Orders, decorations, and medals of British India
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Orders, decorations, and medals of British India were honors and distinctions awarded during the British colonial period in the Indian subcontinent to recognize service, loyalty, and achievement among both British and Indian subjects.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial honours system
ⓘ
system of orders, decorations, and medals ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
British Crown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Government of India (British Raj) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliedInPeriod |
British Raj
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Company rule in India ⓘ |
| awardedTo |
British subjects
ⓘ
Indian subjects ⓘ |
| country | British India ⓘ |
| endTime | 1947 ⓘ |
| follows | British honours system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includes |
Afghanistan Medal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Delhi Durbar Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ Empress of India Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ India General Service Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ India General Service Medal 1854 NERFINISHED ⓘ India General Service Medal 1895 NERFINISHED ⓘ India General Service Medal 1909 NERFINISHED ⓘ India General Service Medal 1936 NERFINISHED ⓘ India Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Distinguished Service Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Frontier Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian General Service Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Long Service and Good Conduct Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Meritorious Service Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Order of Merit NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Police Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Volunteer Force Long Service Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Volunteer Forces Officers' Decoration NERFINISHED ⓘ Kaisar-i-Hind Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ King Edward VII Delhi Durbar Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ King George V Coronation Durbar Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ Order of British India NERFINISHED ⓘ Order of the Indian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Order of the Star of India NERFINISHED ⓘ Punjab Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ Tibet Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ Volunteer Officers' Decoration for India and the Colonies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| purpose |
recognition of achievement
ⓘ
recognition of loyalty ⓘ recognition of service ⓘ |
| replacedBy | orders, decorations, and medals of independent India ⓘ |
| startTime | 18th century ⓘ |
| usedFor |
campaign and war service recognition
ⓘ
civilian public service awards ⓘ long service recognition ⓘ military gallantry awards ⓘ |
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