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STD VII GREAT WARS AND BATTLES OF INDIAN HISTORY.

*The Kalinga War -261 B.C It was fought by Ashoka.It changed Ashoka's life because he became a Buddhist after this war. He could not bear the slaughtering and bloodshed in the battlefield !Thus he gave up violence and preached peace all through his life.

*First Battle of Tarain - 1191 A.D Md Ghori was defeated by Prithviraj Chauhan.

*Second battle of Tarain - 1192 A.D

Md.Ghori came back the next year and defeated Prithvi Raj Chauhan with the help of Jaichand.

*Battle of Chandwar - 1193 A.D Md.Ghori defeated Jaichand who had invited him to invade and defeat Prithviraj Chauhan. Thus, Muslim rule was firmly established in India.

*First battle of - 1526 A.D. Babar from Ferghana in Central Asia , who was invited by Daulat Khan Lodhi(the governor of ) defeated (the Sultan of ) and established the Mughal in India.

BABAR *Battle of - 1539 A.D. Sher Suri of dynasty, defeated .

*Battle of Kanauj - 1540 A.D. Sher Shah defeated Humayun again and ruled for the next five years,till his death in an accident.

* - 1556 A.D. was defeated by .

*Battle of Talikota - 1565 A.D. The Bahmani Kingdom defeated the Vijayanagar and ransacked the beautiful capital city.

Ruins of Vijayanagar Empire can be seen at a place called Hampii. *- 1576 A.D. Akbar's forces attacked .The battle ended at an advantage for the Mughals.

* – 1757 A.D. Siraj-ud daulah ,the of , was defeated by company led by ., the commander of Siraj ud daulah's army committed treachery and did not fire the cannons. Thus the nawab was defeated and killed while Mir Jafar became the new nawab of Bengal.

Robert Clive * - 1761 A.D Marathas were defeated by Ahmad Shah Abdali

*Battle of - 1764 A.D. ,led by Hector Munroe defeated the combined forces of (Nawab of Bengal) ,Shuja-ud daulah (Nawab of Oudh)and Shah Alam (Mughal emperor).

Hector Munroe *The Battle of Plassey and Buxar made the British the supreme political powers in India. The East India company got the Diwani rights that is rights of collecting revenue from almost entire North India (Bengal, and Orissa). *First war of Indian independence - 1857 A.D. It saw the faces of many great fighters as Rani Lakshmi Bai, , Babu , Tantia Tope and many more.

Rani Lakshmi Bai. Nana Saheb

EXERCISE QUESTIONS STD VII GREAT WARS AND BATTLES OF INDIA

Q1. Who fought against PrithviRaj Chauhan in the battle of Tarain in 1191 A.D.?

Q2. Which battle established muslim rule in India ?

Q3. Who invited ,to defeat Ibrahim Lodhi ,in the ?

Q4. On banks of which river was the fought ?

Q5. In which year was the second battle of Panipat fought ? What was the consequence ?

Q6. Name one great ruler of the Vijayanagar Empire.

Q7. Explain the main reason that led to the defeat of Marathas in the 3rd battle of Panipat ?

Q8. Which battle gave Diwani rights to the britishers?

Q9. Who led the british force during the battle of Plassey ?

Q10. Who was the nawab of bengal during the in 1764 ?