Khan Bahadur

rdf:langString Khan Bahadur

rdf:langString Khan Bahadur Medal

rdf:langString Khan Bahadur Medal

rdf:langString Public service

rdf:langString Title Badge for Khan Bahadur

rdf:langString Muslim and non-Hindu native Indians

rdf:langString Viceroy & Governor-General of India on behalf of the Government of British-occupied India. Civil decoration

rdf:langString Discontinued since 1947

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rdf:langString Khan Bahadur – a compound of khan ('leader') and bahadur ('brave') – was a formal title of respect and honor, which was conferred exclusively on Muslim and other non-Hindu natives of British India. It was one degree higher than the title of Khan Sahib. The title was conferred on individuals for faithful service or acts of public welfare to the Empire. Recipients were entitled to prefix the title to their name and were presented with a special Title Badge and a citation (or sanad). It was conferred on behalf of the Government of British India by the Viceroy and Governor-General of India. The title was dis-established in 1947 upon the independence of India. The title "Khan Bahadur" was originally conferred in Mughal India on Muslim subjects in recognition of public services rendered and was adopted by British India for the same purpose and extended to cover other non-Hindu subjects of India. Hindu subjects of British India were conferred the title of "Rai Bahadur".