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  2. History of flags - Wikipedia

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    The origin of flags is unknown. Some of the earliest known banners come from ancient China to identify different parts of the army. [3] For example, it is recorded that the armies of the Zhou dynasty in the 11th century BC carried a white banner before them, although no extant depictions exist of these banners.

  3. Flags of Asia - Wikipedia

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    Flag of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations: The flag of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations is blue with the emblem of the organisation in the center. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is an international organization. In August 1967, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, and the Philippines formed the ASEAN ...

  4. Asian Games - Wikipedia

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    The Asian Games motto is "Ever Onward" which was designed and proposed by Guru Dutt Sondhi upon the creation of the Asian Games Federation in 1949. The Asian Games symbol is a bright sun in red with 16 rays and a white circle in the middle of its disc which represents the ever glimmering and warm spirit of the Asian people.

  5. Han Chinese Eight Banners - Wikipedia

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    Han Chinese Eight Banners (Chinese: 漢軍八旗; pinyin: hànjūn bāqí, Manchu: ᡠᠵᡝᠨ ᠴᠣᠣᡥᠠᡳ ᡤᡡᠰᠠ [1]: 96 ), sometimes translated as Han-martial Eight Banners, [2] were one of the three divisions in the Eight Banners of the Qing dynasty.

  6. History of cartography - Wikipedia

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    The orthogonal parallel lines were separated by one degree intervals, and the map was limited to Southwest Asia and Central Asia. The earliest surviving world maps based on a rectangular coordinate grid are attributed to al-Mustawfi in the 14th or 15th century (who used invervals of ten degrees for the lines), and to Hafiz-i Abru (died 1430).

  7. History of games - Wikipedia

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    The history of games dates to the ancient human past. [3] Games are an integral part of all cultures and are one of the oldest forms of human social interaction. Games are formalized expressions of play which allow people to go beyond immediate imagination and direct physical activity. Common features of games include uncertainty of outcome ...

  8. Carrom - Wikipedia

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    Carrom is a tabletop game of Indian origin in which players flick discs, attempting to knock them to the corners of the board. In South Asia, many clubs and cafés hold regular tournaments. Carrom is commonly played by families, including children, and at social functions.

  9. Timeline of national flags - Wikipedia

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    The specific problem is: The tables contain many flags that were only ever proposals or are anachronistic. Please help improve this article if you can.