Flag of Myanmar | History, Meaning & Design | Britannica
WEBOct 21, 2010 · The national flag adopted then, based on the banner of the resistance forces, was red with a dark blue canton bearing one large white star and five smaller ones—the latter stars symbolizing the union of the country’s Burman, Karen, Shan, Kachin, and Chin ethnic groups.
Flag of Myanmar - Wikipedia
WEBThe current flag is a horizontal tricolour flag of yellow, green, and red charged with a five-pointed white star in the centre of the field. The background is a yellow, green, and red tricolor, meant to honour the tricolours used during the independence struggle.
List of Burmese flags - Wikipedia
WEBThe National Unity Party's proposed flag for Myanmar A yellow-brown field with a grey oval in the centre surrounded by a black ring and containing a map of Myanmar displaying the individual states and regions of the country in various colours
Burma: historical flags
WEBJun 10, 2023 · The Burmese king Mindon (1853-1876) moved the capital of his kingdom to Mandalay in June 1857. A painting from that period shows dark red, three-pointed flags with a black cross in the middle. It is not known if these flags were Mindon's standards, army or national flags.
Panthay Rebellion - Wikipedia
WEBThe Panthay Rebellion (1856–1873), also known as the Du Wenxiu Rebellion (Tu Wen-hsiu Rebellion), was a rebellion of the Muslim Hui people and other (Muslim as well as non-Muslim) ethnic groups against the Manchu-led Qing dynasty in southwestern Yunnan Province, as part of a wave of Hui-led multi-ethnic unrest.
Myanmar - Flags of the World
WEBJul 27, 2024 · Meanings of the current State Flag of Myanmar: - The inclusion of yellow colour, green colour and red colour as background is honourably indicating the three-coloured flag which was applied magnificently during the period of struggle for independence of Myanmar.
Myanmar - Index of All Pages - CRW Flags
WEBJul 27, 2024 · Myanmar is divided into seven states and seven regions (divisions prior to 2010) and the 2008 Constitution created a new division called "Union Territory" that is under direct control of the Union President. States are primarily divisions which are home to particular ethnic minorities.
Flag of Myanmar: history, colours, symbols and their meaning
WEBHistory of the Myanmar flag. The very first flag (1300-1500) had a green background with a yellow diamond. From 1700 to 1885, the flag of the Burmese Empire of the Konbaung Dynasty was completely white with a peacock in the center. In 1824-1939, the British flag (the Union Jack) was used.
Flag of Myanmar - Detailed Pedia
WEBState Flag of Republic of the Union of Myanmar ပြည်ထောင်စုသမ္မတမြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော်အလံ
Myanmar Flag Colors Explained: Unity, Peace, and Courage
WEBDec 22, 2023 · Discover the meaning behind Myanmar's flag colors—yellow for unity, green for peace, red for courage, and the central white star symbolizing hope and ethnic harmony.