Arthur Conolly

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Arthur Conolly was a 19th-century British intelligence officer and explorer in Central Asia, best known for coining the term "Great Game" to describe the strategic rivalry between the British and Russian Empires.

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instanceOf 19th-century explorer
British intelligence officer
explorer
human
allegiance British Empire
associatedWith The Great Game
surface form: Great Game
birthDate 1807-07-02
birthPlace London, England
surface form: London

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
causeOfDeath execution
citizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
deathDate 1842-06-17
deathPlace Bukhara, Uzbekistan
surface form: Bukhara

Khanate of Bukhara
surface form: Emirate of Bukhara
described the strategic rivalry between the British and Russian Empires as the "Great Game"
education military training in British India
employer British East India Company
ethnicGroup English
familyName Conolly
genre travel writing
givenName Arthur
knownFor coining the term "Great Game"
exploration of Central Asia
languageSpoken English
Persian
Turkic languages
mannerOfDeath capital punishment
militaryBranch British Indian Army
militaryRank captain
name Arthur Conolly self-link
notableEvent captured and executed in Bukhara in 1842
notableWork use of the phrase "Great Game" for Anglo-Russian rivalry in Central Asia
occupation explorer
intelligence officer
participantIn British intelligence operations in Central Asia
placeOfActivity Afghanistan
Bukhara, Uzbekistan
surface form: Bukhara

Central Asia
Khanate of Khiva
religion Anglicanism (broadly)
surface form: Anglicanism

Christianity
servedIn First Anglo-Afghan War
wroteAbout Central Asian politics
Silk Road cultural sphere
surface form: Islamic Central Asia

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Great Game coinedBy Arthur Conolly
Arthur Conolly name Arthur Conolly self-link