Kingdom of Afghanistan د افغانستان شاهي دولت (Pashto) Dǝ Afġānistān Šahi Dawlat پادشاهی افغانستان (Dari) Pādešāhī-ye Afġānistān
1926–1973
Flag (1930–1973) Emblem (1931–1973)
Anthem:  شاهي سلام "Royal Salute" (1926–1943) لوی سلام Loya Salami "Grand Salute" (1943–1973)
Capital	Kabul 33°N 65°E / 33°N 65°E / 33; 65
Official languages	Pashto (after 1936),[1] Dari
Religion	99% Islam (official) —90% Sunni —9% Shia 1% Others
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
• Upper house	House of Elders (1931–1972)
• Lower house	House of the People (1931–1972)
Historical era	Interwar Period · Cold War
• Succeeds Afghan emirate	9 June 1926
• Civil War	1928–1929
• Monarchy abolished	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
Preceded by Succeeded by Emirate of Afghanistan Republic of Afghanistan
Today part of	Afghanistan

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.