"The Great Game." Topic
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| Tango01 | 26 Mar 2018 11:16 a.m. PST |
"The Great Game was a defensive cold war for control of Central Asia and Afghanistan and their wealth and access to British colonies in South Asia. Lasting roughly from 1830 to 1900, it pitted imperial Russia, which was expanding to the south, against Britain, which was intent on protecting India and spreading its sphere of influence into Central Asia and Afghanistan. Rudyard Kipling used the term "Great Game" in his novel Kim. "Bukhara" Burns, the author of Travels to Bokhara, is credited with coining the term. The Great Game for the most part was played with diplomats, adventurers, railroads, spies and local rulers rather than direct confrontations between military forces. A great effort was made on both sides, particularly the British, to gain access to particular areas and other "favors" by currying up with loyal local leaders. Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, western China and Afghanistan were more important in the Great Game than Kazakhstan. Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan because they formed the buffer zone between the Russian Empire and the British-Indian Empire. Geok Tepe in 1881 is regarded as the last event of the Central Asian chapter of the Great Game…"
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| daler240D | 26 Mar 2018 11:42 a.m. PST |
Good stuff. Fascinating actually. Flashman introduced all of this to me! : ) |
Dave Jackson  | 26 Mar 2018 12:37 p.m. PST |
Probably the best book on the subject: link |
| oldjarhead | 26 Mar 2018 12:44 p.m. PST |
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| 15th Hussar | 26 Mar 2018 3:46 p.m. PST |
Swinson's NWF should not be sniffed at either, probably the best single book on the subject to date (though, of course) it does not cover too much on the China/Tibet angle. |
| Oldgrumbler | 27 Mar 2018 8:42 a.m. PST |
A fun game on the Great Game. link |
| Tango01 | 27 Mar 2018 11:23 a.m. PST |
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| Mad Guru | 28 Mar 2018 1:25 a.m. PST |
Oldgrumbler, have you played that "Great Game" board game…? |
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