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First Anglo-Afghan War

The First Anglo-Afghan War was fought between the Durranis backed by the British Empire and the Sikh Empire, and the Barakzais of Kabul and Kandahar, alongside their regional allies, from 1838 to 1842. The British intervened in a succession dispute stemming from the Durrani succession struggle and backed former king Shuja Shah Durrani, whom they restored to the throne after occupying Kabul in August 1839.

First Anglo-Afghan War
First Anglo-Afghan War · Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
1839 – 1842
Where
Afghanistan
Era
Modern

Topics

Afghanistan1221 – todayBritish India1700 – 1947

Before and after

Treaty of Balta Liman1838First Opium War1839 – 1842Show on timeline

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