Kingdom of Afghanistan
Kingdom of Afghanistan | |||||||||
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| 1926–1973 | |||||||||
| Anthem: شاهي سلام Shahi Salami "Royal Salute" (1926–1943) لوی سلام Loya Salami "Grand Salute" (1943–1973) | |||||||||
| Capital | Kabul 33°N 65°E / 33°N 65°E | ||||||||
| Official languages | Dari Pashto after 1936 | ||||||||
| Religion | |||||||||
| Demonym(s) | Afghan | ||||||||
| Government | Unitary absolute monarchy (1926–1964) Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy (1964–1973) | ||||||||
| King | |||||||||
• 1926–1929 | Amanullah Khan | ||||||||
• 1929–1933 | Mohammad Nadir Shah | ||||||||
• 1933–1973 | Mohammad Zahir Shah | ||||||||
| Chancellor/ Prime Minister | |||||||||
• 1929–1946 (first) | Mohammad Hashim Khan | ||||||||
• 1972–1973 (last) | Mohammad Shafiq | ||||||||
| Legislature | Loya Jirga (1926–1931) National Assembly (1931–1973) | ||||||||
| House of Elders (1931–1973) | |||||||||
| House of the People (1931–1973) | |||||||||
| Historical era | Interwar period · World War II · Cold War | ||||||||
• Succeeds Afghan emirate | 9 June 1926 | ||||||||
| 1928–1929 | |||||||||
| 1 October 1964 | |||||||||
| 17 July 1973 | |||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
| 1973 | 652,864 km2 (252,072 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1973 | 12,108,963 | ||||||||
| Currency | Afghan afghani | ||||||||
| Calling code | 93 | ||||||||
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| History of Afghanistan |
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The palace of the emir in 1839 |
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The Kingdom of Afghanistan (Pashto: د افغانستان شاهي دولت, romanized: Dǝ Afġānistān Šahi Dawlat; Dari: پادشاهی افغانستان, romanized: Pādešāhī-ye Afġānistān) was a monarchy in Southern Central Asia that was established in 1926 as a successor state to the Emirate of Afghanistan. It was proclaimed by its first king, Amanullah Khan, seven years after he acceded to the throne. The monarchy ended in the 1973 Afghan coup d'état.