List of Kuwaiti flags
The following is a list of flags, standards, and banners used in Kuwait.
National flag
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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1961–present | Flag of Kuwait | A horizontal triband of green, white, and red; with a black trapezium based on the hoist side. |
Royal flag
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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1961–present | Flag of the emir of Kuwait | A horizontal triband of green, white, and red; with a black trapezium based on the hoist side with a golden crown in the center of the green stripe. |
Former royal flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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1956–1961 | Flag of the emir of Kuwait | |
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1940–1956 | ||
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1921–1940 |
Military flag
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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1967–present | Flag of the Kuwait National Guard | A horizontal bicolour of green and yellow with the National Guard emblem in the center. |
Municipality flag
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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?–present | Flag of Kuwait City | A white field with the emblem of the city in the center. |
Historical flags
Under pre-Islamic Persia
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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559–529 BC | Standard of the Achaemenid Empire | Also called Derafsh Sahbaz, it was the standard of Cyrus the Great, founder of the Achaemenid Empire. |
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224–632 | Standard of the Sasanian Empire | Also known as the Derafsh Kaviani, it was the mythological and historical flag of Iran until the end of the Sassanid dynasty, which according to Ferdowsi's narration in the Shahnameh, emerged with the uprising of Kaveh the Blacksmith against the tyrannical king Zahak and the beginning of Fereydon's kingdom and the Pishdadian dynasty. |
Under Arab rule
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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750–945 | Flag of the Abbasid Caliphate | A simple black field. |
Under the Buyid dynasty
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 945–1055 | Flag of the Buyid dynasty |
Under Mongol rule
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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1258–1432 | Flag of the Ilkhanate and the Jalayirid Sultanate | A scarlet square on a golden field. |
Aq Qoyunlu
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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1452–1478 | Flag of Aq Qoyunlu from the period of Uzun Hasan's reign |
Timurid Empire
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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1384–1405 | Flag of the Timurid Empire | |
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1405–1502 |
Under Portuguese rule
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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1521–1533 | Flag of the Kingdom of Portugal | White field with the royal coat of arms in the middle. |
Safavid dynasty
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1502–1524 | Flag of Safavid Iran | ||
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1524–1533 1623–1638 |
Omani Empire
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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1670–1716 | Flag of the Imamate of Oman | A white field with the royal emblem in the canton. |
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1696–1716 | Flag of the Omani Empire | A white field with a red sword and red Arabic script below. |
Ottoman Empire
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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1533–1623 1638–1793 |
Flag of the Ottoman Empire | |
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1793–1844 | A red field with a white crescent moon and an eight-pointed star. | |
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1844–1914 | A red field with a white crescent moon and a five-pointed star. | |
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1746–1871 | Al-Sulami flag | |
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1746–1871 | Al-Sulami flag (variant) | |
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1903 | Diplomatic flag during the visit of Lord Curzon | |
Under British rule
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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1914–1961 | Flag of the United Kingdom | A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing Ireland). |
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1914–1947 | Flag of British India | A Red Ensign with the Union Jack at the canton, defaced with the Star of India displayed in the fly. |
| British Kuwait | |||
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1914–1921 | Flag of British Kuwait | |
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1921–1940 | ||
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1940–1961 | ||
| Military Flags | |||
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1920 | Battle flag raised during Battle of Jahra in 1920 | |
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1956–1961 | Maritime ensign of Kuwait | |
Proposed flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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1906 | Proposed flag for Kuwait | |
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1909–1915 |
See also
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References
- ↑ عزف السلام الوطني خلال استقبال سمو الأمير الشيخ صباح الأحمد لخادم الحرمين الملك سلمان, retrieved 2022-11-21
- ↑ "عبدالله محمد ناصر بن ناصر on Instagram: "العلم الأميري الأول الخاص بأمير الكويت الراحل الشيخ أحمد الجابر المبارك الصباح ونلاحظ من اليمين ( لا إله إلا الله محمد رسول الله ) ،وفي الوسط كلمة (كويت) وأعلى كلمة كويت وجد التاج الأميري الخاص بالكويت وقد استعمل هذا العلم في فترة حكم الشيخ احمد الجابر المبارك الصباح إلى بداية حكم الشيخ عبدالله السالم الصباح رحمهم الله أول ظهور للعلم الأميري كان عام 1921 في عهد الشيخ أحمد الجابر رحمه الله، واستمر حتى عام 1961 مع مروره ببعض الإضافات والتعديلات الطفيفة.. #الكويت #العلم_الأميري # مقتنيات #متحف_بن_ناصر"". Instagram. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
- ↑ "Kuwait City (Kuwait)". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
- ↑ "AKKOYUNLULAR". TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi (in Turkish). Retrieved 2022-11-21.
- ↑ "Persia (Iran) from XVI to XVIIIth century". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
- ↑ Publishing, D. K. (2009-01-06). Complete Flags of the World. Penguin. ISBN 978-0-7566-5486-3.
- ↑ Marshall, Tim (2017-07-04). A Flag Worth Dying For: The Power and Politics of National Symbols. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-5011-6833-8.
- ↑ "STRAITS Chapter 18". www.manorhouse.clara.net. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
- ↑ "STRAITS Chapter 21". www.manorhouse.clara.net. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
- 1 2 "Vexilla Mundi". www.vexilla-mundi.com. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
- 1 2 "Kuwait: History of the Flag". www.fotw.info. Retrieved 2022-11-21.