Order of the Throne Order of the Throne The Order of the Throne (Arabic: "Wissam al-Arch", French: "Ordre du Trône") is a state decoration of the Kingdom of Morocco awarded for distinguished services of a civil or military nature. The Order was instituted on 16 May 1963 by King Hassan II of Morocco, who reigned between 1961 and 1999. The Order of the Throne is awarded in five classes, one exceptional and four ordinary classes : The ordinary classes: The "breast star" is the five-pointed green star of the Alaouite. The Alaouite dynasty, descendants of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad, have ruled Morocco since 1664.
Hassan II (Imam) Hassan II (Imam) Ḥasan ʿAlā Zikrihi's Salām (Persian/) or Hassan II was the hereditary Imam of the Nizari Ismailis from 1162 until 1166. From his capital of Alamut he ruled parts of Persia and Syria. His chief subordinate in Syria was Rashid ad-Din Sinan, the Old Man of the Mountain. In 1164 Hassan, leading the Nizari sect of Ismaili Islam, proclaimed the "Qiyamat", the abrogation of Sharia law. The concept of Qiyamah in exoteric Islam means the End of the World and the Day of Judgment. But in the esoteric interpretations of Ismaili Islam, Qiyamah is the beginning of an