Order of the White Elephant
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The Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant (Template:Langx; RTGS: Script error: No such module "lang".) is an order of Thailand. It was established in 1861 by King Rama IV of the Kingdom of Siam. Along with the Order of the Crown of Thailand, it is regularly awarded to any government official for services rendered to Thailand for five years, making it Thailand's most-commonly awarded order.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".[1] the order features the three-headed Airavata, the mount of Sakra, or a white elephant.
Classes
The order consists of eight classes:
| Ribbon | Class | Name | Former Name[2] | Postnominals | Established Date | Order of precedence[3] |
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| Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) |
มหาปรมาภรณ์ช้างเผือก (Maha Paramabhorn Chang Phueak) |
- | MPCh (GCE) | 16 November 1909 | 8 | |
| Knight Grand Cross (First Class) |
ประถมาภรณ์ช้างเผือก (Prathamabhorn Chang Phueak) |
มหาวราภรณ์ Maha Varabhorn |
PCh (KCE) | 1869 | 10 | |
| Knight Commander (Second Class) |
ทวีติยาภรณ์ช้างเผือก (Dvitiyabhorn Chang Phueak) |
จุลวราภรณ์ Chula Varabhorn |
DCh (KCE) | 1869 | 15 | |
| Commander (Third Class) |
ตริตาภรณ์ช้างเผือก (Tritabhorn Chang Phueak) |
นิภาภรณ์ Nibhabhorn |
TCh (CE) | 1869 | 23 | |
| Companion (Fourth Class) |
จัตุรถาภรณ์ช้างเผือก (Chattruthabhorn Chang Phueak) |
ภูษนาภรณ์ Bhusanabhorn |
ChCh (OE) | 1869 | 28 | |
| Member (Fifth Class) |
เบญจมาภรณ์ช้างเผือก (ฺBenchamabhorn Chang Phueak) |
ทิพยาภรณ์ Dibyabhorn |
BCh (ME) | 1873 | 33 | |
| Gold Medal (Sixth Class) |
เหรียญทองช้างเผือก (Rian Thong Chang Phueak) |
- | RThCh (G.M.E.) | 20 July 1902 | 52 | |
| Silver Medal (Seventh Class) |
เหรียญเงินช้างเผือก (Rian Ngoen Chang Phueak) |
- | RNgCh (S.M.E.) | 20 July 1902 | 55 |
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Gallery
Old designs
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A woodcarving of "Maha Varabhorn", the Knight Grand Cross (First Class) of the Order of the White Elephant, version that was used from 1869 to 1909, at the gates of Phra Vihara of Wat Ratchabophit Sathit Maha Simaram, Bangkok.
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A mother-of-pearl inlay of "Maha Varabhorn", the Knight Grand Cross (1st Class) of Order of the White Elephant, version that was used from 1869 to 1909, at the gates of Phra Uposatha of Wat Ratchabophit Sathit Maha Simaram, Bangkok.
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Badge of the Companion (4th Class) of Order of the White Elephant, design before 1909
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Current designs
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Badge of the Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of Order of the White Elephant
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Knight Grand Cross (1st Class) of Order of the White Elephant
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Badge of the Knight Grand Cross (1st Class) of Order of the White Elephant
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Star of the Knight Grand Cross (1st Class) and the Knight Commander (2nd Class) of Order of the White Elephant
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Knight Commander (2nd Class) of Order of the White Elephant
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Badge of the Knight Commander (2nd Class) and the Commander (3rd Class) of Order of the White Elephant
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Badge of the Member (5th Class) of Order of the White Elephant
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Badge of the Member (5th Class) of Order of the White Elephant, female version
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Gold Medal (6th Class) of Order of the White Elephant, female version
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Silver Medal (7th Class) of Order of the White Elephant
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Selected recipients
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- Emperor Napoleon III - Knight Grand Cross (1851, Custom Design)
