Anglo-Russian boundary commission
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The Anglo-Russian boundary commission was a joint British–Russian body established in the late 19th century to survey and formally delimit the frontier between Afghanistan and the Russian Empire in Central Asia.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anglo-Russian agreements on Central Asia | 1 |
| Anglo-Russian boundary commission canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Anglo-Russian boundary commission Context triple: [Panjdeh incident, followedBy, Anglo-Russian boundary commission]
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A.
Elisavetpol
Elisavetpol was a historical city in the Russian Empire, located in the South Caucasus region and known today as Ganja in modern Azerbaijan.
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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.
Curzon Line
The Curzon Line was a proposed demarcation line between Poland and Soviet Russia after World War I that later served as the basis for the post–World War II eastern border of Poland.
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D.
Durand Agreement
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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E.
Oregon Treaty of 1846
The Oregon Treaty of 1846 was an agreement between the United States and Great Britain that peacefully settled their competing claims in the Pacific Northwest by establishing the 49th parallel as the boundary west of the Rocky Mountains.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Anglo-Russian boundary commission Target entity description: The Anglo-Russian boundary commission was a joint British–Russian body established in the late 19th century to survey and formally delimit the frontier between Afghanistan and the Russian Empire in Central Asia.
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A.
Elisavetpol
Elisavetpol was a historical city in the Russian Empire, located in the South Caucasus region and known today as Ganja in modern Azerbaijan.
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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.
Curzon Line
The Curzon Line was a proposed demarcation line between Poland and Soviet Russia after World War I that later served as the basis for the post–World War II eastern border of Poland.
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D.
Durand Agreement
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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E.
Oregon Treaty of 1846
The Oregon Treaty of 1846 was an agreement between the United States and Great Britain that peacefully settled their competing claims in the Pacific Northwest by establishing the 49th parallel as the boundary west of the Rocky Mountains.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
boundary commission
ⓘ
international commission ⓘ |
| activity |
boundary demarcation
ⓘ
boundary surveying ⓘ cartographic mapping of the frontier ⓘ |
| composition |
British representatives
ⓘ
Russian representatives ⓘ military officers ⓘ surveyors ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Afghanistan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| establishedInPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
geodetic surveying
ⓘ
international boundary delimitation ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Anglo-Russian rivalry in Central Asia
ⓘ
Great Game NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
English
ⓘ
Russian ⓘ |
| location | Central Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedInRegion |
Afghan frontier
ⓘ
borderlands between Afghanistan and Russian Central Asia ⓘ |
| purpose |
to delimit the frontier between Afghanistan and the Russian Empire
ⓘ
to survey the frontier between Afghanistan and the Russian Empire ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Afghan–Russian border
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Anglo-Afghan relations NERFINISHED ⓘ Russo-Afghan relations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
formal delimitation of parts of the Afghan–Russian frontier
ⓘ
production of official boundary maps ⓘ |
| typeOfAgreementImplemented | frontier protocol ⓘ |
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Subject: Anglo-Russian boundary commission Description of subject: The Anglo-Russian boundary commission was a joint British–Russian body established in the late 19th century to survey and formally delimit the frontier between Afghanistan and the Russian Empire in Central Asia.
Referenced by (2)
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