Persia’s flags tell a story, from the jeweled Derafš-e Kāvīān to the enduring lion and sun. Explore their history in Encyclopædia Iranica: iranicaonline.org/articles/flags… #IranianHistory #Flags #LionAndSun #Iranica #Vexillolog
@IranicaEncyc Anton Chekhov: prominent Russian playwright, short story. (1860 – 1904) Anton Chekhov wrote a short story called "The Lion and the Sun" about a mayor, Stepan Ivanovitch Kutsyn, who is extremely eager to receive a prestigious Persian order of that name.
@IranicaEncyc Lion and Sun, Iran flag: This painting depicted the defeat of the Russian regiment in the battle near Sultanabad, which took place on 13 February 1812. Persian soldiers bear Persian banners, on which a lion holds a sabre in its paw against a background of the rising sun.
@IranicaEncyc Lion and Sun, flag Iran: Painting of the Iranian delegation to St. Petersburg. The standard-bearer is holding a white lion and sun flag, in which the lion is wielding a curved sword.
@IranicaEncyc Lion and Sun flag Iran: Flag of Iran carried by the Iranian delegation during Mohammad Reza Beg's entrance in Versailles, August 1715.
@IranicaEncyc Lion and Sun flag, Iran. Nicholas Chevalier (1828-1902) - The Review in Windsor Great Park in Honour of the Shah of Persia, 24 June 1873
@IranicaEncyc Flag of Lion and Sun, Iran: Illustration published by Lemercier & Cie, captioned: une revue d Abbas-Mirza, Ser-Bâz (Infanterie régulière).
@IranicaEncyc Lion and Sun, Iran flag. The flags visible in the image represent the symbols of the constitutional revolution (1905-1911) and the nation.
