What is Monarchy of Pakistan?
{{Infobox former monarchy | royal_title = Monarchy | realm = [[Dominion of Pakistan|Pakistan]] | border = federal | coatofarms = Coat of arms of Pakistan.svg | coatofarmssize = 120px | coatofarmscaption = Coat of Arms of Pakistan | image = | caption = Queen Elizabeth II of Pakistan | first_monarch = [[George VI of the United Kingdom|King George VI]] | last_monarch = [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]] | style = Majesty | residence = [[Buckingham Palace]],<br>[[United Kingdom]] | appointer = [[Line of succession to the British throne|Hereditary]] | began = 14 August 1947 | ended = 23 March 1956 | pretender = ''Title [[wikt:abolish|abolished]]'' (stopped) }} The '''Monarchy of Pakistan''' was the form of government of the [[Dominion of Pakistan]] from 1947 to 1956. Under this system, Pakistan was an [[Independence|independent]] [[Commonwealth realm]] with a [[Hereditary monarchy|hereditary]], [[Constitutional monarchy|constitutional monarch]] as the [[head of state]].<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/438805/Pakistan Pakistan, Britannica Online Encyclopedia]</ref> The monarch was the monarch of the [[Monarchy of the United Kingdom|United Kingdom]], and was also shared with a number of other countries. The role of the monarch was defined under the [[Constitution of Pakistan|Constitution]]. Most of the monarch's duties were carried out by the [[Governor-General of Pakistan]]. The monarchy of Pakistan was created by the [[Indian Independence Act 1947|Indian Independence Act]] of 1947. This act, made by the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]], [[Partition of India|divided]] its [[British Raj|British India]] into two new countries: [[India]] and Pakistan, each of which became an independent constitutional monarchy. [[Line of succession to the British throne|Succession]] to the throne of Pakistan was, like that of the United Kingdom, governed by the [[Act of Settlement 1701]].