Flags of Asia and Africa in 1600
All 10 flags, each with its name. Once you know them, test yourself with the quiz.
Aceh Sultanate 
Ayutthaya Kingdom 
Đại Việt 
Japan 
Joseon (Korea) 
Kanem-Bornu Empire 
Ming China 
Mughal Empire 
Saadi Sultanate of Morocco 
Safavid Empire
About these flags
The states of around 1600, with the Spanish Empire at its height, and the flag or banner they flew. Hardly any state had a national flag then: many are royal standards or war flags. Those with no documented flag of the time (Ethiopia, for instance) are left out. Some are approximate:
- Saadi Sultanate of Morocco: War flag of the Marinid and Saadi dynasties (gold star on red); a white banner is also reported.
- Kanem-Bornu Empire: A flag attributed to the empire from travellers' accounts; it may not match 1600.
- Safavid Empire: The lion and sun on green, one of the Safavid flags; there were several versions.
- Mughal Empire: The alam, the imperial standard; the empire had no national flag.
- Ming China: A modern design with the character 明 (Ming): the dynasty had no national flag, and Commons marks it as fictitious. It is included so that China has its place on the map.
- Japan: The Tokugawa crest: they won Sekigahara in 1600 and founded the shogunate in 1603.
- Joseon (Korea): The king's standard; Joseon had no national flag until 1883.
- Ayutthaya Kingdom: The plain red of Siamese ships, the most described one; there is no official flag of the time.
- Đại Việt: A standard attributed to the Later Lê dynasty; sources are scarce.
- Aceh Sultanate: The sword and crescent on red, documented later; probably close to that of 1600.
Drawings from Wikimedia Commons, in the public domain except: Mughal Empire (TRAJAN 117, CC BY-SA 3.0)
Quick questions
How many countries are there in Asia and Africa in 1600?
On Mapicos, Asia and Africa in 1600 has 10 countries with their own flag, from Aceh Sultanate to Safavid Empire.
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