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''' | {{Infobox flag | ||
| Name = Naval Ensign | |||
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| Image = Navy_new_1.png | |||
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| Noborder = <!-- Leave blank for rectangular flag; for non-rectangular flag, type "no". --> | |||
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| Use = {{FIAV|100011}} | |||
| Symbol = {{FIAV|defacto}} | |||
| Proportion = 2:3 | |||
| Adoption = 1800s | |||
| Relinquished = | |||
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}}The current '''Themiclesian flag''' consists of an azure banner with an eight-pointed star at its centre, eight smaller stars between its vertices, and five dots. It is officially known as the Naval Ensign (航㫃, ''gang-′jan''), though it is also called the national flag (邦旌, ''prong-tsjêng''; or 邦㫃, ''prong-′jan''). The flag was adopted in the 1800s to represent the Themiclesian state, in imitation of the [[New Tyran|Tyrannian]] practice, and as its naval ensign had visibly represented it for many centuries. | |||
The flag is not established as such by any national law, and there are no official rules that geometrically regulate its precise appearance; however, it is accepted as a national flag ''de facto'', and the design shown in the infobox is most commonly seen on examples made in the modern era. As it was fundamentally a naval symbol, the flag's symbolism is also primarily naval. In the Middle Ages, Themiclesians sailors relied on both compasses and astronomy to navigate, so particular celestial bodies were imbued with cultural content, and Themiclesian astrologists considered the movement of certain stars to be portends. The large, central star was in an auspicious configuration as a portend of ecumenical peace and prosperity, and the eight stars around it are of unclear symbolism. The five dots are believed to represent Themiclesia as an alliance of five states, an ancient political league that resolved into a unitary state but remained as a distant symbol of political legitimacy and national genesis. | |||
==National flag== | |||
==Historical flags== | ==Historical flags== | ||
Historically, the use of flags in Themiclesia was more akin to that of a personal or group standard in modern understanding. | Historically, the use of flags in Themiclesia was more akin to that of a personal or group standard in modern understanding. <!-- The rites of court stipulated that the Emepror hoists the "Great Standard" of the three lights—sun, moon, and stars—, the nobility standards bearing dragons and phoenices, the higher administrators of bears and tigers, &c., but there did not appear to be any flag or tangible symbol that represented the country as a whole. Though these standards still remain in use, they are rarely encountered outside of formal ceremonies such as investiture. These standards identified rank by length. The imperial standard was ''nine njonh tall'' (each ''njonh'' was around seven Themiclesian foot, or about 2.3 metres), giving a total height of 20.7 metres; however, it is also stipulated that the imperial standard is to droop onto the ground. Such a practice would be degratory in other cultures, but in Themiclesia it was a prerogative. Behavioural anthropologists explain this anomalous custom as symbolic of the light reaching and penetrating into the earth. | ||
Details surrounding their historical use are not without dispute. Primary, pictorial sources on these flags reveal contradictory information, and scholars do not agree whether funerary murals, which account for the vast majority of depictions of flags, represent actual events or are embellished with paraphenalia commissioned by the deceased or formulaicly added by the artist. Even if these murals all depict actual scenes, there is still no agreement on which flag represented Themiclesian identity, even though foreign personages are often seen followed by a flag-bearer. In the latter case, it seems Themiclesians were aware of the emergence of modern flag-bearing customs but did not adopt them. | Details surrounding their historical use are not without dispute. Primary, pictorial sources on these flags reveal contradictory information, and scholars do not agree whether funerary murals, which account for the vast majority of depictions of flags, represent actual events or are embellished with paraphenalia commissioned by the deceased or formulaicly added by the artist. Even if these murals all depict actual scenes, there is still no agreement on which flag represented Themiclesian identity, even though foreign personages are often seen followed by a flag-bearer. In the latter case, it seems Themiclesians were aware of the emergence of modern flag-bearing customs but did not adopt them. | ||
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==Rank standards== | ==Rank standards== | ||
===Imperial standard=== | ===Imperial standard=== | ||
The Great Standard (太常, ''t'-ad-djang'') or the (Standard of) Three Lights (三辰, ''som-djon'') is hoisted as part of imperial regalia during major state occasions. | The Great Standard (太常, ''t'-ad-djang'') or the (Standard of) Three Lights (三辰, ''som-djon'') is hoisted as part of imperial regalia during major state occasions.--> | ||
[[Category:Themiclesia]] | ==See also== | ||
*[[Themiclesia]] | |||
[[Category:Themiclesia]][[Category:Septentrion]] | |||
Latest revision as of 06:28, 14 May 2020
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| Use |   |
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| Proportion | 2:3 |
| Adopted | 1800s |
The current Themiclesian flag consists of an azure banner with an eight-pointed star at its centre, eight smaller stars between its vertices, and five dots. It is officially known as the Naval Ensign (航㫃, gang-′jan), though it is also called the national flag (邦旌, prong-tsjêng; or 邦㫃, prong-′jan). The flag was adopted in the 1800s to represent the Themiclesian state, in imitation of the Tyrannian practice, and as its naval ensign had visibly represented it for many centuries.
The flag is not established as such by any national law, and there are no official rules that geometrically regulate its precise appearance; however, it is accepted as a national flag de facto, and the design shown in the infobox is most commonly seen on examples made in the modern era. As it was fundamentally a naval symbol, the flag's symbolism is also primarily naval. In the Middle Ages, Themiclesians sailors relied on both compasses and astronomy to navigate, so particular celestial bodies were imbued with cultural content, and Themiclesian astrologists considered the movement of certain stars to be portends. The large, central star was in an auspicious configuration as a portend of ecumenical peace and prosperity, and the eight stars around it are of unclear symbolism. The five dots are believed to represent Themiclesia as an alliance of five states, an ancient political league that resolved into a unitary state but remained as a distant symbol of political legitimacy and national genesis.
National flag
Historical flags
Historically, the use of flags in Themiclesia was more akin to that of a personal or group standard in modern understanding.