Anglo-Afghan Wars: Quick Facts
Facts
| Also Known As | Afghan Wars |
|---|---|
| Date | 1878 - 1880 • 1919 • 1839 - 1842 |
| Location | Afghanistan • Ghaznī • Kabul • Kandahār • Parwan |
| Participants | Afghanistan • India • United Kingdom |
| Context | British Empire • British raj |
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Key People
Dōst Moḥammad Khān
ruler of Afghanistan
George Eden, earl of Auckland
governor general of India
Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st earl of Lytton
British diplomat and poet
Amānullāh Khan
ruler of Afghanistan
Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts
British field marshal
Shāh Shojāʿ
king of Afghanistan
Shīr ʿAlī Khān
emir of Afghanistan
