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Den hvite elefants orden
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Den hvite elefants orden (thai: เครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์ อันเป็นที่เชิดชูยิ่ง ช้างเผือก [kʰrɯ̂a̯ŋ ra:.tɕʰá ì.sà.rí.já.pʰon an pen tʰî: tɕʰɤ̂t tɕʰu: jîŋ tɕʰâ:ŋ pʰɯ́a̯k]) er en thailandsk orden. Den rangerer som nummer seks av landets ordener.
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Ordenen ble innstiftet i 1851 av konge Rama IV da som et ærestegn for kongen selv, senere også for medlemmer av hans familie, det kongelige hoff og i enkelttilfeller også utlendinger. I 1873 ble ordenen omorganisert og den fikk sitt nåværende navn. Ordenen er i dag en av Thailands hyppigst tildelte.