- Source: Order of the Lion and the Sun
The Imperial Order of the Lion and the Sun (Persian: نشان سلطنتی شیر و خورشید) was instituted by Fat’h Ali Shah of the Qajar dynasty in 1808 to honour foreign officials (later extended to Iranians) who had rendered distinguished services to Iran. In 1925, under the Pahlavi dynasty the Order continued as the Order of Homayoun with new insignia, though based on the Lion and Sun motif. This motif was used for centuries by the rulers of Iran, being formally adopted under Mohammad Shah.
The order is abbreviated as KLS, for Knight of Lion and Sun.
The order was senior to the Order of the Crown. It was issued in five grades.
In literature
Anton Chekhov has a short story titled The Lion And The Sun. The story is about a mayor who had "long been desirous of receiving the Persian order of The Lion and the Sun".
Notable Recipients
See also
Lion and Sun
Order of Aftab
Order of the Red Lion and the Sun
Neshan-e Aqdas
Order of Zolfaghar
References
Sources
Mikaberidze, Alexander (2005). Russian Officer Corps of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Casemate Publishers. ISBN 978-1611210026.
External links
Qajar Orders and Decorations
Orders & Decorations of Pahlavi dynasty are exhibited in the ORDER section of the website
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
- Soeharto
- Soekarno
- Bhumibol Adulyadej
- Barack Obama
- Abdullah II dari Yordania
- J.K. Rowling
- Iran Safawi
- Hatta Rajasa
- Chiang Kai-shek
- Order of the Lion and the Sun
- Lion and Sun
- Order of the Lion
- Order of the Red Lion and the Sun
- Emblem of Iran
- Grand Cross
- Order of Zolfaghar
- List of Shia Muslim flags
- Red Lion and Sun Society
- Order of the Pleiades (Iran)
