Draft:Banners and Emblems of the Mongol Empire

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Submission declined on 29 November 2023 by Lightoil (talk).

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Submission declined on 28 November 2023 by BuySomeApples (talk).

This submission does not appear to be written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. Entries should be written from a neutral point of view, and should refer to a range of independent, reliable, published sources. Please rewrite your submission in a more encyclopedic format. Please make sure to avoid peacock terms that promote the subject.

Declined by BuySomeApples 12 months ago.

Comment: Sources are mostly about the Mongol Empire and not its banners and emblems. Thus, notability is not proven in this draft. Lightoil (talk) 18:48, 29 November 2023 (UTC)

Comment: This feels a bit like a non-article right now. I think if sources focusing specifically on Mongol banners and emblems could be found it would go a long way towards building this out. BuySomeApples (talk) 02:52, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

The Mongol Empire and Yuan Dynasty lacked a designated national flag, as the notion of a "national flag" had not been conceived at that historical timeframe. Nevertheless, several symbols were emblematic of the Mongol Empire and its leaders, including the Tamgas of Genghis Khan and his forebears.^[1], the Imperial seal of the Mongols^[2], and notably, the Mongol War Tug^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

The Mongol Empire did not possess a singular heraldic symbol, as the conceptualization of heraldic symbols representing entire nations had not yet emerged during that historical timeframe.

Military Banners/standards

Mongol Empire

Tugs used by Mongol Khans in battle^[7]

Yuan Dynasty

Possible naval banner of the Yuan Dynasty found in the National Military History museum of Vietnam^[8]

Heraldic Symbols

Seal of Güyük Khan using the classical Mongolian script, as found in a letter sent to the Roman Pope Innocent IV in 1246.
Tamga of Genghis Khan. His ancestors used different tamgas however.^[9]

Erroneous Flags

Origin of Misuse	Use	Actual Origin
CRW Flags	Mongol Battle Standard	Decorational flag used at 700 year anniversary of the birth of the Mongol Empire
CRW Flags	Mongol Battle Standard	Distortion of Decorational flag used at 700 year anniversary of the birth of the Mongol Empire
CRW Flags	Mongol Battle Standard	Modification of Decoratioal flag used at 700 year anniversary of the birth of the Mongol Empire
Catalan Atlas	Flag of Cathay (Yuan Dynasty)	Timurid Banner^[10]
CRW Flags	Flag of the Mongol Empire	Decoration at the Mongol Military Museum

References

^ "Tomb of Genghis Khan". 19 July 2019.
^ "Message to Pope innocent IV from Guyuk Khan".
^ "MONGOLIAN EMPIRE". Google Arts & Culture.
^ "Mongols in World History | Asia for Educators". afe.easia.columbia.edu.
^ "Хар сүлд".
^ "Цагаан сүлд".
^ "Mongolian Empire".
^ "Flags in the Military History Museum (Viet Nam)".
^ "Tomb of Genghis Khan". 19 July 2019.
^ Kadoi, Yuka (January 2010). ""On the Timurid flag", in Beiträge zur islamischen Kunst und Archäologie, Band 2, Wiesbaden: Reichert, 2010, pp. 143-62".

[1] "Tomb of Genghis Khan". 19 July 2019.

[2] "Message to Pope innocent IV from Guyuk Khan".

[3] "MONGOLIAN EMPIRE". Google Arts & Culture.

[4] "Mongols in World History | Asia for Educators". afe.easia.columbia.edu.

[5] "Хар сүлд".

[6] "Цагаан сүлд".

[7] "Mongolian Empire".

[8] "Flags in the Military History Museum (Viet Nam)".

[9] "Tomb of Genghis Khan". 19 July 2019.

[10] Kadoi, Yuka (January 2010). ""On the Timurid flag", in Beiträge zur islamischen Kunst und Archäologie, Band 2, Wiesbaden: Reichert, 2010, pp. 143-62".

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