The Emirate of Afghanistan (Pashto: د افغانستان امارت‎ Da Afghānistān Amārat; Persian: امارت افغانستان‎ Amārat-i Afghānistān) was an emirate between Central Asia and South Asia, which is now today's Afghanistan and some parts of Pakistan (before 1893). The emirate emerged from the Durrani Empire, when Dost Mohammed Khan, the founder of the Barakzai dynasty in Kabul, prevailed. The history of the Emirate was dominated by 'the Great Game' between the Russian Empire and the United Kingdom for supremacy in Central Asia. This period was characterized by the European influence in Afghanistan. The Emirate of Afghanistan continued the war with the Sikh Empire, which led to the First Anglo-Afghan War by British forces. The war eventually resulted in victory for Afghans with the British withdrawal a