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The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire is an
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founded by
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on 1 January 1878. The Order includes members of three classes: #Knight Grand Commander (
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) #Knight Commander ( KCIE) #Companion ( CIE) No appointments have been made since 1947, the year that
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. With the death of the last surviving knight, the Maharaja Meghrajji III of Dhrangadhra, the order became dormant in 2010. The motto of the Order is ''Imperatricis auspiciis'', (
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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.


History

The British founded the Order in 1878 to reward British and native officials who served in British India. The Order originally had only one class (Companion), but expanded to comprise two classes in 1887. The British authorities intended the Order of the Indian Empire as a less exclusive version of the Order of the Star of India (founded in 1861); consequently, many more appointments were made to the former than to the latter. On 15 February 1887, the Order of the Indian Empire formally became "The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire" and was divided into two classes: Knights Commander and Companions, with the following as Knights Commanders, listed up to 1906Great Britain. India Office 1905 (in date order) *
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(1887) * Alexander Meadows Rendel *Donald Campbell Macnabb * George Christopher Molesworth Birdwood *Surgeon-General Benjamin Simpson * Albert James Leppoc Cappel * Donald Mackenzie Wallace * Alfred Woodley Croft * Bradford Leslie *Jaswantsinghji Fatehsinghji, Thakur Sahib of Limri * William Gerald Seymour Vesey-Fitzgerald * Charles Arthur Turner (1888) *
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Raymond West Sir Raymond West (18 September 1832 in County Kerry, Ireland – 8 September 1912) was a barrister King's Inns Dublin 1871, Puisne Judge of the High Court of Bombay, 1873–87; President of the Bombay Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, ...
* Guilford Lindsey Molesworth *Frederick Russell Hogg *Sirdar Nauroz Khan, of Kharan *
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Henry Mortimer Durand Sir Henry Mortimer Durand, (14 February 1850 – 8 June 1924) was a British Anglo-Indian diplomat and member of the Indian Civil Service. Background Born at Sehore, Bhopal, India, he was the son of Sir Henry Marion Durand, the Resident of Ba ...
(1889) *Arthur George Macpherson * William Markby * H. S. Cunningham *Maharana Shri Wakhat Singh Dalil Singh, Raja of Lunavada. *
Roper Lethbridge Sir Roper Lethbridge (23 December 1840 – 15 February 1919) was a British academic and civil servant in India and a Conservative Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1892. Early life and education Lethbridge was the ...
(1890) * Charles Canning, 1st Earl Canning * Edward Charles Kayll Ollivant (1892) *
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* Henry Hoyle Howorth MP * Henry Seymour King *Lieutenant-Colonel William Brereton Hudson (1893) *Lieutenant-General
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*Lieutenant-General Edward Charles Sparshott Williams *Field Marshall George White *John Lambert *Colonel John Charles Ardagh (1894) * James Lyle Mackay *
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(1895) * Nawab Sidi Ahmad Khan Sidi Ibrahim Khan of Janjira *Sirdar Krishna Rao Bapu Saheb Jadu *Raja Sri Rao Vencatesveta Chalapati Ranga Rao Bahadur of Bobbili *Sir William Robert Brooke (Director General of Telegraphs, India) *Maharaja Pratap Narayan Singh of Ayudhya *Maharaja Ravaneshwar Prasad Singh, Bahadur of Gidhaur *Lt.Col. Adalbert Cecil Talbot * Maj.-Gen. Thomas Dennehy (1896) *His Highness Maharaja Sawai Ranjor Singh Bahadur, of Ajaigarh (1897) *Henry William Bliss *Nawab Amir-ud-din Ahmad Khan Bahadur, Chief of Loharu. *
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Sir Khwaja Salimullah Bahadur, Nawab of Dhaka *Colonel William Sinclair Smith Bisset * General Edward Stedman * John Jardine *Rear-Admiral John Hext *Mancherjee Merwanjee Bhownaggree *Colonel Thomas Hungerford Holdich *Baba Khem Singh Bedi, of Kallar (1898) *
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* Brigade-Surgeon-Lieutenant-Colonel George King, CIE, MB *Sir Arthur Wilson, * Francis William Maclean *Sir Andrew Wingate W.C. * Kunwar Harnam Singh, Ahluwalia * Maj.-Gen. Sir Gerald De Courcy Morton *Gen. Sir George Corrie Bird * S. Subramaniya Aiyar, CIE, Dewan Bahadur (1900) * Oliver Russell, 2nd Baron Ampthill *Alexander Frederick Douglas Cunningham (1901) * Henry Evan Murchison James * Maharaj Ganga Singh of Bikaner * Shahbaz Khan Bugti * James George Scott *Maharaja Dhiraj Milkman Sign Eahadur (1902) *Maharaja Rameshwara Singh Bahadur *Sir Thomas Higham * Col. Sir Samuel Swinton Jacob * Lt.Col. Sir William Hutt Curzon Wyllie *Sir Lawrence Hugh Jenkins (1903) * Khan Bahadur Khuda Bakhsh, CIE (1903) * Sir Herbert Thirkell White *Sir Charles Lewis Tupper, CSI * Surgeon-General Benjamin Franklin, CIE, *Sir Frederick Augustus Nicholson, CSI *Sir Arthur Upton Fanshawe, Esq, CSI, *Sir Walter Roper Lawrence, Esq, CIE, *Sir John Eliot, Esq, CIE, * Raja Dhiraj Nahar Singh, of Shahpura, *Gangadhar Rao Ganesh, alias Bala Sahib Patwar-Dhan, Chief of Miraj *Sardar Ghaus Bakhsh, Raisani, *Maharaja Harballabh Narayan Singh Bahadur, of Sonbursa, *Maharaja Peshkar Kishn Parshad, * Puma Narasingharao Krishna Murti, CIE, *Maj.-Gen. Sir Edmond Roche Elles (1904) *Sir Henry Thoby Prinsep *Pherozeshah Merwanji Mehta *Col. Sir Buchanan Scott *Col. Sir John Walter Ottley *Raja Jaswant Singh, of Sailana *Major Sir Francis Edward Younghusband *Bt.-Col. Sir James R. L. Macdonald * Sri Ugyen Wangchuk, Tongsa Penlop of Bhutan *Sir Frederic Styles Philpin Lely (1905) However, on 21 June 1887, a further proclamation regarding the Order was made; the Order was expanded from two classes to three – Knight Grand Commander, Knight Commander and Companion. Seven Knights Grand Commander were created, namely: * The Prince of Wales * The Duke of Edinburgh * The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn * The Duke of Cambridge * Lord Reay, Governor of Bombay * Lord Connemara, Governor of Madras *General Sir Frederick Sleigh Roberts (promoted from a Knight Commander) Also from 1897, 3 honorary Knights Commanders were made. Including Léon Émile Clément-Thomas (1897), Col. Sir Eduardo Augusto Rodriques Galhardo (Jan 1901) and Sir Hussien Kuli Khan, Mokhber-ed-Dowlet (June 1902). Emperor
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was made an honorary Knight Grand Commander on 17 December 1900.


