| Order of Distinction نشانِ امتیاز  | |
|---|---|
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| Type | Order of Merit | 
| Awarded for | Outstanding services | 
| Country | |
| Presented by | Ottoman Sultan  | 
| Status | No longer awarded | 
Ribbon bar of the order  | |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Not applicable (this was the highest order) | 
| Next (lower) | Order of Glory (until 1862) Order of Osmanieh (after 1862)  | 
The Nishan-e-Imtiaz or Order of Honour (Ottoman Turkish: نشانِ امتیاز) was an order of the Ottoman Empire founded by Sultan Abdulmejid I.[1] It was a higher honor than the Order of Glory and given to reward merit and outstanding services.[2] It was revived on 17 December 1878 by Sultan Abdul Hamid II.[1] This was the highest order in the Ottoman Empire.[3]
References
- 1 2 Turkey: The Exalted Order of Honour Archived 2012-10-25 at the Wayback Machine
 - ↑ Ottoman Orders and Decorations Archived 2012-05-01 at the Wayback Machine
 - ↑ "Ottoman Turkish uniforms". Ottoman uniforms. Archived from the original on 17 November 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
 
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