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Order of the White Elephant

The Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant
เครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์อันเป็นที่เชิดชูยิ่งช้างเผือก
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Knight Commander (Second Class) of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant
Awarded by
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the King of Thailand
Eligibility Military and Civilian Order
Status Currently constituted
Sovereign King Vajiralongkorn
Statistics
Established 1869
First induction 1869
Precedence
Next (higher) Order of Rama
Next (lower) Order of the Crown of Thailand
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Ribbon bar of the Order of the Knight Grand Cordon

The Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant (Thai: เครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์อันเป็นที่เชิดชูยิ่งช้างเผือก; rtgsKhrueang Ratcha Itsariyaphon An Pen Thi Choet Chu Ying Chang Phueak) is the most awarded order of Thailand. It was established in 1861 by King Rama IV of the Kingdom of Siam.

The order consists of eight classes:


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