1926 in Afghanistan

← 1925 1924 1923 1926 in Afghanistan → 1927 1928 1929
Decades:	1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s
See also:	Other events of 1926 List of years in Afghanistan

The following lists events that happened during 1926 in Afghanistan .

Incumbents

• Emir - Amanullah Khan
• King - Amanullah Khan

Events

• Afghanistan suffers during the year from the effects of the great Khost rebellion of the previous year, and little progress is made in developing the country.^{[ citation needed ]}
• Amanullah declares Afghanistan a monarchy, rather than an emirate, and proclaims himself king. ^{[1] [2]}
• The King
• King Amanullah launches a series of modernization plans and attempts to limit the power of the Loya Jirga, the National Council. ^{[3] [4]}
• A treaty of neutrality and mutual nonaggression between Afghanistan and the Soviet Union is concluded in August. The first clause in the treaty provides for neutrality in the event of an armed conflict between either of the parties with a third power, while in another clause each party agrees not to permit in its territory the activities of elements having for their object hostile action against the other party to the treaty.^{[ citation needed ]}
• Afghan-Soviet "treaty of friendship" is concluded in September. These steps do not improve Afghanistan's relations with the Indian government.^{[ citation needed ]}
• The Swedish citizen Aurora Nilsson arrives with her Afghan spouse Asim Khan, and becomes a royal adviser to the queen and arouses a lot of attention in contemporary Kabul. ^[5]

Births

• Prince Ehsanullah ^{[6] [7]}

References

1. redpepper (2009-05-24). "Afghanistan: a brief history". Red Pepper. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
2. "Afghanistan". www.worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
3. "A historical timeline of Afghanistan". PBS News. 2011-05-04. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
4. Poullada, Leon B. (1973). Reform and rebellion in Afghanistan, 1919-1929 King Amanullah's failure to modernize a tribal society. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press.
5. Flykten från harem (English: Flight from Harem) (1928)
6. "Prince Mahmud and Fath Khan March on Afghanistan from Iran". History of Afghanistan. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
7. "İki Kral Bir Lider". Facebook . 29 July 2017. Archived from the original on 16 July 2021.