Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I riro te rohe mai i te rohe o mua o te Soviet Union-Afghanistan, i tino whai ahua inaianei i te rautau 19 o te whakataetae Anglo-Russian i Central Asia e mohiotia ana ko te Taakaro Nui. I te mea ko te Emepaea o Rūhia
I riro i a ia te Khanate o Khiva me te Emirate o Bukhara, me te Emepara o Ingarangi e whakahaere ana i te Raj o Ingarangi, i whakaae nga mana e rua ki te waiho i Afghanistan hei kawanatanga motuhake i waenga i a raatau.