Second Anglo-Afghan War
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Key facts
- Date
- Date 21 November 1878 – 27 April 1881, (2 years, 5 months and 6 days)
- Location
- Afghanistan
- Result
- Anglo-Afzalid victory Treaty of Gandamak British withdrawal from Afghanistan Abdur Rahman Khan installed as Emir Afghanistan becomes a de jure British protected state
- Territorial changes
- Kandahar re-ceded to Afghanistan . Districts of Quetta , Pishin , Sibi , Harnai & Thal Chotiali ceded to British India
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- war
- Part of
- Anglo-Afghan Wars
- Has part
- Battle of Maiwand
- Location
- Afghanistan
- Image
- Kandahar 92nd Highlanders.jpg
- Participant
- British Empire
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- Commons category
- Second Anglo-Afghan War
- topic's main category
- Category:Second Anglo-Afghan War
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- Second Anglo-Afghan War
- end time
- 1880-00-00
- start time
- 1878-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Belligerents
British Empire India
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