Durand Agreement
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The Durand Agreement is an 1893 treaty between British India and Afghanistan that drew the contentious frontier later known as the Afghanistan–Pakistan border.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Durand Agreement of 1893 | 2 |
| Durand Line agreement | 2 |
| Anglo-Afghan boundary negotiations | 1 |
| Durand Agreement canonical | 1 |
| Durand Line Agreement | 1 |
| Durand Line Agreement of 1893 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Durand Agreement Context triple: [Afghanistan–Pakistan border, establishedBy, Durand Agreement]
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Treaty of Gandamak
The Treaty of Gandamak was an 1879 agreement that ended the early phase of the Second Anglo-Afghan War by imposing British control over Afghanistan’s foreign affairs and ceding key frontier territories to the British Empire.
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Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907
The Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907 was a diplomatic agreement between the British and Russian Empires that settled their rival territorial claims in Persia, Afghanistan, and Tibet, helping to ease tensions and pave the way for their alliance in World War I.
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Durand
Durand is a surname most notably associated with Asher B. Durand, a prominent 19th-century American painter and key figure in the Hudson River School.
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Treaty of 1873
The Treaty of 1873 was an agreement in which the Pawnee Nation ceded most of its remaining lands in Nebraska to the United States and relocated to Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma).
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Sykes–Picot Agreement
The Sykes–Picot Agreement was a secret 1916 accord between Britain and France, with Russian assent, that planned the post–World War I partition of the Ottoman Empire’s Middle Eastern territories into spheres of influence.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Durand Agreement Target entity description: The Durand Agreement is an 1893 treaty between British India and Afghanistan that drew the contentious frontier later known as the Afghanistan–Pakistan border.
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A.
Treaty of Gandamak
The Treaty of Gandamak was an 1879 agreement that ended the early phase of the Second Anglo-Afghan War by imposing British control over Afghanistan’s foreign affairs and ceding key frontier territories to the British Empire.
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B.
Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907
The Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907 was a diplomatic agreement between the British and Russian Empires that settled their rival territorial claims in Persia, Afghanistan, and Tibet, helping to ease tensions and pave the way for their alliance in World War I.
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C.
Durand
Durand is a surname most notably associated with Asher B. Durand, a prominent 19th-century American painter and key figure in the Hudson River School.
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D.
Treaty of 1873
The Treaty of 1873 was an agreement in which the Pawnee Nation ceded most of its remaining lands in Nebraska to the United States and relocated to Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma).
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E.
Sykes–Picot Agreement
The Sykes–Picot Agreement was a secret 1916 accord between Britain and France, with Russian assent, that planned the post–World War I partition of the Ottoman Empire’s Middle Eastern territories into spheres of influence.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Subject: Durand Agreement Description of subject: The Durand Agreement is an 1893 treaty between British India and Afghanistan that drew the contentious frontier later known as the Afghanistan–Pakistan border.
Referenced by (8)
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