Kingdom of Afghanistan
Kingdom of Afghanistan | |||||||||
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| 1926–1973 | |||||||||
| Anthem: درود شاهی Durūd-i Shāhī "Royal Salute" (1926–1943) درود بزرگ Durūd-i Buzurg "Grand Salute" (1943–1973) | |||||||||
| Capital | Kabul Jalalabad (1929) 33°N 65°E / 33°N 65°E | ||||||||
| Official languages | Dari Pashto (from 1936) | ||||||||
| Religion | |||||||||
| Demonym | Afghan (from 1964) | ||||||||
| Government | Unitary absolute monarchy (1926–1964)
Unitary parliamentary semi-constitutional monarchy (1964–1973) | ||||||||
| King (Pādshāh) | |||||||||
• 1926–1929 (first) | Amanullah Khan | ||||||||
• 1933–1973 (last) | Mohammad Zahir Shah | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Afghanistan Iran | ||||||||
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The Kingdom of Afghanistan, also known as the Sublime State of Afghanistan, was a monarchy operating under a unitary state in 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.