What dictatorial powers did Gustav von Kahr receive in Bavaria in 1923?

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Beer Hall Putsch Nazi paramilitary troops participating in the Beer Hall Putsch, November 9, 1923.

In 1923, amidst the instability caused by the occupation of the Ruhr, the Bavarian government appointed Gustav von Kahr as General-Staatskommissar (state commissioner general). In this role, he was granted virtually dictatorial powers, which he used to openly defy the Reich government.12

Kahr utilized this authority to foster plans for Bavarian secession and the restoration of the monarchy. However, his designs were complicated by the Beer Hall Putsch led by Adolf Hitler in November 1923, which Kahr was ultimately forced to suppress. Following the failure of the coup and the subsequent stabilization of the political situation, Kahr resigned from his position in February 1924.1