Order of the Royal House of Chakri

The Most Illustrious Order of the Royal House of Chakri
เครื่องขัตติยราชอิสริยาภรณ์อันมีเกียรติคุณรุ่งเรืองยิ่งมหาจักรีบรมราชวงศ์
Collar and Star of the Most Illustrious Order of the Royal House of Chakri
Awarded by

the King of Thailand
TypeDynastic order
Established1882; 142 years ago (1882)
Royal houseHouse of Chakri
Seat25 (except for foreigner)
EligibilityMembers of the Thai Royal Family and foreign heads of state
CriteriaAt the monarch's pleasure
StatusCurrently constituted
FounderChulalongkorn
SovereignVajiralongkorn
GradesKnight/Dame
Statistics
First induction6 April 1882
Last induction5 May 2019
Total inductees232
Precedence
Next (higher)Order of the Rajamitrabhorn
Next (lower)Order of the Nine Gems

Ribbon bar of the Royal House of Chakri

The Most Illustrious Order of the Royal House of Chakri (Thai: เครื่องขัตติยราชอิสริยาภรณ์อันมีเกียรติคุณรุ่งเรืองยิ่งมหาจักรีบรมราชวงศ์; RTGSKhrueang Khattiyaratcha-itsariyaphon An Mi Kiattikhun Rung-rueang Ying Maha Chakkri Borommaratchawong) was founded in 1882 by King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) of the Kingdom of Siam (now Thailand) to commemorate the Bangkok Centennial. The order is awarded to members of the House of Chakri (the Thai royal family), foreign heads of state and members of other royal houses.

Members of the order are entitled to use the postnominals ม.จ.ก.