Order of the British Empire

British order of chivalry established in 1917
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Order of the British Empire

Summary

Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of order_of_chivalry entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32,788 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Order of the British Empire is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • Order of the British Empire's instance of is recorded as order of chivalry[4].
  • Order of the British Empire's instance of is recorded as award[5].
  • Order of the British Empire's instance of is recorded as title of honor[6].
  • Order of the British Empire's founder is recorded as George V[7].
  • Order of the British Empire is a type of orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom[8].
  • Order of the British Empire's Commons category is recorded as Order of the British Empire[9].
  • Order of the British Empire comprises Commander of the Order of the British Empire[10].
  • Order of the British Empire comprises Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire[11].
  • Order of the British Empire comprises Member of the Order of the British Empire[12].
  • Order of the British Empire comprises Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire[13].
  • Order of the British Empire comprises Officer of the Order of the British Empire[14].
  • Order of the British Empire comprises Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire[15].
  • Order of the British Empire comprises Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire[16].
  • Order of the British Empire comprises Empire Gallantry Medal[17].
  • Order of the British Empire comprises Honorary Commander of the Order of the British Empire[18].
  • Order of the British Empire comprises Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire[19].
  • Order of the British Empire comprises British Empire Medal[20].
  • June 4, 1917 marks the founding of Order of the British Empire[21].
  • Order of the British Empire's location of formation is recorded as London[22].
  • Order of the British Empire's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Order of the British Empire[23].
  • Order of the British Empire's Commons gallery is recorded as Order of the British Empire[24].
  • Order of the British Empire's motto text is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'For God and the Empire'}[25].
  • Order of the British Empire's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire'}[26].
  • Order of the British Empire's category for recipients of this award is recorded as Category:Recipients of the Order of the British Empire[27].

Body

Founding

Order of the British Empire's founder is recorded as George V[7]. June 4, 1917 marks the founding of it[21]. Its location of formation is recorded as London[22].

Why It Matters

Order of the British Empire ranks in the top 2% of order_of_chivalry entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32,788 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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