1879 in Afghanistan

  • 1878
  • 1877
  • 1876
1879
in
Afghanistan
  • 1880
  • 1881
  • 1882
Decades:
  • 1870s
  • 1880s
  • 1890s
See also: Other events of 1879
List of years in Afghanistan

The following lists events from 1879 in Afghanistan.

Events

February

February 21: Amir Sher Ali Khan dies in Mazar-i-Sharif, leaving the throne to his son, Mohammad Yaqub Khan.

May

May 26: Afghan and British leaders sign the Treaty of Gandamak during the Second Anglo-Afghan War. The treaty cedes parts of the Afghan frontier to Britain.

October

October 12: Mohammad Yaqub Khan abdicates and takes refuge in the British camp near Kabul.[1]

References

  1. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica 28 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 898.
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