Editing Flag of Nepal (section)

==History==
{{see|List of flags of Nepal}}
[[File:Krishna Arjuna Gita.jpg|thumb|right|A similar ''(right)'' flag used in the ''[[Mahabharat]]''; chariot with [[Krishna]] and [[Arjuna]] during the [[Kurukshetra war]]; traditionally the [[King of Nepal|Nepalese monarchs]] were Hindu and considered the [[avatar|reincarnation]] of Lord [[Vishnu]]]]
[[File:Flag of Nepal (1856-c.1930).svg|thumb|200x200px|{{FIAV|historical}} Flag of Nepal (1856–{{Circa|1930}})|left|border]]
[[File:Flag of Nepal (1743–1962).svg|thumb|222x222px|{{FIAV|historical}} Flag of Nepal (c. 1930—1962)|border|left]]
Historically, triangular shaped flags in South Asia were very common, since it was compact in size so the flag furled even with the lowest wind, thus making it visible over long distances.{{cn|date=November 2023}} The traces of triangular flags could be found in Hinduism.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Flags in Hinduism |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/rel-hi.html |access-date=2022-07-09 |website=CRW flags |archive-date=29 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220529032302/https://www.crwflags.com/Fotw/flags/rel-hi.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The flag's history is vague and there are no specific accounts of its creator. Nepal has historically used both quadrilateral flags as well as non-quadrilateral flags throughout its history.<ref>{{Cite web |last= Nosowitz |first= Dan |date= 2018-09-03 |title= Decoding the Unusual Shape of the Nepali Flag |url= http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/nepal-flag-shape |access-date= 2022-07-09 |website= Atlas Obscura |archive-date= 18 November 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201118154654/https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/nepal-flag-shape |url-status= live }}</ref>

The flags of almost all states in South Asia were once triangular. A 1928 French book about Nepal shows a double pennant flag with a green border rather than the modern blue.<ref>{{cite book|last=Perceval|first=Landon|year=1928|title=Nepal Vol I|publisher=Constable & Co.}}</ref> There are other forms of pennant-type flags, mostly used in Hindu and Buddhist temples around Nepal. Many accounts date the creation of the double-pennant to King [[Prithvi Narayan Shah]]. The flag of the ancient Gorkha kingdom started off as a single triangular war banner of the Shah kings with a red colour and with various deities and other symbols as symbols in the flag. After [[Prithvi Narayan Shah]] unified all small principalities of Nepal, the double-[[pennon]] flag became the standard flag. According to some historians, the Rana ruler Jung Bahadur changed the sun and moon symbols into faces of the sun and moon symbolizing the kings as the Rajputs of Lunar dynasty and the Rana themselves as the Rajputs of the Solar dynasty. Nepal has simply maintained its ancient tradition, while every other state has adopted a rectangular or square version in the European vexillological tradition.<ref name= "ourtechroom.com2">{{Cite web |title=Nepal Flag : Interesting Fact about the Flag of Nepal |url=https://www.ourtechroom.com/Nepal/nepal-flag-fact-flag-of-nepal/ |access-date=8 September 2019 |website=Our tech room |archive-date=12 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190912225303/http://ourtechroom.com/nepal/nepal-flag-fact-flag-of-nepal/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
[[File:Nepal flag 1927.jpg|thumb|The flag of Nepal (1927–1930)]]
The present flag of Nepal was adopted under the Nepalese constitution adopted on 16 December 1962.<ref>{{Cite web |title= flag of Nepal |url= https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-Nepal |access-date= 2022-07-09 |website= Britannica |archive-date= 18 November 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201118154653/https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-Nepal |url-status= live }}</ref> The modern flag seems to be a combination of the ancient [[Mustang Kingdom]]'s flag and the ongoing flag used by the former [[Gorkha Kingdom]]. The colour gradients have been adopted from the Mustang Kingdom. Prior to 1962, both symbols on the flag, the sun and moon, had human faces. The constitution dedicated an entire section to the precise size and shape of the flag, since people were drawing it incorrectly. This section is continued even today even though multiple constitutions were introduced in the country during the period.{{cn|date=April 2023}}

In May 2008 during the drafting of the new constitution, various political parties demanded changes to the flag's design since it symbolized Hinduism and monarchy,<ref>{{Cite web |date= 2009-09-17 |title= Nepal Maoists want to change national flag |url= https://www.oneindia.com/2009/09/17/nepalmaoists-want-to-change-national-flag.html |access-date= 2022-07-09 |website= One India |archive-date= 9 July 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220709225537/https://www.oneindia.com/2009/09/17/nepalmaoists-want-to-change-national-flag.html |url-status= live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date= 17 September 2009 |title= Maoists want to change national flag of Nepal |url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/maoists-want-to-change-national-flag-of-nepal/articleshow/5023223.cms |access-date= 2022-07-09 |website= The Times of India |archive-date= 9 July 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220709225542/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/maoists-want-to-change-national-flag-of-nepal/articleshow/5023223.cms |url-status= live }}</ref> but this proposal was rejected.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 2009-12-26 |title= Nepal constitution panel rejects Maoists bid on 'People's War' |language= en-IN |work= The Hindu |url= https://www.thehindu.com/news/international//article59877921.ece |access-date= 2022-07-09 |issn= 0971-751X |archive-date= 9 July 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220709225537/https://www.thehindu.com/news/international//article59877921.ece |url-status= live }}</ref>
[[File:Shree Sabuj flag.png|thumb|169x169px|Flag used during Nepal-Tibet War, the Nepal-British War and both World Wars]]