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This is a historical overview of armed conflicts involving India since the founding of the British Raj.

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Wars in the Indian subcontinent[edit]

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Main article: Military history of India

The following is an exhaustive list of wars and conflicts that were fought in the historic Indian subcontinent. The wars listed below involve three of the prominent empires to rule over the subcontinent — The Mauryas, Mughals and the Marathas. The Company rule in India is also included.

Maurya Empire (322 BCE–185 BCE) [show]

Start	Finish	Name of Conflict	Belligerents	Outcome
Allies	Opponent(s)
321 BCE	320 BCE	Conquest of the Nanda Empire	Maurya Empire	Nanda Empire	Maurya victory Fall of Nanda Dynasty Creation of the Maurya Empire
305 BCE	303 BCE	Seleucid–Mauryan war	Maurya Empire	Seleucid Empire	Maurya victory Maurya annexation of all of the Macedonian Satrapies in the Indus River Valley
262 BCE	261 BCE	Kalinga War	Maurya Empire	Kalinga	Maurya victory Maurya annexation of Kalinga

Mughal Empire (1526–1857) [show]

Start	Finish	Name of Conflict	Belligerents	Outcome
Allies	Opponent(s)
1525		Mughal-Rajput War (1525)	Mughal Empire	Rajputs	Mughal victory Expansion of Mughal influence in Punjab
1615	1682	Ahom–Mughal conflicts	Mughal Empire	Ahom kingdom	Ahom victory Extension of Ahom influence to the Manas river
1622	1623	Mughal–Safavid War (1622–23)	Mughal Empire	Safavid Empire	Persian victory Safavid/Persian annexation of Kandahar
1649	1653	Mughal–Safavid War (1622–23)	Mughal Empire	Safavid Empire	Persian victory Safavid/Persian re-annexation of Kandahar
1679	1684	Tibet-Ladakh-Mughal war of 1679-1684	Ladakh Mughal Empire	Tibet Zungar Empire	Mughal military victory Mughal withdrawal after signing a treaty with the Ladakhis Tibetan victory in another attack in 1684 with the assistance of reinforcements from the Zungar Empire Treaty of Tingmosgang
1681	1707	Deccan Wars	Mughal Empire	Maratha Empire	Maratha victory Permanent end to Mughal expansion in Deccan/Peninsular India
1686	1690	Child's War	Mughal Empire	East India Company	Mughal victory British conclusion of peace with the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb in 1689
1738	1739	Nadir Shah's invasion of India	Mughal Empire	Afsharid dynasty	Persian victory Persian occupation and plundering of Delhi
1739	February 13, 1739	Battle of Karnal	Mughal Empire	Persian Afsharid Empire	Persian victory
1741		Siege of Trichinopoly (1741)	Mughal Empire Nawab of the Carnatic	Maratha Empire	Maratha victory Maratha annexation of Tiruchirappalli
1741	1748	Expeditions in Bengal	Mughal Empire Nawab of Bengal	Maratha Empire	Maratha victory Maratha annexation of the territory upto the river Suvarnarekha from Bengal
1754	1763	Seven Years' War	France Austria Russia (until 1762) Spanish Empire (from 1761) Sweden (1757–62) Saxony Mughal Empire (from 1757)	Prussia Great Britain Hanover Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Iroquois Confederacy Portugal (from 1761) Hesse-Kassel Schaumburg-Lippe	Status quo ante in Europe, but transfer of colonial possessions between Britain, France and Spain French cession of New France (excluding Louisiana) to Britain and recognition of British supremacy in Bengal Spanish cession of Florida to Britain French cession of Louisiana to Spain British cession of Cuba and Manilla (Philippine Islands) to Spain
1857	1858	Indian Rebellion of 1857	Mughal Empire Maratha Empire	Company Raj	British victory Suppression of the rebellions End of Mughal, Company and Maratha rule in India Formation of the British Raj/Empire of India

Maratha Empire (1674–1818) [show]

