Order of the Chrysanthemum

The Order of the Chrysanthemum was the highest Order the Emperor could bestow.

A new higher level of the Order was established on 1888/1/4, the Order of the Chrysanthemum with Chain.

Selected Recipients of the Order of the Chrysanthemum

King Kalākaua of the Kingdom of Hawaii (awarded March 14, 1881; 13th recipient)
Prince Kitashirakawa Yoshihisa (awarded posthumously, 1895)^[1]
Sultan Abdulhamid II of the Ottoman Empire.

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References

Masaji Marumoto, "Vignette of Early Hawaii-Japan Relations: Highlights of King Kalakaua's Sojourn in Japan on His Trip around the World as Recorded in His Personal Diary", Hawaiian Journal of History 10 (1976), 63.

↑ Plaque at Kitashirakawa statue, at Kitanomaru Park.[1]

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