List of flags used by Iranian peoples

This is a list of flags used by the people of Iranic origin.

Historical

Before Islam

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	550–330 BCE	Flag of the Achaemenids also known as the Standard of Cyrus the Great	Shahbaz
	300 BC –651 AC [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
	1576–1666	Flag of the Safavid dynasty	Lion and sun
	1709–1738	Flag of the Hotaki dynasty
	1747–1826	Flag of the Durrani Empire
	1750–1796	Flag of the Zand dynasty

Modern

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	since July 29, 1980	Flag of Iran, also known as the Three Colour Flag
	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.
	since August 19, 2013	Flag of Afghanistan
	since 1927	Flag of Kurdistan, also known as The Colorful Flag
	since 26 November 1990	Flag of South Ossetia
	since 26 November 1990	Flag of North Ossetia
	20 March 1953 - 24 November 1992	Flag of Tajikistan
	since 24 November 1992	Flag of Tajikistan
	since 2012	Flag of Rojava
	June - August 1993	Flag of the Talysh-Mughan Autonomous Republic

References

1. "A History of Zoroastrianism vol II & III" – via Internet Archive.
2. "Culture of Iran". November 21, 2001. Archived from the original on November 21, 2001.
3. Ashmore, Harry S. (1961). "Encyclopaedia Britannica: A new survey of universal knowledge".
4. Lukonin, Vladimir; Ivanov, Anatoly (2015-09-15). Persian Art. ISBN 9781783107964.