List of wars involving India
This is a list of wars and conflicts involving the Republic of India and its predecessor states that were fought on the historic Indian subcontinent.
| History of India |
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 Torana gateway at Sanchi hill |
Ancient India
| Name of conflict | Belligerents | Belligerents | Outcome |
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| Battle of the Ten Kings (14th century BCE) | Bharatas | Ten King Alliance | Bharatas Victory |
| Kurukshetra War | Pandavas of Kuru Kingdom | Kauravas of Kuru Kingdom | Pandavas Victory |
| Achaemenid conquest of the Indus Valley (535/518BCE–330 BCE) |
Mahajanapadas | Achaemenid Empire | Achaemenid Victory
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| Avanti-Magadhan Wars (510 BCE–400 BCE) |
Haryanka dynasty Shishunaga dynasty |
Avanti (Ancient India) | Magadha Victory
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| Magadha-Vajji war (484 BCE–468 BCE) |
Haryanka dynasty | Vajji Confederacy led by the Licchavis | Magadha Victory
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| Indian campaign of Alexander the Great (327 BCE–325 BCE) |
Macedonian Empire | Various Indian kingdoms | * Macedonia conquers up to the Beas River, yet has to stop its advance in the Indus. |
| Battle of the Hydaspes (326 BCE) |
Porus | Macedon League of Corinth Persian allies Indian allies |
Macedon Victory
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| Conquest of the Nanda Empire (323 BCE–321 BCE) |
Maurya Empire | Nanda Empire | Maurya victory
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| Seleucid–Mauryan war (305 BCE–303 BCE) |
Maurya Empire | Seleucid Empire | Maurya victory
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| Kalinga War (262 BCE–261 BCE) |
Maurya Empire | Kalinga | Maurya victory
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Classical India
| Name of conflict | Belligerents | Belligerents | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saka-Satavahana Wars (c. 1st–2nd century CE) | Satavahana Empire | Western Kshatrapas | Satvahana Victory |
| Battle of Venni (c. 130 CE) | Cholas (Uraiyur) | Chera dynasty Pandya dynasty Velir |
Chola Victory |
Medieval India
| Name of conflict | India and allies |
Opponents | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chalukya–Pallava Wars (c. 600s–897 CE) |
Chalukya dynasty | Pallava dynasty | Inconclusive |
| Umayyad campaigns in India (712–740 CE) |
Gurjara-Pratihara Chalukya dynasty Karkota Empire |
Umayyad Caliphate | Indian Victory
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| Chalukya–Chola wars (992–1120 CE) |
Chola Empire | Western Chalukya Empire | Chola Victory |
| Chola conquest of Anuradhapura (993–1017 CE) |
Chola Empire | Anuradhapura Kingdom | Chola Victory |
| Chola invasion of Srivijaya (1025 CE) |
Chola Empire | Srivijaya | Chola Victory |
| Chola invasion of Kadaram (1068 CE) |
Chola Empire | Srivijaya | Chola Victory |
| Battle of Kasahrada (1178 CE) |
Chaulukya dynasty | Muhammad of Ghor | Chaulukya Victory |
| First Battle of Tarain (1191 CE) |
Chahamanas of Shakambhari | Ghurid Empire | Chahamanas Victory |
| Second Battle of Tarain (1192 CE) |
Chahamanas of Shakambhari | Ghurid Empire | Ghurids Victory |
Delhi Sultanate (1206–1526)
Sur Empire (1538–1566)
| Name of conflict | Belligerents | Belligerents | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battle of Sammel (1544) |
Sur Empire | Kingdom of Marwar | Afghan victory[1]
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Mughal Empire (1526–1857)
| Name of conflict | Belligerents | Belligerents | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mughal-Rajput Wars (1525–1750) |
Mughal Empire | Rajputs | Mughal victory
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| First Battle of Panipat (1526) |
Mughal Empire | Delhi Sultanate | Mughal victory
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| Battle of Ghaghra (1529) |
Mughal Empire | Sultanate of Bengal | Mughal victory
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| Second Battle of Panipat (1556) |
Mughal Empire | Hemchandra Vikramaditya | Mughal Victory |
| Mughal invasion of Bengal (1572–1576) |
Mughal Empire | Bengal Sultanate | Mughal Victory
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| Ahom–Mughal conflicts (1615–1682) |
Mughal Empire |  Ahom kingdom |
Ahom victory
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| Mughal–Safavid War (1622–23) (1622–1623) |
Mughal Empire |  Safavid Empire |
Persian victory
