Peacock Dynasty - Indian Princely States

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image by Olivier Touzeau

Two states of the Paon Dynasty both use (according to Filcher, 1984) the dynastic flag of Paon - horizontal bicolor - yellow over blue with the representation of the peacock with open tail, in natural colors placed slightly toward the hoist but facing the fly. Colouring the flags is beyond my abilities.
Chrystian Kretowicz, 14 January 2003

• Keonjhar
• Mayurbhanj
  • Royal Maharaja flag
• War Flag

See also:

• Indian Princely States
• India
• Index of Indian pages

Keonjhar

PRINCIPALITY OF KEONJHAR
Princely States of Bihar and Orissa, Eastern States of the Dynasties Paon and Tiger, Present-day Orissa
(no gun salute)
Area: 8, 019 sq.km
Acceded to the Union of India on Jan.1, 1948, Founded sometime in the 12th century
Blas Delgado Ortiz, 13 January 2003

Mayurbhanj

PRINCIPALITY OF MAYURBHANJ
Princely States of Bihar and Orissa, Eastern States of the Dynasties of Paon and Tiger, Present-day Orissa
9 Gun Salute
Area: 10, 989 sq.km
Acceded to the Union of India on Jan.1, 1948, Founded before 1700
Blas Delgado Ortiz, 13 January 2003

Royal Maharaja flag

image by John Duncan McMeekin, 19 November 2010

The possible Royal Flag of Mayurbhanj (as it has the Personal Arms of the Maharaja on it).
John Duncan McMeekin, 19 November 2010

War Flag

image by Chrystian Kretowicz

These states, together with Baudh and Dispalla ( which have flags of their own), also use so-called war flag of Paon Dynasty, which is a yellow-blue bicolor with identical Coat-of Arms in the center. The only difference are the initials of the particular Sovereign on the shield and the name of the state, in Devangari script, on the ribbon below the shield.
Chrystian Kretowicz, 14 January 2003

Source: Indian Princely States

From Filcher (1984):