Order of Distinction نشانِ امتیاز | |
Presenter: | Ottoman Sultan |
Type: | Order of Merit |
Awarded For: | Outstanding services |
Status: | No longer awarded |
Higher: | Not applicable (this was the highest order) |
Lower: | Order of Glory (until 1862) Order of Osmanieh (after 1862) |
The Nishan-e-Imtiaz or Order of Honour (ota|نشانِ امتیاز) was an order of the Ottoman Empire founded by Sultan Abdulmejid I.[1] It was a higher honor than the Order of Glory and given to reward merit and outstanding services.[2] It was revived on 17 December 1878 by Sultan Abdul Hamid II.[1] This was the highest order in the Ottoman Empire.[3]