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A civil war is a war in which parties within the same culture, society or nationality fight against each other for the control of political power. Some civil wars are categorized as revolutions when major societal restructuring is a possible outcome of the conflict. An insurgency, whether successful or not, is likely to be classified as a civil war by some historians if, and only if, organized armies fight conventional battles. Other historians state the criterion for a civil war is that there must be prolonged violence between organized factions or defined regions of a country (conventionally fought or not). Ultimately the distinction between a "civil war" and a "revolution" or any other name may be arbitrary, and is determined by usage. However, the distinction between a "civil war" and "revolution" can be recognizable.

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List of religious wars (for temporary examination)[edit]

Past Religious wars (Alphabetical)[edit]

Confucianism vs. Taoism, Mongol invasion of Western China, 1205-1209 CE
Confucianism vs. Taoism, Mongol invasion of Northern China, 1211-1234 CE
Confucianism vs. Islam, Mongol invasion of Central Asia, 1218-1220 CE
Confucianism vs. Islam, Mongol invasion of Baghdad, 1258
Confucianism vs. Buddhism, Mongol invasions of Vietnam, 1258-1285
Confucianism vs. Shinto, Mongol invasions of Japan, 1274-1281
Confucianism vs. Taoism, Mongol invasions of Southern China, 1279
Confucianism vs. Christianity, Mongol invasion of Hungary, 1285
Confucianism vs. Christianity, Mongol raid against Bulgaria, 1285
Confucianism vs. Christianity, Mongol raid against Poland,1287
Confucianism vs. Buddhism, Mongol invasion of Vietnam, 1288
Confucianism vs. Islam, Mongol invasion of Syria, 1299

Christianity vs. Zoroastrianism, Roman-Persian Wars, Mespotamia and Modern Turkey, 502-562 CE
Christianity vs. Islam, Byzantine-Arab Wars, Modern Lebanon and Turkey, 632-750 CE
Christianity vs. Islam, Umayyad Conquest of Iberia, Modern Spain and Portugal, 711-718 CE
Christianity vs. Islam , History of Islam in Southern Italy, Sicily and Southern Italian Peninsula, 831-902 CE
Christianity vs. Islam and Judaism, Reconquista, Iberian Peninsula, 923-1212 CE
Christianity vs. Islam, Crusades, Middle East, 1091-1402 CE
Christianity vs. Judaism, German Crusade, Germany, 1096 CE
Christianity vs. Confucianism, Mongol invasion of Hungary, 1285
Christianity vs. Confucianism, Mongol raid against Bulgaria, 1285
Christianity vs. Confucianism, Mongol raid against Poland,1287
Christianity vs. Indigenous Beliefs, European colonization of the Americas, The Americas, 1492-1890 CE
- Catholicism vs. Eastern Orthodoxy, Fourth Crusade, Balkans-Greece and Anatolia, 1201-1204 CE
- Catholicism vs. Protestantism, Wars of Religion, France, 1560-1598 CE
- Catholicism vs. Protestantism, Thirty Years War, Western Europe, 1618-1648 CE
- Protestantism vs. Catholicism, The Troubles, Ireland, 1609-1998 CE

Hinduism vs. Zoroastrianism, Seleucid Invasion of India, Indus River, 304 BCE
Hinduism vs. Pantheism, Battle of the Hydaspes River, Indus River, 326 BCE
Hinduism vs. Islam, Muslim conquest in the Indian subcontinent, 664-712 CE

Islam vs. Pantheism, Wars of Arabian Unification, See(Muhammad as a general), Arabia, 622-632 CE
Islam vs. Christianity, Byzantine-Arab Wars, Modern Lebanon and Turkey, 632-750 CE
Islam vs. Zoroastrianism, Islamic conquest of Persia, Modern Iran, 637-651 CE
Islam vs. Hinduism, Muslim conquest in the Indian subcontinent, 664-712 CE
Islam vs. Christianity, Umayyad Conquest of Iberia, Modern Spain and Portugal, 711-718 CE
Islam vs. Christianity, History of Islam in Southern Italy, Sicily and Southern Italian Peninsula, 831-902 CE
Islam vs. Christianity, Reconquista, Iberian Peninsula, 923-1212 CE
Islam vs. Christianity, The Crusades, The Middle East, 1091-1402 CE
Islam vs. Confucianism, Mongol invasion of Central Asia, 1218-1220 CE
Islam vs. Confucianism, Mongol invasion of Baghdad, 1258
- Shi'ism vs. Kharijism, Battle of Nahrawan, Mesopotamia, 657 CE
- Sunnism vs. Shi'ism, First Fitna, Arabia and Mesopotamia, 656-661 CE
- Sunnism vs. Shi'ism, Second Fitna, Arabia and Mesopotamia, 683-692 CE
- Sunnism vs. Shi'ism, Iraqi Civil War, Iraq, 2004 CE-ongoing

Judaism vs. Pantheism, Great Jewish Revolt, Levant, 66-135 CE
Judaism vs. Christianity, Reconquista, Iberian Peninsula, 923-1212 CE
Judaism vs. Christianity, German Crusade, Germany, 1096 CE

Shinto vs. Confucianism, Mongol invasions of Japan, 1274-1281

Taoism vs. Confucianism, Mongol invasion of Western China, 1205-1209 CE
Taoism vs. Confucianism, Mongol invasion of Northern China, 1211-1234 CE
Taoism vs. Confucianism, Mongol invasions of Southern China, 1279

Zoroastrianism vs. Hinduism, Seleucid Invasion of India, Indus River, 304 BCE
Zoroastrianism vs. Christianity, Roman-Persian Wars, Mespotamia and Modern Turkey, 502-562 CE
Zoroastrianism vs. Islam, Islamic conquest of Persia, Modern Iran, 637-651 CE

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