History of Asia in Flags: Every Year
This video shows the history of Asia with flags and various symbols, every year, from 3200 BC to the present.
Music used:
So Dramatic by Audionautix
Future Gladiator by Kevin MacLeod
Wolfman by @tunetankmusic
Into the Battle by Ian Post
Final Battle of the Dark Wizards by Kevin MacLeod
Licensing:
"Future Gladiator" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
"Final Battle of the Dark Wizards" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Sources:
Wikipedia
Vexilla Mundi
https://balkanflaghistory.org
https://www.worldhistoryedu.com/faravahar-origin-story-meaning-symbolism-interpretation/
Blank Atlas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaaPxrhuck0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eIADs7Ct-Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9YnYRk8_kE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6Wu0Q7x5D0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3S734SZ4bcc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Plm3gs4dujg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-q_uCjQmoT4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eIADs7Ct-Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qw9psR8MyPI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9RoP8_agPk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EChp1N4o0Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UPZZu1fCx8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6Wu0Q7x5D0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNaEqsPGYBc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBL8rYYhAdw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T98eTT_TzR8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8towFNE79NA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXDip8ONmPo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNg7PMq_W04
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5o-JhTB0-s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAE4rF17bhM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfHY-EJHCos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQhtUp3lygQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWHCzQmrorA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQkCAHMUgCU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5ZxsMroM_Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPX_wXF0zKg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToxfSPfbx2E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wss0cRi64jU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG5rhG1wZjQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scRk_X09_qw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsC5B2TZEig
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzSrHce9DNs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEAc304F9UA
https://www.reddit.com/r/vexillology/comments/11vl3l9/the_actual_flag_of_urartu_kingdom_of_van/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBL8rYYhAdw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNaEqsPGYBc
https://en.atomiyme.com/do-you-know-what-the-khazar-tamga-is/
https://testbook.com/question-answer/what-was-the-royal-emblem-of-the-rashtrakutasnbs--5eb6395cf60d5d2d18920b73#:~:text=The%20Golden%20eagle%20was%20the%20Royal%20emblem%20of%20the%20Rashtrakutas.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UY9P0QSxlnI
https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10.1086/691602
http://www.hubert-herald.nl/IndoJambi.htm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8dY7LYkrG4
https://www.kirj.ee/public/trames_pdf/2012/issue_3/Trames-2012-3-237-285.pdf
https://wappenwiki.org/index.php/
My previous videos
A few notes:
The type of symbols used throughout the video vary. In ancient times leading up to about the 19th century, the flags depicted such as the flags of the Safavid Empire were not national flags, but flags of the military, or of the government, or of the head of state, just to name a few. In the case of ancient Assyria or Babylonia, they had "national deities", so they were used as an alternative to a flag. Moreover, a symbol of the state such as the Tamgha for the Turkic Khaganate was used instead of a flag. Common symbols on coins were used as well, such as a lion for Lydia. These examples of symbols can be distinguished from other flags in the video because I depicted these symbols as, the symbol itself, on a white background. Flags after around 1850 tend to be national flags. Some European kingdoms were depicted with their coat of arms, such as Sweden and the Latin Empire. Keep in mind that a few symbols and flags from before the modern era shown in this video can be speculative.
If a flag isn't rectangular, such as Nepal, I used white for the space outside the flag as transparency. The same goes for vexillums, such as the vexillums for the Parthian Empire, the Uyghur Khaganate, or the Liao Dynasty.
For most Chinese dynasties, national flags aren't shown but rather banners to represent ruling dynasties.
If there wasn't a dynastical flag, the "official color" is used.
The Mongol Empire is represented with it's war tug, a type of banner. They also had a peace tug, but considering that the Mongols were almost, if not constantly at war throughout the entire duration of it's existence, the war tug was used.
Taking all of these things into consideration, this video isn't perfect, but I tried my best to make sure that it was as accurate as possible.