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Prateek (Emblem)

Naratha Confederacy Prateek — three triangles interlaced with circle

Prateek (प्रतीक), also Paripateek (पारीप्रतीक), Vanshprateek (वंशप्रतीक) and Rajprateek (राज्यप्रतीक), are Rajyani emblems that are used to identify families, clans, institutions or polities such as the Madhyarajyas (middle kingdoms) and modern-day Union States. There are said to be thousands of Prateeks across Rajyaghar, representing the thousands of families across the nation. The records kept by the Ministry of Clan and Local Affairs only include the prateeks of the registered clans and several hundred notable families across Rajyaghar. Any family or clan may register a Prateek with the Ministry but this is seen as an unnecessary formality by many. Prateeks are comparable to, and often described as the Rajyani equivalent of, Euclean heraldic symbols such as coats of arms.

History

Types

There are often 3 subtypes of Prateek described by historians and cultural experts:

• Pariprateek - family emblems
• Vanshprateek - clan emblems
• Rajprateek - state emblems