The Neshan-e Aqdas (, ''Imperial Order'' or ''Most Sacred Order'') was an Imperial Iranian Order founded in 1870 by
Naser al-Din Shah Qajar
Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (; ; 17 July 1831 – 1 May 1896) was the fourth Shah of Qajar Iran from 5 September 1848 to 1 May 1896 when he was assassinated. During his rule there was internal pressure from the people of Iran, as well as external ...
. 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 Qajar family (; 1789–1925) was an Iranian royal family founded by Mohammad Khan (), a member of the Qoyunlu clan of the Turkoman-descended Qajar tribe. The dynasty's effective rule in Iran ended in 1925 when Iran's '' Majlis'', conven ...
.
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
Ahmad Shah Qajar (; 21 January 1898 – 21 February 1930) was the List of monarchs of Iran, shah of Iran (Name of Iran, Persia) from 16 July 1909 to 15 December 1925, and the seventh and final ruling member of the Qajar dynasty.
Ahmad Shah ...
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Amanullah Khan
Ghazi (warrior), Ghazi Amanullah Khan (Pashto/Dari: ; 1 June 1892 – 26 April 1960) was the head of state, sovereign of Afghanistan from 1919, first as Emirate of Afghanistan, Emir and after 1926 as Kingdom of Afghanistan, King, until his abdic ...
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Edward VII
Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 22 January 1901 until Death and state funeral of Edward VII, his death in 1910.
The second child ...
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Khazʽal Ibn Jabir
Khazal bin Jabir bin Merdaw al-Kabi (، ) (18 August 1863 – 24 May 1936), ''Muaz us-Sultana'', and ''Sardar-e-Nishan-e-Aqdas, Aqdas'' (''Most Sacred Officer of the Imperial Order of the Aqdas''), was the Emirate of arabistan, Ruler of Arab ...
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Kamran Mirza Nayeb es-Saltaneh
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Malek Mansur Mirza Shoa O-Saltaneh
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Mass'oud Mirza Zell-e Soltan
Mass'oud Mirza Zell-e Soltan (, "Mass'oud Mirza the Sultan's Shadow"; 5 January 1850 in Tabriz – 2 July 1918 in Isfahan), or Massud Mirza, was an Iranian prince of the Qajar dynasty; he was known as the "Yamin-od-Dowleh" ("Right Hand of the Go ...
* Officers
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Reza Khan Mirpanj, ''Sardar-e-Aqdas''
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Sheikh Khaz'al Khan, ''Sardar-e-Aqdas''
See also
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Aryamehr
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Order of the Lion and the Sun
The Imperial Order of the Lion and the Sun (Persian language, Persian: نشان سلطنتی شیر و خورشید) was instituted by Fat′h Ali Shah Qajar, Fat’h Ali Shah of the Qajar dynasty in 1808 to honour foreign officials (later extend ...
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Order of Aftab
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Order of Zolfaghar
The Order of Zolfaghar (, Neshan-e Zolfaghar) is the highest military honour of Iran. It was established in 1856 as the Decoration of the Commander of the Faithful, by Naser al-Din Shah Qajar. In 1925, it was given its current name by Reza Shah. ...
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Civil awards and decorations of Iran
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