The following is a list of flags, standards, and banners used in Kuwait.

National flag FlagDateUseDescription 1961–present Flag of Kuwait A horizontal triband of green, white, and red; with a black trapezium based on the hoist side.

Royal flag FlagDateUseDescription 1961–present Flag of the emir of Kuwait A horizontal triband of green, white, and red; with a black trapezium based on the hoist side with a golden crown in the center of the green stripe.

Former royal flags FlagDateUseDescription 1956–1961 Flag of the emir of Kuwait 1940–1956 1921–1940

Military flag FlagDateUseDescription 1967–present Flag of the Kuwait National Guard A horizontal bicolour of green and yellow with the National Guard emblem in the center.

Municipality flag FlagDateUseDescription ?–present Flag of Kuwait City A white field with the emblem of the city in the center.

Historical flags Under pre-Islamic Persia FlagDateUseDescription 559–529 BC Standard of the Achaemenid Empire Also called Derafsh Sahbaz, it was the standard of Cyrus the Great, founder of the Achaemenid Empire. 224–632 Standard of the Sasanian Empire Also known as the Derafsh Kaviani, it was the mythological and historical flag of Iran until the end of the Sassanid dynasty, which according to Ferdowsi's narration in the Shahnameh, emerged with the uprising of Kaveh the Blacksmith against the tyrannical king Zahak and the beginning of Fereydon's kingdom and the Pishdadian dynasty.

Under Arab rule FlagDateUseDescription 750–945 Flag of the Abbasid Caliphate A simple black field.

Under the Buyid dynasty FlagDateUseDescription 945–1055 Flag of the Buyid dynasty

Under Mongol rule FlagDateUseDescription 1258–1432 Flag of the Ilkhanate and the Jalayirid Sultanate A scarlet square on a golden field.

Aq Qoyunlu FlagDateUseDescription 1452–1478 Flag of Aq Qoyunlu from the period of Uzun Hasan's reign

Timurid Empire FlagDateUseDescription 1384–1405 Flag of the Timurid Empire 1405–1502

Under Portuguese rule FlagDateUseDescription 1521–1533 Flag of the Kingdom of Portugal White field with the royal coat of arms in the middle.

Safavid dynasty FlagDateUseDescription 1502–1524 Flag of Safavid Iran 1524–15331623–1638

Omani Empire FlagDateUseDescription 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 a red sword and red Arabic script below.

Ottoman Empire FlagDateUseDescription 1533–16231638–1793 Flag of the Ottoman Empire 1793–1844 A red field with a white crescent moon and an eight-pointed star. 1844–1914 A red field with a white crescent moon and a five-pointed star.Ottoman Kuwait 1746–1871 Al-Sulami flag 1746–1871 Al-Sulami flag (variant) 1903 Diplomatic flag during the visit of Lord Curzon

Under British rule FlagDateUseDescription 1914–1961 Flag of the United Kingdom A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing Ireland). 1914–1947 Flag of British India A Red Ensign with the Union Jack at the canton, defaced with the Star of India displayed in the fly.British Kuwait 1914–1921 Flag of British Kuwait 1921–1940 1940–1961Military Flags 1920 Battle flag raised during Battle of Jahra in 1920 1956–1961 Maritime ensign of Kuwait

Proposed flags FlagDateUseDescription 1906 Proposed flag for Kuwait 1909–1915

See also

Flag of Kuwait Emblem of Kuwait

References