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Sassanian Empire (Iran)

image located by William Garrison, 2 April 2026
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Description of the flag

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Description of the flag

The purported flag of the "Sassanian Empire" that existed between 224 to 651 CE in Iran/Persia. Wikipedia lists this flag as a "Derafsh Kaviani" or "'Standard of Kaveh". The "Kaveh" being "Kaveh the Blacksmith" or "Kaveh Ahangar" who is a figure in Iranian mythology, who leads an uprising against a ruthless foreign ruler, Zahāk. His story is narrated in the "Shahnameh", the national epic of Iranians, by the 10th-century Persian poet Ferdowsi. Per: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derafsh_Kaviani#History and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaveh_the_Blacksmith

An image of this flag in a square format can be found on Wikipedia at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sasanian_Empire

Photo of flag: archived here

William Garrison, 2 April 2026