Historical Indian flags

Before the independence of India, the Indian subcontinent did not have a single national flag but rather several political entities of varying sizes had their own flags. Historic polities usually did not have a national flag but rather flags for their dynasty, state and armies.

Flags of historical polities

For the flags of princely states, see Flags of Indian princely states.

Flag	Duration	Use	Description	References
	1880–1947	Civil Ensign of India used sometimes to represent India internationally.	A Red Ensign with the Union Jack at the canton, defaced with the Star of India emblem displayed in the fly.
	1943–1945	The Swaraj Flag, de facto flag of the Azad Hind.	Three horizontal strips of saffron, white and green with a blue chakra in the centre.