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.[citation needed] |
Status | discontinued |
Grades | Member |
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First induction | 1934 |
Last induction | 2004 |
Precedence | |
Next (higher) | Mahendra Chain |
Next (lower) | |
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.[citation needed]
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.[citation needed]
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.[citation needed]
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.[citation needed]
Members[]
- Charles de Gaulle[1]
- Queen Aishwarya of Nepal
- Akihito
- Princess 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[]
- ^ Künker Auktion 259: Orden und Ehrenzeichen aus aller Welt | Heiliger Stuhl. Written by Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG
- Orders, decorations, and medals of Nepal
- Orders of chivalry awarded to heads of state, consorts and sovereign family members
- 1934 establishments in Nepal
- Order, decoration, and medal stubs
- Nepal stubs