KCSI

E12259

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.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
KCSI canonical 2

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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 Knight or Dame Commander
surface form: Dame Commander of the Order of the Star of India
genderForm male
gradeOf Most Exalted Order of the Star of India
surface form: Order of the Star of India
hasAbbreviationType initialism
higherRank GCSI
honourCategory knighthood
honourSystem British orders, decorations and medals
jurisdiction British India
surface form: 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 Most Exalted Order of the Star of India
surface form: 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 Most Exalted Order of the Star of India
surface form: Order of the Star of India

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