Charles Canning, 1st Earl Canning

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Charles Canning, 1st Earl Canning,, also known as the Viscount Canning and Clemency Canning, was a British statesman and Governor-General of India during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and the first Viceroy of India after the transfer of power from the East India Company to the Crown of Queen Victoria in 1858 after the rebellion was crushed.

Portrait by John Jabez Edwin Mayall, c. 1855

Daguerreotype, c. 1845

At Simla with his wife and Lord Clyde, Commander-in-Chief, 1860

India, 1860

Order of the Star of India

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The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India is an order of chivalry founded by Queen Victoria in 1861. The Order includes members of three classes:Knight Grand Commander (GCSI) Knight Commander (KCSI) Companion (CSI)

George V investing an Indian Prince with The Star of India, 14th December, 1911 by William Barnes Wollen

Investiture of the Star of India, Delhi (detail), by George Jacomb-Hood. King George V is depicted awarding the GCSI to Ganga Singh, Maharaja of Bikaner, at the 1911 Delhi Durbar

Mantle of the Order

Representation of the star of the order on the mantle