Mohammad Yaqub Khan12 October 1879
Yaqub Khan abdicates after the killing of the British envoy and renewed war.
Afghanistan · Government / Government of Afghanistan. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Yaqub Khan abdicates after the killing of the British envoy and renewed war.
Amanullah abdicates as rebel forces threaten Kabul.
Inayatullah abdicates after only three days as rebel forces enter Kabul.
Zahir Shah formally abdicates, ending the Afghan monarchy.
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