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|title = Nishan-i-Iftikhar<br />
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|caption = <br />
|awarded_by = <br>[[File:Coat_of_arms_of_Kapurthala_State.jpg|60px|alt=]]<br>the [[Maharaja]] of [[Kapurthala State|Kapurthala]]<br />
|type = [[Order (distinction)|Order]]<br />
|established ={{circa|1914}} <br />
|country = [[Kapurthala State|Kapurthala]]<br />
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| same = <br />
| lower = <br />
|ribbon = <br />
|motto=Pro rege et patria<br />
|status=Dormant since 1947<br />
|founder=[[Jagatjit Singh]]<br />
|head_title =Sovereign <br />
|head = [[Sukhjit Singh (soldier)|Sukhjit Singh]]<br />
|head2_title =<br />
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}}<br />
The '''Nishan-i-Iftikhar''' ({{langx|ur|نشانِ افتخار|4=Order of Glory/Pride}}) was a military and civilian decoration of the Indian [[princely state]] of [[Kapurthala State|Kapurthala]].<br />
== Description ==<br />
This order was instituted in 1914 by [[Jagatjit Singh]], [[Maharaja]] of [[Kapurthala State|Kapurthala]].<br />
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It was awarded in three classes: first, second, and third.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=McClenaghan |first=Tony |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Indian_Princely_Medals/YQdZlHJ2WTAC?hl=en |title=Indian Princely Medals: A Record of the Orders, Decorations, and Medals of the Indian Princely States |date=1996 |publisher=Lancer Publishers |isbn=978-1-897829-19-6 |pages=186–187 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> The First Class was awarded to premier state officials and members of the household staff.<ref name=":0" /> The Second Class was conferred upon First Class state officials and commissioned officers of the state forces.<ref name=":0" /> The Third Class was reserved for other deserving individuals.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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All three classes of the Order were likely designed by the [[Paris]]-based firm [[Arthus-Bertrand]].<ref name=":0" /> The Order [[motto]] was '''''Pro Rege et Patria''''' ([[Latin]] for "For the King and Country").<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Sainty |first=Guy Stair |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/World_Orders_of_Knighthood_Merit/WiYYAQAAMAAJ |title=World Orders of Knighthood & Merit |last2=Heydel-Mankoo |first2=Rafal |date=2006 |publisher=Burke's Peerage & Gentry |isbn=978-0-9711966-7-4 |pages=1221–1222 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[Jagatjit Singh Diamond Jubilee Medal]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Awards established in 1914]]<br />
[[Category:1914 establishments in India]]<br />
[[Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of former countries]]<br />
[[Category:Kapurthala State]]</div>Yukeshrbs