Ceasement

Appointments to both Orders ceased after 14 August 1947. As the last Grand Master of the orders, the Earl Mountbatten of Burma was also the last known individual to have publicly worn the stars of a Knight Grand Commander of both orders, during the Queen's Silver Jubilee celebrations in 1977. The Orders have never been formally abolished, and King
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remains the Sovereign of the Orders. There are no living members of the order. * The last Grand Master of the Order was
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The 1st Viscount Mountbatten of Burma (later promoted and created Admiral of the Fleet The 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma; 1900–1979), the last
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. Lord Mountbatten was killed in an IRA bombing in
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on 27 August 1979. *The last surviving GCIE,
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Sri Sir
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(1912–1991), the Maharaja of
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, died on 19 July 1991 in
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. *The last surviving KCIE,
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Sri Sir the Maharaja of Dhrangadhra (1923–2010), the Maharaja of
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, died at Dhrangadhra on 1 August 2010. *The last surviving CIE, Sir Ian Dixon Scott (1909–2002), died on 3 March 2002.Obituary for Sir Ian Dixon Scott
Telegraph.co.uk, 11 March 2002.
The fictional characters Purun Dass (invented by
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) and Harry Paget Flashman (invented by George MacDonald Fraser) each held a KCIE; Kipling's engineer Findlayson in ''The Day's Work'' (1908) aspires to the CIE.


