Order of Distinction (Ottoman Empire)
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Order of Distinction نشانِ امتیاز | |
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Type | Order of Merit |
Awarded for | Outstanding services |
Country | Ottoman Empire |
Presented by | Ottoman Sultan |
Status | No longer awarded |
Ribbon bar of the order | |
Precedence | |
Next (higher) | Not applicable (this was the highest order) |
Next (lower) | Order of Glory (until 1862) Order of Osmanieh (after 1862) |
The Nishan-e-Imtiaz or Order of Honour (Ottoman Turkish: نشانِ امتیاز) was an order of the Ottoman Empire founded by Sultan Abdulmejid I.[1] It was a higher honor than the Order of Glory and given to reward merit and outstanding services.[2] It was revived on 17 December 1878 by Sultan Abdul Hamid II.[1] This was the highest order in the Ottoman Empire.[3]
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