Order of Distinction (Ottoman Empire)
| Order of Distinction Nişan-i Imtiyaz |
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Awarded by Ottoman Sultan |
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| Country |
 Ottoman Empire
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| Type | Order of Merit |
| Awarded for | Outstanding services |
| Status | No longer awarded |
| Statistics | |
| Established | c.1780 |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Not applicable (this was the highest order) |
| Next (lower) |
Nişan-i İftihar (until 1862) Osmanlı Devlet Nişanı (after 1862) |
 Ribbon bar of the order |
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The Order of Distinction or Order of Honour (Turkish: Nişan-i Imtiyaz) was an order of the Ottoman Empire founded by Sultan Abdul Hamid I. It was a higher honor than the Order of Glory and given to reward merit and outstanding services. It was revived on 17 December 1878 by Sultan Abdul Hamid II. This was the highest order in the Ottoman Empire.
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