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((Short description|Highest knighthood order of the Kingdom of Laos))
((more citations needed|date=May 2014))

((Infobox order
|title            = Order of the Million Elephants and the White Parasol<br>ອິສະຣິຍາພອນລ້ານຊ້າງຮົ່ມຂາວ
|image           = [[Image:Orde van de Miljoen Olifanten en de Witte Parasol van Laos.jpg|150px]]
|caption         = 
|awarded_by      = the [[King of Laos]]
|type            =
|motto           = 
|day             =
|eligibility     =
|for             = 
|status          = Extinct as the Kingdom, now Dynastic award
|head_title      = Sovereign
|head            =  [[Sisavang Vong]] <br> [[Savang Vatthana]]
|chancellor      = 
|commander       =
|grades          = Grand Cross with Collar<br />Grand Cross<br>Grand Officer<br />Commander<br />Officer<br />Knight
|former_grades   =
|date= 1 May 1909
|first_induction = 
|last_induction  = 
|total           =
|recipients      =
|individual      =
|higher          = ''None; highest.''
|lower           =  [[Order of the Crown (Laos)|Order of the Crown]]
|image2          = [[File:LAO Order of the a Million Elephants and the White Parasol - Knight BAR.svg|100px]]
|caption2        = Ribbon of the Order
))

The '''Order of the Million Elephants and the White Parasol''', also called the '''Order of the Million Elephants and the White Umbrella''' (((lang-lo|ອິສະຣິຍາພອນລ້ານຊ້າງຮົ່ມຂາວ)) ''Itsariyaphon Lan Sang Hom Khao''), is the highest knighthood order of the Royal Family of Laos.

== History ==
The Order was founded on 1 May 1909 by King [[Sisavang Vong]].<ref>''[[The Illustrated London News]]'', vol. 138 (1911), part 1, p. 138</ref>

The name of the order reflected an old name of Laos, [[Lan Xang|Lan Xang Hom Khao]] which means "million elephants and white [[Chhatra|umbrella]]".<ref>Bijan Raj Chatterjee, ''Southeast Asia in Transition'' (1965), p. 18</ref>

The Royal system of Orders and Medals effectively ended with the fall of Laos in 1975. The Royal Orders, by their nature, remain the dynastic property of the Royal House of Laos in absentia, and are still awarded by the Royal House as a dynastic award. The honour is still awarded in recognition of dedicated services to charity and humanitarianism. All grades of the Order are approved for wear as a foreign order (i.e. after all British and other Commonwealth decorations) by [[Elizabeth II]], [[Queen of the United Kingdom]] and the other [[Commonwealth realms]], as it is on the "Schedule of Approved Countries and Awards".<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.gg.gov.au/australian-honours-and-awards/accepting-and-wearing-foreign-awards-australians|title=Accepting and wearing of foreign awards by Australians &#124; Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia|website=www.gg.gov.au))</ref>

== Classes ==
The Order consisted of the following classes, in descending order:
*Grand Cross with Collar
*Grand Cross (ປະຖະມາພອນ ''Pathamaphon'')
*Grand Officer (ທຸຕິຍາພອນ ''Thutiyaphon'')
*Commander (ຕະຕິຍາພອນ ''Tatiyaphon'')
*Officer (ຈະຕູດຖາພອນ ''Jatutthaphon'')
*Knight (ປັນຈະມາພອນ ''Panchamaphon'')

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! colspan=5|Ribbon bars
|-
|width=20% valign=top align=center|[[File:LAO Order of the a Million Elephants and the White Parasol - Grand Cross BAR.svg|100px|center]]<small>Grand Cross with Collar</small>
|width=20% valign=top align=center|[[File:LAO Order of the a Million Elephants and the White Parasol - Grand Cross BAR.svg|100px|center]]<small>Grand Cross</small>
|width=20% valign=top align=center|[[File:LAO Order of the a Million Elephants and the White Parasol - Grand Officer BAR.svg|100px|center]]<small>Grand Officer</small>
|-
|width=20% valign=top align=center|[[File:LAO Order of the a Million Elephants and the White Parasol - Commander BAR.svg|100px|center]]<small>Commander</small>
|width=20% valign=top align=center|[[File:LAO Order of the a Million Elephants and the White Parasol - Officer BAR.svg|100px|center]]<small>Officer</small>
|width=20% valign=top align=center|[[File:LAO Order of the a Million Elephants and the White Parasol - Knight BAR.svg|100px|center]]<small>Knight</small>
|-
|}

== Insignia ==
The ribbon on which the Order is worn is red, ornamented with a yellow geometrical design.

== Notable recipients ==
*Crown of [[Kingdom of Nepal|Nepal]]
**[[Mahendra of Nepal|Mahendra]], King of [[Kingdom of Nepal|Nepal]] (1955–1972) (1970)
** [[Queen Ratna of Nepal|Ratna]], Queen consort of [[Kingdom of Nepal|Nepal]] (1960–1972) (1970)
**[[Birendra of Nepal|Birendra]], King of [[Kingdom of Nepal|Nepal]] (1972–2001) when Crown Prince (1970)
**[[Queen Aishwarya of Nepal|Aishwarya]], Queen consort of [[Kingdom of Nepal|Nepal]] (1972–2001) when Crown Princess (1970)
*Crown of [[Thailand]]
**[[Bhumibol Adulyadej]], King of [[Thailand]] (1963)
**[[Sirikit]], Queen consort of [[Thailand]] (1963)
**[[Plaek Phibunsongkhram]], Prime Minister of [[Thailand]]
**[[Sarit Thanarat]], Prime Minister of [[Thailand]]
**[[Thanom Kittikachorn]], Prime Minister of [[Thailand]]
*Crown of [[Cambodia]]
**[[Sisowath Monivong]], King of [[Cambodia]] (1927–1941)
**[[Norodom Suramarit]], King of [[Cambodia]] (1955–1960) (1955)
**[[Norodom Sihanouk]], King of [[Cambodia]] (1941–1955) / (1993–2004) 
*Crown of [[Empire of Vietnam|Vietnam]]
**[[Bảo Đại]], Emperor of [[Empire of Vietnam|Vietnam]] (1926–1945)
**[[Bảo Long]], Crown Prince of [[Empire of Vietnam|Vietnam]] (1939–2007)
*French Republic
**[[Charles de Gaulle]]
**[[Marcelle Lafont]]
**[[Jean de Lattre de Tassigny]]
**[[Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque]]
**[[Adrien Conus]]
**[[René Joyeuse]]
**[[René Gaurand]]
**[[Roger Faulques]]
**[[Louis Renault (industrialist)|Louis Renault]]
*Others
**[[Hamengkubuwono VIII|Hamengkubuwano VIII]]
**[[James Greenway]]
**[[Eisaku Sato]]
**BG. Dean Murphy USV-JSC
**BG. Robert C. Quesada USV-JSC

==Notes==
((reflist))

==External links==
*((commons category-inline))

((DEFAULTSORT:Million Elephants))
[[Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Laos]]
[[Category:Orders of chivalry awarded to heads of state, consorts and sovereign family members]]
[[Category:Awards established in 1909]]

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