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ID: 901001554
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001554
Record Type: Event/Narrative

Second Anglo-Afghan War (Anglo-Afghan war, 1878-1880)

Note: British offensive against Afghanistan, launched in part to counterract peerceived Russian influence and to secure at least a portion of the region. An initial occupation of Kabul by the British was thwarted with an uprising in September of 1879. Additional British forces re-occupied the city in October and agreements were reached with emir ʿAbd al-Raḥmān.

Display Date: 1878-1880

Names:
Second Anglo-Afghan War (Anglo-Afghan war, 1878-1880) (preferred,English-P,D,P)

Hierarchical Position:
Named Events (P)
....<Asian history> (P)
........Afghan history (P)
............Anglo-Afghan Wars (British-Afghan history, 1839-1919) (P)
................Second Anglo-Afghan War (Anglo-Afghan war, 1878-1880) (P)
Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... war
.....(armed conflicts, events (activities), Events (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
actor is .... United Kingdom
.....(Europe) (TGN)
actor is .... Afghanistan
.....(Asia) (TGN)

Sources:
Second Anglo-Afghan War (Anglo-Afghan war, 1878-1880)
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) accessed 12 October 2016
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Source for image https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Anglo-Afghan_War#/media/File:Battle_in_Afghanistan.jpg
................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) accessed 12 October 2016

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