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| 1929, Jan. 14 |
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| ABDICATION OF AMANULLAH. His older brother, Inayatullah, became the new king, but he too abdicated three days later under mounting rebel attacks inside Kabul. | 1 |
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| Jan. 17 |
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| Assumption of power by BACHA-I SAQAO, a bandit chieftain of Tajik descent, who declared himself emir and took the name HABIBULLAH GHAZI. He immediately denounced Amanullah's reforms and sided with the conservatives. Nevertheless, his rule was short-lived. Forces led by Gen. MUHAMMAD NADIR KHAN, former commander in chief of the Afghan army, occupied Kabul in Oct. 1929 and brought down Bacha's regime. | 2 |
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| Oct. 16 |
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| MUHAMMAD NADIR SHAH became ruler of Afghanistan. He immediately established a policy of reconciliation with tribal chieftains and conservative religious leaders. Although he committed himself to a modernization program, he promised, unlike Amanullah, to move slowly and to avoid social legislation. | 3 |
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