List of flags used by Iranian peoples
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This is a list of flags used by the people of Iranic origin.
Historical
[edit]Before Christ
[edit]| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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550–330 BCE | Flag of the Achaemenids also known as the Standard of Cyrus the Great | Shahbaz |
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300 BC –651 AC [1][2][3][4] | Flag of the Sassanids, also known as the Standard of the Kays | Derafsh Kaviani |
After Islam
[edit]| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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799-1607 | Symbol of the Shirvanshahs | |
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1171–1260 | Flag of the Ayyubid dynasty | |
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1502-1524 | Flag of the Safavid dynasty | under Ismail I |
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1524–1576 | Flag of the Safavid dynasty | under Tahmasp I |
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1576–1666 | Flag of the Safavid dynasty | Lion and sun |
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1709–1738 | Flag of the Hotaki dynasty | |
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1736–1796 | Flag of the Afsharid dynasty | |
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1747–1826 | Flag of the Durrani Empire | |
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1750–1796 | Flag of the Zand dynasty | |
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1964 - July 29, 1980 | Flag of Iran, also known as the Three Colour Flag | With the Lion and sun on the center. Used by a number of Iranian exiles in opposition. |
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20 March 1953 - 24 November 1992 | Flag of Tajikistan | |
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10 September 1991 - 24 November 1992 | Flag of Tajikistan | |
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since 24 November 1992 | Flag of Tajikistan | |
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since 2012 | Flag of Rojava | |
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June - August 1993 | Flag of the Talysh-Mughan Autonomous Republic |
Current
[edit]| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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since July 29, 1980 | Flag of Iran, also known as the Three Colour Flag | |
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since November 24, 1992 | Flag of Tajikistan | |
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since August 15, 2021 | Flag of Afghanistan | |
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since 1927 | Flag of Kurdistan geo-cultural region, also known as The Colorful Flag | this flag also is being used for Kurdistan region in Iraq, an autonomous region in federal state of Iraq |
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since 26 November 1990 | Flag of South Ossetia | |
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since 26 November 1990 | Flag of North Ossetia |
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "A History of Zoroastrianism vol II & III" – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Culture of Iran". November 21, 2001. Archived from the original on November 21, 2001.
- ^ Ashmore, Harry S. (1961). "Encyclopaedia Britannica: A new survey of universal knowledge".
- ^ Lukonin, Vladimir; Ivanov, Anatoly (2015-09-15). Persian Art. ISBN 9781783107964.