Flags of Ryzan

''This page covers the various national & provincial flags of Ryzan. To see other pages connected to Ryzan, see Ryzan (disambiguation).'' The national flag of Ryzan is a horizontal tricolour consisting of three equal horizontal bands displaying the national colours of Ryzan: black, blue, and white, with the symbol of the Shan Dynasty, the ruling family of Ryzan since the Fifth Tsardom of Ryzan, in gold, to symbolise nobility. The flag also has a gold outline, to separate its appearance from the flag of the Ryvenate of Ryzan. The flag was first sighted in 1028 ACA in the Fourth Ryzani Civil War. It was officially adopted as the national flag of the Second Ryvenate of Ryzan in 1032 ACA, and has remained in use as the state ensign of the Ryzani territories of the Third Aurlunoren-Ryzani Empire.

The colours of black, blue & white appeared for the first time in 821 ACA in the city of Tossagrad during the First Tsardom of Ryzan. This flag remained in consistent use under the Confederacy of Ryzan & the Commonwealth of Ryzani Crowns. It kept these colours until the establishment of the Second Tsardom of Ryzan, where the flag adopted a darker shade of blue, commonly known as 'Ryzani Blue'. During the First Occupation, the black-blue-white became the symbol of the Republican Movement. The Ryzani Republican Army (RRA) re-established these colours along with the government's own symbols during the Ryzani Republic. After the Allium-Coalition War, the black-blue-white took various forms & colours, whether that be the darker blue of the Empire of Ryzan, or forming the Ryzani half of the flag of Aurlunor-Ryzan. The darker shade of blue was ultimately reversed to that of the original flag during the Second Ryvenate.

Civil Flag
The civil flag, the flag most commonly used by citizens of the nation, is the flag of the Second Tsardom of Ryzan. It features a much darker shade of Ryzani Blue as its centre band. Following the creation of separate government and military flags in later years, the plain tricolour is now used as the Ryzani civil flag and civil ensign. This flag is also used by non-federal authorities to show their connection to the federal government, e.g. the authorities of the Ryzani states use the Ryzani civil flag together with their own flag. It will most often be seen flying on large flagpoles in various Ryzani cities alongside provincial flags such as in Carthya, however some civilians also fly the official flag as a symbol of state dedication.

Military Flags
The various sectors of the Aurlunoren-Ryzani military have their own unique flags. This is not to be confused with the Ryzani war flag, which is used during times of warfare to represent the Ryzani states. Since the Imperial armed forces (ARNAF) are a federal authority, the Aurlunoren-Ryzani flag is also used as the Aurlunoren-Ryzani war flag on land. Despit this, the ARNAF also has a seperate war flag that is occassionally used in combat. During the Veldski Civil War, the Aurlunoren-Ryzani Naval Jack was introduced: a variant of the Aurlunoren-Ryzani flag's colours in the form of saltire.