Tuesday 16 February 2016

By Robert Donovan


The first recorded references to Brunei are in documents regarding China’s trading connections with ‘Puni’ in the 6th century AD during the Tang dynasty. Before the region embraced Islam, Brunei was within the boundaries of the Sumatran Srivijaya empire, then the ­Majapahit empire of Java. It may be hard to believe considering the country’s current diminutive size, but in the 15th and 16th centuries, the sultanate held sway throughout Borneo and into the Philippines.

The Brunei Empire had its golden age from the 15th to the 17th centuries, when its control extended over the entire island of Borneo and north into the Philippines. Brunei was particularly powerful under the fifth sultan, Bolkiah (1473-1521), who was famed for his sea exploits and even briefly captured Manila; and under the ninth sultan, Hassan (1605-19), who fully developed an elaborate Royal Court structure, elements of which remain.

The flag was adopted on 29 September 1959 and was retained as the national flag of after independence on 1 January 1984. On the coat of arms, there is a crescent symbolic of Islam which is closed by a parasol which is representative of royalty.

There are two gloves, one on each side of the crescent. Written in Arabic script "State of Brunei Abode of Peace" and the motto "Always in Service with God's guidance”.

Black and White are typical of the government pastor and yellow speaks of the Sultan of Brunei. Before 1906, the Brunei banner was a plain yellow banner without any images only a yellow material. In 1906, the yellow banner with the black and white stripes showed up and has been being used from that point forward with the expansion of the emblem.

Like in many nations, the general population of Brunei see their banner as an image of trust later on of their nation and the world. Flag Company Inc decided to assist with the history development of Brunei by providing special decals and banners to make it easy to build a bit of history right at home.




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