Neshan-e Aqdas

The Neshan-e Aqdas (Persian: نشان اقدس, Imperial Order or Most Sacred Order) was an Imperial Iranian Order founded in 1870 by Naser al-Din Shah Qajar. There were three classes, with two different styles for Iranians (Sardar) and foreigners (Nishan). The Order was dissolved upon the collapse of the Qajar dynasty.

The three classes were:

• Aqdas (Most Sacred, 1st class)
• Qods (Very Sacred, 2nd class)
• Moqaddas (Sacred, 3rd class)

Recipients

• Ahmad Shah Qajar
• Amanullah Khan
• Edward VII
• Khazʽal Ibn Jabir
• Kamran Mirza Nayeb es-Saltaneh
• Malek Mansur Mirza Shoa O-Saltaneh
• Mass'oud Mirza Zell-e Soltan
• Officers Reza Khan Mirpanj, Sardar-e-Aqdas Sheikh Khaz'al Khan, Sardar-e-Aqdas

See also

• Aryamehr
• Order of the Lion and the Sun
• Order of Aftab
• Order of Zolfaghar

External links

• 2021-01-26 at the Wayback Machine