Instituted in 1851, the Order was awarded in five classes, with the First Class being the highest. The Order was issued in considerable numbers by Sultan Abdülmecid as a reward for distinguished service to members of the British Army and the Royal Navy and the French Army who came to the aid of the Ottoman Empire during the Crimean War against Russia and to British recipients for later service in Egypt and/or the Sudan. In Britain it was worn after any British gallantry and campaign medals awarded, but, as an Order, before foreign medals like the Turkish Crimean War medal. The Order was usually conferred on officers but a few enlisted soldiers and sailors also received it in a lower class. During World War I it was also awarded to a number of German, Austrian and Bulgarian officers.
The Order was often conferred on non-Turkish nationals.
Design of the Orderedit
On the obverse of the star is Sultan Abdülmecid's royal cipher surrounded by an inscription on a gold-bordered circle of red enamel; all on a star of seven triple quills with small crescents and five-pointed stars between them, suspended from a red enameled crescent and star suspender with green enameled edges.
First Class Order
Rough translation of the front: To the left: (you have) crossed. To the right: (you are proven to be) correct. At the top: (you have provided) protection. At the bottom: Year 1268. In the centre: In the name of the God the forgiver, the merciful.
The order has 5 classes. First, second, third and fourth classes are gold. Fifth (lower) class is silver.
Owners of the order:
First Class Order (Gold) - 50 people (Given by Sultan)
Second Class Order (Gold) - 150 people (Given by Sultan)
Third Class Order (Gold) - 800 people
Fourth Class Order (Gold) - 3,000 people
Fifth Class Order (Silver) - 6,000 people
Some notable recipientsedit
Distribution of the Medjidie, after the Battle of Cetate (1854)Order of the Medjidie awarded to Major Rodolph De Salis (1811-1880) of the 8th Hussars.
Abdelkader El Djezairi, Algerian Islamic scholar and political and military leader who led a struggle against the French invasion.
Eugène Chauffeur, French Army officer, from Valence (Drôme), Commandeur of the Legion of Honor, on 6 May 1856. Sous-Lieutenant in the 10th "Bataillon de chasseurs à pied" who sustained a severe wound to the head during the Siege of Sevastopol (Crimea).
^Bir Onurlandırma Aracı olarak Osmanlı Nişan ve Madalyaları 2012-05-22 at the Wayback Machine, Osmanlı Bankası Arşiv ve Araştırma Merkezi. (in Turkish)
^The Americana, Vol.15, Ed. Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines, (1912);[1]
^"Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon". ÖBL 1815-1950, Bd. 13 (Lfg. 62, 2010), S. 424f. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
^"II. Abdülhamid'in Fransız kimyagere yaptığı yardım ortaya çıktı". CNN Türk. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
Bibliographyedit
The Americana, Vol.15, Ed. Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines, 1912.
About Tadeusz Grocholski (in Polish)
ERMAN, M.Demir, (2023) Osmanlı-Türk Madalya ve Nişanları 1801-1923 The Ottoman-Turkish Medals and Orders- ISBN978-605-87186-0-9
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For the city in Romania see Medgidia Order of the Medjidie Ottoman Turkish نشان مجیدیه August 29 1852 1922 1 is a military and civilian order of the Ottoman Empire 2 The Order was instituted in 1851 by Sultan Abdulmejid I 3 Order of the MedjidieArms of the Order of the MedjidieTypeOrderAwarded forOutstanding services to the state by foreign nationalsCountryOttoman EmpirePresented byOttoman SultanEligibilityCivilians and militaryStatusNo longer awardedEstablished1851First awarded1851Last awarded1917Ribbon bar of the medal Contents 1 History 2 Design of the Order 3 Some notable recipients 4 References 4 1 Citations 4 2 Bibliography 5 External linksHistory editInstituted in 1851 the Order was awarded in five classes with the First Class being the highest The Order was issued in considerable numbers by Sultan Abdulmecid as a reward for distinguished service to members of the British Army and the Royal Navy and the French Army who came to the aid of the Ottoman Empire during the Crimean War against Russia and to British recipients for later service in Egypt and or the Sudan In Britain it was worn after any British gallantry and campaign medals awarded but as an Order before foreign medals like the Turkish Crimean War medal The Order was usually conferred on officers but a few enlisted soldiers and sailors also received it in a lower class During World War I it was also awarded to a number of German Austrian and Bulgarian officers The Order was often conferred on non Turkish nationals Design of the Order editOn the obverse of the star is Sultan Abdulmecid s royal cipher surrounded by an inscription on a gold bordered circle of red