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During the period known as the ] numerous flags (both official and unofficial) were in use.

== Official flags and emblems == == Official flags and emblems ==

{{Main|Flags of British India}} {{Main|Flags of British India}}
The government of India used a variety of flags for different purposes. The Viceroy flew an official banner based on the Union Jack, featuring the ] badge.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Flag of the Governor General of India |url=https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-271 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20220724045920/https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-271 |archive-date=July 24, 2022 |access-date=2024-09-07 |website=www.rmg.co.uk |publisher=] |place=]}}</ref> In 1921 the Viceroy, ], declared the government's intention to retain this design as the flag for imperial India.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Virmani |first=Arundhati |date=1999 |title=National Symbols under Colonial Domination: The Nationalization of the Indian Flag, March-August 1923 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/651278 |journal=Past & Present |issue=164 |pages=169–197 |doi=10.1093/past/164.1.169 |issn=0031-2746 |jstor=651278 |quote=In August , the new viceroy, Lord Reading, declared his government's intention of retaining the Union Jack, with the Star of India as the flag for India}}</ref> The Governor-General was also assigned an official badge, defined and published in the ] flag book.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Great Britain. Admiralty |url=https://archive.org/details/drawingsofflagsi00grea/page/n71/mode/2up?q=india |title=Drawings of the flags in use at the present time by various nations |date=1916 |publisher=London : H.M. Stationery, Eyre and Spottiswoode, limited, printers |pages=72}}</ref> The government of India used a variety of flags for different purposes. The Viceroy flew an official banner based on the Union Jack, featuring the ] badge.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Flag of the Governor General of India |url=https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-271 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20220724045920/https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-271 |archive-date=July 24, 2022 |access-date=2024-09-07 |website=www.rmg.co.uk |publisher=] |place=]}}</ref> In 1921 the Viceroy, ], declared the government's intention to retain this design as the flag for imperial India.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Virmani |first=Arundhati |date=1999 |title=National Symbols under Colonial Domination: The Nationalization of the Indian Flag, March-August 1923 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/651278 |journal=Past & Present |issue=164 |pages=169–197 |doi=10.1093/past/164.1.169 |issn=0031-2746 |jstor=651278 |quote=In August , the new viceroy, Lord Reading, declared his government's intention of retaining the Union Jack, with the Star of India as the flag for India}}</ref> The Governor-General was also assigned an official badge, defined and published in the ] flag book.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Great Britain. Admiralty |url=https://archive.org/details/drawingsofflagsi00grea/page/n71/mode/2up?q=india |title=Drawings of the flags in use at the present time by various nations |date=1916 |publisher=London : H.M. Stationery, Eyre and Spottiswoode, limited, printers |pages=72}}</ref>


The rulers of the ] also had their own banners, ceremonially presented to them during Queen Victoria's ],<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Virmani |first=Arundhati |date=1999 |title=National Symbols under Colonial Domination: The Nationalization of the Indian Flag, March-August 1923 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/651278 |journal=Past & Present |issue=164 |pages=169–197 |doi=10.1093/past/164.1.169 |issn=0031-2746 |jstor=651278}}</ref> and the states also had their own official emblems.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Phillips |first=David F. |date=2011 |title=Emblems of the Indian States |url=https://www.flagheritagefoundation.org/pdfs/emblems-of-the-indian-states.pdf |publisher=Flag Heritage Foundation |publication-place=Winchester, Massachusetts}}</ref> The ] flew a blue ] which beared the Star of India,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Royal Indian Navy Jack with Star of India Badge. |url=https://www.flagcollection.com/itemdetails.php?CollectionItem_ID=2599 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240907040841/https://www.flagcollection.com/itemdetails.php?CollectionItem_ID=2599 |archive-date=September 7, 2024 |access-date=2024-09-13 |website=www.flagcollection.com |publisher=Zaricor Flag Collection}}</ref> which was also used as an ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ensign of the Royal Indian Marine (1927-1947) |url=https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-723 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240907003317/https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-723 |archive-date=September 7, 2024 |access-date=2024-09-08 |website=www.rmg.co.uk |publisher=] |place=]}}</ref><gallery class="center"> The rulers of the ] also had their own banners, ceremonially presented to them during ]'s ],<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Virmani |first=Arundhati |date=1999 |title=National Symbols under Colonial Domination: The Nationalization of the Indian Flag, March-August 1923 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/651278 |journal=Past & Present |issue=164 |pages=169–197 |doi=10.1093/past/164.1.169 |issn=0031-2746 |jstor=651278}}</ref> and the states also had their own official emblems.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Phillips |first=David F. |date=2011 |title=Emblems of the Indian States |url=https://www.flagheritagefoundation.org/pdfs/emblems-of-the-indian-states.pdf |publisher=Flag Heritage Foundation |publication-place=Winchester, Massachusetts}}</ref> The ] flew a blue ] which bore the ],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Royal Indian Navy Jack with Star of India Badge. |url=https://www.flagcollection.com/itemdetails.php?CollectionItem_ID=2599 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240907040841/https://www.flagcollection.com/itemdetails.php?CollectionItem_ID=2599 |archive-date=September 7, 2024 |access-date=2024-09-13 |website=www.flagcollection.com |publisher=Zaricor Flag Collection}}</ref> which was also used as an ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ensign of the Royal Indian Marine (1927-1947) |url=https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-723 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240907003317/https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-723 |archive-date=September 7, 2024 |access-date=2024-09-08 |website=www.rmg.co.uk |publisher=] |place=]}}</ref>
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File:Flag_of_the_Governor_General_of_India_RMG_RP-35-18_(crop).jpg|Flag of the ], held at the ] in London. The central badge was based on the ]; this flag was also used by the provincial governors.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Flag of the Governor General of India |url=https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-271 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20220724045920/https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-271 |archive-date=July 24, 2022 |access-date=2024-09-07 |website=www.rmg.co.uk |publisher=] |place=]}}</ref> Flag_of_the_Governor_General_of_India_RMG_RP-35-18_(crop).jpg|Flag of the ], held at the ] in London. The central badge was based on the ]; this flag was also used by the provincial governors.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Flag of the Governor General of India |url=https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-271 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20220724045920/https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-271 |archive-date=July 24, 2022 |access-date=2024-09-07 |website=www.rmg.co.uk |publisher=] |place=]}}</ref>

