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Mengjiang
Flag of the Mengjiang United Autonomous Government
UseNational flag
Proportion2:3
Adopted1 September 1939

The flag used by the Mengjiang United Autonomous Government consists of a horizontal colour pattern of yellow, blue, white, red, white, blue and again yellow.

The colors on the flag were used to represent major ethnic groups in Mengjiang: the Mongols (blue); the Japanese (red); the Han (yellow) and the "Hui" (the name given to the Muslims at that time) (white).[1]

South Chahar, North Shanxi and Mongol Military Government each had their respective flag before merged with Mengjiang United Autonomous Government.

The colors on the flag of Mengjiang is similar to the Five Races Under One Union flag formerly used by the Republic of China.

See also

References

  1. ^ Mengjiang: Japanese puppet state, Government's Article of Corporation of Mengjiang United Autonomous Government
  2. ^ Flag of North Shanxi government, 晉北自治政府旗(政府成立一周年紀念日 民國二十七年十月十五日制定)