Dominion of Pakistan

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The Dominion of Pakistan was the independent state established in 1947 as a constitutional monarchy within the British Commonwealth, preceding the modern Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British dominion
constitutional monarchy
former country
member state of the Commonwealth of Nations
borderedBy Dominion of India
capital Karachi
coatOfArms State emblem of Pakistan
commonName Pakistan
constitutionalStatus dominion under the British Crown
continent Asia
Asia (South Asia)
linked to: South Asia
country Pakistan
currency Pakistani rupee
dissolved 23 March 1956
drivingSide left
flag Flag of Pakistan
governmentForm constitutional monarchy
parliamentary monarchy
governorGeneral Ghulam Muhammad
Iskander Mirza
Khawaja Nazimuddin
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
headOfGovernment Chaudhry Mohammad Ali
Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy
Khawaja Nazimuddin
Liaquat Ali Khan
Mohammad Ali Bogra
headOfState Elizabeth II
George VI
inception 14 August 1947
includesTerritory East Bengal
linked to: Eastern Bengal

East Pakistan
West Pakistan
independenceDate 14 August 1947
independenceEvent Partition of British India
linked to: Partition of India
independenceFrom United Kingdom
legislature Constituent Assembly of Pakistan
monarch Elizabeth II
George VI
officialLanguage English
Urdu
partOf British Commonwealth
reasonForEnd adoption of the 1956 Constitution of Pakistan
religion Islam
replacedBy Republic of Pakistan
republicProclaimedOn 23 March 1956
status independent state within the British Commonwealth
successor Islamic Republic of Pakistan
linked to: Pakistan

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Independence Day of Pakistan relatedTo Dominion of Pakistan
Swat Valley mergedInto West Pakistan
linked to: Dominion of Pakistan
Partition of Assam appliesToJurisdiction Dominion of Pakistan
subject linked to: partition of Assam
Radcliffe Line createdNewBordersFor Dominion of Pakistan
Instrument of Accession appliesIn Dominion of Pakistan
Bangladesh Liberation War location West Pakistan
linked to: Dominion of Pakistan
Riazuddin citizenshipAfterPartition Dominion of Pakistan
Government of British India replacedBy Dominion of Pakistan
Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948 belligerent Dominion of Pakistan
Constituent Assembly of Pakistan country Dominion of Pakistan
Partition of Bengal 1947 appliesToJurisdiction Dominion of Pakistan
Language Movement of 1952 countryAtTheTime Dominion of Pakistan
Bengali nationalism historicalContext Pakistan period (1947–1971)
linked to: Dominion of Pakistan
Princely State of Kalat integratedInto Dominion of Pakistan
Objectives Resolution 1949 jurisdiction Dominion of Pakistan
Humayun Ahmed placeOfBirth Dominion of Pakistan
Shafiur Rahman placeOfDeath Dominion of Pakistan
Ghulam Muhammad governedTerritory Dominion of Pakistan
King George VI alsoRuled Pakistan (from 1947 to 1952)
linked to: Dominion of Pakistan
Princely State of Swat allegiance Dominion of Pakistan
Rana Liaquat Ali Khan countryOfCitizenship Dominion of Pakistan
Radcliffe Award appliesToTerritory Dominion of Pakistan
Khan Abdul Qayyum Khan citizenship Dominion of Pakistan
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman countryOfCitizenship Dominion of Pakistan
British colonial authorities in India followedBy Dominion of Pakistan authorities
linked to: Dominion of Pakistan