Name of the Battle | Year | Importance |
1st battle of Panipat | 1526 | Babar defeated Ibrahim Lodi |
1st battle of Tarain | 1191 | Prithviraj Chauhan defeated Mohammed Ghori |
2nd battle of Panipat | 1556 | Akbar defeated Hemu |
2nd battle of Tarain | 1192 | Mohammad Ghori defeated Prithviraj Chauhan |
3rd battle of Panipat | 1761 | Ahmed Shah Abdali defeated the Marathas |
Battle of Buxar | 1764 | British defeated the combined forces of Mir Qasim, Shuja-ud-duala (Nawab of Oudh) and Shah Alam II(Mughal emperor). This completed the work began by the battle of Plassey. |
Battle of Chausa | 1539 | Sher Shah defeated Humayun thus breaking the Mughal rule in India. |
Battle of Ghaghra | 1529 | Babur defeated Mahmud Lodi and Sultan Nusrat Shah thus establishing Mughal rule in India. |
Battle of Haldighati | 1576 | Undecisive battle between Raja Man Singh of Mughal Army and Rana Pratap of Mewar. |
Battle of Kanauj or Billgram | 1540 | Sher Shah defeated Humayun for the second time. |
Battle of Karnal | 1739 | Nadir Shah defeated Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah. |
Battle of Khanwa | 1527 | Babur defeated Rana Sunga further strengthening his foothold in India. |
Battle of Plassey | 1757 | British defeated Siraj-ud-duala with the help of Mir Zafar. This battle laid the foundation of British empire in India. |
Battle of Samugarh | 1658 | Aurangzeb defeated Dara Shikoh. |
Battle of Talikota | 1565 | Deccan Sultanates defeated the glorious Vijayanagar empire |
Battle of Wandiwash | 1760 | British decisively defeated the French in India. The Seven years war (1756 - 1763) between the British and the French in Europe ran parallel to this war. 3 Carnatic wars were fought between the British and the French and this battle was a part of the 3rd Carnatic War. |
Important Battles in the History of India
Posted on: 11/06/2017 08:04:00 AM
By: Team RIJADEJA.com
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