File:BattleOfHoms1299.JPG
The Battle of Wadi al-Khazandar (Battle of Homs) of 1299 (14th-century miniature)
This is an early depiction of a "star and crescent" flag. It is important to note that various combinations of stars and crescents are shown in this manuscripts, and they are not consistently attributed to a particular faction (e.g. the Crusaders have a crescent flag on fol. 19v and a star flag on fol. 9v, and the Mongols have a star and crescent on fol. 22rv -- a secondary source is needed for a coherent discussion).
Date
between circa 1300 and circa 1325
(early 14th century)
Source
BNF Nouvelle acquisition française 886, fol. 31v[1]. This image is a scan of reproduction published in Claude Mutafian, Le royaume arménien de Cilicie, XIIe ‑ XIVe siècle, Paris, CNRS Éditions, 1993 (ISBN 978-2271051059) (page needed).
Author
Unknown author
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