Order_of_the_House_of_Osman
Order of the House of Osman
Award of the Ottoman Empire
The Order of the House of Osman (Ottoman Turkish: نشانِ خاندانِ آلِ عثمان, Modern Turkish: Hanedan-i-Ali-Osman) was an order of the Ottoman Empire founded on 31 August 1893 by Sultan Abdul Hamid II. It was awarded to senior male and female members of the Imperial family, statesmen, and foreign heads of state.[1][2][3] The order was awarded in only one grade.[1]