Flag of the Ottoman Empire

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  "g": "h,caliphate,europe,asia",
  "ns": "caliphates",
  "name": "Ottoman Empire",
  "now": "turkey",
  "years": "1299–1922",
  "id": "ottoman",
  "index": "c/turkey:1299",
  "title": "Flag of the Ottoman Empire",
  "ratio": "2:3",
  "colors": [
    {
      "color": "red",
      "hex": "#e30a17",
      "cmyk": "0/96/90/11",
      "note": "Imperial Ottoman colour; represents sovereignty and military might."
    },
    {
      "color": "white",
      "hex": "#ffffff",
      "cmyk": "0/0/0/0",
      "note": "The crescent and star, symbols adopted from Byzantine Constantinople."
    }
  ],
  "desc": "- A red field with a white crescent and five-pointed star\n - One of history's most influential flag designs, the Ottoman flag evolved over centuries\n - The red field became standard by the 18th century; the crescent was associated with the Ottomans from at least the fall of Constantinople in 1453\n - The Ottoman flag directly inspired the modern flags of Turkey, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, and several other former Ottoman territories\n - **Construction:** a red field with a white crescent (opening towards the fly) and a white five-pointed star between the cusps\n - Various ratios were used historically",
  "flag": "caliphates/ottoman.svg",
  "countryData": {
    "name": "Ottoman Empire",
    "officialName": "Ottoman Empire",
    "un": "none"
  },
  "cs": "caliphates/ottoman.cs.svg",
  "trivia": "- The Ottoman crescent and star inspired more than 15 modern national flags\n - The design originated in the 14th century and became iconic for the Ottoman Empire\n - The crescent and star remain the most common Islamic symbols on national flags today",
  "article": "caliphates/ottoman.md",
  "_name": "Ottoman Empire",
  "_namespace": "caliphates",
  "_namePart": "ottoman"
}