Kingdom of Afghanistan
kingdom in Central Asia between 1926–1973
The Kingdom of Afghanistan (Pashto: د افغانستان واکمنان, romanized: Dǝ Afġānistān wākmanān; Dari: پادشاهی افغانستان, romanized: Pādešāhī-ye Afġānistān) was a constitutional monarchy in Central Asia 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.
Kingdom of Afghanistan | |||||||||
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| 1926–1973 | |||||||||
| Anthem: شاهي سلام "Royal Salute" (1926–1943) لوی سلام Loya Salami "Grand Salute" (1943–1973) | |||||||||
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| Capital | Kabul 33°N 65°E / 33°N 65°E | ||||||||
| Official languages | Pashto (after 1936),[1] Dari | ||||||||
| Religion | |||||||||
| Demonym(s) | Afghan | ||||||||
| Government | Unitary absolute monarchy (1926–1964) Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy under a totalitarian dictatorship (1964–1973) | ||||||||
| King | |||||||||
• 1926–1929 | Amanullah Khan | ||||||||
• 1929–1933 | Mohammed Nadir Shah | ||||||||
• 1933–1973 | Mohammed Zahir Shah | ||||||||
| Prime Minister | |||||||||
• 1929–1946 (first) | Mohammad Khan | ||||||||
• 1972–1973 (last) | Mohammad Shafiq | ||||||||
| Legislature | Loya Jirga | ||||||||
| House of Elders (1931–1972) | |||||||||
| House of the People (1931–1972) | |||||||||
| Historical era | Interwar Period · Cold War | ||||||||
• Succeeds Afghan emirate | 9 June 1926 | ||||||||
| 1928–1929 | |||||||||
| 17 July 1973 | |||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
| 1973 | 652,864 km2 (252,072 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1973 | 12,108,963[2] | ||||||||
| Currency | Afghan afghani | ||||||||
| Calling code | 93 | ||||||||
| ISO 3166 code | AF | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Afghanistan | ||||||||
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References
change- ↑ Kieffer, Charles M. "AFGHANISTAN v. Languages". Encyclopedia Iranica. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
- ↑ "Afghanistan Population 1950–2021: MacroTrends". macrotrends.net. Retrieved 2 December 2021.