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The Royal Warrant for the Kaisar-i-Hind was amended in 1901, 1912, 1933 and 1939. While never officially rescinded, the Kaisar-i-Hind ceased to be awarded following the passage of the Indian Independence Act 1947. [7] The awards of the gold medal were often published in the London Gazette, while other classes were published in the Gazette of India.
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The title of vitez, or knight, was awarded to recipients of certain state orders and awards. The following awards granted the title: [1] Military Order of the Iron Trefoil 1st Class with oak leaves; Military Order of the Iron Trefoil 1st Class; Grand Order of the Crown of King Zvonimir with star and oak leaves
Kaisar-i-Hind Medal [1] 1st class Insignia of design awarded from 1939, with presentation case The Order of British India was an order of merit established in 1837 by the East India Company for "long, faithful and honourable service". [ 2 ]
He was awarded the Kaisar-i-Hind Medal in the 1900 Birthday Honours. He was promoted to lieutenant general in 1905. [4] During the Russo-Japanese War of 1904 to 1905, he was the senior British military observer embedded within the Imperial Japanese Army in Manchuria from February to September 1905. [4]
The term Kaisar-i-Hind means emperor of India in the vernacular of the Hindi and Urdu languages. The word kaisar, meaning 'emperor', is a derivative of the Roman imperial title caesar (via Persian and Ottoman Turkish – see Kaiser-i-Rum), and is cognate with the German title Kaiser, which was borrowed from the Latin at an earlier date. [10]
The obverse depicts the effigy of the reigning sovereign. Around the edge is the inscription of the sovereign's regnal name and the title KAISAR-I-HIND. [5] The reverse depicts an outer wreath of lotus flowers and leaves surrounding an inner wreath of palm leaves. Between the two wreaths is the inscription FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE.
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