Monarchy of Pakistan
 | It has been suggested that this article be merged into Dominion of Pakistan. (Discuss) Proposed since January 2016. |
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| Monarchy of Pakistan | |
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 Coat of arms of Pakistan (from 1954) | |
 King George VI on a Pakistani 10 rupee note, 1947 | |
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| Style | His Majesty 1947–1952 Her Majesty 1952–1956 |
| First monarch | King George VI |
| Last monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
| Formation | 15 August 1947 |
| Abolition | 23 March 1956 |
The monarchy of Pakistan was the system of government in which a hereditary monarch was the sovereign of Pakistan from 1947 to 1956. Pakistan shared the Sovereign with the other Commonwealth realms, including the United Kingdom. The monarch's constitutional roles were mostly delegated to the Governor-General of Pakistan. The royal succession was the same as the succession to the British throne.
The monarchy of Pakistan was created by the Indian Independence Act 1947 which divided British India into the independent sovereign states of India and Pakistan. The monarchy was abolished in 23 March 1956, when Pakistan became a republic within the Commonwealth with the President of Pakistan as head of state.
List of monarchs
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| Portrait | Name | Birth | Death | Monarch from | Monarch until | Consort | Heir |
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King George VI | 14 December 1895 | 6 February 1952 | 15 August 1947 | 6 February 1952 | Queen Elizabeth | Princess Elizabeth |
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Queen Elizabeth II | 21 April 1926 | 6 February 1952 | 23 March 1956 | Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh | Charles, Prince of Wales | |
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| George VI 15 August 1947 – 22 June 1948 By the Grace of God, of Great Britain, Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India 22 June 1948 – 6 February 1952 By the Grace of God, of Great Britain, Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas King, Defender of the Faith |
| Elizabeth II 6 February 1952 – 29 May 1953 By the Grace of God, of Great Britain, Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas Queen, Defender of the Faith 29 May 1953 – 23 March 1956 By the Grace of God, Queen of the United Kingdom and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth |
Visits
The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh visited Pakistan, after the abolition of its monarchy, in 1961 and 1997.