Azərbaycanın dövlət rəmzlərinə və atributlarına dair məqalələr

Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin İşlər İdarəsininPREZİDENT KİTABXANASI──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────The flags of the Azerbaijani khanates were triangular, quadrangular, and pentagonal in shape, weresewed from fine eastern fabric and decorated with various ornaments and inscriptions. They were fringed withsilk thread of different colours as well as with gold and silver thread. The shafts were cylindrical and were madefrom light wood; they were painted, their tops were decorated with decorated metal caps and tassels made fromthread of gold, silver and other colours were attached.The flag of the Ganja khanate was rectangular in shape and was made from a specially knitted fabric127 cm long and 174 cm wide. The flag was sewn manually from a crimson and green moiré fabric. At the topof the flag there were three bunches of gold-coloured flowers and a scarlet oblong, on the right two goldenoblongs. The Arabic word Allah was written inside the scarlet oblong and surrounded by gold lilies.The rectangular flag (220 cm long, 127 cm wide) of the Baku khanate was sewn manually from fourpieces of light crimson and one piece of light moiré fabric. A piece of green fabric (31 cm wide) placedlengthwise, was fastened via the red satin border (6 cm wide). On the first stripe, inside two light and dark butas(‘paisley’ pattern) were ornaments of six-sided flowers similar to lilies, placed side by side and top to tail, andpointed, undulating, leaf-like patterns.The second stripe was wider. On this there were two crescents in light and dark green; their ends werejoined. Six- and eight-pointed flowers were embroidered inside the circle created by the joining of the crescents.The rest of the flag was also embroidered with various ornaments.In general, the flags of the khanates differ in size, style and ornamentation. Silk thread in variouscolours was generally used.Slightly later, after the Turkmenchay agreement (1828) was concluded between Russia and Iran, whichresulted in the division of Azerbaijani lands, six Muslim regiments were formed from the population of Muslimprovinces in the Southern Caucasus, including Azerbaijanis and the Kengerli cavalry unit. The battle flags of theregiments, distinctive in their patterns and political symbolism, were made from silk fabric of various colourswith the Russian double-headed eagle depicted on them. There were inscriptions in Arabic on the flags.The flags of the Muslim cavalry regiments were also noted for their fabric, design and decoration. Theflags of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th etc. sotnias (squadrons) were made from fine taffeta. The Russian expression“Transcaucasian Regiment: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and etc. sotnias” was written on them in patchwork, in largecapital letters in the Cyrillic alphabet.Attractive religious flags were made at the end of the 19th century and the early 20th century for use inreligious ceremonies.Birth of the modern state flagDuring the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (ADR), the first government resolution on the state flagwas issued in July 1918. By this resolution, a white crescent and eight-pointed star were depicted on the stateflag, which was basically red. This flag was only slightly different from that of the Ottoman Empire. This wasmisunderstood at the time and Azerbaijan began to be thought of as part of Turkey. So the government of theADR decided to change the image. The Cabinet’s resolution read: “A flag consisting of the colours green, redand blue with a white crescent and eight-pointed star is to be considered the National flag”. Thus, on 9November 1918, the three-colour flag of Azerbaijan was accepted as the State Flag.The Azerbaijani flag consisted of three stripes of equal width. The upper stripe was blue, the middlestripe was red and the lower stripe was green. In the middle of the red stripe on both sides of the flag weredepicted a white crescent and eightpointed star. The ratio of the flag was 1:2. The blue colour expressedTurkism, the red colour meant modernity and the green colour stood for Islam.The crescent has been the emblem of Turks from ancient times. In Azerbaijani mythology, the moon isa male symbol and the star is a female symbol. The moon was also the emblem of Caucasian Albania. The151