Panjdeh Incident
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The Panjdeh incident was an armed engagement between the Emirate of Afghanistan and the Russian Empire in 1885 that led to a diplomatic crisis between Great Britain and the Russian Empire regarding the Russian expansion south-eastwards towards the Emirate of Afghanistan and the British Raj (India). After nearly completing the Russian conquest of Central Asia, the Russians captured an Afghan border fort, threatening British interests in the area. Seeing this as a threat to India, Britain prepared for war but both sides backed down and the matter was settled diplomatically, with the Russians and Afghans exchanging territories. The incident halted further Russian expansion in Asia, except for the Pamir Mountains, and resulted in the definition of the north-western border of Afghanistan.
1885
Wikimedia, Wikidata
Battle of the Kushka (1885)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Russian Empire, Emirate of Afghanistan, .jpg)
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Location: 35.2758, 62.3417, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
2 places
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William Barnes Wollen - Russian encounter with the Afghans at Pul-i-Khist, 1885William Barnes Wollen - Russian encounter with the Afghans at Pul-i-Khist, 1885
Иллюстрация к статье «Кушка». Военная энциклопедия Сытина (Санкт-Петербург, 1911-1915)| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| event | armed conflict | 1885 | Panjdeh Incident | Russian Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, border incident, Emirate of Afghanistan | Wikidata |
| site | fort | Fortress Kushka | fortress | Wikidata | |
| commons | image | William Barnes Wollen - Russian encounter with the Afghans at Pul-i-Khist, 1885 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | William Barnes Wollen - Russian encounter with the Afghans at Pul-i-Khist, 1885 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Иллюстрация к статье «Кушка». Военная энциклопедия Сытина (Санкт-Петербург, 1911-1915) | Commons | ||
