Chempakaraman
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Chempakaraman or Chembakaramen was a title of honour bestowed by the Kingdom of Travancore to individuals for faithful service to the kingdom in public service.
Marthanda Varma was the creator of the title Chempakaraman
Knight
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A knight is a person granted an honorary title of a knighthood by a head of state or representative for service to the monarch, the church, or the country, especially in a military capacity.
A 14th-century depiction of the 13th-century German knight Hartmann von Aue, from the Codex Manesse
A Norman knight slaying Harold Godwinson (Bayeux tapestry, c. 1070). The rank of knight developed in the 12th century from the mounted warriors of the 10th and 11th centuries.
Hungarian knights routing Ottoman sipahi cavalry during the Battle of Mohács in 1526
David I of Scotland knighting a squire