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Important Wars and Battles in Indian

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Important Battles and Wars in Indian History. You can ask questions about them or discuss
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Year

War / Battle

Outcome

326 B.C.

Battle of Hydaspas

Porus loses to Alexander

261 B.C.

Kalinga War

Asoka wins but adapts Buddhism

712 A.D.

Invasion of Sind

Mohammed-bin-Qasim invades from the west

1191 A.D.

First Battle of Tarain

Prithviraj Chauhan defeats Mohammed Ghori

1192 A.D.

Second Battle of Tarain

Ghori defeats Prithviraj Chauhan

1194 A.D.

Battle of Chhandwar

Ghori defeats Jaichandra of Kannauj

1526 A.D.

First Battle of Panipat

Babar defeats Ibrahim Lodhi

1527 A.D.

Battle of Khanua

Babar defeats Rana Sanga

1529 A.D.

Battle of Ghaghara

Babar defeats the Afghans

1539 A.D.

Battle of Chausa

Sher Shah Suri defeats Humayun

1540 A.D.

1556 A.D.

1565 A.D.

1576 A.D.

1615 A.D.

1649 A.D.

1658 A.D.

Battle of Kannauj (or

Bilgram)

Sher Shah Suri defeats Humayun

Second Battle of Panipat

Bairam Khan (representing Akbar) defeats Hemu

Battle of Talikota (or

Vijaynagar empire (represented by Sadasiva) loses against an

Banihatti)

alliance formed by Ahmednagar, Bijapur, Golkonda and Bidar

Battle of Haldighati

Akbar defeats Maharana Pratap

Mewar submitted to the

Peace treaty signed between Jahangiri and Rana Amar Singh of

Mughals

Mewar.

Mughal-Safavid War

Mughals lose Kandahar to Persia

Battle of Dharmatt and

Samugarh

Aurangzeb defeats Dara Shikoh

1665 A.D.

Seige of Purandar

Raja Jai Singh defeats Shivaji. Treaty of Purandar signed

1708 A.D.

Battle of Khed

Shahu defeats Tara Bai.

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1737 A.D.

Battle of Bhopal

Baji Rao defeats Mohammed Shah.

1739 A.D.

Battle of Karnal

Nadir Shah defeats Mohammed Shah.

1757 A.D.

Battle of Plassey

Robert Cive defeats Siraj-ud-daula, the Nawab of Bengal

1760 A.D.

Battle of Wandiwash

English defeat the French

1761 A.D.

Third Battle of Panipat

Ahmed Shah Abdali defeats Marathas

1764 A.D.

Battle of Buxar

Hector Munro defeats combined armies of Nawab Mir Qasim of

Bengal, Nawab Shuja-ud-daula of Awadh and Mughal emperor
Shah Alam
1767-69 A.D.

First Anglo Mysore War

Hyder Ali defeats English forces

1766-69 A.D.

First Anglo Maratha War

British defeated

1770 A.D.

Battle of Udgir

Marathas defeat the Nizam

1780-84 A.D.

Second Anglo Mysore War

Hyder Ali dies. Treaty of Mangalore is signed

1789-92 A.D.

Third Anglo Mysore War

Tipu Sultan defeated. Treaty of Serirangapatnam is signed.

1799 A.D.

Fourth Anglo Mysore War

Tipu Sultan is defeated and killed

1803-06 A.D. Second Anglo Maratha War

Marathas lose to the British

1817-19 A.D.

Third Anglo Maratha War

Marathas lose to the British again

1824-26 A.D.

First Anglo Burmese War

British win over Burmese.

1839-42 A.D.

First Anglo Afghan War

British defeat Afghan ruler Dost Mohammad

1845-46 A.D.

First Anglo Sikh War

Sikhs lose to the British

1848-49 A.D.

Second Anglo Sikh War

Punjab annexed by the British

1852 A.D.

Second Anglo Burmese War

British win the war

1865 A.D.

Third Angio Burmese War

British win and Burma is annexed

1868-80 A.D.

Second Anglo Afghan War

Treaty of Gandamak is signed

1919-21 A.D.

Third Anglo Afghan War

Ended in an Artimice. Durand line established.

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