File:Ensign_of_the_Royal_Indian_Marine_(1927-1947)_RMG_RP_18_21.jpg|Ensign of the ], held at the ] in London.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ensign of the Royal Indian Marine (1927-1947) |url=https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-723 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240907003317/https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-723 |archive-date=September 7, 2024 |access-date=2024-09-08 |website=www.rmg.co.uk |publisher=] |place=]}}</ref> The same design also served as the jack of the ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Royal Indian Navy Jack with Star of India Badge. |url=https://www.flagcollection.com/itemdetails.php?CollectionItem_ID=2599 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240907040841/https://www.flagcollection.com/itemdetails.php?CollectionItem_ID=2599 |archive-date=September 7, 2024 |access-date=2024-09-13 |website=www.flagcollection.com |publisher=Zaricor Flag Collection}}</ref> Ensign_of_the_Royal_Indian_Marine_(1927-1947)_RMG_RP_18_21.jpg|Ensign of the ], held at the ] in London.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ensign of the Royal Indian Marine (1927-1947) |url=https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-723 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240907003317/https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-723 |archive-date=September 7, 2024 |access-date=2024-09-08 |website=www.rmg.co.uk |publisher=] |place=]}}</ref> The same design also served as the jack of the ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Royal Indian Navy Jack with Star of India Badge. |url=https://www.flagcollection.com/itemdetails.php?CollectionItem_ID=2599 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240907040841/https://www.flagcollection.com/itemdetails.php?CollectionItem_ID=2599 |archive-date=September 7, 2024 |access-date=2024-09-13 |website=www.flagcollection.com |publisher=Zaricor Flag Collection}}</ref>
⚫ File:Viceroy_of_India_Flag_hoist.jpg|The Viceroy's Star of India banner being used to represent India at the ] in Berlin.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1936 Berlin Olympic Games |url=http://www.bharatiyahockey.org/jhanda/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240302042701/http://www.bharatiyahockey.org/jhanda/ |archive-date=March 2, 2024 |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=www.bharatiyahockey.org}}</ref>

⚫ File:Badge_of_the_Governor_General_of_India.svg|Badge of the Governor General of India, published in the 1916<ref>{{Cite book |last=British Admiralty |url=https://archive.org/details/drawingsofflagsi00grea/page/n71/mode/2up?q=india |title=Drawings of the flags in use at the present time by various nations |publisher=London : H.M. Stationery, Eyre and Spottiswoode, limited, printers |year=1916}}</ref> and 1930<ref>{{Cite book |last=British Admiralty |url=https://archive.org/details/drawingsofflagso0000vari/mode/2up?q=%22Governor+General+of+India%22 |title=Drawings Of The Flags Of All Nations |date=1930 |publisher=His Majesty's Stationery Office |location=London |language=English}}</ref> editions of the ] flag book. It was used on the Viceroy's flag,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Flag of the Governor General of India |url=https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-271 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20220724045920/https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-271 |archive-date=July 24, 2022 |access-date=2024-09-07 |website=www.rmg.co.uk |publisher=] |place=]}}</ref> and was also known as the "Badge of India."<ref>{{Cite book |last1=McCandless |first1=Byron |url=https://archive.org/details/flagsofworld00mccarich/page/384/mode/2up?q=%22badge+of+india%22 |title=Flags of the World |last2=Grosvenor |first2=Gilbert |publisher=] |year=1917 |location=Washington, D.C. |pages=384}}</ref>
⚫ Viceroy_of_India_Flag_hoist.jpg|The Viceroy's Star of India banner being used to represent India at the ] in Berlin.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1936 Berlin Olympic Games |url=http://www.bharatiyahockey.org/jhanda/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240302042701/http://www.bharatiyahockey.org/jhanda/ |archive-date=March 2, 2024 |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=www.bharatiyahockey.org}}</ref>

