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Kandahar Retaken

When
1 September 1880
Where
Kandahar
Part of
Abdur Rahman Khan becomes Emir of Afghanistan

British General Frederick Roberts defeated Ayub Khan in Kandahar on 1 September 1880, securing the city for the Amir.

Ayub Khan was defeated in Kandahar by the British General Frederick Roberts on 1 September 1880. The British evacuation was settled on proposed terms, and in 1881, troops handed over Kandahar to the new Amir.

Sources

  1. Abdur Rahman Khan Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-02

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