Second Anglo-Afghan War

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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Russian cultivation of close relations with Shir Ali Khan in Kabul prompted a pre-emptive British-Indian invasion which formally ended in April 1881 with an agreement that Afghanistan would be a buffer-state between British India and Russia, but under British hegemony.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Second Anglo-Afghan War". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 February 2010 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=5232, accessed 23 November 2024.]

5232 Second Anglo-Afghan War 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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