Flags of the Mughal Empire
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Flags of the Mughal Empire
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The Mughal Empire had a number of imperial flags and standards. The principal imperial standard of the Mughals was known as the alam. It was primarily moss green. It displayed a lion and sun facing the hoist of the flag. The Mughals traced their use of the alam back to Timur.
The imperial standard was displayed to the right of the throne and also at the entrance of the Emperor's encampment and in front of the emperor during military marches. According to the Ain-i-Akbari, during Akbar's reign, w
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Banners and standards of the Mughal empire
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flags_of_the_Mughal_Empire
date created:
2008-10-27T21:52:50Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T05:00:05Z
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