National flag of Manchukuo

War Ensign

Description

The flag of the now-defunct Empire of Manchukuo had a mustard yellow field with four horizontal stripes of different colors in the upper-left corner. A flag is a piece of Cloth, often flown from a pole or mast, generally used Symbolically for signaling or identification Manchukuo (ja [[wikt満州国 満州国]] Manshūkoku lit "State of Manchuria " was a Puppet state in Manchuria and eastern The colors of the flag were based on the colors on the Five Races Under One Union flags used by the Beijing-based Beiyang government and the Empire of China (1915-1916). Five races under one union ( Chinese: 五族共和 Pinyin: Wǔzú gōnghé, literally "five races together" was one of the major principles that The Beiyang government ( or Warlord government collectively refers to a series of military regimes that ruled from Beijing from 1912 to 1928 at Zhongnanhai The Empire of China ( was a short-lived attempt by statesman and general Yuan Shikai from late 1915 to early 1916 to reinstate monarchy in China.

• Yellow represents the Manchu people and unity. The Manchu people ( Manchu: Manju;, Mongolian: Манж Russian: Маньчжуры are a Tungusic people who originated in
• Red represents the Han Chinese and bravery. Han Chinese ( are an Ethnic group native to China and by most modern definitions the largest single Ethnic group in the world.
• Blue represents the Mongol people and justice.
• White represents the Hui people and purity. The Hui people ( Xiao'erjing: حُوِ ذَو) are a Chinese ethnic group, typically distinguished by their practice of Islam.
• Black represents the Tibetan people and determination. The Tibetan people are indigenous to Tibet and surrounding areas stretching from Central Asia in the North and West to Myanmar and China Proper

References

• Flags of the World - Manchukuo (Japanese Puppet State in China)