1879 in Afghanistan

← 1878 1877 1876 1879 in Afghanistan → 1880 1881 1882
Decades:	1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s
See also:	Other events of 1879 List of years in Afghanistan

The following lists events from 1879 in Afghanistan.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Sher Ali Khan (until February 21), Ayub Khan (starting October 12)

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]

See also

• History of Afghanistan

References

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