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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Predicate Object
instanceOf 19th-century explorer ⓘ
British intelligence officer ⓘ
explorer ⓘ
human ⓘ
allegiance British Empire ⓘ
associatedWith Great Game ⓘ
linked to: The Great Game
birthDate 1807-07-02 ⓘ
birthPlace London ⓘ
linked to: London, England

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 ⓘ
linked to: Bukhara, Uzbekistan

Emirate of Bukhara ⓘ
linked to: Khanate 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 ⓘ
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 ⓘ
linked to: Bukhara, Uzbekistan

Central Asia ⓘ
Khanate of Khiva ⓘ
religion Anglicanism ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ
servedIn First Anglo-Afghan War ⓘ
wroteAbout Central Asian politics ⓘ
Islamic Central Asia ⓘ

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Great Game → coinedBy → Arthur Conolly ⓘ
Arthur Conolly → name → Arthur Conolly ⓘ
Conolly → hasNotableBearer → Arthur Conolly ⓘ