Everybody knows what the Great Game was right? It was the contest for influence and power between England and Russia in Asia, specifically
Central Asia and the Middle East in the early 19th century. The British were mainly concerned with protecting India, so they focused on controlling the Khyber Pass and other traditional invasion routes while building a buffer of friendly tribes, emirates, and Kingdoms around their posessions. The Russians tried to counter the British efforts in order to expand their own power and get a piece of the Indus valley to suport their central Asian territories. So lets say the Second Afgan War (1878) began this hypothetical conflict. What would happen? Who would win? What would be the implications for the rest of the world? And, just so I have some hope of not getting this thread closed, what would be the effects on China?
Central Asia and the Middle East in the early 19th century. The British were mainly concerned with protecting India, so they focused on controlling the Khyber Pass and other traditional invasion routes while building a buffer of friendly tribes, emirates, and Kingdoms around their posessions. The Russians tried to counter the British efforts in order to expand their own power and get a piece of the Indus valley to suport their central Asian territories. So lets say the Second Afgan War (1878) began this hypothetical conflict. What would happen? Who would win? What would be the implications for the rest of the world? And, just so I have some hope of not getting this thread closed, what would be the effects on China?