Start	Finish	Name of Conflict	Belligerents	Outcome
Allies	Opponent(s)
1681	1707	Deccan Wars	Maratha Empire	Mughal Empire	Maratha victory Permanent end to Mughal expansion in Deccan/Peninsular India
1739		Battle of Vasai	Maratha Empire	Portuguese Empire	Maratha victory
1741		Siege of Trichinopoly (1741)	Maratha Empire	Mughal Empire Nawab of the Carnatic	Maratha victory Maratha annexation of Tiruchirappalli
1741	1748	Expeditions in Bengal	Maratha Empire	Mughal Empire Nawab of Bengal	Maratha victory Maratha annexation of the territory upto the river Suvarnarekha from Bengal
1757	1758	Maratha conquest of North-west India	Maratha Empire	Durrani Empire	Maratha victory Maratha annexation Punjab, Kashmir and North-West Frontier Province
1767	1769	First Anglo-Mysore War	Company Raj Maratha Empire Nawab of the Carnatic Hyderabad	Mysore	'Stalemate Treaty of Madras
1775	1782	First Anglo-Maratha War	Maratha Empire	Company Raj	Maratha victory Treaty of Salbai
1785	1787	Maratha-Mysore War	Maratha Empire	Mysore	Maratha victory Treaty of Gajendragad
1789	1792	Third Anglo-Mysore War	Company Raj Maratha Empire Hyderabad Travancore	Mysore	Maratha-Hyderabad-British victory Treaty of Seringapatam
1798	1799	Fourth Anglo-Mysore War	Company Raj Maratha Empire Hyderabad Travancore	Mysore	Maratha-Hyderabad-British victory Inclusion of Mysore as a princely state in British Raj
1803	1805	Second Anglo-Maratha War	Maratha Empire	Company Raj	British victory Treaty of Surji-Anjangaon
1817	1818	Third Anglo-Maratha War	Maratha Empire	Company Raj	British victory Formal dissolution of the Maratha Empire
1857	1858	Indian Rebellion of 1857	Mughal Empire Maratha Empire	Company Raj	British victory Suppression of the rebellions End of Mughal, Company and Maratha rule in India Formation of the British Raj

Company rule in India (1757–1858) [show]

Start	Finish	Name of Conflict	Belligerents	Outcome
Allies	Opponent(s)
1757		Battle of Plassey	Company rule in India	Nawab of Bengal French East India	Victory British annexation of Bengal
1764		Battle of Buxar	Company rule in India	Mughal Empire	Victory Treaty of Allahabad
1767	1769	First Anglo-Mysore War	Company rule in India Maratha Empire Nawab of the Carnatic Hyderabad	Mysore	Stalemate Treaty of Madras
1775	1782	First Anglo-Maratha War	Company rule in India	Maratha Empire	Defeat Treaty of Salbai
1779	1784	Second Anglo-Mysore War	Great Britain Company rule in India Hanover	Mysore France Dutch Republic	Defeat Treaty of Mangalore
1789	1792	Third Anglo-Mysore War	Company rule in India Maratha Empire Hyderabad Travancore	Mysore	Victory Treaty of Seringapatam
1798	1799	Fourth Anglo-Mysore War	Company rule in India	Mysore	Victory British annexation of Mysore
1803	1805	Second Anglo-Maratha War	Company rule in India	Maratha Empire	Victory Treaty of Surji-Anjangaon
1814	1816	Anglo-Nepalese War	Company rule in India Garhwal Kingdom Patiala State	Nepal	Victory Treaty of Sugauli Cession of Nepalese territory to the British Empire
1815		Capture of East India Company ship Nautilus	Company rule in India	United States	Defeat Capture of Nautilus by American forces
1817	1818	Third Anglo-Maratha War	Company rule in India	Maratha Empire	Victory Formal dissolution of the Maratha Empire
1824	1826	First Anglo-Burmese War	Company rule in India	Burmese Empire	Victory Treaty of Yandabo Beginning of British rule in Burma
1839	1842	First Anglo-Afghan War	Company rule in India	Emirate of Afghanistan	Defeat British withdrawal from Afghanistan
1839	1842	First Opium War	Great Britain Company rule in India	China	Victory Treaty of Nanking
1845	1846	First Anglo-Sikh War	Company rule in India Patiala	Sikh Empire	Victory
1848	1849	Second Anglo-Sikh War	Company rule in India	Sikh Empire	Victory Dissolution of the Sikh Empire
1852		Second Anglo-Burmese War	Company rule in India	Burmese Empire	Victory Succession of Pagan Min by Mindon Min in Burma
1856	1857	Anglo-Persian War	United Kingdom Company rule in India Afghanistan	Iran	Victory Treaty of Paris (1857) Persian withdrawal from Herat
1857	1858	Indian Rebellion of 1857	Company rule in India British Army	Mughal Empire Maratha Empire	Victory Suppression of the rebellions End of Mughal, Company and Maratha rule in India Formation of the British Raj

