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{{Short description|Iranian royal order}}
{{Infobox order
|title           = Order of Aqdas
|image           = [[Image:Persio-Aqdas.jpg|300px]]
|caption         = Star of the Order
|image2          = [[File:Order of Aghdas – Grand Cordon Ribbon Bar - Imperial Iran.svg|100px]]<br>Grand Cordon <br/> [[File:Order of Aghdas – Grand Officer Ribbon Bar - Imperial Iran.svg|100px]]<br> Grand Officer <br/>[[File:Order of Aghdas – Grand Commander Ribbon Bar - Imperial Iran.svg|100px]]<br> Grand Commander
|caption2        = The 3 ribbon bars of the Order
|awarded_by      = <br /> [[File:Imperial Coat of Arms of Iran.svg|40px]] <br /> [[Pahlavi dynasty|Head of the Iranian Imperial Family]]
|type            = [[Dynastic order of knighthood|Dynastic Order]]
|motto           = 
|day             =
|eligibility     = 
|for             = 
|status          = 
|head_title      = Sovereign
|head            = [[Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran|Crown Prince Reza of Iran]]
| head2_title     = 
| head2           = 
|chancellor      = 
|commander       =
|grades          = Knight Grand Cordon,<br> Knight Grand Officer,<br> Knight Grand Commander
|former_grades   = 
|date            = 1870–1979 (National Order)<br>1979–present (House Order)
|house           = [[Pahlavi Dynasty|House of Pahlavi]]
|religion        = 
| higher         = [[Order of Aftab|Order of Aryamehr]]
| lower          = [[Order of the Lion and the Sun]]
| same          = 
|ribbon          =
}}

The '''Neshan-e Aqdas''' ({{langx|fa|نشان اقدس}}, ''Imperial Order'' or ''Most Sacred Order'') was an Imperial Iranian Order founded in 1870 by [[Naser al-Din Shah Qajar]]. There were three classes, with two different styles for Iranians (''Sardar'') and foreigners (''Nishan''). The Order was dissolved upon the collapse of the [[Qajar dynasty]].

The three classes were:
* '''Aqdas''' (''Most Sacred'', 1st class)
* '''Qods''' (''Very Sacred'', 2nd class)
* '''Moqaddas''' (''Sacred'', 3rd class)

== Recipients ==
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* [[Ahmad Shah Qajar]]
* [[Amanullah Khan]]
* [[Edward VII]]
* [[Khazʽal Ibn Jabir]]
* [[Kamran Mirza Nayeb es-Saltaneh]]
* [[Malek Mansur Mirza Shoa O-Saltaneh]]
* [[Mass'oud Mirza Zell-e Soltan]]
* Officers
** [[Reza Khan Mirpanj]], ''Sardar-e-Aqdas''
** [[Khaz'al Khan|Sheikh Khaz'al Khan]], ''Sardar-e-Aqdas''
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==See also==
*[[Aryamehr]]
*[[Order of the Lion and the Sun]]
* [[Order of Aftab]]
* [[Order of Zolfaghar]]

==External links==
* [http://Irancollection.alborzi.com Iranian Orders & Decorations]
{{Orders, decorations, and medals of Iran}}
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[[Category:Civil awards and decorations of Iran]]

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