What the records say
- When
- Mar 1839 – Oct 1842
- Kind
- War
- Coordinates
- 33.00° N, 66.00° E
- Description
- 1838–1842 war between the British Empire and the Emirate of Afghanistan
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
First Anglo-Afghan War
1838–1842 British-Afghan war
The First Anglo-Afghan War was fought between the Durranis backed by the British Empire and the Sikh Empire, and the Barakzais of Kabul and Kandahar, alongside their regional allies, from 1838 to 1842. The British intervened in a succession dispute stemming from the Durrani succession struggle and backed former king Shuja Shah Durrani, whom they restored to the throne after occupying Kabul in August 1839.
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