Empire of India (1858–1947)[edit]

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. The Indian Empire was officially created by British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli for Queen Victoria in 1876 and she was crowned Empress of India.

Start	Finish	Name of Conflict	Belligerents		Outcome
Start	Finish	Name of Conflict	Allies	Opponent(s)	Outcome
1856	1860	Second Opium War	British Empire United Kingdom India French Empire	China	Victory Treaties of Tientsin.
1863	1864	Ambela Campaign	India	Afghan Pashtuns Yusufzai tribes	Victory Bunerwals surrender. Malka burned.
1864	1865	Bhutan War	India	Bhutan	Victory Bhutanese territorial cessions to India.
1867	1868	British Expedition to Abyssinia	United Kingdom India	Ethiopian Empire	Victory British victory at the Battle of Magdala, Theodore II commits suicide.
1878	1880	Second Anglo-Afghan War	United Kingdom India	Afghanistan	Victory Treaty of Gandamak, British objectives attained. Afghanistan's tribal frontier areas annexed into British India. Afghanistan becomes a British Protectorate.
1881	1899	Mahdist War	United Kingdom India Egypt Ethiopia	Mahdist Sudan	Victory Sudan became an Anglo-Egyptian condominium.
1882		Anglo-Egyptian War	United Kingdom India Tewfik Pasha	Ahmed Orabi	Victory Ahmed Orabi exiled, British occupation of Egypt.
1885		Third Anglo-Burmese War	India	Burmese Empire	Victory The province of Burma became part of the British Raj.
1888		Third Black Mountain Expedition	India	Hassanzai and Akazai tribes.	Victory Allaiwal village of Pokal occupied and destroyed.
1888		Sikkim Expedition	India	Tibet	Victory Tibetan forces expelled from Sikkim.
1891		Hunza-Nagar Campaign	India	Hunza Nagar	Victory The British gained control of Hunza and Nagar.
1895		Chitral Expedition	India	Chitralis Bajouri and Afghan Tribesmen	Victory Fort of Chitral relieved.
1896		Anglo-Zanzibar War	British Empire India	Zanzibar Sultanate	Victory End of the Sultanate of Zanzibar. Zanzibar ceded to the British Empire.
1896		Tochi Expedition	India	Waziris	Victory Rebellion put down.
1897		Siege of Malakand	India	پشتون Pashtun tribes	Victory Siege successful.
1897	1898	First Mohmand Campaign	India	Mohmands	Victory Punitive expedition successful.
1897	1898	Tirah Campaign	India	Afridis Orakzais Chamkanis	Victory Negotiations for peace were then begun with the Afridis.
1899	1901	Boxer Rebellion	Empire of Japan Russia United Kingdom India France United States Germany Austria-Hungary Italy	Yihetuan Movement China	Victory The rebellion was suppressed. Signing of the Boxer Protocol. Provisions for foreign troops to be stationed in Beijing.
1899	1902	Second Boer War	United Kingdom British Cape Colony Natal Colony Rhodesia Australia India Canada New Zealand British Ceylon	Orange Free State South African Republic	Victory Treaty of Vereeniging, British sovereignty over The Orange Free State and the Transvaal.
1903	1904	British expedition to Tibet	India	Tibet	Victory Treaty enforced, return to status quo.
1906		Bambatha Rebellion	United Kingdom India	Zulu people	Victory Rebellion suppressed