Composition

The
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serves as the Sovereign of the Order. The Grand Master held the next-most senior rank; the position was held, ''ex officio'', by the
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. Members of the first class were known as "Knights Grand Commanders" rather than "Knights Grand Cross" so as not to offend the non-Christian Indians appointed to the Order. At the time of foundation in 1878 the order had only one class, that of Companion, with no quota imposed. In 1886, the Order was divided into the two classes of Knights Commander (50 at any given time) and Companions (no quota). The following year the class of Knight Grand Commander (25 at any given time) was added; the composition of the other two classes remained the same. The statute also provided that it was "competent for Her Majesty, Her heirs and successors, at Her or their pleasure, to appoint any Princes of the Blood Royal, being descendants of His late Majesty King George the First, as Extra Knights Grand Commanders". By Letters Patent of 2 Aug 1886, the number of Knights Commander was increased to 82, while Commanders were limited to 20 nominations per year (40 for 1903 only). Membership was expanded by Letters Patent of 10 June 1897, which permitted up to 32 Knights Grand Commander. A special statute of 21 October 1902 permitted up to 92 Knights Commander, but continued to limit the number of nominations of Commanders to 20 in any successive year. On 21 December 1911, in connection with the
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, the limits were increased to 40 Knights Grand Commander, 120 Knights Commander, and 40 nominations of companions in any successive year. British officials and soldiers were eligible for appointment, as were rulers of Indian Princely States. Generally, the rulers of the more important states were appointed Knights Grand Commanders of the Order of the Star of India, rather than of the Order of the Indian Empire. Women, save the princely rulers, were ineligible for appointment to the Order. Female princely rulers were admitted as "Knights" rather than as "Dames" or "Ladies". Other Asian and Middle Eastern rulers were also appointed as well.


Vestments and accoutrements

Members of the Order wore elaborate costumes on important ceremonial occasions: * The ''mantle'', worn only by Knights Grand Commander, comprised dark blue satin lined with white silk. On the left side was a representation of the star (see photo at right). * The ''collar'', also worn only by Knights Grand Commander, was made of gold. It was composed of alternating golden elephants, Indian roses and peacocks. At less important occasions, simpler insignia were used: *The ''star'', worn only by Knights Grand Commander and Knights Commander, had ten points, including rays of gold and silver for Knights Grand Commander, and of plain silver for Knights Commander. In the centre was an image of Victoria surrounded by a dark blue ring with the motto and surmounted by a crown. *The ''badge'' was worn by Knights Grand Commander on a dark blue riband, or sash, passing from the right shoulder to the left hip, and by Knights Commander and Companions from a dark blue ribbon around the neck. It included a five-petalled crown-surmounted red flower, with the image of Victoria surrounded by a dark blue ring with the motto at the centre. The insignia of most other British chivalric orders incorporates a cross: the Order of the Indian Empire does not in deference to India's non-Christian tradition.


