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Ancient Indian Wars www.gradeup.co 1 www.gradeup.co Important Battles of Indian History Battles in Indian History - Ancient Indian Wars War Fought between Date Won by Description Battle of Chola King Karikala & Pandya & Around Chola King Venni Cheraa kings 130 CE Valour of Porus impressed Battle of Alexander defeated Alexander and Porus 326 BC Alexander, so Hydaspass King Porus he permitted him to keep his kingdom Chalukya king Someshvara I & Battle of Around Chola kings Rajadhiraja Chola& Chola King Koppam 1054 CE Rajendra Chola II Battle of 1019- Chalukya empire & Jaysimha II Chalukya Empire Maski 1020 AD It was one of the worst wars in human history, with lakhs of people slain on both Kalinga Maurya king Ashoka & Kalinga 261 BC Maurya King sides. Ashoka War was overcome with regret, so he took a vow of nonviolence and became a Buddhist. Battles in Medieval History 2 www.gradeup.co War Year Fought between Won by Treaties/Description 1st battle of Sultan Mohammad Ghori 1191 Prithviraj Chauhan Tarain & Prithviraj Chauhan 2nd Battle of Sultan Mohammad Ghori Sultan Mohammad 1192 Tarain & Prithviraj Chauhan Ghori 3rd Battle of Shamshuddin Iltutmish & Shamshuddin 1215 Tarain Yaldoz Iltutmish Following this fight, Battle of 1527 Babur defeats Babur and Rana Sanga Babur was given the Khanwa A.D Rana Sanga title of Ghazi. This was Babur's third great war, following which the Battle of 1529 Babur and Sultan Babur defeats Mughal Empire's Ghaghara A.D Mahmud Modi Afghans dominion over India was gained and permanently established. The undecisive Battle of 1576 Maharana Pratap and battle between Haldighati A.D Mughal Emperor Akbar, Raja Man Singh of 3 www.gradeup.co who was led by Man Mughal Army and Singh Rana Pratap of Mewar. Siraj-ud-daulah with Battle of 23 June British East India French & British East - Plassey 1757 Company India Company East India Company & 22 Battle of Alliance of Mir Qasim, British East India October Treaty of Allahabad Buxar Shah Alam II & Shuja-ud- Company 1764 daulla 1638- Battle of Goa Portuguese & Dutch Portuguese - 1639 Battle of 26 Jan British East India British East India - Wandiwash 1760 Company & French Company Sher Shah became Mughal emperor Battle of 26 June Emperor of India, Humayun & Sher Shah Sher Shah Suri Chausa 1539 thereby ending Suri Mughal rule in India Earliest battle in Indian History. 1st Battle of 21 April Ibrahim Lodi & Babur Babur Involved Gunpowder Panipat 1526 firearms & field artillery Forces of Hemu, Chief 2nd Battle of 5 Nov Minister of Adil Shah Suri Mughal - Panipat 1556 & Akbar Maratha Empire & King 3rd Battle of 14 Jan of Afghanistan, Ahmad Afghans Treaty of Surat Panipat 1761 Shah Abdali 1st Carnatic Treaty of Aix-La- 1744-48 English & French War Chapelle 2nd Carnatic 1748-54 English & French Treaty of Pondicherry War 3rd Carnatic 1756- English & French Treaty of Paris War 1763 1775- British East India 1st Anglo Company & Martha Marathas Treaty of Salbai Maratha War 1782 empire 4 www.gradeup.co Treaty of Deogaon, 1803- Treaty of 2nd Anglo East India Company & British East India Surjianjangaon, Maratha War Maratha empire Company 1805 Treaty of Rajghat, Treaty of Bassien 3rd Anglo 1817- East India Company & British East India Treaty of Mandasor Maratha War 1818 Maratha empire Company 1st Anglo 1734- Mysore & East India Treaty of Madras Mysore War 1766 Company 2nd Anglo 1780- Mysore & East India Treaty of Mangalore Mysore War 1784 Company 3rd Anglo Mysore & East India Treaty of 1790-92 Mysore War Company Sriranghapatam 4th Anglo Mysore & East India British Subjugated 1799 Mysore War Company Mysore 1st Anglo- Sikh Empire & British British East India 1845-46 Treaty of Bhairowal Sikh War East India Company Company 2nd Anglo- 1848- Sikh Empire & British British East India - Sikh War 1849 East India Company Company Tripartite Treaty 1st Anglo- 1838- British East India between Ranjit Singh, Afghans Afghan War 1842 Company & Afghans Shah Shuja & Lord Auckland 2nd Anglo- British East India British East India Treaty of Peshawar, 1878-80 Afghan War Company & Afghans Company Treaty of Gandamak 3rd Anglo British East India 1919 Afghans Treaty of Rawalpindi Afghan War Company & Afghans 5 www.gradeup.co Trick To Remember Battles 1. Battles won by Babar in chronological order Trick:"Panni Pikar Khana Khakar Chnaderi Chali Ghagra Pahankar" 1. Panipat first battle(1526) 2. Khanva Battle(1527) 3. Battle of Chanderi(1528) 4. Battle of Ghagra(1529) 2. Battles of Terrain Tricks: 1. 1st battle of Tarain: Gauri ne Astrologer se pucha 10 class exam pass kese kre?(गौरी ने Astrologer से पूछा 10 class exam pass कैसे करे?) Astrologer ne kaha: Taare dekho Prithvi se 11 bje rat me 91 days tak !! (Astrologer ने कहा : तारे देखो पृथ्वी से 11 बजे रात मᴂ 91 days तक) 6 www.gradeup.co 2. 2nd Battle of Tarain: Par Gauri fail ho gyi. Astrologer ne kaha: iss bar Taare dekho Prithvi se 11 bje rat me 92 days tak !! (पर गौरी fail हो गयी Astrologer ने कहा इस बार तारे देखो पृथ्वी से 11 बजे रात मᴂ 92 days तक !! ) 3. 3rd Battle of Tarain: Iss bar Gauri Pass ho gyi, Astrologer ne Gauri ko 11th pass krne ke liye btaya: Iss bar Chandani rat me Chand ko dekho 11 bje rat me 93 days tak!! इस बार गौरी Pass हो गयी, Astrologer ने गौरी को 11th pass करने के लिए बताया: इस बार चा車दनी रात मᴂ चा更द को देखो 11 बजे रात मᴂ 93 days तक !! 3. Battles of Panipat Trick: “BIHAMA” Remember: All the battles of Panipat were won by Muslim rulers 1st Battle of Panipat: BI: Fought between Babar and Ibrahim Lodhi. Won by Babar 2nd Battle of Panipat: HA: Fought between Hemu and Akbar. Won by Akbar 3rd Battle of Panipat: MA: Fought between Maratha and Abdali. Won by Abdali 7 www.gradeup.co 8 .
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