Ruler · 1892 – 1960

Amanullah Khan

Lived 1892 – 1960; monarch. King of Afghanistan of Kingdom of Afghanistan, 1926 – 1929; also in the line of Emirate of Afghanistan.

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Lived: 1892 – 1960; 68 years
In office: 7 years; one reign
Lines: 2; states
Left it: abdicated; the ruler's own article

King of Afghanistan

Kingdom of Afghanistan · the 1st of 3 dated reigns · 1926 – 1933

Amanullah Khan1926 – 1929

Habibullah Kalakani1928 – 1929

Mohammad Nadir Shah1929 – 1933

deposed, abdicated, exiled or removeddied in officea second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 1926 – 1929 · 3 years · came to it aged 34

Left it: abdicatedread from the ruler's own article

the article also: abdicated

On 14 January 1929, Amanullah abdicated and fled to neighbouring British India as the Afghan Civil War began to escalate.

Also in the line of Emirate of Afghanistan (1st of 1).

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