26 January 1857
Treaty of Peshawar
Britain and Dost Mohammad sign a treaty restoring good relations.
From the article: The three Anglo-Afghan wars, 1839–1919
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26 January 1857
Britain and Dost Mohammad sign a treaty restoring good relations.
From the article: The three Anglo-Afghan wars, 1839–1919
26 January 1857
The definitive treaty restores friendly relations between the amir and the British.
From the article: Dost Mohammad Khan: the amir who rebuilt Afghanistan
1863
The Akhund of Swat takes part in the holy war of the Ambela (Umbeyla) campaign against the British.
From the article: The Yusufzai: the Pashtun tribe of Swat, Buner and the Mardan plain
9 June 1863
Dost Mohammad Khan dies of natural causes in Herat after recapturing the city.
From the article: Dost Mohammad Khan: the amir who rebuilt Afghanistan
1877
The holy man whose followers led many Swat chiefs dies; his tomb at Saidu Sharif is a major shrine.
From the article: The Yusufzai: the Pashtun tribe of Swat, Buner and the Mardan plain
21 November 1878
Britain declares war on Afghanistan after the amir refuses a British mission.
From the article: The three Anglo-Afghan wars, 1839–1919
8 January 1879
British forces occupy Kandahar until 21 April 1881.
From the article: Kandahar: an oasis city and its long history
26 May 1879
Control of the Khyber and Michni passes passes to British India.
From the article: The Afridi: Pashtun tribe of the Khyber and Tirah
26 May 1879
The treaty is signed at Gandamak, near Jalalabad, ending the first phase of the Second Anglo-Afghan War.
From the article: Jalalabad: the valley between Kabul and the Khyber
26 May 1879
Yaqub Khan signs away control of Afghan foreign relations and the Khyber and Michni passes.
From the article: The three Anglo-Afghan wars, 1839–1919
3 September 1879
The British envoy Sir Louis Cavagnari and his staff are killed in Kabul.
From the article: The three Anglo-Afghan wars, 1839–1919
February 1880
After ten years in exile on a Russian pension, Abdur Rahman returns to Afghanistan and gathers the troops in Bactria.
From the article: Abdur Rahman Khan: the amir who unified Afghanistan, 1880–1901
22 July 1880
General Roberts declares Abdur Rahman amir after he accepts the clauses of the Treaty of Gandomak.
From the article: Abdur Rahman Khan: the amir who unified Afghanistan, 1880–1901
27 July 1880
Ayub Khan's army defeats a British-Indian brigade near Maiwand. Tradition holds that Malalai rallied the Afghans and was killed.
From the article: Malalai of Maiwand: heroine of the Battle of Maiwand
27 July 1880
An Afghan army under Ayub Khan defeats a British column near Kandahar.
From the article: The three Anglo-Afghan wars, 1839–1919
27 July 1880
An Afghan army defeats a British column near Kandahar.
From the article: Kandahar: an oasis city and its long history
1 September 1880
Roberts's relief force defeats Ayub Khan outside Kandahar and ends the siege of the city.
From the article: Malalai of Maiwand: heroine of the Battle of Maiwand
22 September – 2 October 1881
The amir ends the claim of his cousin Ayub Khan.
From the article: Abdur Rahman Khan: the amir who unified Afghanistan, 1880–1901
1886–1887
The last major Ghilzai rising; many Ghilzai were afterwards resettled in northern Afghanistan.
From the article: The Ghilzai: a major Pashtun confederation
1887
The Ghilzai rising against Abdur Rahman is put down; thousands of families are moved to northern Afghanistan.
From the article: Abdur Rahman Khan: the amir who unified Afghanistan, 1880–1901
6 February 1890
Born at Utmanzai in the Peshawar Valley.
From the article: Bacha Khan and the Khudai Khidmatgar movement
1891–1893
The amir's forces conquer the Hazarajat with severe repression.
From the article: Abdur Rahman Khan: the amir who unified Afghanistan, 1880–1901
12 November 1893
Abdur Rahman and Sir Mortimer Durand agree the frontier between Afghanistan and British India.
From the article: Abdur Rahman Khan: the amir who unified Afghanistan, 1880–1901
12 November 1893
Sir Mortimer Durand and Amir Abdur Rahman agree the frontier between Afghanistan and British India.
From the article: The three Anglo-Afghan wars, 1839–1919
1896
Kafiristan is conquered and renamed Nuristan.
From the article: Abdur Rahman Khan: the amir who unified Afghanistan, 1880–1901
3 October 1901
Abdur Rahman dies and is succeeded by his son Habibullah.
From the article: Abdur Rahman Khan: the amir who unified Afghanistan, 1880–1901
1914
Amanullah marries Soraya, daughter of the reformer Mahmud Tarzi.
From the article: Amanullah Khan: independence, reform and the crisis of 1929
February 1919
Habibullah is assassinated; at Jalalabad Nasrullah declares himself amir, while Amanullah also claims the throne.
From the article: Jalalabad: the valley between Kabul and the Khyber
February 1919
Amir Habibullah is assassinated and Amanullah secures the throne against his uncle Nasrullah.
From the article: Amanullah Khan: independence, reform and the crisis of 1929
3 May – 3 June 1919
Afghanistan fights Britain in a short war that ends in a ceasefire on 3 June.
From the article: Amanullah Khan: independence, reform and the crisis of 1929