enamel all on a star of seven triple quills with small crescents and five pointed stars between them suspended from a red enameled crescent and star suspender with green enameled edges nbsp First Class OrderRough translation of the front To the left you have crossed To the right you are proven to be correct At the top you have provided protection At the bottom Year 1268 In the centre In the name of the God the forgiver the merciful The order has 5 classes First second third and fourth classes are gold Fifth lower class is silver Owners of the order First Class Order Gold 50 people Given by Sultan Second Class Order Gold 150 people Given by Sultan Third Class Order Gold 800 people Fourth Class Order Gold 3 000 people Fifth Class Order Silver 6 000 peopleSome notable recipients edit nbsp Distribution of the Medjidie after the Battle of Cetate 1854 nbsp Order of the Medjidie awarded to Major Rodolph De Salis 1811 1880 of the 8th Hussars Abdelkader El Djezairi Algerian Islamic scholar and political and military leader who led a struggle against the French invasion Shemaiah Angel Abraham Ashkenazi chief rabbi of Palestine Mustafa Kemal Ataturk Ottoman Army officer Lucien Baudens French military surgeon Mohammed Shitta Bey First titled Seriki Musulumi of Lagos Edward Wilmot Blyden Pan Africanist and Liberian Statesman Eugene Chauffeur French Army officer from Valence Drome Commandeur of the Legion of Honor on 6 May 1856 Sous Lieutenant in the 10th Bataillon de chasseurs a pied who sustained a severe wound to the head during the Siege of Sevastopol Crimea Charles Doughty Wylie English army officer who was later killed in the Gallipoli Campaign ironically in action against Ottoman forces Arthur Conan Doyle Scottish author Richard England British soldier Pierre Louis Charles de Failly French soldier Emanuele Luigi Galizia Maltese architect and civil engineer Rafael de Nogales Mendez Venezuelan soldier adventurer and writer George Walter Grabham British geologist George Alfred Henty English Commissariat Officer and author Theodor Herzl journalist and Zionist leader Auguste Lumiere French industrialist and biologist Leon Eugene Mehedin French architect and photographer Helmuth von Moltke the Elder Prussian Army officer Sir William Montgomery Cuninghame 9th Baronet British Army Officer and Victoria Cross recipient Napoleon III Emperor of The French Major General Charles George Gordon Gordon of Khartoum Rear Admiral Maurice Horatio Nelson son of Thomas Nelson 2nd Earl Nelson citation needed Lord Blyth James Blyth 1st Baron Blyth British businessman and politician General Sir William Parke British soldier Lord George Paulet British naval officer Pedro II of Brazil Emperor of Brazil Ludomil Rayski Polish pilot Cecil Spring Rice British diplomat Haim Palachi chief rabbi of Izmir Jules Ernest Renoux French painter Pierre Auguste Sarrus French musician Emanuel Stross Wholesaler 4 Charles Carroll Tevis American soldier of fortune and Anatolian Cavalry leader Alfred Tippinge British Army officer of the Grenadier Guards and Legion of Honour recipient Marechal Vaillant Carol Davila Zivojin Misic Serbian field marshal and Chef of General Staff Louis Pasteur French chemist and microbiologist 5 Yosef Navon Jerusalem businessman and the man principally responsible for the construction of the Jaffa Jerusalem railway Field Marshal Sir Frederick Paul Haines GCB GCSI CIE Charles Pomeroy Stone career U S Army officer post Civil War soldier of fortune in Ottoman service Dimitrije Cincar Markovic Serbian Prime Minister and general Grocholski Tadeusz Perestu Kadin Valide Sultan of Ottoman Empire Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia Duchess Consort of Brunswick Oswald Longstaff Prowde English civil engineer on Aswan Low DamReferences editCitations edit Bir Onurlandirma Araci olarak Osmanli Nisan ve Madalyalari Archived 2012 05 22 at the Wayback Machine Osmanli Bankasi Arsiv ve Arastirma Merkezi in Turkish Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Medjidie Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 18 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 69 The Americana Vol 15 Ed Frederick Converse Beach George Edwin Rines 1912 1 Osterreichisches Biographisches Lexikon OBL 1815 1950 Bd 13 Lfg 62 2010 S 424f Retrieved 11 November 2017 II Abdulhamid in Fransiz kimyagere yaptigi yardim ortaya cikti CNN Turk Retrieved 29 December 2016 Bibliography edit The Americana Vol 15 Ed Frederick Converse Beach George Edwin Rines 1912 About Tadeusz Grocholski in Polish ERMAN M Demir 2023 Osmanli Turk Madalya ve Nisanlari 1801 1923 The Ottoman Turkish Medals and Orders ISBN 978 605 87186 0 9External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Order of the Medjidie Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Order of the Medjidie amp oldid 1216884190, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
