The Mughal Empire had a number of imperial flags and standards. The principal imperial standard of the Mughals was known as the "alam" ( ). It was primarily moss green. It displayed a lion and sun ( ) facing the hoist of the flag. The Mughals traced their use of the "alam" back to Timur. The imperial standard was displayed to the right of the throne and also at the entrance of the Emperor's encampment and in front of the emperor during military marches.