List of Indian Wars and Battles
Generally 2 to 3 questions asked in General Awareness section of exams like SSC CGL, SSC CPO, LIC AO, SSC CHSL & other state exams.Most of these questions are based on the year of war, the names of fighting kingdoms and the name of the winning kingdom/king. Since General awareness section is where you can score marks very easily, you should pay attention on these questions and notes on Battles and Wars fought in Indian History. Here’s the entire list of Wars, year and winners.
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Year
|
War / Battle
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Outcome
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326 B.C.
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Battle of Hydaspas
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Porus loses to Alexander
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261 B.C.
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Kalinga War
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Asoka wins but adapts Buddhism
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712 A.D.
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Invasion of Sind
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Mohammed-bin-Qasim invades from the west
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1191 A.D.
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First Battle of Tarain
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Prithviraj Chauhan defeats Mohammed Ghori
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1192 A.D.
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Second Battle of Tarain
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Ghori defeats Prithviraj Chauhan
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1194 A.D.
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Battle of Chhandwar
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Ghori defeats Jaichandra of Kannauj
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1526 A.D.
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First Battle of Panipat
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Babar defeats Ibrahim Lodhi
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1527 A.D.
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Battle of Khanua
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Babar defeats Rana Sanga
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1529 A.D.
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Battle of Ghaghara
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Babar defeats the Afghans
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1539 A.D.
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Battle of Chausa
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Sher Shah Suri defeats Humayun
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1540 A.D.
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Battle of Kannauj (or Bilgram)
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Sher Shah Suri defeats Humayun
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1556 A.D.
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Second Battle of Panipat
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Bairam Khan (representing Akbar) defeats Hemu
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1565 A.D.
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Battle of Talikota (or Banihatti)
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Vijaynagar empire (represented by Sadasiva) loses against an alliance formed by Ahmednagar, Bijapur, Golkonda and Bidar
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1576 A.D.
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Battle of Haldighati
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Akbar defeats Maharana Pratap
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1615 A.D.
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Mewar submitted to the Mughals
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Peace treaty signed between Jahangiri and Rana Amar Singh of Mewar.
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1649 A.D.
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Mughal-Safavid War
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Mughals lose Kandahar to Persia
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1658 A.D.
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Battle of Dharmatt and Samugarh
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Aurangzeb defeats Dara Shikoh
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1665 A.D.
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Seige of Purandar
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Raja Jai Singh defeats Shivaji. Treaty of Purandar signed
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1708 A.D.
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Battle of Khed
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Shahu defeats Tara Bai.
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1737 A.D.
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Battle of Bhopal
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Baji Rao defeats Mohammed Shah.
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1739 A.D.
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Battle of Karnal
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Nadir Shah defeats Mohammed Shah.
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1757 A.D.
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Battle of Plassey
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Robert Cive defeats Siraj-ud-daula, the Nawab of Bengal
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1760 A.D.
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Battle of Wandiwash
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English defeat the French
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1761 A.D.
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Third Battle of Panipat
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Ahmed Shah Abdali defeats Marathas
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1764 A.D.
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Battle of Buxar
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Hector Munro defeats combined armies of Nawab Mir Qasim of Bengal, Nawab Shuja-ud-daula of Awadh and Mughal emperor Shah Alam
Treaty of Allahabad
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1767-69 A.D.
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First Anglo Mysore War
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Hyder Ali defeats English forces
Treaty of Madras
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1766-69 A.D.
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First Anglo Maratha War
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British defeated
Treaty of Salbai
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1770 A.D.
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Battle of Udgir
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Marathas defeat the Nizam
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1780-84 A.D.
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Second Anglo Mysore War
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Hyder Ali dies. Treaty of Mangalore is signed
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Treaty of Manglore
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1789-92 A.D.
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Third Anglo Mysore War
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Tipu Sultan defeated. Treaty of Serirangapatnam is signed.
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1799 A.D.
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Fourth Anglo Mysore War
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Tipu Sultan is defeated and killed
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1803-06 A.D.
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Second Anglo Maratha War
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Marathas lose to the British
Treaty of Deogaon, Treaty of Surjianjangaon,
Treaty of Rajghat, Treaty of Bassien |
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1817-19 A.D.
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Third Anglo Maratha War
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Marathas lose to the British again
Treaty of Mandasor
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1824-26 A.D.
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First Anglo Burmese War
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British win over Burmese.
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1839-42 A.D.
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First Anglo Afghan War
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British defeat Afghan ruler Dost Mohammad
Tripartite Treaty between Ranjit Singh,Shah Shuja & Lord Auckland
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1845-46 A.D.
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First Anglo Sikh War
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Sikhs lose to the British
Treaty of Bhairowal
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1848-49 A.D.
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Second Anglo Sikh War
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Punjab annexed by the British
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1852 A.D.
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Second Anglo Burmese War
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British win the war
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1865 A.D.
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Third Angio Burmese War
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British win and Burma is annexed
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1868-80 A.D.
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Second Anglo Afghan War
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Treaty of Gandamak is signed
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1919-21 A.D.
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Third Anglo Afghan War
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Ended in an Artimice. Durand line established.
Treaty of Rawalpindi
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1947 A.D.
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First Kashmir War
|
Ceasefire
agreement |
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1962 A.D.
|
Sino Indian War
|
China won
|
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1965 A.D.
|
India-Pakistan War
|
Tashkent
Declaration |
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1971 A.D.
|
India-Pakistan War
|
Indian
won |
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1999 A.D.
|
India-Pakistan war
|
India regain
possession of Kargil |
