# Canonical recap data for Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878)
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slug: second-anglo-afghan-war
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1878/second-anglo-afghan-war"
title: Second Anglo-Afghan War
subtitle: A pivotal imperial conflict that solidified Afghan independence and established the Durand Line, reshaping South Asian borders.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1878-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1878
decade: 1870
country:
name: Afghanistan
slug: afghanistan
summaryShort: The Second Anglo-Afghan War was a military conflict fought between the British Raj and the Emirate of Afghanistan from 1878 to 1880, when the latter was ruled by Sher Ali Khan of the Barakzai dynasty, the son of former Emir Dost Mohammad Khan. The war was part of the Great Game between the British and Russian empires.
summaryLong: The Second Anglo-Afghan War was a military conflict fought between the British Raj and the Emirate of Afghanistan from 1878 to 1880, when the latter was ruled by Sher Ali Khan of the Barakzai dynasty, the son of former Emir Dost Mohammad Khan. The war was part of the Great Game between the British and Russian empires.
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heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Second Anglo-Afghan War"
importance: 74
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Anglo-Afghan_War"
  title: Second Anglo-Afghan War
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- war
metaDescription: The Second Anglo-Afghan War was a military conflict fought between the British Raj and the Emirate of Afghanistan from 1878 to 1880, when the latter was ruled b
wikidataQid: Q233507
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260618023243/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Anglo-Afghan_War"
  capturedAt: 2026-06-18
  label: Second Anglo-Afghan War
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Anglo-Afghan_War"
