Modern era · 1878 – 1880
Second Anglo-Afghan War
The Second Anglo-Afghan War was a military conflict fought between the British Raj and the Emirate of Afghanistan from 1878 to 1880, when the latter was ruled by Sher Ali Khan of the Barakzai dynasty, the son of former Emir Dost Mohammad Khan. The war was part of the Great Game between the British and Russian empires.
- When
- 1878 – 1880
- Where
- Emirate of Afghanistan
- Era
- Modern
Topics
Before and after
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