Order_of_the_Star_of_Nepal
Order of the Star of Nepal
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The Most Refulgent Order of the Star of Nepal (Nepali: नेपाल तारा Nepal Taradisha) is an award of Nepal.
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| Order of the Star of Nepal नेपाल तारा | |
|---|---|
First class Miniature of the Order of the Star of Nepal | |
| Type | Five class Order |
| Awarded for | Outstanding merit both civilian and military. |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Presented by | King of Nepal |
| Established | 19 November 1918 |
| First awarded | 1918 |
| Last awarded | 2000 |
Ribbon of the Order of the Star of Nepal | |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Order of the Footprint of Nepal |
| Next (lower) | Order of Om Rama Patta |
| Related | Medal of the Order of the Star of Nepal (Nepal Tara Padak) |
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It was instituted by King Tribhubhan Bir Bikram Shah Dev on 19 November 1918. Attached to the order is a medal (Nepal-Tara-Padak) instituted by King Tribhuvan in 1936.[1]
The order consists of the Sovereign, Grand Master and ordinary members. For the ordinary members there are five grades and an associated medal (Nepal Tara Padak)[citation needed] The order is presented for outstanding civil or military merit.:[1]
- Member First Class (Supradipta-Manyabara-Nepal-Tara)
- Member Second Class (Pradipta-Manyabara-Nepal-Tara)
- Member Third Class (Manyabara-Nepal-Tara)
- Member Fourth Class (Manya-Nepal-Tara)
- Member Fifth Class (Nepal-Tara)
- Medal (Nepal-Tara-Padak)
- FM Sir Claude Auchinleck (1945)
- Rt Hon Sir Winston Churchill (1961)
- Boutros Boutros-Ghali
- Bhanbhagta Gurung
- Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1946)
- Tenzing Norgay
- Baber Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana
- Kiran Shamsher Rana
- Pasang Lhamu Sherpa
- Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell
- Benito Mussolini (17 July 1935)
- Hira Lal Joshi
- Chutra Bahadur Thapa
- Nabal Shah
- Bharat Man Shrestha
- Robertson, Megan C. (6 April 2004). "Nepal: The Most Refulgent Order of the Star of Nepal". Medals of the World. Retrieved 2011-07-15.