Neshan-e Aqdas
Order of Aqdas | |
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House of Pahlavi | |
Sovereign | Crown Prince Reza of Iran |
Grades | Knight Grand Cordon, Knight Grand Officer, Knight Grand Commander |
Precedence | |
Next (higher) | Order of Aryamehr |
Next (lower) | Order of the Lion and the Sun |
Grand Cordon Grand Officer Grand Commander The 3 ribbon bars of the Order |
The Nishan-e Aqdas (Imperial Order or Most Sacred Order) was an Imperial Iranian Order founded in 1870 by the
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
- Ahmad Shah Qajar
- Amanullah Khan
- Edward VII
- Khazʽal Ibn Jabir
- Kamran Mirza Nayeb es-Saltaneh
- Malek Mansur Mirza Shoa O-Saltaneh
- Mass'oud Mirza Zell-e Soltan
- Officers
- Reza Khan Mirpanj, Sardar-e-Aqdas
- Sheikh Khaz'al Khan, Sardar-e-Aqdas