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Huraa dynasty

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Sultanate of Maldives
1757–1766; 1774-1952; 1954-1968
CapitalMalé
Common languagesDhivehi, English, Arabic
Religion
Sunni Islam (official)
GovernmentAbsolute monarchy (1757-1766; 1774-1932)
Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy (1932-1952; 1954-1968)
Sultan 
• 1757-1766; 1774-1779 (first)
Sultan al-Ghazi Hasan 'Izz ud-din
• 1954-1968 (last)
Muhammad Fareed Didi
LegislatureNone (rule by decree) (until 1932)
People's Majlis (from 1932)
History 
• Established
1772
CurrencyMaldivian rufiyaa
ISO 3166 codeMV

The Huraa Dynasty was the sixth royal dynasty to rule over the Sultanate of Maldives from 1757 to 1965. It was founded by Sultan al-Ghazi Hasan 'Izz ud-din.

Rulers

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List of Huraa Sultans:

Republic declared in 1968

Heads of the Huraa dynasty since 1968, who did not rule as sultans:

References

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  1. ^ Knoll, Eva-Maria (2018-10-24). "The Maldives as an Indian Ocean Crossroads". Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Asian History. doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780190277727.013.327. Retrieved 2022-10-05.

See also

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