Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire
E525213
The Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire was a British imperial honor awarded for distinguished service in the administration and governance of colonial India.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire canonical | 15 |
| Companion of the Imperial Order of the Crown of India | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5483161 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire Context triple: [CIE, standsFor, Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire]
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A.
Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
The Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire was a high-ranking chivalric title within a British imperial order of knighthood established to honor distinguished service in the Indian Empire.
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B.
Dame Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
Dame Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire was a high-ranking honorific title awarded to women within the British chivalric order associated with the Indian Empire.
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C.
Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
The Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire was the highest class of a British chivalric order established to honor exceptional service to the Indian Empire.
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D.
Order of the Indian Empire
The Order of the Indian Empire was a British chivalric order established in 1878 to honor service to the Indian Empire, ranking below the Order of the Star of India.
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E.
Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India
The Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India was a high-ranking title within a British chivalric order established to honor distinguished service in the Indian Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire Target entity description: The Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire was a British imperial honor awarded for distinguished service in the administration and governance of colonial India.
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A.
Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
The Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire was a high-ranking chivalric title within a British imperial order of knighthood established to honor distinguished service in the Indian Empire.
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B.
Dame Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
Dame Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire was a high-ranking honorific title awarded to women within the British chivalric order associated with the Indian Empire.
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C.
Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
The Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire was the highest class of a British chivalric order established to honor exceptional service to the Indian Empire.
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D.
Order of the Indian Empire
The Order of the Indian Empire was a British chivalric order established in 1878 to honor service to the Indian Empire, ranking below the Order of the Star of India.
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E.
Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India
The Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India was a high-ranking title within a British chivalric order established to honor distinguished service in the Indian Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British honour
ⓘ
grade of chivalric order ⓘ |
| appointmentsCeased | post-Indian independence ⓘ |
| associatedTerritory |
British India
ⓘ
Princely states of India ⓘ |
| awardedBy | British monarch ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
distinguished service in the administration of India
ⓘ
distinguished service in the governance of colonial India ⓘ |
| conferredBy | royal warrant ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| eligibility |
Indian princes and notables
ⓘ
civil servants in British India ⓘ military officers serving in India ⓘ officials of the Indian Civil Service ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Queen Victoria ⓘ |
| establishedOn | 1 January 1878 ⓘ |
| fieldOfRecognition |
colonial administration
ⓘ
public service in India ⓘ |
| genderRestriction | none ⓘ |
| higherRank |
Dame Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
ⓘ
Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
British Raj
ⓘ
linked to:
British India
|
| honourSystemContext | imperial orders for service in India ⓘ |
| insigniaIncludes | badge of the Order of the Indian Empire ⓘ |
| insigniaWornOn | breast ⓘ |
| lastAppointmentsMade | 20th century ⓘ |
| lowerRank | none ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| orderOfPrecedenceWithinOrder | third class ⓘ |
| partOf |
Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire
ⓘ
linked to:
Order of the Indian Empire
|
| postNominalLetters | CIE ⓘ |
| postNominalsUsedIn | official British and Indian documents ⓘ |
| relatedOrder |
Order of the Star of India
ⓘ
linked to:
Most Exalted Order of the Star of India
|
| religiousRequirement | none ⓘ |
| status | dormant ⓘ |
| type | order of chivalry grade ⓘ |
| usedIn | British honours system ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire Description of subject: The Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire was a British imperial honor awarded for distinguished service in the administration and governance of colonial India.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
→
lowerRank
→
Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire
ⓘ
Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
→
lowerRank
→
Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire
ⓘ
subject linked to:
Jagadish
Dame Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
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lowerRank
→
Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire
ⓘ
linked to: Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire