War_Flag_of_the_Ottoman_Empire_(c._1500–1793).svg


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English: Depiction of an Ottoman "Zulfikar flag" typically in use during the 16th and 17th centuries.

The design is a rough approximation of the Zulfikar flag used by Selim I in the 1510s, File:Türkei Seidenfahne makffm.jpg

" During the 16th-17th centuries the Zulfikar flags were widespread in Ottoman army and numerous red Zulfikar flags left in the battles in Europe are shown in museums and one can even see a red, triangular Zulfikar flag in the Doge Palace in Venice." Bariş Kılıçbay, 20 August 1999 ( crwflags.com )

Original raster (.png) version uploaded by Ingoman .

Vector (.svg) version created by Kevyn using VectorMagic.com.
Date 28 June 2008 (original upload date)
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Author Kevyn at English Wikipedia
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This work first published in the Ottoman Empire is now in the public domain because the Empire's copyright formalities were not met (copyright notice, registration, and deposit), or because the copyright term (30 years after the death of the author, sometimes less) expired before the Empire was dissolved ( details ).
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  • 2008-06-28 02:39 Kevyn 1530×1021× (28043 bytes) Fixed transparency of background
  • 2008-06-28 02:27 Kevyn 1530×1021× (32462 bytes) == Summary == Ottoman Empire Battle Flag, began being used some time after 1453. The sword is the Zulqifar Original raster (.png) version uploaded by [[User:Ingoman|Ingoman]]. Vector (.svg) version created by [[User:Kevyn|Kevyn]] using VectorMagic.com.

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