Quote Originally Posted by Mtoto_Wamoto View Post
The flag in little Ala Mhigo is that of a gryphon holding a sword. You can see a better image of it here: http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/world/cities/ala-mhigo

From my position, the flag in question doesn't look anything close to that.

Edit:

The Autumn War took place 100 years ago (according Oliver Goodfellow of the Raven), putting it around 1472. If the first map was drafted in 1506 as Moose stated. Perhaps the conflicts between Ala Mhigo and the rest of the city-states were still ongoing during this time, hence why they were emitted from the list of major flags.
The Autumn War began in 1468 when Ala Mhigo invaded the Twelveswood. Only lasted a year once Limsa Lominsa, Ul'dah, and Ishgard entered the conflict. As I stated earlier in the thread, Roddard Ironheart may have not been allowed in Ala Mhigo to give it a proper City-State icon or the grudge of the Autumn War may have still existed, whether it was his own prejudice or others. I don't remember if it's stated where Roddard is from, but if he is from Gridania then he'd have a reason to not like the Ala Mhigans.