It is the fifth-most-senior British order of chivalry, following the Most Noble Order of the Garter, the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, the Most Illustrious Order of Saint Patrick, and the Most Honourable Order of the Bath.
Red indijskega imperija (izvirno angleško "The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire") je britanski viteški red, ki ga je leta 1878 ustanovila kraljica Viktorija Britanska.