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The '''Al-Mansur dynasty''' ([[Wikipedia:Arabic_language|Arabic]]: سلالة المنصور), officially the '''State of Gandhara''', was the reigning | The '''Al-Mansur dynasty''' ([[Wikipedia:Arabic_language|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 [[Wikipedia:Emir|emir]] of Gandhara. | ||
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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 | Assembly | |||||||
| • | Upper house | Senate | ||||||
| • | Lower house | National Consultative Assembly | ||||||
| History | ||||||||
| • | Established | 20 March 1878 | ||||||
| • | 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.