List of honorary knighthoods in India
Before the Republic of India was established on 26 January 1950, all Indian subjects of the princely states and Indian rulers were entitled to substantive knighthoods (the Order of the Star of India and the Order of the Indian Empire). Those Indian rulers who received other British orders of knighthood were only considered honorary members of those orders. The order moves from the most prestigious states (21-guns) to least prestigious (9-guns):
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List of honorary knighthoods in India
Before the Republic of India was established on 26 January 1950, all Indian subjects of the princely states and Indian rulers were entitled to substantive knighthoods (the Order of the Star of India and the Order of the Indian Empire). Those Indian rulers who received other British orders of knighthood were only considered honorary members of those orders. The order moves from the most prestigious states (21-guns) to least prestigious (9-guns):
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