Back Orde de l'Imperi Indi Catalan Řád Indické říše Czech Order of the Indian Empire German Order of the Indian Empire English Orden del Imperio de la India Spanish Intian keisarikunnan ritarikunta Finnish Ordre de l'empire des Indes French מסדר האימפריה ההודית HE Bintang Kekaisaran India ID Ordine dell'Impero indiano Italian
| Order of the Indian Empire | |
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| The insignia of The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire | |
| Awarded by the Queen of the United Kingdom | |
| Type | Order |
| Motto | IMPERATRICIS AUSPICIIS |
| Awarded for | At the monarch's pleasure |
| Status | Not awarded since 1947 Dormant order since 2010 |
| Sovereign | Charles III |
| Grades (w/ post-nominals) | Knight Grand Commander (GCIE) Knight Commander (KCIE) Companion (CIE) |
| Established | 1878 - 2010 |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Order of St Michael and St George |
| Next (lower) | Royal Victorian Order |
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| ribbon bar of the Order of the Indian Empire | |
The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire is an order of chivalry founded by Queen Victoria in 1878. The Order includes members of three classes:
No appointments have been made since 1947, the year of Indian independence and the Partition of India. In 2010 the last surviving knight, The Maharaja of Dhrangadhra, died and the order became dormant .[1]
The motto of the Order is Imperatricis auspiciis, (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 Empire of India; the senior one is The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India.
- ↑ Obituary of The Maharaja of Dhrangadhra-Halvad - Website Telegraph.co.uk, 02 September 2010