The Nishan-e Aqdas (''Imperial Order'' or ''Most Sacred Order'') was an Imperial Iranian Order founded in 1870 by the
Qajar Shah of Iran Nassereddin. There were three classes, with two different styles for Iranians (''Sardar'') and foreigners (''Nishan''). The Order was dissolved upon the collapse of the Qajar dynasty.
The three classes were:
* Aqdas (''Most Sacred'', 1st class)
* Qods (''Very Sacred'', 2nd class)
* Moqaddas (''Sacred'', 3rd class)
Recipients
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Ahmad Shah Qajar
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Amanullah Khan
Ghazi Amanullah Khan (Pashto and Dari: ; 1 June 1892 – 25 April 1960) was the sovereign of Afghanistan from 1919, first as Emir and after 1926 as King, until his abdication in 1929. After the end of the Third Anglo-Afghan War in August 1 ...
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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 ...
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Khazʽal Ibn Jabir
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Kamran Mirza Nayeb es-Saltaneh
Kamran Mirza ( fa, کامران ميرزا; July 22, 1856 – April 15, 1929), was a Persian Prince of Qajar dynasty and third surviving son of Nasser al-Din Shah. He was the brother of Mass'oud Mirza Zell-e Soltan and Mozzafar al-Din Shah. He wa ...
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Malek Mansur Mirza Shoa O-Saltaneh
Prince Malek Mansur Mirza (1880–1922) Iranian prince of Qajar dynasty, was Mozaffar al-Din Shah's second son, brother of Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar, Abul-fat'h Mirza Salar-ed-Dowleh and Abul-Fazl Mirza.
He was born at Tabriz, 30 March 1880 and e ...
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Mass'oud Mirza Zell-e Soltan
* Officers
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Reza Khan Mirpanj
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, spouse = Maryam Savadkoohi Tadj ol-Molouk Ayromlu (queen consort)Turan AmirsoleimaniEsmat Dowlatshahi
, issue = Princess Hamdamsaltaneh Princess ShamsMohammad Reza Shah Princess Ashraf Prince Ali Reza Prince Gholam Reza Prin ...
, ''Sardar-e-Aqdas''
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Sheikh Khaz'al Khan, ''Sardar-e-Aqdas''
See also
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Aryamehr
Aryamehr ( fa, آریامهر, Âryâmehr, ) was the title used in the Pahlavi dynasty by Shahanshah Mohammad Reza Shah of Iran. It means ''Light of the Aryans''.
History
''Aryamehr'' was granted as a secondary title by a session of the joint Hous ...
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Order of the Lion and the Sun
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Order of Aftab
The Order of Aftab ( Persian: نشان آفتاب trans. ''Neshan-e Aftab''), also known as the Order of the Sun, was a decoration founded by Nasser al-Din Shah Qajar, the Shah of Iran, in February 1873, before his first visit to various Europea ...
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Order of Zolfaghar
The Order of Zolfaghar ( fa, نشان ذوالفقار, Neshan-e Zolfaghar) is the highest military honour of Iran. The Order was established in 1856 as the Decoration of the Commander of the Faithful, by Naser al-Din Shah. It was given its cur ...
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Iranian Orders & Decorations
Civil awards and decorations of Iran
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