- Battle of Hydaspes 326 B.C.-
The Battle of the Hydaspes was fought in 326 BC between Alexander the Greatand King Porus of the Paurava kingdom on the banks of the river Jhelum in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent.
Alexander the Great, defeated Porus, the Paurava king.
- Battle of Kalinga 261 B.C.-
The Kalinga War was fought in what is now India between the Maurya Empire under Ashokaand the state of Kalinga, an independent feudal kingdom located on the east coast, in the present-day state of Odisha and north of Andhra Pradesh.
Ashoka defeated the king of Kalinga. Ashoka embraced Buddhism and preached during the rest of his life after this war.
- First Battle of Tarain or Thaneswar 1191A.D.-
The Battles of Tarain, also known as the Battles of Taraori, between Prithviraj Chauhan IIIof Ajmer and Ghurid ruler Mu’izz al-Din Muhammad or Ghori.
Prithvi Raj Chauhan defeated Mohammed Ghori.
- Second Battle of Tarain 1192
Mohammed Ghori defeated Prithvi Raj Chauhan.
Ghori’s victory paved the way for the establishment of Muslim rule in India.
- First Battle of Panipat 1526
The First Battle of Panipat, on 21 April 1526, was fought between the invading forces of Baburand the Lodi Kingdom.
Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodhi.
This laid the foundation of the Mughal rule in India.
- Battle of Khanwah 1527
The Battle of Khanwa was fought between the invading forces of the first Mughal Emperor Babur and the Rajput forces led by Rana Sanga of Mewar, after the Battle of Panipat.
Babar defeated Rana Sangaof Mewar.
This battle resulted in the defeat of the powerful Rajput confederacy.
- Battle of Chanderi 1528-
The Battle of Chanderi took place in the aftermath of the Battle of Khanwa in which the Mughal Emperor Baburhad defeated a confederacy of Rajputs and Afghans which was headed by Rana Sanga of Mewar.
Babur captured the Fortress of Chanderi.
- Battle of Ghaghra 1529-
The Battle of Ghaghra, fought in 1529, was a major battle for the conquest of India by the Mughal Empire.
The forces of now Emperor Zahir ud-Din Muhammad Babur of the emerging Mughal Empire were joined by Indian allies in battle against the Eastern Afghan Confederates under Sultan Mahmud Lodi and Sultanate of Bengal under Sultan Nusrat Shah.
Babur defeated and dispersed the Afghans.
- Battle of Chausa 1539-
The Battle of Chausa was a notable military engagement between the Mughal emperor, Humayun, and the Afghan, Sher Shah Suri.
In this battle Humayun was defeated.
It facilitated Sher Khan to march on to Delhi and Agra.
- Battle of Kannauj 1540-
Sher Shah Suri defeated Humayun.
After this battle, Humayun fled to Iran and Sher Shah Suri occupied Delhi.
- Battle of Tughlaqabad (Battle of Delhi) 1556-
The Battle of Tughlaqabad was a notable battle fought between Hemu, the general and chief minister of Adil Shah Suri, and the forces of the Mughal led by Tardi Beg Khanat Tughlaqabad near Delhi.
The battle ended in a decisive victory for Hemu who took possession of Delhi and claimed royal status, assuming the title of “Raja Vikramaditya”.
- Second Battle of Panipat 1556-
The Second Battle of Panipat was fought on November 5, 1556, between the forces of Hem Chandra Vikramaditya, the Hindu king at Delhi and forces of Muslim invader Akbar.
Bairam Khan (Akbar’s General) defeated Hemu (the Hindu General and right-hand man of Mohd. Adil Shah).
It also ended the Afghan Rule and Mughal Rule began instead.
- Battle of Talikota 1565-
United alliance between Bijapur, Bidar, Ahmednagar and Golkonda under Hussain Nizam Shah defeated Ram Raja of Vijayanagar.
It destroyed the Hindu Kingdom of Vijayanagar.
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