Historedia
Person

Sir Mortimer Durand

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1893–1896

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Sir Mortimer Durand, 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. Durand Line established between British India and Afghanistan

    1893–1896

    Role: British diplomat and Foreign Secretary of India

    1. 12 November 1893 · KabulSigning of the Durand Line Agreement

      Mortimer Durand and Abdur Rahman Khan signed the agreement in Kabul on 12 November 1893 to fix spheres of influence.

    2. 1894-1896 · AfghanistanJoint Demarcation Survey

      A joint British-Afghan survey began in 1894 to demarcate the border, covering 800 miles.

Sources

  1. Mortimer Durand Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-30