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Ratification by Viceroy

When
30 May 1879
Where
India
Part of
Treaty of Gandamak signed, ending the first phase of the Second Anglo-Afghan War

Lord Lytton, Viceroy of India, ratified the treaty on 30 May 1879, formalizing the British acceptance of the terms.

The treaty was officially ratified by Lord Edward Robert Bulwer-Lytton, Viceroy of India, on 30 May 1879. This action confirmed the British government's acceptance of the terms agreed upon by Yaqub Khan and Cavagnari.

Sources

  1. Treaty of Gandamak Wikipedia, revision of 2024-11-20

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