Difference between revisions of "Order of the Chrysanthemum"
From SamuraiWiki
Jump to navigationJump to search| Line 7: | Line 7: | ||
*King [[Kalakaua|Kalākaua]] of the [[Kingdom of Hawaii]] (awarded March 14, [[1881]]; 13th recipient) | *King [[Kalakaua|Kalākaua]] of the [[Kingdom of Hawaii]] (awarded March 14, [[1881]]; 13th recipient) | ||
*Prince [[Kitashirakawa Yoshihisa]] (awarded posthumously, [[1895]])<ref>Plaque at Kitashirakawa statue, at Kitanomaru Park.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/15435393531/sizes/h/]</ref> | *Prince [[Kitashirakawa Yoshihisa]] (awarded posthumously, [[1895]])<ref>Plaque at Kitashirakawa statue, at Kitanomaru Park.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/15435393531/sizes/h/]</ref> | ||
| + | *Sultan Abdulhamid II of the Ottoman Empire. | ||
{{stub}} | {{stub}} | ||
Latest revision as of 07:07, 4 September 2017
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.
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.