- Be Biauw Tjoan, Majoor-titulair der Chinezen – Knight (1895)[4]
- Friedrich von Beck-Rzikowsky - Knight Grand Cross[5]
- Plaek Phibunsongkhram - Knight Grand Cordon
- Sultan Ibrahim of Johor - Knight Grand Cordon
- Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah of Kedah - Knight Grand Cordon
- Chavalit Yongchaiyudh - Knight Grand Cordon
- Sarit Thanarat - Knight Grand Cordon
- Thanom Kittikachorn - Knight Grand Cordon
- Praphas Charusathien - Knight Grand Cordon
- Phin Choonhavan - Knight Grand Cordon
- Prem Tinsulanonda - Knight Grand Cordon
- Chatichai Choonhavan - Knight Grand Cordon
- Prayut Chan-o-cha - Knight Grand Cordon
- Surayud Chulanont - Knight Grand Cordon
- Arthit Kamlang-ek - Knight Grand Cordon
- Fuen Ronnaphagrad Ritthakhanee - Knight Grand Cordon
- Phao Siyanon - Knight Grand Cordon
- Chakthip Chaijinda - Knight Grand Cordon
- Somyot Poompanmoung - Knight Grand Cordon
- Thanasak Patimaprakorn - Knight Grand Cordon
- Pongsapat Pongcharoen - Knight Grand Cordon
- Apirat Kongsompong - Knight Grand Cross
- Pornpipat Benyasri - Knight Grand Cordon
- Chatchai Sriworakan - Knight Grand Cordon
- Chalermpol Srisawat - Knight Grand Cross
- Udomdej Sitabutr - Knight Grand Cordon
- Luechai Rutdit - Knight Grand Cordon
- Naris Pratumsuwan - Knight Grand Cordon
- Airbull Suttiwan - Knight Grand Cross
- Manat Wongwat - Knight Grand Cross
- Prince Paribatra Sukhumbandhu - Knight Grand Cordon
- Prince Bhanurangsi Savangwongse - Knight Grand Cordon
- Prince Narisara Nuwattiwong - Knight Grand Cordon
- Prince Damrong Rajanubhab - Knight Grand Cordon
- Prince Chula Chakrabongse - Knight Grand Cordon
- Prince Chakrabongse Bhuvanath - Knight Grand Cordon
- Prince Suphayok Kasem - Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class)
- Na Arreenich - Knight Grand Cordon
- Alexander I of Yugoslavia - Knight Grand Cordon
- Bob Hawke - Knight Grand Cordon
- Albert du Roy de Blicquy
- Norodom of Cambodia - Knight Grand Cross
- John T. Cole - Knight Commander
- Pakubuwono X - Knight Grand Cross (1929)
- Try Sutrisno - Knight Grand Cross (1991)[6]
- Widodo Adi Sutjipto - Knight Grand Cross
- Feisal Tanjung - Knight Grand Cross
- Maraden Panggabean - Knight Grand Cross
- Abdul Haris Nasution - Knight Grand Cross (1960)
- R.E. Martadinata - Knight Grand Cross
- Hamengkubuwono IX - Knight Grand Cross
- Endriartono Sutarto - Knight Grand Cross
- L. B. Moerdani - Knight Grand Cross
- Sumitro Djojohadikusumo - Knight Grand Cross[7]
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- Ali Alatas - Knight Grand Cross (1988)[8] & Knight Grand Cordon (2000)[9]
- Mohamed Bolkiah - Knight Grand Cross
- Jefri Bolkiah - Knight Grand Cordon
- Mahathir Mohamad - Knight Grand Cordon (1981)
- Abdullah Ahmad Badawi - Knight Grand Cross (1994)
- Miklós Horthy - Knight Grand Cross[10]
- The Earl Mountbatten of Burma - Knight Grand Cross
- Foster C. LaHue
- Creighton W. Abrams
- Ramon Magsaysay, 1955.
- Sir Samuel Robinson, 1923.[11]
- Graves B. Erskine - Knight Grand Cross
- Arne Skaug.[12]
- Pierra Vejjabul[13]
- Joseph J. Cappucci - Knight Commander (Second Class)
- David John Collins Awarded by King Rama V in 1897 (Fourth Class)
- Frederick William Verney - CommanderScript error: No such module "Unsubst".
- Queen Victoria[14]
- General William Westmoreland - Knight Grand Cross
- Vice Admiral Józef Unrug
- Major General Richard Secord[15]
- Jiri Sitler - Knight Grand Cross (2006)[16]
- Lieutenant Commander Saman Kunan - Knight Grand Cross (2018)[17]
- Kirill Mikhailovich Barsky - Knight Grand Cross (2019)[18]
See also
References
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- ↑ Regulation of the Office of the Prime Minister regarding nominations for the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant and the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand, B.E. 2536. Royal Thai Government Gazette. 1993.
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External links
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- The Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant, Secretariat to the Cabinet of Thailand (archived 24 September 2005)
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