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{{about|the British Indian title|the 1937 Indian film|Khan Bahadur (film)|5=Khan (disambiguation)}} | {{about|the British Indian title|the 1937 Indian film|Khan Bahadur (film)|5=Khan (disambiguation)}} | ||
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|name = Khan Bahadur Medal|image = Khan bahadur medal.jpg|caption = [[Title Badge (India)|Title Badge]] for Khan Bahadur|presenter = Viceroy & Governor-General of India on behalf of the Government of British-occupied India. Civil decoration|eligibility = Muslim and non-Hindu native Indians|awarded_for = Public service|campaign = |status = Discontinued since 1947|description = |clasps = |post-nominals = KB|established = |firstawarded = |lastawarded = 1947|total_awarded = |total_awarded_posthumously = |total_recipients = |individual = |same = [[Rai Bahadur]] (for Hindus)|lower = [[Khan Sahib]]|image2 = | | |name = Khan Bahadur Medal|image = Khan bahadur medal.jpg|caption = [[Title Badge (India)|Title Badge]] for Khan Bahadur|presenter = Viceroy & Governor-General of India on behalf of the Government of British-occupied India. Civil decoration|eligibility = Muslim and non-Hindu native Indians|awarded_for = Public service|campaign = |status = Discontinued since 1947|description = |clasps = |post-nominals = KB|established = |firstawarded = |lastawarded = 1947|total_awarded = |total_awarded_posthumously = |total_recipients = |individual = |same = [[Rai Bahadur]] (for Hindus)|lower = [[Khan Sahib]]|image2 = |venue = India}} | ||
'''Khan Bahadur''' – a compound of khan (leader) and bahadur (brave) – was a formal title of respect and honour, which was conferred exclusively on Muslim and other non-Hindu natives of [[British Raj|British India]]. It was one degree higher than the title of [[Khan Sahib]]. | '''Khan Bahadur''' – a compound of khan (leader) and bahadur (brave) – was a formal title of respect and honour, which was conferred exclusively on Muslim and other non-Hindu natives of [[British Raj|British India]]. It was one degree higher than the title of [[Khan Sahib]]. | ||