The Causes of the Second Anglo-Afghan War, a Probe into the Reality of the International Relations in Central Asia in the Second Half of the 19th Century

• Authors: Jiří Kárník
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This study deals with causes of Second British-Afghan War which took place in 1878–1881. Author will briefly explain the first 60 years of evolution in British-Afghan relations with consideration of their global context especially so called Great Game which is rivalry between Russian and British Empire in Central Asia. Subsequently, author presents analysis of main causes of the conflict and basic factual accounts of events which led to the war. Among other things, this study should also serve as a probe to the international relation in region of Central Asia which is not really well-known in Europe although it got significant importance for global politics in last few decades.

Keywords

EN

Afghanistan; British India; North-Western Frontier; Lord Lytton; Sher Ali Khan; Second Anglo-Afghan War

Discipline

• HISTORY: HISTORY

• Publisher: University of West Bohemia, Pilsen, Czech Republic
• Journal: West Bohemian Historical Review
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 4
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 61-73

Contributors

author

Jiří Kárník

• Institute of World History, Faculty of Arts, Charles University, Prague, Nám. J. Palacha 2, 116 38 Praha, Czech Republic