Treaty of Gandamak

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bilateral treaty historical event peace treaty

The Treaty of Gandamak was an 1879 agreement that ended the early phase of the Second Anglo-Afghan War by imposing British control over Afghanistan’s foreign affairs and ceding key frontier territories to the British Empire.

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Label	Occurrences
Treaty of Gandamak canonical	16
Anglo-Russian diplomatic agreements on Afghanistan	1
Treaties of Afghanistan	1
Treaty of Gandamak 1879	1
Treaty of Gandamak arrangements	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2046699 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Treaty of Gandamak
Context triple: [Second Anglo-Afghan War, result, Treaty of Gandamak]

A. Treaty of Sugauli
The Treaty of Sugauli was an 1816 agreement between the British East India Company and the Kingdom of Nepal that ended the Anglo-Nepalese War and significantly reduced Nepal’s territory while defining its modern borders.
B. Treaty of Lahore (1846)
The Treaty of Lahore (1846) was the agreement that ended the First Anglo-Sikh War, marking the defeat of the Sikh Empire and ceding significant territory and power to the British East India Company.
C. Treaty of 23 December 1865
The Treaty of 23 December 1865 was the international agreement through which several European states standardized their coinage systems, laying the foundation for the Latin Monetary Union.
D. Treaty of Allahabad
The Treaty of Allahabad was a 1765 agreement that marked the formal beginning of British political control in India by granting the East India Company revenue-collecting rights (Diwani) over Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa.
E. London Protocol of 1830
The London Protocol of 1830 was an international agreement by the Great Powers that recognized Greece as an independent state following the Greek War of Independence.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Treaty of Gandamak
Target entity description: The Treaty of Gandamak was an 1879 agreement that ended the early phase of the Second Anglo-Afghan War by imposing British control over Afghanistan’s foreign affairs and ceding key frontier territories to the British Empire.

A. Treaty of Sugauli
The Treaty of Sugauli was an 1816 agreement between the British East India Company and the Kingdom of Nepal that ended the Anglo-Nepalese War and significantly reduced Nepal’s territory while defining its modern borders.
B. Treaty of Lahore (1846)
The Treaty of Lahore (1846) was the agreement that ended the First Anglo-Sikh War, marking the defeat of the Sikh Empire and ceding significant territory and power to the British East India Company.
C. Treaty of 23 December 1865
The Treaty of 23 December 1865 was the international agreement through which several European states standardized their coinage systems, laying the foundation for the Latin Monetary Union.
D. Treaty of Allahabad
The Treaty of Allahabad was a 1765 agreement that marked the formal beginning of British political control in India by granting the East India Company revenue-collecting rights (Diwani) over Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa.
E. London Protocol of 1830
The London Protocol of 1830 was an international agreement by the Great Powers that recognized Greece as an independent state following the Greek War of Independence.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bilateral treaty ⓘ historical event ⓘ peace treaty ⓘ
aimedTo	secure British strategic interests on the northwest frontier of British India ⓘ
categorizedIn	19th-century treaties ⓘ Treaties involving Afghanistan ⓘ Treaties of the British Empire ⓘ
cededTerritory	Khyber Pass ⓘ Kurram Valley ⓘ Michni Pass ⓘ Pishin ⓘ Sibi ⓘ
cededTerritoryTo	British Empire ⓘ
considered	unequal treaty ⓘ
countryAffected	Afghanistan ⓘ British India ⓘ
date	1879 ⓘ
endedConflictPhase	early phase of the Second Anglo-Afghan War ⓘ
followedBy	establishment of a British mission in Kabul ⓘ
grantedTo	British Empire the right to station a resident in Kabul ⓘ
hasConsequence	Afghan resentment toward British interference ⓘ increased British influence in Afghan internal affairs ⓘ temporary cessation of hostilities in 1879 ⓘ
historicalPeriod	British Raj era ⓘ linked to: British India
imposedControlOver	Afghanistan's foreign affairs ⓘ
language	English ⓘ Persian ⓘ
locationOfSigning	village of Gandamak ⓘ
partOfConflict	Second Anglo-Afghan War ⓘ
precededBy	British military victories in the Second Anglo-Afghan War ⓘ
regionConcerned	North-West Frontier ⓘ linked to: North-West Frontier region
relatedTo	Great Game ⓘ
resultedIn	British control over Afghanistan's foreign policy ⓘ cession of frontier territories to the British Empire ⓘ
signatoryRepresents	Sir Louis Cavagnari representing the British government ⓘ
signatoryRoleOf	Yakub Khan as Amir of Afghanistan ⓘ
signedBy	Sir Louis Cavagnari ⓘ Yakub Khan ⓘ
signedByParty	British Empire ⓘ Emirate of Afghanistan ⓘ
signedIn	Gandamak ⓘ
signedInPresentDayCountry	Afghanistan ⓘ
signedOn	26 May 1879 ⓘ
stipulated	Afghanistan to conduct foreign relations only through the British government ⓘ British military support to the Amir against external aggression ⓘ British subsidy to the Amir of Afghanistan ⓘ establishment of a British resident in Kabul ⓘ
subjectOf	historiographical debates on imperialism in Afghanistan ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Second Anglo-Afghan War → result → Treaty of Gandamak ⓘ

Second Anglo-Afghan War → treaty → Treaty of Gandamak ⓘ

Anglo-Afghan Wars → significantEvent → Treaty of Gandamak ⓘ

Emirate of Afghanistan → treaty → Treaty of Gandamak ⓘ

Yakub Khan → signed → Treaty of Gandamak ⓘ

Treaty of Rawalpindi (1919) → category → Treaties of Afghanistan ⓘ

linked to: Treaty of Gandamak

Barakzai dynasty → keyEvent → Treaty of Gandamak ⓘ

Second Anglo-Afghan War → result → Treaty of Gandamak ⓘ

subject linked to: Anglo-Afghan relations

Anglo-Afghan relations → hasKeyEvent → Treaty of Gandamak ⓘ

Afghan Boundary Commission → operatedUnder → Anglo-Russian diplomatic agreements on Afghanistan ⓘ

linked to: Treaty of Gandamak

Gandamak → notableEvent → Treaty of Gandamak ⓘ

Gandamak → eventDate → Treaty of Gandamak 1879 ⓘ

linked to: Treaty of Gandamak

Michni Pass → transferBasis → Treaty of Gandamak ⓘ

Michni Pass → associatedTreaty → Treaty of Gandamak ⓘ

Yakub Khan → signedTreaty → Treaty of Gandamak ⓘ

subject linked to: Yakub Khan as Amir of Afghanistan

Sir Louis Cavagnari → participantIn → Treaty of Gandamak arrangements ⓘ

linked to: Treaty of Gandamak

Sir Louis Cavagnari → signed → Treaty of Gandamak ⓘ

subject linked to: Sir Louis Cavagnari representing the British government

Kabul uprising of 1879 → relatedTo → Treaty of Gandamak ⓘ

Mohammad Yaqub Khan → signed → Treaty of Gandamak ⓘ

Mohammad Yaqub Khan → significantEvent → Treaty of Gandamak ⓘ

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