Precedence and privileges

Members of all classes of the Order were assigned positions in the order of precedence. Wives of members of all classes also featured on the order of precedence, as did sons, daughters and daughters-in-law of Knights Grand Commanders and Knights Commanders. (See order of precedence in England and Wales for the exact positions.) Knights Grand Commanders used the post-nominal "GCIE", Knights Commanders "KCIE" and Companions "CIE." Knights Grand Commanders and Knights Commanders prefixed "Sir" to their forenames. Wives of Knights Grand Commanders and Knights Commanders could prefix "Lady" to their surnames. Such forms were not used by peers and Indian princes, except when the names of the former were written out in their fullest forms. Knights Grand Commanders were also entitled to receive heraldic supporters. They could, furthermore, encircle their arms with a depiction of the circlet (a circle bearing the motto) and the collar; the former is shown either outside or on top of the latter. Knights Commanders and Companions were permitted to display the circlet, but not the collar, surrounding their arms. The badge is depicted suspended from the collar or circlet.


Notable appointees

* In 1931 The
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of Bharatpur and reigned from 27 March 1929 to 15 August 1947. He was also senior member of the council and president (c.1922-23). * On 1 January 1883, the
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Mir Syed Muhammad Baquar Ali Khan was created a Companion of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire and was given the title of C.I.E. He was the Mir of Kotaha and the
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of Morni and
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The first two kings of
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were presented with the KCIE: * Ugyen Wangchuck, the first King, received the KCIE in 1905 from John Claude White, the first Political Officer in Gangtok, Sikkim. He was promoted to a GCIE in 1921. * Jigme Wangchuck, the second King, received the KCIE in 1931 from Lieutenant-Colonel J.L.R. Weir, also the Political Officer in Gangtok at the time. Other appointees include: *Sheikh Khaz'al Khan of Mohammerah received the GCIE in 1916, promoted from a KCIE in 1910. *Raja Sir S. Ramaswami Mudaliar was made a CIE on 6 June 1885. * Mahamahopadhyay Pandit Mahesh Chandra Nyayratna Bhattacharyya of Calcutta, eminent Sanskrit scholar, principal of the Sanskrit College, academic administrator, philanthropist and social reformer. He was made a Companion of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire (CIE) on 24 May 1881, six years before the title of ''Mahamahopadhyay'' was conferred as a personal distinction on the occasion of the Jubilee of the reign of Queen Victoria, for eminence in oriental learning. He was arguably the first
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CIE. The titles entitled him to take rank in the
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immediately after titular Rajas. * Prabhu Narayan Singh of Benares, The
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of Benares from the
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received the KCIE in 1892. * Sir M. Visvesvaraya, a notable Engineer and Statesman, who served as the 19th
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from 1912 to 1918, received the KCIE from
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in 1915. * Sir V. Bhashyam Aiyangar, The first Indian to be appointed Advocate-General of the Madras Presidency and Law member of the executive council of the Governor of Madras between 1897 and 1900, was created as a CIE in 1895, however his later promotion to the rank of
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in 1900 often overshadows his CIE status. *
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, a distinguished Indian Bengali historian and aristocrat. * Nawab Sir Khwaja Salimullah Bahadur of Dhaka Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (GCIE) – 23 December 1911, Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India (KCSI) – New Year Honours, 1909, Companion of the Order of the Star of India (CSI) – New Year Honours, 1906. * Abdul Karim, "the Munshi", Queen Victoria's favourite Indian servant, was created a CIE. * Nawab Sir Imam Buksh Khan Mazari, Nawab of Rojhan Mazari * Rao Bahadur Kanti Chandra Mukharji (Chief Member of the Jaipur State council, Member of the Famine Commission of India)was made a CIE in 1891. * Nawaab Syed Shamsul Huda was made a KCIE in 1916. *
