Order of Ojaswi Rajanya
Order of Ojaswi Rajanya | |
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Type | Order |
Established | 14 May 1934 |
Eligibility | Members of the Nepalese and foreign royal families.[1] |
Status | discontinued |
Grades | Member |
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First induction | 1934 |
Last induction | 2004 |
Precedence | |
Next (higher) | Mahendra Chain |
Next (lower) | Tribhuvan Prajatantra Shripada |
Equivalent | Nepal Pratap Bhaskara |
![]() Ribbon bar of the order |
The Most Glorious Order of the Ojaswi Rajanya (Nepali: Ojaswi Rajanyako Manapadvi) was an order of knighthood of Nepal. It was given to foreign heads of state, foreign or Nepalese monarchs.[1]
History
The order was instituted on 14 May 1934 by King Tribhuhvan Bir Bikram Shah Dev. It was the highest order of Nepal until Nepal Pratap Bhaskara was instituted in 1966.[1]
Insignia
The ribbon of the order is light yellow with narrow white edge stripes. It has a badge worn on the chest and a badge on the sash ribbon.[1]
Grades
The Order of Ojaswi Rajanya has one grade: Member. The order consists of the Sovereign (Parama-Ojaswi-Rajanya), Grand Master (Ati-Ojaswi-Rajanya), and ordinary members (Ojaswi-Rajanya). Conferred on members of the Nepalese and foreign royal families and foreign heads of state.[1]
Members
- Charles de Gaulle[2]
- Queen Aishwarya of Nepal
- Akihito
- Beatrix of the Netherlands
- Charles, Prince of Wales
- Chulabhorn
- Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
- Queen Elizabeth II
- Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark
- Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark
- Hirohito
- Masahito, Prince Hitachi
- Hanako, Princess Hitachi
- Queen Kanti of Nepal
- Queen Ishwari of Nepal
- Ayub Khan
- Empress Kōjun
- Queen Komal of Nepal
- Heinrich Lübke
- Empress Michiko
- Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
- Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
- Prince Basundhara of Nepal
- Prince Himalaya of Nepal
- Kaiser Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana
- Nir Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana
- Queen Ratna of Nepal
- Princess Sirindhorn of Thailand
- Queen Sofía of Spain
- Josip Broz Tito
- Jigme Singye Wangchuck
- Princess Soamsawali of Thailand
- Princess Chulabhorn of Thailand
External links
- World Medals Index, Nepal: The Most Glorious Order of Rajanya
References
- ^ a b c d e Buyers, Christopher (2008). Royal Ark "Nepal - Orders and Decorations". Royal Ark website. Christopher Buyers. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
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