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[[File:Plate with Emblematic Pairs of Fish (mahi-ye maratib) LACMA M.2001.100 (1 of 3).jpg|thumb|Plate with emblematic pairs of fish (''mahi-ye maratib''), [[Awadh]], Lucknow, circa 1880]]<br />
The '''Mahi Maratib''' was the highest [[honour]] bestowed by the emperor during the [[Mughal Empire]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livehistoryindia.com/story/treasures/the-rohu-fish-the-mughals|title=The Rohu Fish & the Mughals|first=Akshay|last=Chavan|date=2 November 2018|website=Livehistoryindia.com|access-date=31 May 2022}}</ref> It was introduced during the reign of [[Mughal emperor]] [[Shah Jahan]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Ali |first=Athar |title=The Mughal Nobility Under Aurangzeb |publisher=Asia Publishing House |year=1970 |location=Bombay |pages=141}}</ref> <br />
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A [[Heraldic flag|standard]] made out of metal in the form of a fish head was normally carried.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.davidmus.dk/en/collections/islamic/materials/metal/art/9-1998|title=Metalwork, Weapons, and Jewelry – The David Collection|website=Davidmus.dk|access-date=31 May 2022}}</ref> The fish was the ''[[Bagarius yarrelli|goonch]]'' (''Bagarius yarrelli'').<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.masterart.com/artworks/17917/a-gilt-copper-fish-standard-mahi-maratib|title=A Gilt-Copper Fish Standard (Mahi-Maratib)|website=Masterart.com|access-date=31 May 2022}}</ref> The standard was called ''Mahi Maratib'', also spelled ''Mahi-maratib''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/627291|title=Mahi-maratib (Fish Standard) ca. 1700|website=Metmuseum.org|access-date=31 May 2022}}</ref> <br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Bharat Ratna]]<br />
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