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was made a CIE in 1903. * Sir Md. Azizul Haque was made a CIE in 1937. * Khwaja Nazimuddin was made a KCIE in 1934, promoted from a CIE in 1926 *
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was appointed a CIE in 1937. * Sir Narayanan R. Pillai, a member of the ICS and later the first Secretary of External Affairs of India, was appointed a CIE in 1939 and knighted with the KCIE in 1946. *
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was appointed a CIE in 1931. * Colonel Rao Bahadur Thakur Sir Sadul Singh of
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was appointed a CIE in 1920. *
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was appointed a CIE in 1919, knighted with the KCIE in 1925 and promoted to a GCIE in 1933. *
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was appointed a CIE in 1941. *
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was made a CIE in 1945. * Sheikh Isa ibn Ali Al Khalifa, Ruler of
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, was made a KCIE in 1919, as was his son, Sheikh
Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa (1872–1942) Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa KCIE, CSI (6 February 1872 – 20 February 1942) was the Hakim (ruler) of Bahrain from the death of his father, Hakim Isa ibn Ali, on 9 December 1932 until his own death in 1942. Biography Hamad was born on 6 Febr ...
in 1935. His grandson, Sheikh Salman ibn Hamad Al Khalifa (1895–1961), was also made a KCIE in 1943. * Nawab Sayyid Hassan Ali Mirza Khan Bahadur,
Nawab of Murshidabad The Nawab Bahadur of Murshidabad ( bn, মুর্শিদাবাদের নবাব বাহাদুর), or simply known as the Nawab of Murshidabad, was a hereditary title of Bengal akin to Western peerage. They were direct descenda ...
, received the KCIE in 1887 and was promoted to a GCIE in 1890. *
Maharaja Mahārāja (; also spelled Maharajah, Maharaj) is a Sanskrit title for a "great ruler", "great king" or " high king". A few ruled states informally called empires, including ruler raja Sri Gupta, founder of the ancient Indian Gupta Empire, a ...
Rameshwar Prasad Singh of Singrauli, received the GCIE on 8 October 1945, for his contribution to both the World Wars * Emperor Gojong of
Korea Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republic ...
received the GCIE in 1900. *
Lakhajirajsinhji II Bavajirajsinhji, 12th Thakore Saheb of Rajkot Lakhajirajsinhji II (17 December 1885 – 2 February 1930) was the ruler of the Indian princely state of Rajkot from April 1890 until his death, holding the title ''Thakore Saheb''. He came to the throne at the age of four, following the death ...
, was created a KCIE in 1908. *Sheikh
Mubarak Al Sabah Sheikh Mubarak Al-Sabah (1837 – 28 November 1915) ( ar, الشيخ مبارك بن صباح الصباح) "the Great" ( ar, مبارك الكبير) was the seventh ruler of the Sheikhdom of Kuwait from 18 May 1896 until his death on 18 Novemb ...
, the 7th ruler of the
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received the KCIE in 1911. His grandson, the 10th Ruler of the Sheikhdom of Kuwait Sheikh
Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Sheikh Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (1885 – 29 January 1950) ( ar, الشيخ أحمد الجابر الصباح) was the tenth ruler of the Sheikhdom of Kuwait from 29 March 1921 until his death on 29 January 1950. Biography Ahmad was the son of ...
received one in 1930, promoted from a CIE in 1922. *
Raja of Panagal Raja Sir Panaganti Ramarayaningar KCIE (9 July 1866 – 16 December 1928), also known as the Raja of Panagal, was a ''zamindar'' of Kalahasti, a Justice Party leader and the Chief Minister or Premier of Madras Presidency from 11 July 1921 ...
, Premier of
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from 1921 to 1926 was awarded a CIE and later made KCIE. *Maharaja Sir Mohan Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana of
Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is ma ...
received the GCIE in 1945, promoted from a KCIE in 1924. *
