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Post by arnewise12 on Jan 16, 2009 0:10:39 GMT 3
I was wondering if the cresent and star was used before islam was born? if so, whydo states like pakistan, tunisia and bangladesh use it
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Post by keaganjoelbrewer on Jan 16, 2009 0:39:08 GMT 3
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Post by arnewise12 on Jan 16, 2009 1:15:12 GMT 3
I read the info on wikipedia.but it says it is byzantine without mentioning that thegökturks used it,we will have to wait on great kagan to explain,
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Post by H. İhsan Erkoç on Jan 16, 2009 5:19:00 GMT 3
The crescent-and-star or crescent-and-moon figures were used by Sassanid Iranians and Western Türks (Gök Turks, Tujue 突厥) in the 6th-7th centuries, before Islam even appeared, as can be seen on coins.
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