Draft:History Flags of Japan

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Historical Flags of Japan
Flag	Date	Entity / Period	Description
	660 BC	Legendary Founding of Japan (Emperor Jimmu)	Traditional sun symbolism attributed to Amaterasu; legendary origin of Japan's sun-disc motifs.
File:Naval ensign of the Tokugawa shogunate.svg	1603–1868	Tokugawa Shogunate	Horizontal triband consisting of white, black, and white stripes.
File:Flag of Satsuma Domain.svg	1868–1869	Satsuma Domain	Red and white horizontal bicolour flag used during the Boshin War.
	1870–1999	Empire of Japan / State of Japan	Designated by Proclamation No. 57 (1870); 7:10 ratio with the red disc offset by 1% toward the hoist.
	1870–1945	Imperial Japanese Army	War flag featuring 16 red rays extending from a centered sun disc.
	1889–1945	Imperial Japanese Navy	Naval ensign with 16 rays extending from an off-center sun disc shifted toward the hoist.
File:Merchant flag of Japan (1945–1952).svg	1945–1952	Allied Occupation of Japan	Signal Flag E cut as a swallowtail, used as the civil maritime ensign under SCAP control.
File:Merchant flag of Ryukyu Islands (1952–1967).svg	1952–1967	US Occupation of Ryukyu Islands	Signal Flag D cut as a swallowtail used by vessels registered in the Ryukyu Islands.
	1999–present	State of Japan (Nisshōki)	Official national flag designated by the Act on National Flag and Anthem (1999); 2:3 ratio with a centered red disc.