Decades: 1870s1880s1890s | ||
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.
References
1879 in Afghanistan Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA