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

Before Christ

Flag Date Use Description
File:Standard of Cyrus the Great (White).svg 550–330 BCE Flag of the Achaemenids also known as the Standard of Cyrus the Great Shahbaz
File:Derafsh Kaviani flag of the late Sassanid Empire.svg 300 BC –651 AC [1][2][3][4] Flag of the Sassanids, also known as the Standard of the Kays Derafsh Kaviani

After Islam

Flag Date Use Description
File:Shirvan gerb.png 799-1607 Symbol of the Shirvanshahs
File:Flag of Ayyubid Dynasty.svg 1171–1260 Flag of the Ayyubid dynasty
File:Flag of Persia (1502-1524).svg 1502-1524 Flag of the Safavid dynasty under Ismail I
File:Flag of Shah Tahmasp I.svg 1524–1576 Flag of the Safavid dynasty under Tahmasp I
File:Safavid Flag.svg 1576–1666 Flag of the Safavid dynasty Lion and sun
File:Black flag.svg 1709–1738 Flag of the Hotaki dynasty
File:Afsharid Imperial Standard (3 Stripes).svg 1736–1796 Flag of the Afsharid dynasty
File:Flag of Herat until 1842.svg 1747–1826 Flag of the Durrani Empire
File:Zand Dynasty flag.svg 1750–1796 Flag of the Zand dynasty
File:State flag of Iran (1964–1980).svg 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.
File:Flag of Tajik SSR.svg 20 March 1953 - 24 November 1992 Flag of Tajikistan
File:Flag of Tajikistan (1991-1992).png 10 September 1991 - 24 November 1992 Flag of Tajikistan
File:Flag of Tajikistan.svg since 24 November 1992 Flag of Tajikistan
File:Flag of Rojava.svg since 2012 Flag of Rojava
File:Flag of Talysh-Mugan Autonomous Republic (the talysh national flag).jpg June - August 1993 Flag of the Talysh-Mughan Autonomous Republic

Current

Flag Date Use Description
File:Flag of Iran.svg since July 29, 1980 Flag of Iran, also known as the Three Colour Flag
File:Flag of Tajikistan.svg
since November 24, 1992 Flag of Tajikistan
File:Flag of the Taliban.svg since August 15, 2021 Flag of Afghanistan
File:Flag of Kurdistan.svg 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
File:Flag of South Ossetia.svg since 26 November 1990 Flag of South Ossetia
File:Flag of North Ossetia.svg since 26 November 1990 Flag of North Ossetia

See also

References

  1. "A History of Zoroastrianism vol II & III" – via Internet Archive.
  2. "Culture of Iran". November 21, 2001. Archived from the original on November 21, 2001.
  3. Ashmore, Harry S. (1961). "Encyclopaedia Britannica: A new survey of universal knowledge".
  4. Lukonin, Vladimir; Ivanov, Anatoly (2015-09-15). Persian Art. ISBN 9781783107964.