Tuhia he tomokanga mo tenei rarangi - 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 kua riro te Emepaea o Ruhia
Ko te Khanate o Khiva me te Emirate o Bukhara, me te Emepaea 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.