking British and Indian officials in India ⓘ
ranksAbove Order of the Indian Empire ⓘ
surface form: Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire
ranksBelow Order of the Thistle ⓘ
surface form: Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle

Order of the Garter ⓘ
surface form: Most Noble Order of the Garter
regionServed British India ⓘ
relatedOrder Order of the Indian Empire ⓘ
surface form: Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire
religiousAffiliation secular ⓘ
sovereign British monarch ⓘ
status dormant ⓘ
type order of knighthood ⓘ
usedDuring British rule in India ⓘ
yearOfEstablishment 1861 ⓘ

Referenced by (27)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Most Exalted Order of the Star of India → abbreviation → Most Exalted Order of the Star of India self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Order of the Star of India
Emperor of India → associatedWith → Most Exalted Order of the Star of India ⓘ
this entity surface form: Order of the Star of India
Order of the Indian Empire → associatedWith → Most Exalted Order of the Star of India ⓘ
this entity surface form: Order of the Star of India
Claude Auchinleck → awardReceived → Most Exalted Order of the Star of India ⓘ
this entity surface form: Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India
Hastings Ismay → awardReceived → Most Exalted Order of the Star of India ⓘ
this entity surface form: Order of the Star of India
John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence → awardReceived → Most Exalted Order of the Star of India ⓘ
this entity surface form: Order of the Star of India
Lord Kitchener → awardReceived → Most Exalted Order of the Star of India ⓘ
this entity surface form: Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India
Most Exalted Order of the Star of India → fullName → Most Exalted Order of the Star of India self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India
KCSI → gradeOf → Most Exalted Order of the Star of India ⓘ
this entity surface form: Order of the Star of India
CSI → hasClass → Most Exalted Order of the Star of India ⓘ
subject surface form: Order of the Star of India
this entity surface form: Companion of the Order of the Star of India
Star of India → hasPart → Most Exalted Order of the Star of India ⓘ
this entity surface form: Companion of the Star of India
Order of the Indian Empire → higherRank → Most Exalted Order of the Star of India ⓘ
this entity surface form: Order of the Star of India
Knight Grand Commander → higherRankThan → Most Exalted Order of the Star of India ⓘ
this entity surface form: Companion of the Star of India
Star of India → highestRank → Most Exalted Order of the Star of India ⓘ
this entity surface form: Knight Grand Commander of the Star of India
Lord Irwin → honour → Most Exalted Order of the Star of India ⓘ
this entity surface form: Order of the Star of India
GCSI → isGradeOf → Most Exalted Order of the Star of India ⓘ
GCSI → isHighestClassOf → Most Exalted Order of the Star of India ⓘ
Star of India → officialName → Most Exalted Order of the Star of India ⓘ
CSI → partOf → Most Exalted Order of the Star of India ⓘ
this entity surface form: Order of the Star of India
CSI → partOf → Most Exalted Order of the Star of India ⓘ
subject surface form: Companion of the Order of the Star of India
this entity surface form: Order of the Star of India
Knight Grand Commander → partOf → Most Exalted Order of the Star of India ⓘ
CSI → standsFor → Most Exalted Order of the Star of India ⓘ
this entity surface form: Companion of the Order of the Star of India
GCSI → standsFor → Most Exalted Order of the Star of India ⓘ
this entity surface form: Knight Grand Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India
KCSI → standsFor → Most Exalted Order of the Star of India ⓘ
this entity surface form: Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India
GCSI → usedIn → Most Exalted Order of the Star of India ⓘ
GCSI → usedIn → Most Exalted Order of the Star of India ⓘ
this entity surface form: Order of the Star of India
KCSI → usedIn → Most Exalted Order of the Star of India ⓘ
this entity surface form: Order of the Star of India