Belarusian Pahonia

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Belarusian Pahonia is a historical coat of arms featuring a mounted knight with a raised sword, long used as a national and cultural symbol of Belarus.

All labels observed (5)

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf coat of arms ⓘ
cultural symbol ⓘ
historical emblem ⓘ
national symbol ⓘ
associatedWith Belarusian diaspora ⓘ
Belarusian nationalism ⓘ
pro-democracy protests in Belarus ⓘ
white-red-white flag of Belarus ⓘ
backgroundColor red field ⓘ
color white horse ⓘ
white knight ⓘ
country Belarus ⓘ
culturalMeaning marker of Belarusian historical continuity ⓘ
depicts galloping horse ⓘ
knight with raised sword ⓘ
mounted knight ⓘ
etymology from East Slavic word for pursuit or chase ⓘ
heritageStatus historical national emblem of Belarusians ⓘ
historicallyUsedBy Belarusian Democratic Republic ⓘ
Grand Duchy of Lithuania ⓘ
inspiredBy Lithuanian Pahonia ⓘ
languageVariant Pahonia (Belarusian: Пагоня) ⓘ
linked to: Belarusian Pahonia
opposedBy authorities of the Republic of Belarus after 1995 ⓘ
politicalMeaning symbol of resistance to authoritarian rule in Belarus ⓘ
recognizedBy Belarusian historical and cultural organizations ⓘ
region Eastern Europe ⓘ
relatedSymbol Coat of arms of Lithuania (Vytis) ⓘ
scriptElement shield with double cross ⓘ
statusInBelarus not official state emblem since 1995 referendum ⓘ
symbolizes defense of the homeland ⓘ
freedom ⓘ
historical heritage of Belarus ⓘ
national identity ⓘ
timePeriod medieval origins ⓘ
usedAs national coat of arms of Belarus (1991–1995) ⓘ
usedBy Belarusian national movement ⓘ
Belarusian opposition ⓘ
usedIn Belarusian literature ⓘ
Belarusian political symbolism ⓘ
Belarusian visual arts ⓘ
usedOn banners ⓘ
emblems of civic organizations in Belarus ⓘ
protest flags ⓘ
visualMotive armed knight in armor ⓘ
shield held by knight ⓘ
sword raised above head ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tryzub → distinctFrom → Belarusian Pahonia ⓘ
Belarusian Pahonia → languageVariant → Pahonia (Belarusian: Пагоня) ⓘ
linked to: Belarusian Pahonia
Belarusian Popular Front → supported → Pahonia coat of arms of Belarus ⓘ
linked to: Belarusian Pahonia
Vytis → languageVariant → Pahonia (Belarusian name) ⓘ
linked to: Belarusian Pahonia
Vytis → relatedSymbol → Coat of arms of Belarus (Pahonia) ⓘ
linked to: Belarusian Pahonia