The flag of Khakassia was introduced on 8th of July in 1992. It always showed the Russian colours white, blue and red, and on the leech near the pole a vertical green bar, which is complemented with an emblem, which golden since 1993. Since 2003, the sequence of the Russian colours has been set to blue, white and red. Green is the traditional color of Siberia, and the emblem is a sun symbol, which is supposed to express respect for the ancestors. There are also representations of the flag with the sun symbol in black.
6th century to 13 century · Khakassian state of Ketes and Nenets under the dynasty of the Kyrgyz
1207 · Mongol conquest
16th century · establishing of four Khakassian principalities
17th century · arrival of the first Russian settlers
1721 · Russian seizure
20th of August 1727 · border treaty between Russia and China, the border is the Sayany Mountains
1758 · Chinese troops conquer Dsungaria, invade the Altai region, Russia sends Cossacks to protect its territories in Khakassia
19th century · Turkization of the Khakas
29th of October 1917 · establishment of the Soviet dictatorship
20th of October 1930 · Foundation of the Khakassian Autonomous District (according to other sources: 1923)
1990 · Proclamation of the Khakassian Autonomous Socialistic Soviet Republic
1991 · rename in Khakassian Socialistic Soviet Republic
31st of December in 1991 · the Soviet Union dissolves, the constitution of the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic (RSFSR, Russia), a former substate of the Soviet Union, remains in force for the time being
1992 · administrative separation from the Russian District of Krasnoyarsk, rename in Republic of Khakassia
25th of December in 1993 · a new constitution for Russia (Russian Federation) comes into force, and the relationships with the members of the federation is re-regulated in this way
The name "Khakassia" refers to people living here, the Khakas. The Khakas are Tatars. They describe themselves as "Khaas" which is to translate as "humans". The Khakas originally formed out of the peoples of the Nenets and Ketes, which were dominated by a Turkic dynasty. After the Mongol invasion in the 13th century mongolian elements became incorporated into the people, and not until the 19th Century Turkish elements became incorporated.