1914	1918	World War I	France United Kingdom South Africa Australia Canada India Newfoundland New Zealand Russian Empire Italy United States Serbia Japan Belgium Greece Romania Portugal Brazil	Germany DSWA DOA Kamerun DNG Austria-Hungary Ottoman Empire Bulgaria South African Republic	Victory End of the German, Russian, Ottoman, and Austro-Hungarian empires Formation of new countries in Europe and the Middle East Transfer of German colonies and regions of the former Ottoman Empire to other powers Establishment of the League of Nations.
1918	1920	Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War	White movement British Empire United Kingdom Canada Australia India Japan Czechoslovakia Greece Poland United States France Romania Serbia Italy China	Russian SFSR Far Eastern Republic Latvian SSR Ukrainian SSR Commune of Estonia Mongolian communists	Withdrawal Allied withdrawal from Russia. Bolshevik victory over White Army.
1919	1923	Turkish War of Independence	Greece Pontic Rebels France French West Africa Armenia United Kingdom India Georgia	Ankara Government Kuva-yi Milliye	Armistice ^[1] Overthrow of the Ottoman Sultanate. Armistice of Mudanya. Treaty of Lausanne. Establishment of the Republic of Turkey.
1919		Third Anglo-Afghan War	United Kingdom India	Afghanistan	Armistice Treaty of Rawalpindi Afghan invasion repelled. Afghanistan regains control of external affairs. Reaffirmation of the Durand Line.
1919		First Waziristan Campaign	India	Waziristan	Victory Suppression of insurrection by independent Wazir tribes.
1919	1920	Kuwait–Najd War	United Kingdom India Kuwait	Sultanate of Nejd Ikhwan	Victory Ikhawan retreat.
1920		Iraqi revolt	United Kingdom India	Iraqi rebels	Victory Faisal I of Iraq installed as the King of Iraq.
1921		Malabar rebellion	India	Mappila Muslims	Victory Rebellion suppressed.
1925		Pink's War	India	Mahsud tribesmen	Victory Tribal leaders accept terms.
1935		Second Mohmand Campaign	India	Mohmands	Victory Jirga and peace.
1936	1939	Second Waziristan Campaign	India	Waziri tribesmen	Victory Suppression of insurrection by independent Wazir tribes.
1939	1945	World War II	Soviet Union United States United Kingdom India Republic of China South Africa Australia Canada New Zealand France Poland Yugoslavia Greece Denmark Norway Netherlands Belgium Luxembourg Czechoslovakia	Germany Vichy France Italy Japan Manchukuo Mengjiang Wang Jingwei regime Azad Hind Thailand Empire of Vietnam State of Burma Hungary Romania Bulgaria	Victory Collapse of the German Reich Collapse of Fascism in Italy Creation of the United Nations Emergence of the United States and the Soviet Union as superpowers Beginning of the Cold War
1945	1947	Indonesian National Revolution	Netherlands United Kingdom India	Indonesia	Withdrawal Indian withdrawal after independence in 1947. The Netherlands recognises Indonesian independence.
1945	1946	Operation Masterdom	United Kingdom India France Japan	Viet Minh	Withdrawal Start of the First Indochina War, lasting until the Geneva Conference of 1954.

Dominion of India (1947–1950)[edit]

Following Indian independence, merger of the princely states remained a major question. The partition resulted in the creation of Pakistan.

