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Template:SHORTDESC: The following is a list of flags, standards and banners used in Kuwait.
National flag
[edit | edit source]| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Kuwait.svg | 1991–present | Flag of Kuwait | A horizontal triband of green, white and red; with a black trapezium based on the hoist side. |
Royal flag
[edit | edit source]| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Standard of the Emir of Kuwait.svg | 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[1] |
Former royal flags
[edit | edit source]| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Standard of the Emir of Kuwait (1956-1961).svg | 1956–1961 | Flag of the emir of Kuwait | [2] |
| File:Standard of the Emir of Kuwait (1940-1956).svg | 1940–1956 | Flag of the emir of Kuwait | |
| File:Standard of the Emir of Kuwait (1921-1940).svg | 1921–1940 | Flag of the emir of Kuwait |
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Military flag
[edit | edit source]| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Kuwait National Guard.svg | 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
[edit | edit source]| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Kuwait City.svg | ?–present | Flag of the Kuwait City | a white field with the emblem of the city in the center.[3] |
Historical flags
[edit | edit source]Under pre-Islamic Persia
[edit | edit source]| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Standard of Cyrus the Great.svg | 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. |
| File:Derafsh Kaviani flag of the late Sassanid Empire.svg | 224–632 | Standard of the Sasanian Empire | also known as the Derafsh Kaviani, It's the mythological and historical flag of Iran until the end of the Sassanid dynasty, which according to Ferdowsi's narration in the Shahnameh, This flag emerged with the uprising of Kaveh the Blacksmith against the tyrannical king Zahak and the beginning of the Fereydon's kingdom and Pishdadian dynasty. |
Under Arab rule
[edit | edit source]| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Black flag.svg | 750–945 | Flag of the Abbasid Caliphate | A simple black field. |
Under the Buyid dynasty
[edit | edit source]| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 945–1055 | Flag of the Buyid dynasty |
Under Mongol rule
[edit | edit source]| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of the Ilkhanate.svg | 1258–1432 | Flag of the Ilkhanate and the Jalayirid Sultanate | A scarlet square on a golden field. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of the Aq Qoyunlu.svg | 1452–1478 | Flag of Aq Qoyunlu from the period of the Uzun Hasan's reign | [4] |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Timurid Pennant.svg | 1384–1405 | Flag of the Timurid Empire | |
| File:Timurid.svg | 1405–1502 | Flag of the Timurid Empire |
Under Portuguese rule
[edit | edit source]| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Portugal (1521).svg | 1521–1533 | Flag of the Kingdom of Portugal | White field with the royal coat of arms in the middle. |
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| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| File:Flag of Persia (1502-1524).svg | 1502–1524 | Flag of the Safavid Iran | |
| File:Flag of Shah Tahmasp I.svg | 1524–1533 1623–1638 |
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| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of The Imamate of Oman.svg | 1670–1716 | Flag of the Imamate of Oman | A white field with the royal emblem in the canton. |
| File:Flag of the Omani Empire.svg | 1696–1716 | Flag of the Omani Empire | A white field with red Arabic script above and a red sword pointed to the right. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Ottoman Empire (1517-1793).svg | 1533–1623 1638–1793 |
Flag of the Ottoman Empire | Red field with a green disc in the center and three golden crescent moons inside the disc. |
| File:Flag of the Ottoman Empire (eight pointed star).svg | 1793–1844 | Flag of the Ottoman Empire | A red field with a white crescent moon and an eight-pointed star.[6][7] |
| File:Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844–1922).svg | 1844–1914 | Flag of the Ottoman Empire | A red field with a white crescent moon and a five-pointed star.[8][9] |
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| File:Albinali.jpg | 1746–1871 | Al-Sulami flag | |
| File:Flag of Kuwait Al-Sulami 1746-1871.svg | 1746–1871 | Al-Sulami flag (variant) | |
| File:Flag of Kuwait (1903).svg | 1903 | Diplomatic flag during the visit of Lord Curzon | |
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Under British rule
[edit | edit source]| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg | 1914–1961 | Flag of the United Kingdom | A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing Ireland). |
| File:British Raj Red Ensign.svg | 1914–1947 | Flag of British India | A Red Ensign with the Union Jack at the canton, defaced with the Star of India emblem displayed in the fly. |
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| File:Flag of Kuwait (1914-1921).svg | 1914–1921 | Flag of British Kuwait | [10][11] |
| File:Flag of Kuwait (1921-1940).svg | 1921–1940 | Flag of British Kuwait | [10][11] |
| File:Flag of Kuwait (1940-1961).svg | 1940–1961 | Flag of British Kuwait | [10][11] |
| Military Flags | |||
| File:Flag of Kuwait (Battle of Jahra 1920).svg | 1920 | Battle flag raised during Battle of Jahra in 1920 | [10][11] |
| File:Maritime Ensign of Kuwait 1956-1961.svg | 1956–1961 | Maritime ensign of Kuwait | [10][11] |
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Independence
[edit | edit source]| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Kuwait.svg | 1961–1990 | Flag of Kuwait | A horizontal triband of green, white and red; with a black trapezium based on the hoist side. |
Proposed flags
[edit | edit source]| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Kuwait (1906 proposal).svg | 1906 | Proposed flag for Kuwait | |
| File:Flag of Kuwait (1909-1915).svg | 1909–1915 | Proposed flag for Kuwait |
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See also
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