Mohammad Yaqub Khan Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Mohammad Yaqub Khan, based on 3 World History Database records associated with Afghanistan.

3 records1879–18793 events2 places

Chronological biography

1879

Succession21 February 1879

Government / Government of Afghanistan · Amir · Amir of Afghanistan · Kabul

Yaqub Khan becomes amir after the death of Sher Ali.

Treaty of Gandamak26 May 1879

Government / Government of Afghanistan · Amir · Amir of Afghanistan · Gandamak

Yaqub Khan signs the Treaty of Gandamak, accepting British control over Afghan foreign relations.

Abdication12 October 1879

Government / Government of Afghanistan · Amir · Amir of Afghanistan · Kabul

Yaqub Khan abdicates after the killing of the British envoy and renewed war.

Titles and roles

Amir · Amir of Afghanistan

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.