Chelengk
Sign in to saveA chelengk (; , ) was a military decoration of the Ottoman Empire.
Key facts
- Award.name
- Chelengk of the Ottoman Empire
- Award.image
- Diamond chelengk of Ottoman Empire.jpg
- Award.image_size
- 270px
- Award.caption
- Replica of Lord Nelson's diamond chelengk
- Award.presenter
- 35px Ottoman Sultan
- Award.country
- Ottoman Empire
- Award.type
- Jewellery
- Award.eligibility
- Civilians and military
- Award.awarded_for
- Outstanding services to the state
- Award.status
- No longer awarded
- Award.established
- 1798
- Award.higher
- Order of Osmanieh
- Award.lower
- Gallipoli Star
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- award
- Country
- Ottoman Empire
- Image
- Chelenk ls van Nelson.jpg
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- Commons category
- Chelengk
- inception
- 1798-00-00
- next lower rank
- Gallipoli Star
Sources (2)
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Turkish military award
- Gifts to non-Turkish naval heroes
- See also
- References
- Sources
A chelengk (; , ) was a military decoration of the Ottoman Empire.
==Turkish military award==
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