List of Kuwaiti flags explained
The following is a list of flags, standards and banners used in Kuwait.
Former Royal Flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|
| 1956-1961 | Flag of The Emir of Kuwait | [1] |
| 1940-1956 | Flag of The Emir of Kuwait | |
| 1921-1940 | Flag of The Emir of Kuwait | | |
Historical Flags
Under Pre-Islamic Persia
Under Arab Rule
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|
| 698–750 | | A White Field. |
| 750–945 | Flag of The Abbasid Caliphate | A Simple Black Field. | |
Under Mongol Rule
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|
| 1258-1368 | | A Blue Banner with The Soyombo symbol in the center and 3 red dentated tails on the fly.[3] |
| 1258-1432 | | A scarlet square on a golden field. | |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|
| 1384–1405 | Flag of the Timurid Empire | |
| 1405–1502 | Flag of the Timurid Empire | | |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|
| 1502–1524 | Flag of the Safavid Iran | |
| 1524–1533
1623-1638 | Flag of the Safavid Iran | [5] | |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|
| 1670-1716 | Flag of the Imamate of Oman | A White Field with The Royal Emblem in the canton. |
| 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 |
|---|
| 1533-1623
1638-1793 | | Red field with a Green Disc in the center and 3 golden crescent moons inside the disc. |
| 1793–1844 | Flag of The Ottoman Empire | A Red Field with a white crescent moon and a 8-pointed star.[6] [7] |
| 1844–1914 | Flag of The Ottoman Empire | A Red Field with a white crescent moon and a 5-pointed star.[8] [9] |
| Ottoman Kuwait |
|---|
| 1746-1871 | | |
| 1746-1871 | Al-Sulami flag (Variant) | |
| 1903 | | | |
Under British Rule
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|
| 1914-1961 | | A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing Ireland). |
| 1914–1947 | | A Red Ensign with the Union Jack at the canton, defaced with the Star of India emblem displayed in the fly. |
| British Kuwait |
|---|
| 1914-1921 | Flag of British Kuwait | [10] [11] |
| 1921-1940 | Flag of British Kuwait | |
| 1940-1961 | Flag of British Kuwait | |
| Military Flags |
|---|
| 1920 | Battle flag raised during Battle of Jahra in 1920 | |
| 1956-1961 | Maritime Ensign of Kuwait | | |
Independence
Proposal Flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|
| 1906 | Proposal Flag for Kuwait | |
| 1909-1915 | Proposal Flag for Kuwait | | |
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: 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" . 2022-11-21 . Instagram . en.
- Web site: Kuwait City (Kuwait) . 2022-11-21 . www.fotw.info.
- Web site: Early Mongol flags . 2022-11-21 . www.fotw.info.
- Web site: AKKOYUNLULAR . 2022-11-21 . TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi . tr.
- Web site: Persia (Iran) from XVI to XVIIIth century . 2022-11-21 . www.fotw.info.
- Book: Publishing, D. K. . Complete Flags of the World . 2009-01-06 . Penguin . 978-0-7566-5486-3.
- Book: Marshall, Tim . A Flag Worth Dying For: The Power and Politics of National Symbols . 2017-07-04 . Simon and Schuster . 978-1-5011-6833-8.
- Web site: STRAITS Chapter 18 . 2022-11-07 . www.manorhouse.clara.net.
- Web site: STRAITS Chapter 21 . 2022-11-07 . www.manorhouse.clara.net.
- Web site: Vexilla Mundi . 2022-11-21 . www.vexilla-mundi.com.
- Web site: Kuwait: History of the Flag . 2022-11-21 . www.fotw.info.
