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.

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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
Russian Empire
United Kingdom
establishedInPeriod late 19th century
fieldOfWork geodetic surveying
international boundary delimitation
historicalContext Anglo-Russian rivalry in Central Asia
Great Game
languageOfWork English
Russian
location Central Asia
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
Anglo-Afghan relations
Russo-Afghan relations
result formal delimitation of parts of the Afghan–Russian frontier
production of official boundary maps
typeOfAgreementImplemented frontier protocol

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Panjdeh incident followedBy Anglo-Russian boundary commission
Afghanistan–China border establishedBy Anglo-Russian agreements on Central Asia
linked to: Anglo-Russian boundary commission
Panjdeh Oasis wasSubjectOf Anglo-Russian boundary negotiations
linked to: Anglo-Russian boundary commission
Battle of Kushk followedBy Anglo-Russian agreement on Afghan frontier
linked to: Anglo-Russian boundary commission
Afghanistan–Turkmenistan border definedBy Anglo-Russian boundary commissions
linked to: Anglo-Russian boundary commission