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Banner (country subdivision)

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Banner is a type of administrative division, and may more specifically refer to:

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China

  • A Banner (Inner Mongolia) is an administrative division of a Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in the People's Republic of China, equivalent to a Chinese county (縣|县[xiàn]) in the rest of China. Qosighuns or qoshuns ('banners'), sometimes transcribed by hoshuns or khoshuns, were the battalion level of administrative/military subdivision in the Mongol army.
  • An Autonomous banner is an area associated with one or more ethnic minorities designated as autonomous within the People's Republic of China.
  • The Eight Banners are former administrative divisions of China into which all Manchu households were placed, primarily for military purposes.
  • Kozhuun, subdivisions of former Tannu Uriankhai and now russian Tuva.

    • Anatolia

  • A Bandon (Byzantine Empire) was the lowest Byzantine administrative-cum-military unit. "Bandon" means "banner".
  • Sanjak, literally "a banner, flag", was the original first level subdivision of the Ottoman Empire.

    • Arab world

  • Liwa, an Arabic term meaning "banner" as a type of administrative division.

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    Banner (country subdivision) Wikipedia
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