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Third Anglo-Afghan War

1919 CE

Brief but consequential war triggered by Afghanistan's invasion of British India following WWI. Despite a short campaign, Afghanistan won full independence from British control over its foreign affairs — one of the earliest post-WWI independence successes.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Afghanistan (Amanullah Khan)
  • British Empire (British India)

Key moments

Defining events in the Third Anglo-Afghan War.

  1. 1919 Battle of Thal
  2. 1919 Battle at Landi Kotal

Elsewhere in South Asia at the time

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Taj Mahal

1632 CE – still standing

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1919 CE – 1939 CE

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Mount Everest

3000 BCE – still standing

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India

Attested 1783 CE – 2026 CE

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Western Ghats

3000 BCE – still standing

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British Raj

1858 CE – 1947 CE

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Thar Desert

3000 BCE – still standing

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1919 CE and 1919 CE.

1919 CE Waziristan Campaigns 1919 CE Greco-Turkish War 1919 CE Polish–Soviet War 1919 CE Irish War of Independence 1919 CE Turkish War of Independence

And in the rest of the world

Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.

Grand Canyon Landmark · Americas 3000 BCE – still standing Ottoman Empire Polity · Europe 1299 CE – 1922 CE Tea Horse Road Trade route · East Asia 700 CE – 1950 CE Thomas Edison Figure · United States 1847 CE – 1931 CE Banana Wars Conflict · Americas 1898 CE – 1934 CE Great Barrier Reef Landmark · Oceania 3000 BCE – still standing
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