Names of the major wars in Indian history, when and between whom:
Here is a list of when and between whom the major wars of history took place. Most of the questions asked in History exam are based on the names of major wars, when and between whom, so this post is very important for your all type of exam preparation. Let us know about the names of the major wars in history, when and between whom: -
Definition of war: War is a type of aggressive act between any two states to obtain economic resources, political power and expansion and material resources. To fight for a long time.
List of major wars of Indian history when and between:
List of Wars of Ancient India:
Year (when) | Name of war | Between whom |
326 BC | Battle of Hydaspes | In this war between Sikandar and Raja Puru of Punjab, Alexander defeated Raja Puru. |
261 BC | Kalinga War | In this war, Ashoka defeated the king of Kalinga, but being saddened by the horrors of the war, he also accepted Buddhism. |
712 AD | War of rover | This war took place between King Dahir and Muhammad bin Qasim, in this war Muhammad bin Qasim defeated Dahir. |
1001 AD | War of peshawar | In this battle Mahmud Ghaznavi defeated Raja Jaipal. |
1191 AD | First battle of tarain | In this war Prithviraj Chauhan defeated Muhammad Ghori. |
1192 AD | Second battle of tarain | In this war, Muhammad Ghori defeated Prithviraj Chauhan. |
1194 AD | Battle of Chandawar | In this battle, Muhammad Ghori defeated Raja Jaichand. |
List of Wars of Medieval India:
Year (when) | Name of war | Between whom |
1526 | First battle of panipat | It was fought between Babur and Ibrahim Lodi, in which Babur won. |
1527 | Battle of Khanwa | Between Babur and Rana Sanga, in which Babur was victorious. |
1528 | Battle of Chanderi | It was fought between Babur and Medini Rai, in which Babur won. |
1529 | War of ghagra | It was fought between Babur and Mahmud Lodi, in which Babur won. |
1532 | Battle of daurah | In this battle Humayun defeated Mahmud Lodi. |
1539 | Battle of chausa | This war was fought between Humayun and Sher Shah Suri, in which Sher Shah was victorious. |
1540 | Battle of Bilgram in Kannauj | This war was fought between Humayun and Sher Shah Suri, in which Sher Shah was victorious and Humayun was completely defeated. |
1555 | Battle of Machhiwada | This war took place between Humayun and Afghan Salar Khan, in which Humayun won. |
1555 | War of sirhind | This war took place between Humayun and Sikandar Shah, in which Humayun won. |
1556 | Second battle of panipat | This war took place between Akbar and Hemu, in which Akbar was victorious. |
1565 | Battle of Talikota | The four Muslim kingdoms of the Bahmani kingdom jointly defeated the Vijayanagara Empire in this war, also known as the Battle of Bannihatti. |
1576 | Battle of Haldighati | This war was fought between Akbar's general Man Singh and Rana Pratap, in which Rana Pratap was defeated and the Mughals won. |
1600 | Battle of Ahmednagar | This war took place between Akbar's army and Queen Chandbibi of Gondwana, in which Akbar won. |
1601 | Battle of Asirgarh | This war took place between Akbar and Mian Bahadur, in which Akbar was victorious. |
1658 | War of dharmat | This war was fought between Aurangzeb and Dara Shikoh, in which Aurangzeb won. |
1658 | Battle of Samugarh | This war was fought between Aurangzeb and Dara Shikoh, in which Aurangzeb again won. |
List of Wars of Modern India:
Year (when) | Name of war | Between whom |
1707 | Battle of Kheda | This happened between Maratha Chhatrapati Shahu and Tarabai, in which Shahu was victorious. |
1724 | Battle of Sakhar Kharda | It took place between Nizamulmulk and Mubariz Khan, in which Nizam was victorious. |
1737 | Battle of Bhopal | The battle took place between Bajirao I and the Mughals, in which Bajirao I was victorious. |
1739 | Battle of karnal | This war took place between Nadir Shah and Muhammad Shah, in which Nadir Shah won. |
1740 | Battle of Giria | Alivardi Khan won the war between Sarfaraz Khan and Alivardi Khan. |
1744-48 | First Carnatic War | Between the French (Duple) and the English (Clive), the French army won. |
1750-54 | Second Carnatic War | It took place between the French (Duple) and the English (Clive), in which the British won. |
1757-1763 | Third Carnatic War | Happened between the French (Lally) and the British, in which the British again won. |
1757 | War of Plasi | Between the British (Clive) and Siraj-ud-daula, the British won. |
1759 | Battle of Bedara | Between the British and the Dutch, the victory of the British took place. |
1760 | War of Wandiwash | It took place between the British (Ayerkoot) and the French (Lally), in which the British won. |
1761 | Third battle of panipat | Between Ahmad Shah Abdali and Maratha, in which Ahmad Shah Abdali was victorious. |
1764 | Battle of Buxar | Between the British (Munro) and the combined army of Mir Qasim Shuja-ud-daula and Shah Alam, in which the British won. |
1766-69 | First Mysore War | Happened between the British and Hyder Ali, in which Hyder Ali won. |
1774 | Ruhela war | Happened between Hastings and Hafiz Khan, in which Hastings (English) won. |
1775 | Battle of Sindkheda | This war took place between Nizam and Maratha, in which Maratha people won. |
1775-82 | First Anglo-Maratha War | It happened between the British (Warren Hastings) and the maternal grandfather of the Maratha Fadnavis, in which no one was victorious. |
1780-84 | Second Mysore War | Hastings and Hyder and Tipu Sultan, in which no one was victorious. |
1790-92 | Third Mysore War | It took place between Lord Cornwallis and Tipu Sultan, in which Cornwallis (English) won. |
1799 | Fourth Mysore War | It took place between Lord Wellesley and Tipu Sultan, in which Lord Wellesley (English) won. |
1803-06 | Second Anglo-Maratha War | It took place between Lord Wellesley and Maratha, in which Lord Wellesley also won. |
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When Did The Major Battles Take Place FAQs:
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Battle of Lapzing ended in October 1813 AD. The Battle of Leipzig, also known as the Battle of the Nations, was a decisive defeat for Napoleon, resulting in the destruction of French power in Germany and Poland.
The Battle of Waterloo took place on 18 June 1815. This war took place against the French Empire created by Napoleon Bonaparte. In this war, other belligerent states like Britain, the administrative Netherlands, Priam Dham, who kept their weight on European politics for the next thirty years, and Prussia joined forces and defeated Napoleon.
The second battle of Tarain was fought in the year 1192 AD between Prithviraj Chauhan and Shahabuddin Muhammad Ghori. This war of Tarain is considered a special turning point in 'Indian History'. In this war, Muslims won and Rajputs were defeated.
The Crimean War was a war fought around the Black Sea from July 1853 to September 1855, in which France, Britain, Sardinia, Turkey fought on one side and Russia on the other. The 'Battle of Crimea' is considered one of the most stupid and inconclusive wars in history.