> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.upscprep.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Important Battles in Indian History - URL: https://www.upscprep.com/important-battles-in-indian-history/ - Published: 2022-09-06T08:29:00.000Z - Updated: 2023-07-09T14:41:06.000Z - Description: Curated List of Landmark battles in Indian world history. - Author: UPSCprep.com - Tags: UPSC Basics, UPSC Mains **Battles has been an important factor in creating states and empires throughout history and, equally so, in destroying them**. Major advances in science, technology, and engineering have been brought about through necessity during times of war/battles. In UPSC preparation, you must be aware of some such landmark battles in Indian and world history. Here is a curated list of important battles - | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------- | --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Battle** | **Year** | **Location** | **Fought Between** | **Conclusion/Result** | | Battle of Hydaspes (Jhelum) | 327-26 BC | | Alexander invades India. Defeats Porus. | | | Conquest of the Nanda Empire | 321-320 BC | | Dhana nanda vs Chandragupta Maurya | Conquest of the Nanda Empire under Dhana Nanda by a force under Chandragupta Maurya | | The Seleucid–Mauryan War | 303 BC | | Chandragupta Maurya defeats the Greek King Seleucus. | | | The Kalinga War | 262 BC | | Ashoka vs. Kalinga empire | Conquest of Kalinga by Ashoka. The Kalinga War prompted Ashoka to devote the rest of his life to ahimsa (non-violence) and to dharma-Vijaya (victory through dharma). After the conquest of Kalinga, Ashoka ended the military expansion of the empire and began an era peace, harmony, and prosperity. | | Battle of Tarai 1 | 1191 | | Muhammad Ghori and Prithviraj Chauhan | Prithviraj won | | Battle of Tarai 2 | 1192 | | Ghori won, PC killed, Ghori established first Muslim kingdom in India | | | 1st Battle of Panipat | 1526 | | Ibrahim Lodi vs. Babur | Babur won, end of Delhi Sultanate | | Battle of Chausa | 1539 | | Humayun and Sher Shah Sur | Sher shah sur won | | Battle of Baligram | 1540 | | | | | 2nd Battle of Panipat | 1556 | | Akbar vs Hemu | Akbar won | | Battle of Tailkota*or* Battle of Rakasa-Thangadi *or*Battle of Bannihati | 1565 | | Vijaynagara (Ram raya) *vs* combined forces of Bijapur, Ahmadnagar, Bidar, and Golkonda | Defeat of Ram Raya. Considered as the end of Vijayanagar Empire (though kingdom existed another century under Aravidu dynasty) | | Battle of Haldighati | 1576 | | Rana Pratap vs Mughal led by Man Singh | Rana Pratap severely defeated(during Akbar's reign) | | Battle of Dharmat | 1658 | | Aurangzeb and Dara Shikoh | Part of succession war of Shah Jahan's sons | | Treaty of Purandar | 1665 | | Shivaji Maharaj vs. Jaya singh | Jaya singh defeated Shivaji Maharaj. Treaty of Purandar - major setback for Maratha kingdom. 23 Forts handed over to Mughals. | | Battle of Karnal | 1739 | Near Delhi | Nader Shah of Persia and Muhammad Shah (Mughal) | Nader won in 3 hrs. Captured Delhi --> Already declining Mughal dynasty was critically weakened to such an extent as to hasten its demise.Kohinoor diamond taken away by Nader | | First Carnatic War | 1746-48 | | | Ended with **Treaty of Aix-La Chapelle** \- ending the Austrian War of Succession. | | Second Carnatic War | 1749-54 | | | Inconclusive | | Third Carnatic War or the Battle of Wandiwash | 1758-63 | | | Ended with the **Treaty of Peace of Paris (1763)**. English became the **supreme European power** in the Indian subcontinent. | | Battle of Plassey | 1757 | | East India Company (EIC) headed by Robert Clive *vs.* the Nawab of Bengal (Siraj-Ud-Daulah) | EIC won. Historic turning point for British in India; it established political and military supremacy of British in Bengal. | | 3rd Battle of Panipat | 1761 | | Maratha vs. Ahmed Shah Abdali | Marathas defeated by Abdali. | | Battle of Buxar | 1764 | | British East India Company (led by Hector Munro) ***vs*** the combined armies of Mir Qasim (Nawab of Bengal); Shuja-ud-Daulah (Nawab of Awadh); and Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II | English won. **Treaty of Allahabad, 1765** \- Established British supremacy in North India. British defeated Mughal empire - landmark event! | | 1st Anglo-Maratha War | 1780s | | | Inconclusive. 20 years peace.Treaty of Salbai. | | 2nd Anglo-Maratha | | | | | | 3rd Anglo-Maratha | | | | | | Battle of Kangla Tongbi (Battle of Lion Box) | 1944 | Imphal, Manipur | Ordnance personnel of 221 Advance Ordnance Depot (AOD) against Japanese forces | It is considered one of the fiercest battles of World War II.Japanese to withdraw | ***\*Note - The list will be updated with more details. Keep visiting!*** --- ## Prelims Essential Course + Mentorship Best Teaching. Everything you need in one course (Mentorship, Lectures, Prelims/Mains/CSAT Test Series, Current Affairs, Answer Writing Guidance, Crisp value addition material) Intensive Course for UPSC 2024. [Know More](https://courses.upscprep.com/?ref=upscprep.com) ---