First Anglo-Afghan War

1838–1842 war between the British Empire and the Emirate of Afghanistan
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First Anglo-Afghan War
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First Anglo-Afghan War

Summary

First Anglo-Afghan War is a war[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of war entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,094 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • First Anglo-Afghan War's instance of is recorded as war[3].
  • The location of First Anglo-Afghan War was Afghanistan[4].
  • First Anglo-Afghan War is part of Great Game[5].
  • First Anglo-Afghan War is part of Anglo-Afghan Wars[6].
  • First Anglo-Afghan War's Commons category is recorded as First Anglo-Afghan War[7].
  • First Anglo-Afghan War began on March 1839[8].
  • First Anglo-Afghan War ended on October 1842[9].
  • Among those involved in First Anglo-Afghan War was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[10].
  • A participant in First Anglo-Afghan War was Emirate of Afghanistan[11].
  • First Anglo-Afghan War's topic's main category is recorded as Category:First Anglo-Afghan War[12].
  • First Anglo-Afghan War's Commons gallery is recorded as First Anglo-Afghan War[13].
  • First Anglo-Afghan War's described by source is recorded as Sytin Military Encyclopedia[14].
  • First Anglo-Afghan War's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
  • First Anglo-Afghan War's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[16].

Body

When and Where

First Anglo-Afghan War began on March 1839[8]. It ended on October 1842[9]. It took place at Afghanistan[4].

Context

Part of include Great Game[5], a cold war[17] and Anglo-Afghan Wars[6], a series of wars[18], in Afghanistan[19]. First Anglo-Afghan War's instance of is recorded as war[3].

Participants

Recorded participant include United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[10] and Emirate of Afghanistan[11].

Why It Matters

First Anglo-Afghan War ranks in the top 9% of war entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,094 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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