Pan-Iranian colors include the main colors of red, white, green, and sometimes yellow or gold. They are the colors used on the flags of most Iranian states and nations. Their use symbolizes the shared origins of Iranian peoples.[1][2][3]
History
Pan-Iranian colors are rooted in antiquity. According to the Avesta, the full free population of ancient Iranian society was divided into three classes, each of which was associated with a certain color:[4]
- Military nobility (Avestan: raθaē-štar) – red color, a symbol of military valor and blood and self-sacrifice in the name of high ideals, so it is considered the most revered and noble;
- Mobads (āθravan) – white color, symbolizes spirituality, moral purity, cleanliness, and holiness;
- Pastoralist-farmer community (vāstrya fšuyant) – green, symbolizes nature, youth, and prosperity.[5]
To this day in the Pamiri community, red symbolizes happiness, well-being and joy, white - purity and clarity, green - youth and prosperity.[6]
The tradition of using red, white and green colors was established in the Achaemenid Empire and was continued ever since.[7]
Current flags
Flag of Iran
Flag of Tajikistan
Flag of the Kurdistan Region
Former flags
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Flag of Qajar Iran from 1907 to 1910.svg.png.webp)
Flag of Qajar Iran from 1910 to 1924.svg.png.webp)
Flag of Pahlavi Iran from 1925 to 1964
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Flag of the Kingdom of Afghanistan (1928).svg.png.webp)
Flag of the Kingdom of Afghanistan (1928-1929).svg.png.webp)
Flag of the Kingdom of Afghanistan (1929–1931).svg.png.webp)
Flag of the Kingdom of Afghanistan (1931–1973).svg.png.webp)
Flag of the Republic of Afghanistan (1973–1974).svg.png.webp)
Flag of the Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan (2002–2004).svg.png.webp)
Flag of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (2004-2021).svg.png.webp)
Flag of the Kingdom of Kurdistan (1922-1924)
Flag of the Republic of Ararat (1927-1931)
Flag of the Republic of Mahabad (1945-1946)
Flag of the Azerbaijan People's Government (1945-1946)
Other flag used by the Azerbaijan People's Government
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Flag of Tajikistan from 1991 to 1992
See also
References
- ↑ TABNAK, تابناک |. "رنگ های پرچم ایران نشانه چیست؟". fa (in Persian). Retrieved 2023-11-15.
- ↑ میزان, خبرگزاری. "پرچم ایران از چه زمانی سه رنگ شد؟". fa (in Persian). Retrieved 2023-11-15.
- ↑ admin (2023-02-14). "میدانید پرچم ایران از چه سالی سه رنگ شد ؟". چاپ مهام (in Persian). Retrieved 2023-11-15.
- ↑ Гафуров, Б. Г. Таджики. Древнейшая, древняя и средневековая история. p. 31.
- ↑ Bahar, Mehrdad (1984). پژوهشی در اساطیر ایران. p. 74. ISBN 964-416-045-2.
- ↑ Зоолишоева Ш. Ф. Символика цвета в шугнано-рушанской национальной одежде // Языки и этнография «Крыши мира». СПб.: «Петербургское Востоковедение», 2005. — 112 с. — стр. 39 / ISBN 5-85803-304-0
- ↑ Ksenofont, Anabasis. King I, Chapter X
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