List of flags used by Iranian peoples

This is a list of flags used by the people of Iranic origin.

Historical edit

Before Christ edit

Flag Date Use Description
  550–330 BCE Flag of the Achaemenids also known as the Standard of Cyrus the Great Shahbaz
  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
  799-1607 Symbol of the Shirvanshahs
  1171–1260 Flag of the Ayyubid dynasty
  1502-1524 Flag of the Safavid dynasty under Ismail I
  1524–1576 Flag of the Safavid dynasty under Tahmasp I
  1576–1666 Flag of the Safavid dynasty Lion and sun
  1709–1738 Flag of the Hotaki dynasty
  1736–1796 Flag of the Afsharid dynasty
  1747–1826 Flag of the Durrani Empire
  1750–1796 Flag of the Zand dynasty
  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.
  20 March 1953 - 24 November 1992 Flag of Tajikistan
  10 September 1991 - 24 November 1992 Flag of Tajikistan
  since 24 November 1992 Flag of Tajikistan
  since 2012 Flag of Rojava
  June - August 1993 Flag of the Talysh-Mughan Autonomous Republic

Current edit

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

References edit

  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.