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| Mughal–Safavid War (1649–53) (1649–1653) |
Mughal Empire | Safavid Empire |
Persian victory
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| Mughal conquest of Chittagong (1665–1666) |
Mughal Empire | Kingdom of Mrauk U | Mughal naval and military victory
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| Tibet-Ladakh-Mughal war of 1679-1684 (1679–1684) |
Ladakh Mughal Empire |
Tibet Zungar Empire |
Mughal military victory
Tibetan victory in another attack in 1684 with the assistance of reinforcements from the Zungar Empire
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| Siege of Bijapur (1685–1686) |
Mughal Empire | Bijapur Sultanate & Maratha Empire | Mughal Victory
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| Siege of Golconda (1687) |
Mughal Empire | Golconda Sultanate | Mughal Victory
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| Deccan Wars (1681–1707) |
Mughal Empire |  Maratha Empire |
Maratha victory
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| Child's War (1686–1690) |
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Mughal victory
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| Nadir Shah's invasion of India (1738–1739) |
Mughal Empire |  Afsharid dynasty |
Persian victory
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| Battle of Karnal (1739–February 13, 1739) |
Mughal Empire | Persian Afsharid Empire |
Persian victory |
| Siege of Trichinopoly (1741) (1741) |
Mughal Empire | Maratha Empire |
Maratha victory
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| Expeditions in Bengal (1741–1748) |
Mughal Empire | Maratha Empire |
Peace treaty
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| Seven Years' War (1754–1763) |
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| Indian Rebellion of 1857 (1857–1858) |
Mughal Empire Maratha Empire |
Company Raj |
British victory
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Maratha Empire (1674–1818, 1857)
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British India (1858–1947)
Following the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the rule of the British East India company came to end and the British crown now began to rule over India directly as per the Government of India Act 1858 through the British Raj. India was now a single empire comprising British India and the Princely states.
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Azad Hind (1943-1945)
Azad Hind was the provisional government put in place in the British Raj by Japan during World War II.
| Name of conflict | India and allies |
Opponents | Outcome |
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| Azad Hind intervention in World War II (1944–1945) |
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Dominion of India (1947–1950)
Following Indian independence, merger of the princely states remained a major question. The partition resulted in the creation of Pakistan.
| Name of conflict | India and allies |
Opponents | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 (1947–1948) |
 India
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 Pakistan Furqan Force |
Ceasefire
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| Integration of Junagadh (1947) |
India |
 Junagadh |
Victory
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| Operation Polo (1948) |
India |
 Hyderabad |
Victory
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Republic of India (1950–present)
India has fought many wars and minor conflicts during its period as a republic.
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Notes
- ONUC, the United Nations Operation in the Congo, included troops from Ghana, Tunisia, Morocco, Ethiopia, Ireland, Guinea, Sweden, Mali, Sudan, Liberia, Canada, India, Indonesia and the United Arab Republic among others.[3]
- The secession of Katanga and South Kasai was also supported by South Africa, France and the neighbouring Central African Federation.[4] However, it was never officially recognised by any other state.[5]
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80,000 cavalry, besides infantry, artillery, war-elephants and possibly a camel corps, was ready for the campaign against Maldeo........4,000 cavalry according to some sources and less than 12,000 cavalry and archers according to others, Jaita, Kumpa and other loyal warriors of Marwar attacked the centre of Sher Shah's army.......Jalal Khan backed by the superiority of numbers and guns, eventually decimated the attackers and ensured victory for Sher Shah.
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