Afghan invasions
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Afghan invasions were early 18th-century military campaigns by Afghan tribes that shattered Safavid control over Persia and precipitated the collapse of the Safavid Empire.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Afghan invasions canonical | 2 |
| Afghan invasions of Punjab | 2 |
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Target entity: Afghan invasions Context triple: [Safavid Empire, demiseCause, Afghan invasions]
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Afghan conflicts
Afghan conflicts refers to the series of wars and insurgencies in Afghanistan—most notably the Soviet–Afghan War, the civil wars of the 1990s, and the post-2001 conflict involving the Taliban and international forces—that have profoundly shaped the country’s modern history and regional geopolitics.
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War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
The War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) was a protracted conflict initiated by a U.S.-led invasion to dismantle al-Qaeda and remove the Taliban from power, evolving into a long-term counterinsurgency and nation-building effort that ended with the Taliban’s return to control.
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Anglo-Afghan Wars
The Anglo-Afghan Wars were a series of 19th- and early 20th-century conflicts between the British Empire and Afghanistan that shaped the latter’s modern borders and its role as a buffer state in Central Asia.
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Soviet–Afghan War
The Soviet–Afghan War was a decade-long conflict (1979–1989) in which Soviet forces intervened in Afghanistan to support a communist government against Islamist guerrilla fighters, becoming a major Cold War proxy war that contributed to the USSR’s eventual collapse.
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Indo-Pakistani wars
The Indo-Pakistani wars are a series of major military conflicts fought between India and Pakistan since 1947, primarily over territorial disputes such as Kashmir.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Afghan invasions Target entity description: Afghan invasions were early 18th-century military campaigns by Afghan tribes that shattered Safavid control over Persia and precipitated the collapse of the Safavid Empire.
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A.
Afghan conflicts
Afghan conflicts refers to the series of wars and insurgencies in Afghanistan—most notably the Soviet–Afghan War, the civil wars of the 1990s, and the post-2001 conflict involving the Taliban and international forces—that have profoundly shaped the country’s modern history and regional geopolitics.
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B.
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
The War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) was a protracted conflict initiated by a U.S.-led invasion to dismantle al-Qaeda and remove the Taliban from power, evolving into a long-term counterinsurgency and nation-building effort that ended with the Taliban’s return to control.
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C.
Anglo-Afghan Wars
The Anglo-Afghan Wars were a series of 19th- and early 20th-century conflicts between the British Empire and Afghanistan that shaped the latter’s modern borders and its role as a buffer state in Central Asia.
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D.
Soviet–Afghan War
The Soviet–Afghan War was a decade-long conflict (1979–1989) in which Soviet forces intervened in Afghanistan to support a communist government against Islamist guerrilla fighters, becoming a major Cold War proxy war that contributed to the USSR’s eventual collapse.
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E.
Indo-Pakistani wars
The Indo-Pakistani wars are a series of major military conflicts fought between India and Pakistan since 1947, primarily over territorial disputes such as Kashmir.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
18th-century conflict
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military campaign ⓘ war ⓘ |
| cause |
Safavid central weakness
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tribal discontent in Afghan regions of Safavid Empire ⓘ |
| consequence |
opening of Persia to Ottoman and Russian intervention
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shift in balance of power in the region ⓘ weakening of Shiʿa Safavid state ⓘ |
| endTime | c. 1729 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupInvolved |
Ghilzai tribe
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Pashtuns ⓘ |
| followedBy | campaigns of Nader Shah against Afghans ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Afghan campaigns in eastern Persia
ⓘ
Siege of Isfahan (1722) ⓘ
surface form:
Afghan occupation of Isfahan
Battle of Gulnabad ⓘ Hotak invasion of Iran ⓘ
surface form:
Hotaki invasion of Iran
Siege of Isfahan (1722) ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late Safavid period ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Greater Iran ⓘ |
| location |
Herat Province
ⓘ
surface form:
Herat region
Iran ⓘ Isfahan ⓘ Kerman ⓘ Persia ⓘ Shiraz, Iran ⓘ
surface form:
Shiraz
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| mainBelligerent |
Pashtuns
ⓘ
surface form:
Ghilzai Afghans
Hotak dynasty ⓘ
surface form:
Hotaki dynasty
|
| notableCommander |
Ashraf Hotak
ⓘ
Mahmud Hotak ⓘ Sultan Husayn (as Safavid ruler and opponent) ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Safavid Empire ⓘ |
| opposedByCommander |
Nader Shah
ⓘ
Tahmasp II ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Mughal–Safavid Wars
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surface form:
Safavid–Mughal conflicts in eastern territories
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| religiousContext | Sunni Afghan tribes versus Shiʿa Safavid state ⓘ |
| result |
collapse of Safavid control over much of Persia
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fall of Isfahan in 1722 ⓘ political fragmentation of Persia ⓘ precipitation of the collapse of the Safavid Empire ⓘ rise of Nader Shah ⓘ temporary establishment of Hotaki rule in Iran ⓘ |
| significance | marked the effective end of Safavid imperial power in Iran ⓘ |
| startTime |
c. 1709
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early 18th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Afghan invasions Description of subject: Afghan invasions were early 18th-century military campaigns by Afghan tribes that shattered Safavid control over Persia and precipitated the collapse of the Safavid Empire.
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