⚫ Badge_of_the_Governor_General_of_India.svg|Badge of the Governor General of India, published in the 1916<ref>{{Cite book |last=British Admiralty |url=https://archive.org/details/drawingsofflagsi00grea/page/n71/mode/2up?q=india |title=Drawings of the flags in use at the present time by various nations |publisher=London : H.M. Stationery, Eyre and Spottiswoode, limited, printers |year=1916}}</ref> and 1930<ref>{{Cite book |last=British Admiralty |url=https://archive.org/details/drawingsofflagso0000vari/mode/2up?q=%22Governor+General+of+India%22 |title=Drawings Of The Flags Of All Nations |date=1930 |publisher=His Majesty's Stationery Office |location=London |language=English}}</ref> editions of the ] flag book. It was used on the Viceroy's flag,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Flag of the Governor General of India |url=https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-271 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20220724045920/https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-271 |archive-date=July 24, 2022 |access-date=2024-09-07 |website=www.rmg.co.uk |publisher=] |place=]}}</ref> and was also known as the "Badge of India."<ref>{{Cite book |last1=McCandless |first1=Byron |url=https://archive.org/details/flagsofworld00mccarich/page/384/mode/2up?q=%22badge+of+india%22 |title=Flags of the World |last2=Grosvenor |first2=Gilbert |publisher=] |year=1917 |location=Washington, D.C. |pages=384}}</ref>
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==References==

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During the period known as the British Raj numerous flags (both official and unofficial) were in use.

Official flags and emblems

Main article: Flags of British India

The government of India used a variety of flags for different purposes. The Viceroy flew an official banner based on the Union Jack, featuring the Star of India badge. In 1921 the Viceroy, Lord Reading, declared the government's intention to retain this design as the flag for imperial India. The Governor-General was also assigned an official badge, defined and published in the British Admiralty flag book.

The rulers of the Princely states also had their own banners, ceremonially presented to them during Queen Victoria's 1877 Durbar, and the states also had their own official emblems. The Royal Indian Navy flew a blue jack flag which bore the Star of India, which was also used as an ensign.

References

  1. "Flag of the Governor General of India". www.rmg.co.uk. National Maritime Museum: Royal Museums Greenwich. Archived from the original on July 24, 2022. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
  2. Virmani, Arundhati (1999). "National Symbols under Colonial Domination: The Nationalization of the Indian Flag, March-August 1923". Past & Present (164): 169–197. doi:10.1093/past/164.1.169. ISSN 0031-2746. JSTOR 651278. In August , the new viceroy, Lord Reading, declared his government's intention of retaining the Union Jack, with the Star of India as the flag for India
  3. Great Britain. Admiralty (1916). Drawings of the flags in use at the present time by various nations. London : H.M. Stationery, Eyre and Spottiswoode, limited, printers. p. 72.
  4. Virmani, Arundhati (1999). "National Symbols under Colonial Domination: The Nationalization of the Indian Flag, March-August 1923". Past & Present (164): 169–197. doi:10.1093/past/164.1.169. ISSN 0031-2746. JSTOR 651278.
  5. Phillips, David F. (2011). "Emblems of the Indian States" (PDF). Winchester, Massachusetts: Flag Heritage Foundation.
  6. "Royal Indian Navy Jack with Star of India Badge". www.flagcollection.com. Zaricor Flag Collection. Archived from the original on September 7, 2024. Retrieved 2024-09-13.
  7. "Ensign of the Royal Indian Marine (1927-1947)". www.rmg.co.uk. National Maritime Museum: Royal Museums Greenwich. Archived from the original on September 7, 2024. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
  8. "Flag of the Governor General of India". www.rmg.co.uk. National Maritime Museum: Royal Museums Greenwich. Archived from the original on July 24, 2022. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
  9. "Ensign of the Royal Indian Marine (1927-1947)". www.rmg.co.uk. National Maritime Museum: Royal Museums Greenwich. Archived from the original on September 7, 2024. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
  10. "Royal Indian Navy Jack with Star of India Badge". www.flagcollection.com. Zaricor Flag Collection. Archived from the original on September 7, 2024. Retrieved 2024-09-13.
  11. "1936 Berlin Olympic Games". www.bharatiyahockey.org. Archived from the original on March 2, 2024. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
  12. British Admiralty (1916). Drawings of the flags in use at the present time by various nations. London : H.M. Stationery, Eyre and Spottiswoode, limited, printers.
  13. British Admiralty (1930). Drawings Of The Flags Of All Nations. London: His Majesty's Stationery Office.
  14. "Flag of the Governor General of India". www.rmg.co.uk. National Maritime Museum: Royal Museums Greenwich. Archived from the original on July 24, 2022. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
  15. McCandless, Byron; Grosvenor, Gilbert (1917). Flags of the World. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society. p. 384.
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