624 bytes added
, 00:14, 5 August 2014
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 [[Kalakaua|Kalākaua]] of the [[Kingdom of Hawaii]] (awarded March 14, [[1881]]; 13th recipient)
{{stub}}
==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.
[[Category:Meiji Period]]