Historedia
Person

Robert Sandeman

Events
1
Episodes
3
Years
1875–1883

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Robert Sandeman, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. British Empire takes over Balochistan

    1875–1883

    Role: British Agent who signed the Treaty of Kalat (identity unresolved; no person record supplied)

    1. 1875 or 1876 (disputed) · KalatTreaty of Kalat

      The Khan of Kalat signed the Treaty of Kalat with British Agent Robert Sandeman; supplied passages date the treaty to 1875 and 1876, a conflict preserved here.

    2. 1876 · British BaluchistanEstablishment of the Chief Commissioner's Province of Baluchistan

      British Baluchistan was established as a chief commissioners province of British India in 1876, later gaining Chief Commissioner's province status over leased Kalat territories.

    3. 1883 · QuettaQuetta Lease

      Formal British control over Quetta was established in 1883 through a lease arrangement with the Khan of Kalat.

Sources

  1. Khanate of Kalat Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-06