Important Wars and Battles fought in Indian History
Many battles have been fought in our past, many of them are important for exams, and often they are asked in the UPSC, PCS, and other Exams. The knowledge of our past is also important for us for improving our lives.
We are listing here Important Wars and Battles fought in Indian History, wars fought between the parties, the place of war, and the winning parties.
List of Important Wars and Battles fought in Indian History
| Name of war and timeline | Fought between | Battle won by |
| Battle of the ten kings (14th century BCE) Source: Rig Veda |
The Rigvedic Kingdom was conquered by Sudas. Bharatas settle in Kurukshetra. The emergence of the Kuru Kingdom
The war fought near River Ravi (Parushni river), Punjab |
King Sudas of Trustu -Bharata Tribe |
| Battle of the Hydaspes 326 BCE |
Fought between Alexander against Porous, on the bank of Jhelum | The victory of the Macedonian empire. (Greek)
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| Battle of Kalinga 262 BC |
The Kalinga War was fought in ancient India between the Maurya Empire under Ashoka and the state of Kalinga | Maurya Empire |
| Battle of Venni
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Battle of Venni is a military engagement fought by the early historic Chola (Uraiyur) ruler Karikala with a confederacy of Pandya (Madurai) and Chera rulers. | Cholas (Uraiyur) |
| Battle of Pullaur 618 |
Chalukya king Pulkaesin II against Pallava king Mehendravarman I | Chalukyas won the battle |
| Battle of Koppam
1054, or in 1052 CE according to Sen |
The Battle of Koppam was a battle fought between the Medieval Chola king Rajadhiraja Chola and Rajendra Chola II with the Chalukya king Someshvara I in. | Chola won the Battle |
| First Battle of Tarain
1192 |
Prithviraj Chauhan against Mohammed Ghori
|
Pritviraj Chauhan Won |
| Second Battle of Tarain
1192 |
Prithviraj Chauhan against Mohammad Ghori | Ghori won |
| The Battle of Chandawar
1194 |
The Battle of Chandawar was fought between Mohammad Ghori and Jaichand of Kannauj of the Gahadavala dynasty. It took place at Chandawar, on the Yamuna River close to Agra | Ghori won |
| The First Battle of Panipat
21 April 1526 |
fought between the invading forces of Babar and the Lodi dynasty.
|
Babar won |
| Battle of Khanwa
March 16, 1527 |
The battle was fought between the first Mughal Emperor Babur, near the village of Khanwa and the Rajput forces led by Rana Sanga of Mewar | Mughal Won |
| Battle of Chanderi
1528 |
Babar against Medini Rai | Babar Won the war |
| Battle of Ghaghra
1529 |
Babar Against sultan Mahmud Lodi | Babar won the Battle |
| Battle of Chausa
26 June 1539 |
The Afgan Sher Shah Suri Against Mughal emperor Humayun, at Chausa, Buxar in Bihar. | Sher Shah won,
Humayun lost the battle and escaped from Battlefied to save his life |
| Second Battle of Panipat
on 5 November 1556 |
Fought between Hindu emperor Hemu and Forces of Mughal emperor Akbar. | Akbar (Mughal) won the battle |
| Battle of Talikota
1565 |
the battle was fought between the Vijayanagara Empire (Aditya Rama Raya) and an alliance of the Deccan sultanates (Ahmednagar, Bijapur, Bidar, and Golconda). | alliance of the Deccan sultanates (Ahmednagar, Bijapur, Bidar, and Golconda) Won the Battle. |
| Battle of Haldighati
18 June 1576 |
Fought between Maharana Pratap of Mewar and the Mughal emperor Akbar’s forces, led by Man Singh | Mughal won the Battle |
| Battle of Purandar
1665 |
fought between the Mughal Empire and Maratha Empire | Mughal won |
| First Carnatic War
1746-48 |
Fought between English and French Forces in India
In the Carnatic region, Southern India |
Inconclusive |
| Second Carnatic War
1749- 1754 |
the war was triggered by a succession struggle in Hyderabad, After the death of Nizam-ul-Mulk in 1748 | French prompted to suspend hostilities in India.
Both parties left in possession of the territories occupied by them at the time of the treaty |
| Battle of Plassey
23 June 1757 |
the decisive victory of the British East India Company over a much larger force of the Nawab of Bengal and his French allies under the leadership of Robert Clive. | the decisive victory of the British East India Company |
| Third Carnatic War (1758-63)
Battle of Wandiwash – 1760 was a Part of the third Carnatic War. |
The war fought between The British and French
The Battle of Wandiwash was a battle in India between the French and the British in 1760 |
The British defeated the French |
| Third Battle of Panipat
14 Jan 1761 |
Fought between the Maratha Empire (was led by Sadashivrao Bhau ) and the invading Afghan army, supported by four Indian allies, the Rohillas under the command of Najib-ud-daulah, Afghans of the Doab region, and the Nawab of Awadh, Shuja-ud-Daula. | Afghan won the war
Treaty of Surat |
| The Battle of Buxar
October 1764 |
Fought between British East India Company, led by Hector Munro and the combined armies of Mir Qasim, Nawab of Bengal till 1764; the Nawab of Awadh Shuja-ud-Daula; and the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II accompanied by Raja Balwant Singh of Kashi | British won the Battle, which ended with the Treaty of Allahabad in 1765
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| First Anglo – Mysore war
1767- 1769 |
Fought between East India Company and Hyder Ali of Mysore, in South India | Mysore won the war |
| Second Anglo – Mysore War
1780 – 84 |
Hyder Ali of Mysore against British East India Company | Treaty of Mangalore |
| The Battle of Pollilur
27 August 1781 |
Fought between the Kingdom of Mysore under Hyder Ali and British East India Company forces led by General Eyre Coote | The company force was almost completely routed or captured. |
| Third Anglo – Mysore war
1790 – 92 |
Fought between British East India Company against Tipu Sultan of Mysore | The victory of British, Treaty of Srirangpattam |
| Fourth Anglo – Mysore War
1799 |
Fought between British East India Company and Tipu Sultan of Mysore | British won the war and captured Mysore, and Tipu was killed in the war. |
| First Anglo – Maratha War
1775 – 1782 |
Fought between British and Maratha | Victory of Marathas |
| Second Anglo – Maratha War
1803 – 1805 |
Maratha against British | Victory of British |
| Third Anglo – Marath war
1817 – 1818 |
Fought between East India Company and Maratha | British won. Treaty of Mandasor |
| The First Anglo-Afghan War, also known by the British as the Disaster in Afghanistan
1839 to 1842. |
was fought between the British Empire and the Emirate of Afghanistan | Won by Afgan
A tripartite treaty between Ranjeet Singh, Shah Shuja, and Lord Aukland. |
| 2nd Anglo Afgan War
1778 – 80 |
British East India Company and Afghans | Won by British East India Company
Treaty of Peshawar, Treaty of Gandamk |
| 3rd Anglo Afgan war
1919 |
British East India Company and Afghans | Won by Afghans, resulted in the treaty of Rawalpindi. |
| First Anglo – Sikh War
1845 -46 |
British East India Company against the Sikh Empire in Mudki, Punjab | British won
Treaty of Bhairoawl |
| Second Anglo – Sikh War
1848 – 49 |
British East India Company against the Sikh Empire in Punjab | Victory of British |
You can also read:
- List of important books and Authors in Ancient India
- First Carnatic War – 1740-48
- Second Carnatic War (1749-54)
- Third Carnatic War (1758-63)
- The Battle of Plassey (1757)
- The advent of Europeans – British in India
- Dual Government in Bengal (1765-72)
Reference: NCERT books
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