Flag of Gjorka

Gjorka

Name	The Banner of Gjorka, The Watchful Eagle
Use	National Flag
Proportion	2:3
Adopted	27 September, 1775
Design	Horizontal Triband of Black and Red with the National Coat of Arms (a Gjorkan Eagle) in the Center
Designed by	Unknown

The Flag of Gjorka is the National Flag of Gjorka officially adopted in 1775 following the victory of the merchants in the First Gjorkan Civil War although it had been used a symbol for Government dissenters for decades.

Symbolism

The Flag of Gjorka is based off the design of the flag of the Third Gjorkan Kingdom, and thus retained some of it's symbolism. The black stripes of the flag represent the land of Gjorka, and the white stripe represents peace. Together, the three stripes represent the unification of the Kingdom of Gior and Kingdom of Jor into the First Gjorkan Kingdom which was the first government to unify all of Gjorka. The Gjorkan Eagle comes from the Gjorkan folklore story known in modern times as An Eagle Watcher. The story tells of a Gjorka being ransacked and pillaged by outside invaders (likely the Ayak Kingdom in Ajakanistan), until one day a eagle descends from the heavens to drive the invaders out, and protect Gjorka for all-time so that it may prosper. The eagle is made red to represent the blood it, and Gjorkans have spilled to spilled to defend Gjorka.

Flags of Gjorka

Historical Flags

Adopted	Era	Flag	description
5th Century	Inner Kingdom		Banner used by the Kings of the Inner Kingdom
6th Century	Kingdom of Gior		Banner first used by King Josias, and became symbol of the Kingdom
6th Century	Kingdom of Jor		Banner used by the Kings of Jor
7th Century	First Gjorkan Kingdom and Second Gjorkan Kingdom		Banner used to represent Gjorka from King Wittlekind to Early Second Gjorkan Kingdom. Three crowns represent Kingdom of Gior, Kingdom of Jor, and the unified Kingdom of Gjorka
12th Century	Second Gjorkan Kingdom and Third Gjorkan Kingdom	130px	Flag used by Kings of Gjorka to present the Kingdom of Gjorka. Three crowns represent Kingdom of Gior, Kingdom of Jor, and the unified Kingdom of Gjorka
Early 1700s	Republic of Gjorka and Federation of Gjorka		Flag adopted in 18th century for anti-government groups that eventually became the Flag of Gjorka
1900s	Gjorkan Revolutionary Government and Democratic Revolutionaries during the Gjorkan Resistance		Flag used by Blue Revolutionaries in Second Gjorkan Civil War and eventually became symbol of Democratic Rebel Groups during the Gjorkan Resistance
1900s	Gjorkan People's Republic and Socialist Revolutionaries during the Gjorkan Resistance		Used by Gjorkan People's Republic during Second Gjorkan Civil War as symbol of Leftist Forces, saw continued use during Gjorkan Resistance.