List of flags used by Iranian peoples
This is a list of flags used by the people of Iranic origin.
Historical
Before Christ
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png) | 550–330 BCE | Flag of the Achaemenids also known as the Standard of Cyrus the Great | Shahbaz |
 | 300 BC –651 AD [1][2][3][4] | Flag of the Sassanids, also known as the Standard of the Kays | Derafsh Kaviani |
After Islam
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 799-1607 | Symbol of the Shirvanshahs | |
 | 1171–1260 | Flag of the Ayyubid dynasty | |
.svg.png) | 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 | |
.svg.png) | 1736–1796 | Flag of the Afsharid dynasty | |
 | 1747–1826 | Flag of the Durrani Empire | |
 | 1750–1796 | Flag of the Zand dynasty | |
.svg.png) | 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. |
%252C_Flag_of_Tajikistan_(1991%E2%80%931992).svg.png) | 20 March 1953 - 24 November 1992 | Flag of Tajikistan | |
.png) | 10 September 1991 - 24 November 1992 | Flag of Tajikistan | |
 | since 24 November 1992 | Flag of Tajikistan | |
 | since 2012 | Flag of Rojava | |
.jpg) | June - August 1993 | Flag of the Talysh-Mughan Autonomous Republic |
Current
| 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 |
See also
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References
- ^ "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.