Star of India
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The Star of India is a historic emblem and chivalric order created by the British Crown to honor loyalty and service among princes and officials in colonial India.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Star of India canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chivalric order
ⓘ
order of chivalry ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
CSI
ⓘ
GCSI ⓘ KCSI ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | British India ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British Crown
ⓘ
surface form:
British monarchy
Indian princely states ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
loyalty
ⓘ
meritorious service in India ⓘ |
| awardingBody |
British monarch
ⓘ
surface form:
Sovereign of the United Kingdom
|
| ceremonialUse | state occasions ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy | Queen Victoria ⓘ |
| creator | British Crown ⓘ |
| dissolutionCause | end of British rule in India ⓘ |
| eligibility |
British officials in India
ⓘ
Indian princes ⓘ other distinguished persons serving the British Raj ⓘ |
| fieldOfUse | colonial honours ⓘ |
| genderRestriction | primarily male recipients ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Most Exalted Order of the Star of India
ⓘ
surface form:
Companion of the Star of India
Knight Commander of the Star of India ⓘ Knight Grand Commander of the Star of India ⓘ |
| highestRank |
Most Exalted Order of the Star of India
ⓘ
surface form:
Knight Grand Commander of the Star of India
|
| historicalPeriod |
British India
ⓘ
surface form:
British Raj
|
| inception | 1861 ⓘ |
| insigniaType |
badge
ⓘ
sash ⓘ star ⓘ |
| languageOfMotto | English ⓘ |
| lastAppointments | 1947 ⓘ |
| locationOfFormation | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| motto | Heaven’s light our guide ⓘ |
| namedAfter | star ⓘ |
| officialName | Most Exalted Order of the Star of India ⓘ |
| orderPrecedenceWithinIndia | one of the highest British orders in India ⓘ |
| purpose |
to reward loyalty to the British Crown in India
ⓘ
to reward service among princes and officials in British India ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Order of the Indian Empire ⓘ |
| religiousRestriction | none ⓘ |
| status | dormant ⓘ |
| symbol |
crown
ⓘ
five-pointed star ⓘ rays of light ⓘ |
| usedFor | honours system of the British Empire ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.