Order of the Star of Ethiopia

Order of the Star of Ethiopia
Ribband of the order
Award of Ethiopian Empire
Type	Order
Religious affiliation	Ethiopian Orthodox
Emperor of Ethiopia
Statistics
Established	1884-1885
Badge of the order

The Order of the Star of Ethiopia was established as an order of knighthood of the Ethiopian Empire, founded by the Negus of Shoa and later emperor of Ethiopia Menelik II in 1884-1885. It is currently awarded as a house order by the Crown Council of Ethiopia.

The Order was established to honor foreign and domestic civilian and military officials and individuals for service to the country, and was considered the fifth ranking order of the Empire of Ethiopia alongside the Order of Menelik II.