1869.—Flight of Abdur Rahman Khan to Samarkand.
1869.—Shir Ali endeavours to obtain recognition by British Government of his son Abdullah Jan as successor. Refused.
1869.—Umballa Conference between Lord Mayo and Shir Ali (March).
1869.—First overtures from Lord Clarendon to Prince Gortchakow about Afghanistan.
1872.—Gortchakow-Granville Agreement as to boundaries of Afghanistan (October).
1872.—Seistan Boundary Commission.
1873.—Evidences of estrangement of Shir Ali from Government of India.
1873.—Abdullah Jan proclaimed heir-apparent. Yakub Khan revolts. Flight to Herat.
1874.—Imprisonment at Kabul of Yakub Khan.
1876.—Cool reception of Mission from Lord Lytton to Kabul.