BELLIGERENT // 3 wars
Emirate of Afghanistan
Wikidata · Q1335260
Active span
1839 – 1880
Profile
The Emirate of Afghanistan, known as the Principality of Kabul before 1834, and as the Emirate of Kabul until 1855, and also referred to as the Guarded Domains of Afghanistan, the Sublime State of Afghanistan, and the God-Given State of Afghanistan, was an emirate in Central Asia that encompassed present-day Afghanistan, as well as parts of present-day Iran, Pakistan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan. The emirate emerged from its predecessor, the Durrani Empire, after the Barakzai dynasty prevailed in Kabul.
Where they fought
8 of 10 plotted
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When they fought
10 battles · 3 wars
Most active in 1880 — 3 catalogued battles.
Battles
10 engagements
July 23, 1839
Battle of Ghazni
First Anglo-Afghan War
January 1, 1842
1842 retreat from Kabul
First Anglo-Afghan War
January 1, 1842
Battle of Kabul
First Anglo-Afghan War
February 7, 1857
Battle of Khushab
Anglo-Persian War
November 21, 1878
Battle of Ali Masjid
Second Anglo-Afghan War
November 28, 1878
Battle of Peiwar Kotal
Second Anglo-Afghan War
October 6, 1879
Battle of Charasiab
Second Anglo-Afghan War
April 19, 1880
Battle of Ahmed Khel
Second Anglo-Afghan War
September 1, 1880
Battle of Kandahar
Second Anglo-Afghan War
July 27, 1880
Battle of Maiwand
Second Anglo-Afghan War
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