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August 11, 1952
King Talal of Jordan was forced to abdicate due to mental illness and was succeeded by his eldest son Hussein.
Talal of Jordan
Talal bin Abdullah was King of Jordan from the assassination of his father, King Abdullah I, in 1951 until his forced abdication in 1952. He was a member of the Hashemite dynasty.
Hussein of Jordan
Hussein bin Talal was King of Jordan from 1952 until his death in 1999. As a member of the Hashemite dynasty, the royal family of Jordan since 1921, Hussein was traditionally considered a 40th-generation direct descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.