Anglo-Afghan Treaty of 1879

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:treaty
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mohammad_Yaqub_Khan
gptkbp:addressed border disputes
gptkbp:depicted_in a colonial imposition
a turning point in Afghan history
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:Borough
gptkb:Afghan_government
gptkb:Queen_Victoria
gptkbp:established British Legation in Kabul
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Treaty_of_Gandamak
further treaties
gptkbp:historical_debate subsequent conflicts
Afghan tribes
various factions in Afghanistan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Anglo-Afghan Treaty of 1879
gptkbp:includes provisions for Afghan sovereignty
gptkbp:influenced British imperial policy
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Russo-Turkish_War
geopolitical tensions
local power dynamics
British fears of Russian expansion
gptkbp:is_aimed_at preventing Russian influence
securing British interests in India
gptkbp:is_criticized_for imposing foreign control
lack of Afghan representation
loss of Afghan autonomy
gptkbp:is_designed_to stabilize the region
gptkbp:is_opposed_by local Afghan leaders
Afghan nationalists
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:The_Great_Game
Afghan history
British imperial expansion
British colonial strategy
19th-century colonial treaties
British foreign policy in Central Asia
the history of British-Afghan relations
gptkbp:is_played_by gptkb:Afghan_Empire
gptkb:British_Empire
gptkbp:led_to gptkb:Second_Anglo-Afghan_War
increased British military presence in Afghanistan
gptkbp:negotiated_by gptkb:Kabul
gptkb:Sir_Louis_Cavagnari
gptkb:Second_Anglo-Afghan_War
secure trade routes
Afghan leaders
establish a buffer state
gptkbp:replaced_by First Anglo-Afghan War Treaty
gptkbp:resulted_in British control over Afghan foreign affairs
gptkbp:signed_by gptkb:Shere_Ali_Khan
gptkb:Victorian_era
British Legation
British representatives
August 21, 1879
British envoy
the context of colonial rivalry