The Lion and Sun (Persian: شیر و خورشید, romanized: Šir-o Xoršid, pronounced [ˌʃiːɾo xoɾˈʃiːd]; Classical Persian: [ˌʃeːɾu xʷuɾˈʃeːd]) is one of the main...

The Red Lion and Sun Society (Persian: جمعیت شیر و خورشید سرخ ایران Jam-eiyat Šir o Xoršid Sorx Irân) of Iran was established in 1922 and admitted to...

The Imperial Order of the Lion and the Sun (Persian: نشان سلطنتی شیر و خورشید) was instituted by Fat’h Ali Shah of the Qajar dynasty in 1808 to honour...

government as well use the Iranian monarchy tricolour flag with the Lion and Sun at the center,[page needed] or the tricolour without additional emblems...

of Persia (1907–1925) The Lion and Sun motif is one of the better known emblems of Kingdom of Persia, and between 157 and 1979 was an element in the...

The lion (Panthera leo) is a large cat of the genus Panthera, native to Africa and India. It has a muscular, broad-chested body; a short, rounded head;...

by the Ottoman Empire in the 1870s, and the Red Lion and Sun, which had been used only in Iran between 1924 and 1980, were both formally recognized as...

The Asiatic lion is a lion population of the subspecies Panthera leo leo. Until the 19th century, it occurred in Saudi Arabia, eastern Turkey, Iran, Mesopotamia...

that the royal standard, made of silk, with a crouching lion shadowing part of the body of the sun inscribed on it, was carried on an elephant whenever the...

president of the Red Lion and Sun Society. Pahlavi was born in Tehran on 28 October 1917. She was the elder daughter of Reza Shah and his consort Tadj ol-Molouk...

The Lion of Saint Mark, representing Mark the Evangelist, pictured in the form of a winged lion, is an aspect of the Tetramorph. On the pinnacle of St...

conclusive proof exists. Not a single element on the Sun Throne features a peacock. The Lion and Sun was the ancient symbol of kingship in Persia. When...

the Red Lion and Sun with the Red Crescent in 1980, consistent with two existing Red Cross and Red Crescent symbols. Although the Red Lion and Sun has now...

Zolfaghar swords and a sunburst of rays, as seen in the traditional Lion and Sun symbol. The Star of the Islamic Republic is larger, simpler and more stylised...

and Sun, the Zulfiqar and the Shahada. Lion and Sun Order of the Lion and the Sun Hathaway, Jane (2003). A Tale of Two Factions: Myth, Memory, and Identity...

be found in the form of a "dark" or "black sun", or a green lion devouring the Sun. Sol niger (black sun) can refer to the first stage of the alchemical...

Flags of Iran. Flag of Iran Emblem of Iran Imperial Standards of Iran Lion and Sun "مراسم وداع با پیکر شهدای ترور در مجلس - خبرگزاری تسنیم - Tasnim". www...

lions. The lion and sun motif is based largely on astronomical configurations, and the ancient zodiacal sign of the sun in the house of Leo. Lion and...

Lion and the Sun (Persian: نشان شیر و خورشید سرخ) was established during the reign of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi by the Iranian Red Lion and the Sun Society...

merger with Sun as part of the reorganisation; for several months the cover bore the title Lion and Sun before reverting to simply Lion. By the end of...

with an emblem of a sheep and sun; this flag was used until 1576. It was then that Ismail II adopted the first Lion and Sun device, embroidered in gold...

Red Lion and Sun Society in 1922, it became affiliated with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in 1924 and changed...

Iranian Army has deployed forces to help the Red Lion and Sun and Red Crescent societies in rescue and relief missions after domestic natural disasters...

The Lion King is a 1994 American animated musical coming-of-age drama film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Buena Vista Pictures...

Red Lion, Red Lions, Red Lyon, Red Lion Inn and variations, may refer to: Red Lion (film), a 1969 Japanese film Red Lion (theatre), an Elizabethan playhouse...

and as a result, the faravahar icon became a national symbol for Iranians, and it became tolerated by the government as opposed to the Lion and Sun....

Pahlavi. It was abolished in 1979 following the Iranian revolution. Lion and Sun "Order of the Crown of Iran (Nishan-i-Taj-i-Iran)". Medal Medaille. Retrieved...

you may see errors in display. Nongshaba (Meitei: ꯅꯣꯡꯁꯥꯕ) is a lion god in Sanamahism and Meitei mythology. He is also regarded as a king of the gods. He...

1240 and 1243 (638 and 641 A.H.) a series of remarkable silver dirhams were struck in Kaykhusraw's name at Sivas and Konya depicting a lion and sun. While...

star imagery in banners remained popular until the ascendance of the Lion and Sun symbol (after 1846). The standard of the president of Tajikistan was...