Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
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The Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire was a high-ranking chivalric title within a British imperial order of knighthood established to honor distinguished service in the Indian Empire.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chivalric title
ⓘ
grade of knighthood ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Indian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTitleForWife | Lady ⓘ |
| associatedWith | British honours system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardFor | distinguished service in the Indian Empire ⓘ |
| awardFrequency | occasional ⓘ |
| ceasedNewAppointmentsAfter | Indian independence ⓘ |
| ceremonialContext | imperial investiture ceremonies ⓘ |
| conferredBy |
Emperor of India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| country | British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1947 ⓘ |
| eligibility |
British officials
ⓘ
Indian princes ⓘ men ⓘ military officers in the Indian Empire ⓘ senior administrators in the Indian Empire ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Queen Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfRecognition |
civil service
ⓘ
military service ⓘ princely state governance ⓘ |
| genderRestriction | male ⓘ |
| gradeLevel | second class ⓘ |
| higherRank | Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire ⓘ |
| honourSystem | Imperial Orders ⓘ |
| inception | 1887 ⓘ |
| insigniaIncludes |
badge of the Order of the Indian Empire
ⓘ
star of the Order of the Indian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| insigniaWornOn | sash or ribbon ⓘ |
| knighthoodConferred | true ⓘ |
| lastAppointmentsMade | before 1948 ⓘ |
| linkedToEvent | British rule in India ⓘ |
| lowerRank | Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchTitleAtEstablishment | Empress of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| orderAbbreviation |
CIE for Companion
ⓘ
GCIE for Knight Grand Commander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orderType | order of chivalry ⓘ |
| partOf | Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postNominalLetters | KCIE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rankRelativeToOtherOrders | below Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India ⓘ |
| region | British India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionNeutral | true ⓘ |
| shortName | KCIE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | dormant ⓘ |
| styleOfAddress | Sir ⓘ |
| usedInConjunctionWith | Order of the Star of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedPostIndependence | no new creations ⓘ |
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