List of Kyrgyz flags

This is a list of flags used in Kyrgyzstan.

National flag and state flag

Flag Date Use Description
2023–present Civil and state flag, national ensign
1992–2023 Civil and state flag, national ensign [1][2][3][4][5][6]

Governmental flags

Flag Date Use Description
1992–present Presidential Standard [7]
1992–present Local government flag

Military flags

Flag Date Use Description
1992–present Flag of Kyrgyzstan Border Service (obverse) [8]
1992–present Flag of Kyrgyzstan Border Service (reverse)
1992–present Flag of Kyrgyz Armed Forces (Kyrgyz)
1992–present Flag of Kyrgyz Armed Forces (Russian)

Regional flags

Flag Date Use Description
1999–present Flag of Batken [9]
1992–present Flag of Bishkek (independent city)
1992–present Flag of Chüy
1992–present Flag of Jalal-Abad
1992–present Flag of Issyk-Kul
1992–present Flag of Naryn
1992–present Flag of Osh [10]
1992–present Flag of Talas

Political flags

Flag Date Party Description
Current
2015–present Kyrgyzstan
Link to file 2006–present United Kyrgyzstan
2005–present Birimdik
1992–present Party of Communists of Kyrgyzstan
Former
2014–2017 Respublika–Ata Zhurt
2010–2021 Bir Bol
2003–2005 Forward Kyrgyzstan Party

Historical flags

Achaemenid Empire (540 B.C.–330 B.C.)

Flag Date Use Description
540 B.C.–330 A.D. Standard of the Achaemenid Empire

Han China (101 B.C.–185 A.D.)

Sasanian Empire (224-350 and 563-642)

Flag Date Use Description
224–350
563–642		 The Derafsh Kaviani

Tang China (657–751)

Tibetan Empire (670–692 and 755–842)

Flag Date Use Description
670–692
755–842		 Flag of the Tibetan Empire

Umayyad Caliphate (712–747)

Flag Date Use Description
712–747 Flag of the Umayyad Caliphate

Abbasid Caliphate (750–886)

Flag Date Use Description
750–886 Flag of the Abbasid Caliphate

Seljuk Empire (1089–1101)

Flag Date Use Description
1089–1101 Flag of the Seljuk Empire

Chagatai Khanate (1294–1347 and 1361–1363)

Flag Date Use Description
1294–1347
1361–1363		 Flag of the Chagatai Khanate

Golden Horde (1294–1446)

Flag Date Use Description
1294–1446 Flag of the Golden Horde

Timurid Empire (1370–1507)

Flag Date Use Description
1370–1507 Banner of Tamerlane

Khanate of Bukhara (1506–1785)

Flag Date Use Description
1506–1785 Flag of the Khanate of Bukhara

Qing Dynasty (1760–1864)

Flag Date Use Description
1760–1862 Plain Yellow Banner of The Qing Dynasty
1862–1864 Standard of the Qing Emperor

Emirate of Bukhara (1785–1870)

Flag Date Use Description
1785–1870 Flag of the Emirate of Bukhara

Russia (1870–1918)

Flag Date Use Description
1870–1896 First official State Flag of the Russian Empire
1870–1917 Standard of the Emperor of Russia on land
1883–1914
1917-1918		 Second official State Flag of the Russian Empire and The First Flag of The Russian Provisional Government, the later Russian Republic
1898–1916 Flag used by The Kyrgyz People during The Andijan uprising of 1898 and Central Asian revolt of 1916 [11][12]
1914–1917 Flag for private use; also planned State Flag

Turkestan Autonomy (1917–1918)

Flag Date Use Description
1917–1918 Flag of the Turkestan Autonomy

Russian Soviet Republic (1918–1922) and Soviet Union (1922–1991)

Flag Date Use Description
1918 First flag of the Russian SFSR
1918–1922
1924–1926		 Second flag of the Russian SFSR
1922–1923 First flag of the Soviet Union
1923–1924 Second flag of the Soviet Union
1924–1936 Third flag of the Soviet Union
1936–1955 Fourth flag of the Soviet Union
1955–1991 Fifth flag of the Soviet Union
1919–1921 Flag of the Turkestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
1921–1924 Flag of the Turkestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
1926–1936 Flag of the Kirghiz ASSR
1936–1940 Flag of the Kyrgyz SSR
1936–1940 Flag of the Kyrgyz SSR (Variant)
1940–1952 Flag of the Kyrgyz SSR
1952–1991 Flag of the Kyrgyz SSR [2]
1991–1992 Flag of Kyrgyzstan after The Fall of The Soviet Union
1992 Second Flag of Kyrgyzstan after The Fall of The Soviet Union

Proposed flags

Flag Date Use Description
2011 Proposal 1
Proposal 2
Proposal 3
Proposal 4
Proposal 5

See also

References

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  3. ^ Kindersley, Dorling (November 3, 2008). Complete Flags of the World. Dorling Kindersley Ltd. p. 194. ISBN 9781405338615. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  4. ^ World and Its Peoples, Volume 1. Marshall Cavendish. September 1, 2006. p. 629. ISBN 9780761475712. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  5. ^ Omelicheva, Mariya Y., ed. (December 17, 2014). Nationalism and Identity Construction in Central Asia: Dimensions, Dynamics, and Directions. Lexington Books. p. xviii. ISBN 9780739181355. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  6. ^ Peoples of Western Asia. Marshall Cavendish. September 1, 2006. p. 254. ISBN 9780761476771. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  7. ^ "Kyrgyzstan". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  8. ^ SHAMSHIEV, Suyunbek (2017-05-29). "Bishkek marks 18th anniversary of border troops of Kyrgyzstan". 24.kg. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  9. ^ Covid - 19; Президент; Кеңеш, Жогорку; Өкмөт; Саясат; Экономика; Коом; Аналитика; Аймак. "Жалал-Абад облусунун символикалык атрибуттары тандалды". Кабар - Кыргыз Улуттук Маалымат Агенттиги (in Kyrgyz). Retrieved 2022-04-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ "Флаг города Ош | Геральдика.ру". geraldika.ru. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  11. ^ Sokol, Edward Dennis (2016). The Revolt of 1916 in Russian Central Asia. JHU Press. p. 92. ISBN 9781421420509.
  12. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Semirechye on Fire (Timestamp 17:58)". RT. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
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