Order of Aqdas

Order of Aqdas
Star of the Order
Awarded by Head of the Iranian Imperial Family
Type	Dynastic Order
Royal house	House of Pahlavi
Sovereign	Crown Prince Reza of Iran
Grades	Knight Grand Cordon, Knight Grand Officer, Knight Grand Commander
Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of Aftab
Next (lower)	Order of the Lion and the Sun
Grand Cordon Grand Officer Grand Commander The 3 ribbon bars of the Order

The Order of Aqdas (Persian: نشان اقدس, romanized: Neshan-e Aqdas, lit. '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

• Iranian Orders & Decorations Archived 2021-01-26 at the Wayback Machine