While we're at it, here's the poll for the recent discussion about revising the rules, for those of you who haven't been following that thread.
Weekly Flag Challenge: Discussion & Entries
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So close...
Congratulations, The Professor!
Thanks, was very nearly a joint win!
May delay my challenge until the new threads are up
EDIT: challenge delayed pending the implementation of the new threads
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I do believe we are now awaiting the new board before the new threads (and my challenge) are posted.
Well with the recent forum upgrade I can edit the first post again, which changes our plans. Bear with me.
Edit: Transition complete! Thanks to everyone who participated in the discussion and voting about reforms.
Edit: Transition complete! Thanks to everyone who participated in the discussion and voting about reforms.
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First flag challenge of the Third Board is up.
Apologies if a bit brief - still very tired after my sister's wedding!
Apologies if a bit brief - still very tired after my sister's wedding!
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I thought that I'd better have a go at this, so here's my entry.
Mongolian Fascist Union (Монгол фашист холбоо)
In this ATL, Mongolia doesn't become part of OTL USSR. In fact, this new empire is an attempt to bring back the old Mongol Empire from the 13th and 14th centuries. The capital of this new Mongolia is in a rebuilt Karakorum, taken by force sometime during WW1 or WW2 during the Fascist' union's early days.
Being a neo pagan country like early Nazi Germany, it would have tried to eradicate religions like Islam or Buddhism in place of Tengriism as the government sought to bring back the old culture and customs set during the old Mongol Empire's lifespan. Ironically, this empire is much, MUCH less tolerant of other religions unlike the 'neutral' stance taken by the old empire.
It held territory previously claimed by OTL China, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. The Fascist Union's fate is undecided, but it probably would have lasted until the end of WW2 like most fascist empires then. Mongolia's fate after that is undecided as well, it probably would have become communist before the USSR fell apart like in OTL or it could be occupied by the US (again, like in OTL in post-WW2 Japan) before being liberated into a different Mongolia that would last to this day.
Seeing as the challenge says ANY Asian country except for Russia or china, I wasn't sure if Mongolia would fit seeing as written (modern) Mongolian uses Cyrillic like written Russian does and the two countries are right next to each other...
Mongolian Fascist Union (Монгол фашист холбоо)
In this ATL, Mongolia doesn't become part of OTL USSR. In fact, this new empire is an attempt to bring back the old Mongol Empire from the 13th and 14th centuries. The capital of this new Mongolia is in a rebuilt Karakorum, taken by force sometime during WW1 or WW2 during the Fascist' union's early days.
Being a neo pagan country like early Nazi Germany, it would have tried to eradicate religions like Islam or Buddhism in place of Tengriism as the government sought to bring back the old culture and customs set during the old Mongol Empire's lifespan. Ironically, this empire is much, MUCH less tolerant of other religions unlike the 'neutral' stance taken by the old empire.
It held territory previously claimed by OTL China, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. The Fascist Union's fate is undecided, but it probably would have lasted until the end of WW2 like most fascist empires then. Mongolia's fate after that is undecided as well, it probably would have become communist before the USSR fell apart like in OTL or it could be occupied by the US (again, like in OTL in post-WW2 Japan) before being liberated into a different Mongolia that would last to this day.
Seeing as the challenge says ANY Asian country except for Russia or china, I wasn't sure if Mongolia would fit seeing as written (modern) Mongolian uses Cyrillic like written Russian does and the two countries are right next to each other...
I have a feeling there will be a lot of Mongol submissions.
Great Mongol State (ᠢᠺ ᠮᠣᠨᠭᠯ ᠣᠯᠰ)
Here Kublai Khan decided against invading Japan and Vietnam, and instead turned his attention to solidifying his dominance over the other Mongol states. As a result the great khan was able to draw on the other parts of the empire to maintain control during the Ming Crisis. The state suffered much trouble at the beginning of the modern era as it suffered from a great deal of trouble with the expanding European powers threatening its control of Asia, but in the end the vast resources of the state allowed it to survive. In modern time the state is slightly smaller than it used to be, but the great khan is still one of the most powerful people in the world as Mongolia can draw upon more resource and manpower than any other country in the world.
Great Mongol State (ᠢᠺ ᠮᠣᠨᠭᠯ ᠣᠯᠰ)
Here Kublai Khan decided against invading Japan and Vietnam, and instead turned his attention to solidifying his dominance over the other Mongol states. As a result the great khan was able to draw on the other parts of the empire to maintain control during the Ming Crisis. The state suffered much trouble at the beginning of the modern era as it suffered from a great deal of trouble with the expanding European powers threatening its control of Asia, but in the end the vast resources of the state allowed it to survive. In modern time the state is slightly smaller than it used to be, but the great khan is still one of the most powerful people in the world as Mongolia can draw upon more resource and manpower than any other country in the world.
My knowledge about Asia is pretty sketchy, so I hope our Asian members forgive me. But without further ado:
Empire of Manchuria
A completely different Chinese Civil War (along with a completely different World War Two) ends with China split into four between Tibetans, Republicans, Communists and Imperialists. The last faction emerges as the most powerful, because although its population isn't the largest, it manages to seize the capital, most of Mongolia and Russian Far East. After the war, locked in a bitter feud with both People's Republic of China and Soviet Union, the Empire of Manchuria is quick to develop nuclear weapons.
