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Treaty of Rawalpindi (1919)

On the Indian independence map as “Rawalpindi — Afghanistan goes free”

8 Aug 1919 — A month of border war ended with Britain signing away its control over Afghanistan’s foreign policy. On the map, the parchment northwest corner becomes sovereign: the first piece of the imperial glacis to break off.

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Turning point
Chapter
Amritsar massacre (chapter 6 of Indian independence)
Atlas
Indian Independence & Partition, 1857–1964
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Map showing Treaty of Rawalpindi (1919), turning point in Indian Independence & Partition, 1857–1964
TURNING POINT · INDIAN INDEPENDENCE & PARTITION, 1857–1964

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