from 1879 in Afghanistan. Monarch – Sher Ali Khan (until February 21), Ayub Khan (starting October 12) February 21: Amir Sher Ali Khan dies in Mazar-i-Sharif...

pledging to withdraw all forces from Afghanistan excluding Kandahar. However, on 3 September 1879 an uprising in Kabul led to the slaughter of Sir Louis...

30 May 1879. Most historical writings consider the Treaty of Gandamak as the prelude to the second phase of the Second Anglo-Afghan War, 1879–1880. As...

between Afghanistan and Britain. Afghanistan had become a British protectorate after the Treaty of Gandamak was signed (1879) in the Second Anglo-Afghan War...

died in 1879 in Mazar-i-Sharif. His successor, Mohammad Yaqub Khan, sought solutions for peace with Russia and gave them a greater say in Afghanistan's foreign...

علی خان; c. 1825 – 21 February 1879) was Amir of Afghanistan from 1863 to 1866 and from 1868 until his death in 1879. He was one of the sons of Dost...

resulting Afghan Civil War (1863–1869) and ruled Afghanistan until his death in 1879. In his final years, the British returned to Afghanistan in the Second...

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محمد يعقوب خان; 1849 – November 15, 1923) was Emir of Afghanistan from February 21 to October 12, 1879. He was a Pashtun and the son of the previous ruler...

1879 during the Second Anglo-Afghan War between British and Indian troops against Afghan regular forces and tribesmen. The first phase of the Afghan War...