Counting their heritage from the mythological Sushen people, the rulers of the Empire have revived the Manchu script and language which is now the sole official language. This was done also in part to differentiate the Empire from the Han and Mandarin-dominated People's Republic. The minority of Han Chinese in the Empire have adopted the change in script and language in order to escape paranoid repressions targeted at the "Communist spies".
The flag of the Empire depicts a traditional Manchu warrior on horseback and a Manchu script symbol for Manchu on a yellow field (an old Manchu color) framed with black.
Empire of Manchuria
A completely different Chinese Civil War (along with a completely different World War Two) ends with China split into four between Tibetans, Republicans, Communists and Imperialists. The last faction emerges as the most powerful, because although its population isn't the largest, it manages to seize the capital, most of Mongolia and Russian Far East. After the war, locked in a bitter feud with both People's Republic of China and Soviet Union, the Empire of Manchuria is quick to develop nuclear weapons.
Counting their heritage from the mythological Sushen people, the rulers of the Empire have revived the Manchu script and language which is now the sole official language. This was done also in part to differentiate the Empire from the Han and Mandarin-dominated People's Republic. The minority of Han Chinese in the Empire have adopted the change in script and language in order to escape paranoid repressions targeted at the "Communist spies".
The flag of the Empire depicts a traditional Manchu warrior on horseback and a Manchu script symbol for Manchu on a yellow field (an old Manchu color) framed with black.
Ah good 3 entries at least.
I'll be lenient on anyone who posts in the early hours of Saturday before I log on to post the poll
I'll be lenient on anyone who posts in the early hours of Saturday before I log on to post the poll
I am tempted to post a flag challenge, so here it goes:
FLAG CHALLENGE #145: Surviving Tocharia
Description:
The Tocharians were an Indo-European-speaking living in Tarim Basin in present-day Xinjiang until the 7th century, when they were assimilated by the Turkic immigrants from the collapsing Uyghur Khanate, thus they formed the ethnogenesis of modern-day Uyghur. The Tocharians were crucial in Asian history because of their location, which was located within the Silk Road, thus they were responsible for spreading Buddhism to China. Here's the challenge: create a flag that symbolized a surviving Tocharian nation-state, both monarchist and republican.
Submission Start: Today (2 June, 2016)
Submission Deadline: Friday, 9 June, 2016
Voting Period: 10-17 June,2016
For more details on general rules, click and read the FIRST PAGE
FLAG CHALLENGE #145: Surviving Tocharia
Description:
The Tocharians were an Indo-European-speaking living in Tarim Basin in present-day Xinjiang until the 7th century, when they were assimilated by the Turkic immigrants from the collapsing Uyghur Khanate, thus they formed the ethnogenesis of modern-day Uyghur. The Tocharians were crucial in Asian history because of their location, which was located within the Silk Road, thus they were responsible for spreading Buddhism to China. Here's the challenge: create a flag that symbolized a surviving Tocharian nation-state, both monarchist and republican.
Submission Start: Today (2 June, 2016)
Submission Deadline: Friday, 9 June, 2016
Voting Period: 10-17 June,2016
For more details on general rules, click and read the FIRST PAGE
You sure that's allowed in the rules? I dunno, but that does sound good. I might come up with something else though.
maybe something like this?
FLAG CHALLENGE #145: The freer The Market, the freer The People
Ah, those wacky Alien Space Bats, always screwing up the timeline one way or another! This time, they've turned the ideologies in OTL completely upside down, resulting in capitalist dictatorships posing as "People's" "Republics" while the free world consists of socialist democracies.
In this challenge, you have to come up with either:
A capitalist flag of an OTL communist country (e.g. Cuba, China, etc.)
A socialist flag of an OTL capitalist country (Japan, USA, etc.)
Submissions Open: Today (2 June, 2016)
Submissions Close: Friday, 9 June, 2016
Voting Period: 10-17 June,2016
For more details on general rules, click and read the FIRST PAGE
maybe something like this?
FLAG CHALLENGE #145: The freer The Market, the freer The People
Ah, those wacky Alien Space Bats, always screwing up the timeline one way or another! This time, they've turned the ideologies in OTL completely upside down, resulting in capitalist dictatorships posing as "People's" "Republics" while the free world consists of socialist democracies.
In this challenge, you have to come up with either:
A capitalist flag of an OTL communist country (e.g. Cuba, China, etc.)
A socialist flag of an OTL capitalist country (Japan, USA, etc.)
Submissions Open: Today (2 June, 2016)
Submissions Close: Friday, 9 June, 2016
Voting Period: 10-17 June,2016
For more details on general rules, click and read the FIRST PAGE
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Only the winner of the previous round may post a challenge. You may post a suggestion, but only as long as it is clearly a suggestion and not formatted like a real challenge announcement.
OK, so please disregard the challenge itself and pitch it instead as an idea/concept.
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Indeed.
As per the Rules to the Challenge would need to be posted in the Challenge thread too.
I'd also suggest everyone have a reread of them as a reminder - I certainly needed to!
People's Republic of Brazil
The PRB was founded in 1964 following a rebellion against the Capitalist Dictatorship, Federal "Republic of Brazil."
The flag incorporates the lozenge of the former flag along with the sugar and hoe of the Brazilian laborer.
The PRB was founded in 1964 following a rebellion against the Capitalist Dictatorship, Federal "Republic of Brazil."
The flag incorporates the lozenge of the former flag along with the sugar and hoe of the Brazilian laborer.
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