KCSI

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chivalric title post-nominal title

KCSI is the post-nominal title for a Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India, a former British order of chivalry associated with colonial India.

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	chivalric title → post-nominal title →
associatedWith	British Empire → British India → colonial India →
awardedFor	service to the British Crown in India →
conveysTitle	Knight Commander →
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom →
discontinuedAfterEvent	Indian independence →
eligibility	British subjects → Indian princes → high-ranking officials in India →
entitlesToStyle	Sir →
femaleEquivalent	Dame Commander of the Order of the Star of India →
genderForm	male →
gradeOf	Order of the Star of India →
hasAbbreviationType	initialism →
higherRank	GCSI →
honourCategory	knighthood →
honourSystem	British orders, decorations and medals →
jurisdiction	British Raj →
languageOfAbbreviation	English →
lowerRank	CSI →
notationType	post-nominal letters →
orderFoundedBy	Queen Victoria →
orderFoundedInYear	1861 →
orderInsigniaIncludes	badge → sash → star →
orderMottoLanguage	Latin →
orderType	order of chivalry →
partOf	honours system of the United Kingdom →
postNominalPlacement	after name of recipient →
rank	Knight Commander →
regionOfUse	India →
standsFor	Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India →
status	dormant → no longer conferred →
usedAsPostNominalLetters	yes →
usedBy	knights commander of the Order of the Star of India →
usedIn	Order of the Star of India →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Star of India →	abbreviation
Most Exalted Order of the Star of India →	postNominalLettersForKnightCommander