The Most Special Flags Of Iran

  Various emblems and banners have been recorded to be used by the Seljuks in different periods. Early Seljuks were using their traditional emblems, but they gradually adopted local Muslim emblems and banners. The official flag of the empire was most probably a black flag, similar to the flag of the Abbasid Caliphate. The flag was decorated with emblems, which were either superimposed over it or were placed above the flag. This black flag was traditionally presented to the Seljuk sovereigns by the Abbasid caliphs. A yellow flag was also used to denote Seljuk sovereignty over a town