List of wars involving India
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This is a list of wars involving the Republic of India and its predecessor states.
It is a list of wars and conflicts that were fought in the historic Indian subcontinent.
Maurya Empire (322 BCE–185 BCE)
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| Conquest of the Nanda Empire (321 BCE–320 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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Medieval India
| Name of Conflict | Belligerents | Outcome | |
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| Allies | Opponent(s) | ||
| Umayyad campaigns in India (712 - 740) |
Gurjara-Pratihara | Umayyad Caliphate | Victory |
| Chola invasion of Srivijaya (1025) |
Chola Empire | Srivijaya | Victory |
Mughal Empire (1526–1857)
| Name of Conflict | Belligerents | Outcome | |
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| Allies | Opponent(s) | ||
| 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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| Ahom–Mughal conflicts (1615–1682) |
Mughal Empire |  Ahom kingdom
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Ahom victory
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| Mughal–Safavid War (1622–23) (1622–1623) |
Mughal Empire |  Safavid Empire
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Persian victory
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| Mughal–Safavid War (1649–53) (1649–1653) |
Mughal Empire | Safavid Empire
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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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| Deccan Wars (1681–1707) |
Mughal Empire |  Maratha Empire
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Maratha victory
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| Child's War (1686–1690) |
Mughal Empire |  East India Company
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Mughal victory
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| Nadir Shah's invasion of India (1738–1739) |
Mughal Empire |  Afsharid dynasty
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Persian victory
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| Battle of Karnal (1739–February 13, 1739) |
Mughal Empire | Persian Afsharid Empire
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Persian victory |
| Siege of Trichinopoly (1741) (1741) |
Mughal Empire | Maratha Empire
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Maratha victory
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| Expeditions in Bengal (1741–1748) |
Mughal Empire | Maratha Empire
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Maratha victory
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| Seven Years' War (1754–1763) |
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 Prussia
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Status quo ante in Europe, but transfer of colonial possessions between Britain, France and Spain
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| Indian Rebellion of 1857 (1857–1858) |
Mughal Empire Maratha Empire
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Company Raj
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British victory
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Maratha Empire (1674–1818, 1857)
| Name of Conflict | Belligerents | Outcome | |
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| Allies | Opponent(s) | ||
| Deccan Wars (1681–1707) |
Maratha Empire
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Mughal Empire | Maratha victory
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| Battle of Vasai (1739) |
Maratha Empire
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Maratha victory |
| Siege of Trichinopoly (1741) (1741) |
Maratha Empire
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Mughal Empire | Maratha victory
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| Expeditions in Bengal (1741–1748) |
Maratha Empire
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Mughal Empire | Maratha victory
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| Maratha conquest of North-west India (1757–1758) |
Maratha Empire
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 Durrani Empire
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Maratha victory
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| First Anglo-Mysore War (1767–1769) |
Company Raj Maratha Empire Nawab of the Carnatic Hyderabad
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 Mysore
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Mysore victory |
| First Anglo-Maratha War (1775–1782) |
Maratha Empire
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Company Raj
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Maratha victory |
| Maratha-Mysore War (1785–1787) |
Maratha Empire
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Mysore
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Maratha victory
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| Third Anglo-Mysore War (1789–1792) |
Company Raj Maratha Empire Hyderabad Travancore
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Mysore
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Maratha-Hyderabad-British victory |
| Fourth Anglo-Mysore War (1798–1799) |
Company Raj Maratha Empire HyderabadTravancore
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Mysore
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Maratha-Hyderabad-British victory
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| Second Anglo-Maratha War (1803–1805) |
Maratha Empire
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Company Raj
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British victory |
| Third Anglo-Maratha War (1817–1818) |
Maratha Empire
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Company Raj
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British victory
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| Indian Rebellion of 1857 (1857–1858) |
Mughal Empire Maratha Empire
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Company Raj
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British victory
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Company rule in India (1757–1858)
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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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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 | Belligerents | Outcome | |
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| Allies | Opponent(s) | ||
| Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 (1947–1948) |
 India
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 Pakistan Furqan Force
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Ceasefire
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| Integration of Junagadh (1947) |
India
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 Junagadh
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Victory
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| Operation Polo (1948) |
India
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Hyderabad
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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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See also
- Conflicts/Incidents involving the Republic of India and the Indian military
- Operation Woodrose
- 1987 Sino-Indian skirmish
- Atlantique incident
- 2001–02 India–Pakistan standoff
- Operation Madad
- Operation Sea Waves
- Operation Sukoon
- Piracy in Somalia
- 2008 Indo-Pakistani standoff
- Operation Safe Homecoming
- 2011 India–Pakistan border shooting
- 2013 India–Pakistan border skirmishes
- 2013 Daulat Beg Oldi Incident
- Operation Rahat
- Operation Surya Hope
- 2014 India–Pakistan border skirmishes
- Operation Raahat
- Operation Maitri
- 2015 Indian counter-insurgency operation in Myanmar
- 2016 India–Pakistan military confrontation
- 2019 India–Pakistan standoff
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.[2]
- ^ The secession of Katanga and South Kasai was also supported by South Africa, France and the neighbouring Central African Federation.[3] However, it was never officially recognised by any other state.[4]
References
- ^ Chester Neal Tate, Governments of the world: a global guide to citizens' rights and responsibilities, Macmillan Reference USA/Thomson Gale, 2006, p. 205.
- ^ Haskin 2005, pp. 24–5.
- ^ Nzongola-Ntalaja 2007, p. 101.
- ^ Nugent 2004, p. 97.
- ^ http://www.asianage.com/debate/age-debate-after-tripura-it-time-revoke-afspa-jammu-and-kashmir-922
- ^ https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/newsindia/afspa-removed-from-meghalaya-eight-police-stations-in-arunachal-pradesh/ar-AAwdEbV?li=AAaeRVN&ocid=spartandhp
- ^ Asia Times Online :: Southeast Asia news and business from Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam. Atimes.com (2010-04-22). Retrieved on 2014-05-21.
- ^ Ganguly, Sumit; Paul Kapur (7 August 2012). India, Pakistan, and the Bomb: Debating Nuclear Stability in South Asia. Columbia University Press. pp. 27–28. ISBN 978-0-231-14375-2.
- ^ a b Gall, Carlotta (21 January 2007). "At Border, Signs of Pakistani Role in Taliban Surge – New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ "Pakistani opposition presses for Sharif's resignation". Wsws.org. 7 August 1999. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
- ^ "New Zealand joins NATO's counter-piracy mission Ocean Shield". NATO. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
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