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Mohammad Nadir Shah

1883–1933 · 20th century

Mohammad Nadir Shah was king of Afghanistan from 1929 to 1933. A general from the Musahiban branch of the royal family, he overthrew the Saqqawist ruler Habibullah Kalakani in 1929 and took the throne. He issued a constitution in 1931 and moved cautiously on reform after the turmoil of Amanullah's reign, but was assassinated in Kabul in November 1933 and succeeded by his son Zahir Shah.

Mohammad Nadir Shah
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Mentioned in 2 state histories

Kingdom of AfghanistanSaqqawist Emirate

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