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
South Asia
surface form: Asia (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 Muhammad Ali
surface form: Chaudhry Mohammad Ali

Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy
Khawaja Nazimuddin
Liaquat Ali Khan
Mohammad Ali Bogra
headOfState Elizabeth II
George VI
inception 14 August 1947
includesTerritory Eastern Bengal
surface form: East Bengal

People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
surface form: East Pakistan

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

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Independence Day of Pakistan relatedTo Dominion of Pakistan
Swat Valley mergedInto Dominion of Pakistan
this entity surface form: West Pakistan
partition of Assam appliesToJurisdiction Dominion of Pakistan
subject surface form: Partition of Assam
Radcliffe Line createdNewBordersFor Dominion of Pakistan
Instrument of Accession appliesIn Dominion of Pakistan
Bangladesh Liberation War location Dominion of Pakistan
this entity surface form: West 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 Dominion of Pakistan
this entity surface form: Pakistan period (1947–1971)
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 (indirectly through Lionel Logue) alsoRuled Dominion of Pakistan
subject surface form: King George VI
this entity surface form: Pakistan (from 1947 to 1952)
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
this entity surface form: Dominion of Pakistan authorities