What is Order of the Indian Empire?
{{Infobox order |title = Order of the Indian Empire |image = [[Image:Order of the Indian EmpireInsignia.JPG|165px]] |caption = The insignia of The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire |awarded_by = the [[Monarchy of the United Kingdom|Queen of the United Kingdom]] |type = [[Order (decoration)|Order]] |motto = ''IMPERATRICIS AUSPICIIS'' |day = |eligibility = |for = At the monarch's pleasure |status = ''Not awarded since 1947''<br>''Dormant order since 2010'' |head_title=Sovereign |head = [[Charles III]] |chancellor = |commander = |grades = Knight Grand Commander (GCIE)<br />Knight Commander (KCIE)<br />Companion (CIE) |former_grades = |date = 1878 - 2010 |first_induction = |last_induction = |total = |recipients = |individual = |higher = [[Order of St Michael and St George]] |lower = [[Royal Victorian Order]] |image2 = [[Image:Order of the Indian Empire Ribbon.svg|90px]] |caption2 = ribbon bar of the Order of the Indian Empire }} '''The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire''' is an order of [[chivalry]] founded by Queen [[Victoria of the United Kingdom|Victoria]] in 1878. The Order includes members of three classes: #'''Knight Grand Commander''' ([[:Category:Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire|GCIE]]) #'''Knight Commander''' ([[:Category:Knights Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire|KCIE]]) #'''Companion''' ([[:Category:Companions of the Order of the Indian Empire|CIE]]) No appointments have been made since 1947, the year of Indian independence and the [[Partition of India]]. In 2010 the last surviving knight, [[Meghrajji III of Dhrangadhra-Halvad|The Maharaja of Dhrangadhra]], died and the order became dormant .<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/royalty-obituaries/7978328/The-Maharaja-of-Dhrangadhra-Halvad.html Obituary of The Maharaja of Dhrangadhra-Halvad] - Website Telegraph.c