Treaty of Rawalpindi (1919)

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The Treaty of Rawalpindi (1919) was the peace agreement that ended the Third Anglo-Afghan War and recognized Afghanistan’s full independence from British influence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bilateral treaty
historical event
peace treaty
alsoKnownAs Treaty of Rawalpindi (1919)
surface form: Anglo-Afghan Treaty of Rawalpindi

Treaty of Rawalpindi (1919)
surface form: Rawalpindi Agreement (1919)
category 1919 in international relations
Peace treaties
Treaty of Gandamak
surface form: Treaties of Afghanistan

Treaties of the United Kingdom
countrySignedIn British India
surface form: India (British Raj)
dateSigned 1919-08-08
effectOnAfghanistan international recognition of independence
effectOnBritishEmpire loss of control over Afghan foreign policy
endedConflict Third Anglo-Afghan War
geopoliticalImpact reduction of British influence on Afghanistan
strengthening of Afghan sovereignty
historicalPeriod post-World War I era
historicalRegion Central Asia
South Asia
languageOfDocument English
Persian
legalStatus binding international agreement
locationSigned British India
Punjab
Rawalpindi
partOf decolonization processes in Asia
history of Anglo-Afghan relations
party Afghan administration
surface form: Government of Afghanistan

Government of British India
predecessorTo Anglo-Afghan Treaty of 1921
previousStatusOfAfghanistan British protectorate in foreign affairs
recognized Afghanistan’s full independence in foreign affairs
Afghanistan’s status as a fully sovereign state
recognizedIndependenceOf Afghanistan
relatedTo Anglo-Afghan Treaty of 1921
resultedFrom Afghan campaign for full independence from British influence
Third Anglo-Afghan War
signatory Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
surface form: Emirate of Afghanistan

United Kingdom
signedAfter armistice ending active hostilities in the Third Anglo-Afghan War
subjectMatter peace settlement
recognition of Afghan sovereignty
termination of British control over Afghan foreign policy
yearSigned 1919

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Anglo-Afghan Wars significantEvent Treaty of Rawalpindi (1919)
Emirate of Afghanistan treaty Treaty of Rawalpindi (1919)
Treaty of Rawalpindi (1919) alsoKnownAs Treaty of Rawalpindi (1919)
this entity surface form: Anglo-Afghan Treaty of Rawalpindi
Treaty of Rawalpindi (1919) alsoKnownAs Treaty of Rawalpindi (1919)
this entity surface form: Rawalpindi Agreement (1919)
Third Anglo-Afghan War result Treaty of Rawalpindi (1919)
this entity surface form: Treaty of Rawalpindi
Third Anglo-Afghan War treaty Treaty of Rawalpindi (1919)
this entity surface form: Treaty of Rawalpindi
Amanullah Khan knownFor Treaty of Rawalpindi (1919)
this entity surface form: Anglo-Afghan Treaty of 1919