Order of the Double Dragon
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The Imperial Order of the Double Dragon was an order
awarded in the period of the Qing Dynasty
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The Order was founded by the Guangxu Emperor
on 7 February 1882 as an award for outstanding services to the Throne. Originally it was awarded only to foreigners but was extended to Chinese subjects from 1908.
Order (decoration)
An order or order of merit is a visible honour, awarded by a government, dynastic house or international organization to an individual, usually in recognition of distinguished service to a nation or to humanity. The distinction between orders and decorations is somewhat vague, except that most...
awarded in the period of the Qing Dynasty
Qing Dynasty
The Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....
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The Order was founded by the Guangxu Emperor
Guangxu Emperor
The Guangxu Emperor , born Zaitian of the Aisin-Gioro clan, was the eleventh emperor of the Manchurian Qing Dynasty, and the ninth Qing emperor to rule over China. His reign lasted from 1875 to 1908, but in practice he ruled, under Empress Dowager Cixi's influence, only from 1889 to 1898...
on 7 February 1882 as an award for outstanding services to the Throne. Originally it was awarded only to foreigners but was extended to Chinese subjects from 1908.
Grades
- First Division:
- First Class
- Second Class
- Third Class
- Second Division:
- First Class
- Second Class
- Third Class
- Third Division:
- First Class
- Second Class
- Third Class
- Fourth Class
- Fifth Class
Awarded to
- Dr. Leonora King
- Colonel Voronov, Russia. 1901
- Dr. Wu LiandeWu Lien-tehDr. Wu Lien-teh was a Malayan-born Chinese and the first medical student of Chinese descent to study at University of Cambridge. He was also the first Malaysian Chinese nominated to receive a Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1935...
, Apr. 1911 - Porfirio Diaz, Mexico.