Faisal bin Turki, Sultan of Muscat and Oman Faisal bin Turki, GCIE (8 June 1864 – 4 October 1913) ( ar, فيصل بن تركي), historic spelling ''Fessul bin Turkee'', ruled as Sultan of Muscat and Oman from 4 June 1888 to 4 October 1913. He succeeded his father Turki bin Said as Sult ...
, received the GCIE in 1903. His son, Taimur bin Faisal, received the KCIE in 1926 and his grandson, Said bin Taimur, received the GCIE in 1945. *
Raja Sir Martanda Bhairava Tondaiman Bahadur Raja Sri Brahdamba Dasa Raja Sir Martanda Bhairava Tondaiman (26 November 1875 – 28 May 1928) was the ruler of the princely state of Pudukkottai from 15 April 1886 to 28 May 1928. Early life Martanda Bhairava Tondaiman was born on 26 Nov ...
,
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was appointed GCIE on 1 January 1913. *
William Robert Cornish William Robert Cornish (also W. R. Cornish, 1828 – 19 December 1896) was a British physician who served in India for more than thirty years, and became the Surgeon-General—head of medical services—in the Madras Presidency. During the Gr ...
, Surgeon-General—head of medical services—in the
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. * John Thomas Donovan, late of the Indian Civil Service was appointed CIE in 1931. * Gopal Krishna Gokhale was made CIE. *
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Maj.Gen.
Fateh Naseeb Khan Khan Bahadur Maj.Gen. Fateh Naseeb Khan, OBE KB (1888–1933), was the Commander-in-chief of Alwar State Forces. He was a close confidant and trusted aide of Maharaja Jai Singh Prabhakar Bahadur, who was the Maharaja of Alwar State. He p ...
CIE, January 1931 ( Alwar State Forces) * Sir C. P. Ramaswami Iyer, Law Member of India and Dewan of Travancore from 1936 to 1947 was appointed a CIE in 1923 and knighted with the KCIE in 1926. He was also a recipient of KCSI. *
Francis Spring Sir Francis Joseph Edward Spring (20 January 1849 – 25 August 1933) was an Anglo-Irish civil engineer and member of the Imperial Legislative Council who played a pioneering role in development of the Indian Railways. Spring is largely reme ...
, the civil engineer, was made a KCIE. * Leonard William Reynolds, the Agent to the Governor General was made a KCIE. *
Nawab Muhammad Ali Beg Nawab Sir Muhammad Ali Beg, (1852–1930) was an Indian military leader from Hyderabad State, serving there and in the British Indian Army. Life He was born Aurangabad (Deccan) in 1852 He was the son of the late Mirza Vilayet Ali Beg, Ressald ...
, Sir Afsar Ul Mulk, MVO (1906), CIE (1887), Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the Nizam of Hyderabad was promoted to the rank of KCIE by His Majesty King
Edward VII Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Emperor of India, from 22 January 1901 until Death and state funeral of Edward VII, his death in 1910. The second chil ...
in the
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*
H. V. Nanjundaiah Hebbalalu Velpanur Nanjundaiah (1860 – 1920) was the acting Diwan of Mysore, founder and first Vice Chancellor of the University of Mysore, senior judge of the Mysore State High Court and founding president of the Kannada Sahitya Sammelana. ...
acting dewan of mysore, Privy councillor to the Maharaja of Mysore and first Vice Chancellor of the Mysore University was awarded the CIE in 1915 * Sardar Bahadur Sir Shamsher Singh Grewal KCIE, Diwan of Jind state during the reign of Raja-I-Rajgan Maharaja Raghbir Singh * Waldemar Haffkine, developer of the first vaccines against cholera and bubonic plague, was knighted to the CIE in 1897. *
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, Military Secretary of the Defence Committee of the Indian Government on the 1st December 1946. Was made C.I.E 1st January 1948. *
Maharaja Lakshmeshwar Singh Maharaja Sir Lakshmeshwar Singh, Maharaja of Darbhanga (25 September 1858 – 16 November 1898) was the Zamindar and principal landowner of Darbhanga in the Mithila region, presently in the State of Bihar, India. His philanthropic works, admin ...
, Maharaja of
Darbhanga Darbhanga is the fifth-largest city and municipal corporation in the Indian state of Bihar situated centrally in Mithila region. Darbhanga is the headquarters of the Darbhanga district and the Darbhanga division. It was the seat of the erst ...
. On 22 June 1897, he was advanced to the rank of Knight Grand Commander.


See also

* List of Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire


References


External links

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