The military ribbon has a narrow central stripe of pearl-grey added. The military ribbon had a narrow central stripe of scarlet added.Ĭurrent ribbon (after 1937): The civil ribbon is rose-pink with pearl-grey edges. Original ribbon: The civil ribbon was purple. On the reverse of the medal is a rope circle with the current Royal Cypher, surmounted by an Imperial Crown and with a hallmark on the lower limb. Neither the original nor the current Officer of the Order of the British Empire and Member of the Order of the British Empire badges are enameled. The centre is surrounded by a circular band, enameled crimson and bearing the motto FOR GOD AND THE EMPIRE in gold.Ĭurrent Badge (after 1937): As above except that in the centre, in gold, are the crowned effigies of King George V and his consort Queen Mary. The circular centre, in gold, shows the figure of Britannia, holding a trident and seated beside a shield bearing the national flag. Original Badge: A cross patonce (four arms with three points on each arm) of silver-gilt with the arms enameled pearl-grey, surmounted by an Imperial Crown. For mounting a ring is attached to the top of the crown through which a larger ring passes. Geographically, it occupied much of Syria, Mount Hermon (Lebanon), Jordan and Israel, part of present Iraq, Saudi Arabia and its authority extended via tribal alliances with other Azdi tribes all the way to the northern Hijaz as far south as Yathrib (Medina).For the Commander of the Order of the British Empire there is no star and the neck badge is smaller than that of the Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire. There is a legend that this stone will bring good luck to. This impressive diamond currently weighs 105.6 ct, having been recut from its original 186 ct for Queen Victoria in 1852. The capital was at Jabiyah in the Golan Heights. A second notable diamond exists in the Queen Mothers Crown, this being the Koh-i-Noor, which translates as Mountain of Light. The Ghassanids were defenders of the buffer zone against the other Bedouins penetrating Roman territory. The Romans found a powerful ally in the new coming Arabs of Southern Syria. It is assumed that the Ghassanids adopted the religion of Christianity after they reached their new home. From him the Ghassanid line is also sometimes known as the Jafnids. The Sabean Prince Jafna bin 'Amr emigrated with his family and retinue north and settled in Hauran (south of Damascus, present Syria), where the first Ghassanid state was founded. The term Ghassan refers to the kingdom of the Ghassanids. The Ghassanids are the descendants of a group of South Arabian sedentary tribes that emigrated in the early 3rd century from Yemen to the Hauran in southern Syria, Jordan and the Holy Land where some intermarried with Hellenized Roman settlers and Greek-speaking Early Christian communities. The Sovereign Imperial and Royal House of Ghassan is the oldest active Christian Royal House in the world, the sovereigns ruled over the largest territory for the longest period more than any other Arab Dynasty.ĭuring its most recent rule (present-day Lebanon) the Royal Ghassanid titles kept enjoying official recognition previously by the Ottoman empire until its demise and later by the Lebanese Republic until today.
Since the very first Ghassanid State, the Royal Ghassanids always enjoyed full recognition from both friends and foes. The Ghassanid Kings, emperors, and princes ruled several Middle Eastern regions, from 220 CE until the mid 18th century, a duration of over 1500 years. In Africa, the traditional kingdoms have constitutional recognition from the republics. Obviously, those rare recognitions are given merely on a cultural and historical level since there’s absolutely no legal way a Royal House can exist if not as a non-profit international association, one of the most notorious being the RFA – The Romanov Family Association, for the members of the Imperial House of Russia. In Europe, some examples are Portugal and Albania. The Order was established by Queen Victoria when she became Empress of India. This lack of recognition is obvious since it’d be counterproductive and even stupid for a regime that took over those kingdoms to recognize their legitimacy and even their existence. The badge of the Order depicts a Maltese Cross with the motto: Victoria, the initials VRI and the Imperial Crown. The Imperial Order of the Crown of India is an order in the British honours system. Very few deposed Royal Houses are currently recognized by the republics that held their territories in the past. The Royal House of Ghassan enjoys full unparallel international recognition.