 Beknopte History, 1688 describes a white flag charged with a red flag hoisted on royal ships (JRASCB XI No.38 106 & 109).And in the words of Valentine Francois, the 18th century Dutch Historian, “"the Karawas displayed a white flag with the device of a particular fish in the centre"".The Makara, is a composite dragon with a curious mythical structure.