Order of the Star of Nepal
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The Most Refulgent Order of the Star of Nepal (Nepal Taradisha) is an award of Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...

. It was instituted by King Tribhubhan Bir Bikram Shah Dev
Tribhuvan of Nepal
King Tribhuhvan Bir Bikram Shah , King of Nepal was King of Nepal from 11 December 1911 until his death...

 on 29 November 1918. The order consists of the Sovereign, Grand Master
Grand Master (order)
Grand Master is the typical title of the supreme head of various orders of knighthood, including various military orders, religious orders and civil orders such as the Ancient Order of Hibernians and the Orange Order...

 and ordinary members. For the ordinary members there are five grades and an associated medal (Nepal Tara Padak). The order is presented for outstanding civil or military merit.

Notable recipients

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  • Winston Churchill
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  • Bhanbhagta Gurung
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  • Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
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  • Tenzing Norgay
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  • Baber Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana
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  • Kiran Shamsher Rana
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    Kiran Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, KBE, KCVO , was a Nepalese army officer. He served as the Royal Nepalese Army's Commander-in-Chief from 1951-1956 and as the Nepalese ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1973-1977...

  • Pasang Lhamu Sherpa
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  • Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell
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