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File:(Speculated) Flag of the Bengal Sultanate as depicted in Juan de la Cosa's map.svg

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Bengal sultanate flag as depicted in Juan de la Cosa's map

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English: modernist-style recreation of a random flag as depicted in Juan de la Cosa's map around the year 1500, placed in a location near the mouth of the Ganges river, possibly flown by a local muslim ruler. The hypothesis that this would be the National Flag of the Bengal Sultanate (in a time when no national flags existed yet), is entirely unsubstantiated. The color in the Cosa map doesn't tell us much about possible colors used on possible flags in the Ganges region in the 1500s; and quite similar flags are planted by Cosa in Nigeria, South Africa and Algeria.
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WARNING: This is primary source image, the actual flag is otherwise unknown. The main source pointing to this design is Juan de la cosa's Portolan map, which is a historical primary source. This image should not be added to articles without clearly attributing its primary source origin, and secondary sources are additionally desired if available (such as the one above). Note that FOTW (where most of those flags on Commons are adapted from) is based on user contributions like Wikipedia, and hence not authoritative.

The Flag as depicted in the map
The mouth of the Ganges in Juan de la Cosa's map
The mouth of the Ganges in Juan de la Cosa's map (Coloured)
Author Greatswrd

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current17:26, 15 September 2025Thumbnail for version as of 17:26, 15 September 2025721 × 600 (1 KB)Greatswrd (talk | contribs)refinement
14:29, 14 September 2025Thumbnail for version as of 14:29, 14 September 2025800 × 600 (5 KB)Greatswrd (talk | contribs)filled crescent
14:27, 14 September 2025Thumbnail for version as of 14:27, 14 September 2025800 × 600 (4 KB)Greatswrd (talk | contribs)Uploaded own work with UploadWizard

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