Country Ottoman Empire Awarded for General merit Established 19 August 1831 | Type Order of Merit Status No longer awarded Last awarded 1862 (with exceptions) | |
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The Order of Glory (Turkish: Nişan-i İftihar) was an order of the Ottoman Empire founded 19 August 1831 by Sultan Mahmud II. With the introduction of the Order of the Medjidie some sources declared this order obsolete. However, examples are known to have been awarded during the reign of Abdul Hamid II. This was the second highest order in the Ottoman Empire (just below the Order of Distinction (Nişan-i Imtiyaz)).
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