Emirate of Gandhara
State of Gandhara
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Capital | Rhea | |||||||
Languages | Arabic | |||||||
Government | Absolute monarchy (1878–1919) Constitutional monarchy (1919–1957) | |||||||
Emir | ||||||||
• | 1878–1903 | Abbas al-Mansur | ||||||
• | 1903–1936 | Rahimullah al-Mansur | ||||||
• | 1936–1957 | Mohamed al-Mansur | ||||||
Prime Minister | ||||||||
• | 1919–1923 | Khalid al-Nafisah (first) | ||||||
• | 1955–1957 | Saleh Khalifa (last) | ||||||
Legislature | Emir in conjunction with the parliament | |||||||
• | Upper house | Senate | ||||||
• | Lower house | National Consultative Assembly | ||||||
History | ||||||||
• | Established | 20 March 1878 | ||||||
• | 1918 Revolution | Feb–Jun 1918 | ||||||
• | Constitution adopted | 14 June 1919 | ||||||
• | Gandhari Revolution | 15 January 1957 | ||||||
Currency | Gandhari dinar | |||||||
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The Al-Mansur dynasty (Arabic: سلالة المنصور), officially the State of Gandhara, was the reigning monarchy of Gandhara from 1878 until 1957, when the monarchy was overthrown and abolished as a result of the Gandhari Revolution. The dynasty was founded by Abbas al-Mansur in 1878, whose reign lasted until his death in 1903. He was succeeded by his son, Rahimullah al-Mansur. Mohamed al-Mansur, the son of Rahimullah and the grandson of Abbas, was the last emir of Gandhara.