Start	Finish	Name of Conflict	Belligerents		Outcome
Start	Finish	Name of Conflict	Allies	Opponent(s)	Outcome
1947	1948	Indo-Pakistani War of 1947	India Jammu and Kashmir	Pakistan Furqan Force	Ceasefire Partitioning of Jammu and Kashmir between India and Pakistan as Jammu and Kashmir and Azad Jammu and Kashmir
1947		Indian integration of Junagadh	India	Junagadh State	Victory Indian annexation of the State of Junagadh
1948		Operation Polo	India	Hyderabad	Victory Indian annexation of the State of Hyderabad

Republic of India (1950–present)[edit]

India has fought many wars and minor conflicts during its period as a republic.

Start	Finish	Name of Conflict	Belligerents		Outcome
Start	Finish	Name of Conflict	Allies	Opponent(s)	Outcome
1951		Operation Tomahawk	United Nations United States India^[2]	China North Korea	Victory
1954		Indian annexation of Dadra and Nagar Haveli	India	Portugal Portuguese India	Victory Incorporation of Dadra and Nagar Haveli into India
1960	1964	Congo Crisis	ONUC	State of Katanga	Victory Debellation of the State of Katanga
1961		Invasion of Goa	India	Portugal Portuguese India	Victory Incorporation of Goa into India
1962		Sino-Indian War	India	China	Defeat Chinese annexation of Aksai Chin
1964	Present	Insurgency in Northeast India	India Bhutan	Full List [show] ATTF BLTF HuM KLNLF KLO MNF NDFB NSCN PLA ULFA UNLF ACF BKI DHD GNLA HNLC HPC IRF KCP KYKL MULTA NLFT PREPAK TNV UPDS ZRA	Ongoing Ongoing low-level insurgency Re-annexation of the territory held by MNF by Indian Army Bhutanese victory in Operation All Clear Introduction of AFSPA in five north-eastern states, later repealed in Tripura^[3]
1965		Indo-Pakistani War of 1965	India	Pakistan	Armistice Tashkent Declaration Return to status quo ante bellum
1967	Present	Naxalite-Maoist insurgency	India	Full List [show] Communist Party of India (Maoist) People's Liberation Guerrilla Army Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Janashakti Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Naxalbari (until 2014) Communist Party of United States of India Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) New Democracy Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) (Mahadev Mukherjee) People's Liberation Army of Manipur Purbo Banglar Communist Party Centre of Indian Communists Tamil Nadu Liberation Army Supported by: Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) New People's Army^[4]	Ongoing Conflict ongoing Indian victory in Operation Steeplechase Quelling of the insurgency on a large scale via Operation Green Hunt
1967		Cho La incident	India	China	Victory Chinese withdrawal from Kingdom of Sikkim
1971		Bangladesh Liberation War	India Mukti Bahini	Pakistan	Victory Pakistani surrender in East Pakistan Independence of Bangladesh
1984		Operation Blue Star	India	Sikh Militants	Victory Clearing out of militants from Harmandir Sahib
1984	2003	Siachen Conflict	India	Pakistan	Victory Indian annexation of the Siachen Glacier following Operation Meghdoot Ceasefire since 2003 Low-level conflict ongoing
1986		Operation Flowers are Blooming	India Seychelles	Military of Seychelles	Victory Aversion of the coup Resignation of Berlouis
1987	1990	Sri Lankan Civil War	India Sri Lanka	Tamil Tigers	Withdrawal Withdrawal of Indian peace-keeping forces from Sri Lanka Continuation of the Sri Lankan Civil War
1988		Operation Cactus	India Maldives	PLOTE Maldivian rebels	Victory Restoration of government rule in Maldives
1989		Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir	India	Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami Lashkar-e-Taiba Jaish-e-Mohammed Hizbul Mujahideen Harkat-ul-Mujahideen Al-Badr Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front Supported by: Pakistan^[5] Taliban^[6] al-Qaeda^[6]	Ongoing Ongoing low-level Insurgency Enforcement of AFSPA in Jammu and Kashmir
1999		Kargil War	India	Pakistan	Victory Pakistani retreat from Kargil^[7]
2009		Operation Ocean Shield	NATO Japan Somalia India New Zealand Saudi Arabia Ukraine South Korea	Somali Pirates	Ongoing Operations ongoing