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Flags of Persia/Iran:
Qajar Dynasty; Empire of Persia 1794-1925

National Flags

Agha Mohammad Khan 1794-1796⁽⁷⁾	Fath Ali Shah 1796-1834⁽¹⁾	Mohammad Shah 1834-1848
Nassereddin Shah circa 1886	Nassereddin Shah (another version)	Mozaffariddin Shah circa 1890s⁽³⁾
Mozaffariddin Shah circa 1906	Mohammad Ali Shah & Ahmad Shah circa 1907-1917⁽⁴⁾	Sultan Ahmad Shah circa 1917

Other Qajar Flags

Royal Court Flag circa 1796-1834	Diplomatic Flag circa 1796-1834	War Ensign circa 1838
Flag of the Shah circa 1858-1880s⁽²⁾	Unknown Flag of Persia circa 1858	Unknown Flag of Persia circa 1876
Imperial Standard circa 1858	Imperial Standard 1881	Imperial Standard after 1881
Naval Ensign circa 1907	Ceremonial & Naval circa 1910	Civil Ensign circa 1907 ⁽⁶⁾
Ceremonial Flag circa 1873 ⁽⁵⁾ Flag not available, see footnotes

Autonomous State & Under Foreign Rule Flags

British Colony of Bushire 2 Jul 1763 - 1822, 9 Dec 1856 - 1857, 8 Aug 1915 - 16 Oct 1915	State of Bahrain	Persian Gulf Trucial Emirates
Autonomous State of Azadestan 7 Apr 1920 - 14 Sep 1920	Soviet Socialist Republic of Persia (Gilan)5 Jun 1920 - 23 Oct 1921	State of Arabestan (Emirate of Al-Ahvaz & Mohammerah)

Vassals of Persia Under Qajar Dynasty

Kingdom of Georgia	Velayat of Herat	Khanate of Khorazm
Khanate of Merv

Footnotes:

Battle between Persians and Russians, painting from Hermitage Museum, circa 1815/1816

JOHNSTON. Overall size c. 9x12 inches. COLOURED. 40 flags shown. circa 1898, accessed 24 November 2008.

(2) Old World Auctions, accessed 24 November 2008.
Flags Of All Nations, Flags from Persia and Siam (top-bottom): Shah of Persia flag, Royal Standard of the King of Siam and National Ensign of Siam, from FLAGS AND SIGNALS OF ALL NATIONS by Hounsell Brothers, flag manufacturers to the Lords' Commissioners of the Admiralty. Location: United Kingdom, Date taken: 1870, Size: 648 x 1280 pixels (9.0 x 17.8 inches), accessed 24 November 2008.
(3) Cigarette Cards, Flags of all nations NYPL, accessed 24 November 2008.
Cigarette Cards, Flags of all nations NYPL, accessed 24 November 2008.
(4) Flags of Countries, Scientific-American Reference Book accessed on 24 November 2008.
George Arents Collection, Arents Cigarette Cards 884, Flag girls of all nations NYPL, accessed 24 November 2008.
(5) The Review in Windsor Great Park in honour of the Shah of Persia, 24 June 1873, The Royal Collection Website., accessed 25 November 2008.
(6) Cigarette Cards ABCs, Flags of All Nations Series, accessed 24 November 2008.
Cigarette cards, Countries, Arms and Flags, Series of 50, accessed 24 November 2008.
Cigarette Cards, Flags of All Nations Series, accessed 24 November 2008.
Flaggen aus aller Welt vor den Weltkriegen- um 1900 n.Chr. -Zusammengestellt von Stadtarchivar und Heimatforscher Hans Zesewitz, accessed 24 November 2008.
(7) http://users.sedona.net/~sepa/alikaj.jpg, accessed 25 November 2008.

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