Orders, decorations, and medals of British India facts for kids
This page is about the honours related to British rule in India. For the current honours of Republic of India, see Orders, decorations, and medals of India.
The following is a list of orders, decorations and medals related to British India:
Orders
This article is about Order of India (disambiguation)|Order of India. For other uses, see Orders, decorations, and medals of British India (disambiguation).
Order of Chivalry
- Order of the Star of India (1861–1947)
- Order of the Indian Empire (1878–1947)
- Order of the Crown of India (1878–1947)
Order of Merit
- Order of British India (1837–1947)
Medals
Civil Medals
- Kaisar-i-Hind Medal (1900–1947)
Military Medals
- Indian Order of Merit (1837–1947)
- Indian Distinguished Service Medal (1907–1947)
Service Medals
- Indian Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (for Europeans of Indian Army) (1848–1873)
- Indian Meritorious Service Medal (for Europeans of Indian Army) (1848–1873)
- Indian Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (1848–1873)
- Indian Meritorious Service Medal (for Indian Army) (1888–1947)
- Volunteer Officers' Decoration for India and the Colonies (1894–1899)
- Volunteer Long Service Medal for India and the Colonies (1896–1930)
Police Medals
- Indian Police Medal (1932–1950)
Commemoration Medals
Campaign Medals
See also (related category): Medals of the Honourable East India Company
- Monghyr Mutiny Medal (1766)
- Deccan Medal (1784)
- Mysore Medal (1793)
- Egypt Medal (1801)
- Seringapatam Medal (1801)
- Capture of Ceylon Medal (1807)
- Medal for capture of Rodrigues, Isle of Bourbon and Isle of France (1811)
- Java Medal (1812)
- Nepal Medal (1816)
- Burma Medal (1826)
- Coorg Medal (1837)
- Ghuznee Medal (1839)
- Jellalabad Medals (1842)
- Medal for the Defence of Kelat-I-Ghilzie (1842)
- Candahar, Ghuznee, Cabul Medal (1842)
- China War Medal (1842)
- Scinde Medal (1843)
- Gwalior Star (1844)
- Sutlej Medal (1846)
- Punjab Medal (1849)
- Army of India Medal (1851)
- India General Service Medal (1854)
- Indian Mutiny Medal (1858)
- Second China War Medal (1861)
- Afghanistan Medal (United Kingdom) (1881)
- Abyssinian War Medal (1869)
- Kabul to Kandahar Star (1881)
- Central Africa Medal (1895)
- India Medal (1896)
- East and Central Africa Medal (1899)
- China War Medal (1900)
- Tibet Medal (1905)
- India General Service Medal (1909)
- India General Service Medal (1936)
- India Service Medal (1946)
Battle Honours
Main page: Repugnant battle honours of the Indian Army
- Mysore (1789–91)
- Egypt (battle honour) (1801)
- Assaye (battle honour) (1803)
- Abyssinia (battle honour) (1868)
Titles
First Class
- Sardar Bahadur
- Diwan Bahadur
Second Class
- Khan Bahadur
- Rai Bahadur
Third Class
See also
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