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Which country or countries throughout history used the plain black flag?

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rightiam
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rightiam
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According to my 'Reasearch', the black flag symboled Anarchism.
link http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/qt-a_bla.html

Oct 08 2007, 8:14 PM
voltaire11
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voltaire11
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Afghanistan flew a solid black flag from 1880-1901.

link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Flag

Also used by Confederate Army irregulars, by Anarchists and by Muhammad to reperesent Islam.

On Afghanistan's Black Flag see also this Wikipedia article on the various flags used by Afghanistan, the Black Flag was the first flag they used as an independent emirate.

link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Afghanistan

Oct 08 2007, 8:15 PM
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