Order of the Star of Nepal

Order of the Star of Nepal Nepal Taradisha
Ribbon of the Order of the Star of Nepal
Awarded by  Nepal
Type	Five class Order
Awarded for	For outstanding merit both civilian and military.
Statistics
Established	29 November 1918
Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of Nepal Shripada
Next (lower)	Order of Om Ram Patta
Related	Medal of the Order of the Star of Nepal (Nepal Tara Padak)

The Most Refulgent Order of the Star of Nepal (Nepal Taradisha) is an award of Nepal. It was instituted by King Tribhubhan Bir Bikram Shah Dev on 29 November 1918.^[1] The order consists of the Sovereign, Grand Master and ordinary members. For the ordinary members there are five grades and an associated medal (Nepal Tara Padak).^[2] The order is presented for outstanding civil or military merit.^[1]

Notable recipients

General Sir Claude Auchinleck receives the Most Refulgent Order of the Star of Nepal, First Class, from the King of Nepal.

• Claude Auchinleck
• Winston Churchill
• Bhanbhagta Gurung
• Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
• Tenzing Norgay
• Baber Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana
• Kiran Shamsher Rana
• Pasang Lhamu Sherpa
• Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Robertson, Megan C. (6 April 2004). "Nepal: The Most Refulgent Order of the Star of Nepal". Medals of the World. http://www.medals.org.uk/nepal/nepal007.htm. Retrieved 2011-07-15. 
2. ^ Buyers, Christopher. "Nepal Orders and Decorations". Royal Ark. http://www.royalark.net/Nepal/orders.htm. Retrieved 2011-7-15.