1879 in Afghanistan
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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
- ↑ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica 28 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 898.
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