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234:Replacement
65:Royal house
40:Awarded by
1636:Categories
1555:for women:
1205:Brunswick:
1154:for women:
1073:Sarbolandi
500:Excellence
262:References
176:princesses
168:sovereigns
93:Precedence
1610:Thailand:
1395:Holy See:
1343:Portugal:
1245:Ethiopia:
1221:Cambodia:
1213:Bulgaria:
1197:Burgundy:
853:Zolfaghar
773:Perspolis
563:Knowledge
551:Expertise
450:Knowledge
390:Sacrifice
380:Zolfaghar
256:Qajorders
75:Sovereign
1578:Finland:
1474:Ukraine:
1369:Romania:
1351:Prussia:
1229:Denmark:
1179:Bavaria:
1161:Austria:
1033:Kooshesh
973:Derakhsh
963:Iftikhar
913:Avicenna
893:Homayoun
863:Aryamehr
813:Pleiades
741:Historic
703:Memorial
654:Altruism
573:Research
319:Military
172:consorts
1562:Anhalt:
1466:Turkey:
1445:Serbia:
1408:Saxony:
1382:Russia:
1322:Persia:
1314:Mexico:
1306:Mantua:
1269:Greece:
983:Hamkâri
943:Khedmat
823:Pahlavi
644:Courage
624:Service
602:General
593:Justice
532:Freedom
410:Courage
400:Veteran
368:General
327:Supreme
138:Persian
1586:Hesse:
1570:Baden:
1458:Spain:
1298:Korea:
1282:Japan:
1043:Talâsh
953:Dânesh
715:Silver
710:Golden
359:Remedy
311:Active
180:ladies
165:female
155:, the
142:trans.
85:Grades
1093:Sport
1083:Jâvid
923:Sepah
833:Aqdas
763:Crown
753:Aftab
493:State
480:Sport
440:Merit
430:Glory
420:Jihad
208:aftab
933:Paas
903:Razi
684:Mehr
460:Razi
349:Nasr
339:Fath
178:and
161:Iran
157:Shah
132:The
55:Type
470:Art
170:or
159:of
1638::
1137:e
1130:t
1123:v
289:e
282:t
275:v
136:(
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