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The Order of British India was an order of merit established in 1837 by the East India Company for "long, faithful and honourable service". [2] The company's powers were removed after the Indian Mutiny , and the Order was incorporated into the British Honours System in 1859.
During the British Raj, new medals and orders were established and were awarded for the services to the Crown and the Indian Empire by Europeans and Indians of British India and the princely states. After 1914, Indians also became eligible for British Honours. The following is a list of orders, decorations and medals related to British in India ...
The Star of India emblem, the insignia of order and the informal emblem of British India, was also used as the basis of a series of flags to represent the Indian Empire. The order was the fifth most senior British order of chivalry, following the Order of the Garter, Order of the Thistle, Order of St Patrick and Order of the Bath.
The motto of the Order is Imperatricis auspiciis, (Latin for "Under the auspices of the Empress"), a reference to Queen Victoria, the first Empress of India. The Order is the junior British order of chivalry associated with the British Indian Empire; the senior one is The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India.
The Indian Order of Merit (IOM) was a military and civilian decoration of British India.It was established in 1837, (General Order of the Governor-General of India, No. 94 of 1 May 1837) [1] although following the Partition of India in 1947 it was decided to discontinue the award and in 1954 a separate Indian honours system was developed, to act retrospectively to 1947.
The Order of Burma was created in May 1940 by King George VI of the United Kingdom to recognise subjects of the British colony of Burma after it became a distinct colony, separate from British India. This order had one class which entitled the member to the postnominal letters OB but no title.
The Imperial Order of the Crown of India is an order in the British honours system. The Order was established by Queen Victoria when she became Empress of India in 1878. [ 1 ] The Order was open only to women, and no appointments have been made since the Partition of India in 1947.
Order of the Star of India (7 C, 2 P) Pages in category "Orders, decorations, and medals of British India" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total.