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The Muslim conquests in the Indian subcontinent mainly took place between the 13th and the 18th centuries. Earlier Muslim conquests in the subcontinent include the invasions which started in the northwestern subcontinent (modern-day Pakistan), especially the Umayyad campaigns during the 8th century.

The following list is an overview of and topical guide to the English Wikipedia articles available about the Muslim conquests in the Indian subcontinent.

First phase (8th to 10th centuries)

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Event Name of the Kingdom Year of downfall Indian leader Muslim kingdom Muslim leader Notes
Umayyad conquest of Sindh Chacha dynasty 712 Dahir of Aror Umayyad Caliphate Muhammad ibn al-Qasim Sind (caliphal province).[1]
Arab Conquest of Maitrika Kingdom Maitraka Dynasty 789 Siladitya VII Abbasid Caliphate Amrubin Jamal Sind (caliphal province)[2]
Arab conquest of Kaikan Jats of Kaikan 9th century Qiyani Zutts Umayyad Caliphate Imran bin Musa al Barmaki Umayyad Caliphate.[3]

Second phase (11th to 12th centuries)

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Event Name of the Kingdom Year of downfall Indian leader Muslim kingdom Muslim leader Notes
Arab conquest of Kaikan Gurjara-Pratihara Dynasty 1018 Rajyapala Ghaznavid empire Mahmud of Ghazni Gurjara-Pratihara becomes a vassal state of the Ghaznavids.[4]
Ghaznavid campaigns in India Hindu Shahis 1026 Bhimpala Ghaznavid empire Mahmud of Ghazni Ghaznavid empire.[5]
Ghaznavid invasions of Kannauj Rashtrakutas of Kannauj 1090 Gopala Ghaznavid empire Mahmud of Punjab Gahadavala dynasty.[6]
Ghurid campaigns in India Later Guptas 12th century Samgramagupta Ghurid Dynasty Muhammad Bakhtiyar Khalji Ghurid Dynasty.[7]
Second Battle of Tarain Chahamanas of Shakambhari 1192 Prithviraj Chauhan Ghurid Dynasty Muhammad of Ghor Chauhans of Shakambhari becomes the vassal of Ghurids, later annexed to the Ghurid empire.[8]
Battle of Chandawar Gahadavala dynasty 1193 (according to Firista)
1123(according to Minhaj)
Jayachandra Ghurid Dynasty Muhammad of Ghor
Iltutmish
Gahadavala becomes a vassal of the Ghurids. Later annexed to Mamluk Sultanate.[9]
Siege of Gwalior (1196) Kachchhapaghata dynasty 1196 Sulakshanapala Ghurid Dynasty Qutb ud-Din Aibak Ghurid Dynasty.[10]
Battle of Kasahrada (1197) Chahamanas of Naddula 1197 Jayatasimha Ghurid Dynasty Qutb ud-Din Aibak Ghurid Dynasty.[11]

Third phase (13th to 16th centuries)

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Event Name of the Kingdom Year of downfall Indian leader Muslim kingdom Muslim leader Notes
Siege of Kalinjar Chandelas of Jejakabhukti 1202 Paramardi Ghurid Dynasty Qutb ud-Din Aibak Ghurid Dynasty.[12]
Ghurid conquest of Bengal Sena dynasty 1223 Virupaksha Sena
Keshav Sena
Ghurid Dynasty Muhammad Bakhtiyar Khalji Khalji dynasty of Bengal.[13]
Alauddin Khalji's conquest of Ranthambore Chahamanas of Ranastambhapura 1301 Hammiradeva Khalji dynasty Alauddin Khalji Khalji Sultanate.[14]
Siege of Chittorgarh (1303) Kingdom of Mewar (Guhila dynasty) 1303 Ratnasimha Khalji dynasty Alauddin Khalji Sisodia dynasty.[15]
Conquest of Sylhet Gour Kingdom 1303 Gour Govinda Bengal Sultanate Shamsuddin Firuz Shah Bengal Sultanate.[16]
Alauddin Khalji's conquest of Gujarat Vaghela dynasty 1304 Karna Khalji dynasty Alauddin Khalji Khalji dynasty.[17]
Alauddin Khalji's conquest of Malwa Paramara dynasty 1305 Mahalakadeva Khalji dynasty Alauddin Khalji Khalji dynasty.[18]
Siege of Siwana Paramaras of Siwana 1308 Sitala Deva Khalji dynasty Alauddin Khalji Khalji Sultanate.[19]
Malik Kafur's invasion of the Pandya kingdom Chola Dynasty 1310 Koluttunga III Khalji dynasty Malik Kafur Khalji dynasty.[20]
Alauddin Khalji's conquest of Devagiri Seuna (Yadava) dynasty 1311 Ramachandra of Devagiri Khalji dynasty Alauddin Khalji Vassal of Khalji Sultanate. Later annexation to Khalji Sultanate.[21]
Alauddin Khalji's conquest of Jalore Chahamanas of Jalor 1311 Kanhadadeva Khalji dynasty Alauddin Khalji Khalji dynasty.[22]
Malik Kafur's invasion of the Pandya kingdom Pandya dynasty 1311 Sundara Pandya Khalji dynasty Malik Kafur Khalji dynasty. (Except southernmost parts).[23]
Khalji raid against Yajvapalas Yajvapala dynasty 1312 Chandradeva Khalji dynasty Alauddin Khalji Alauddin Khalji.[24]
Siege of Warangal (1323) Kakatiya dynasty 1323 Prataparudra  (POW) Tughlaq Sultanate Muhammad bin Tughlaq Tughlaq Sultanate.[25]
Capture of Sinhagad Koli Ranas 1328 Nag Nayak of Sinhagad Tughlaq Sultanate Muhammad bin Tughlaq Tughlaq Sultanate.[26]
Fall of Kampili Kingdom Kampili Kingdom 1328 Kampilideva Tughlaq Sultanate Muhammad bin Tughlaq Tughlaq Sultanate.[27]
Fall of Mithila Karnats of Mithila 1324 Harisimhadeva (fled to Nepal) Tughlaq Sultanate Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq Tughlaq Sultanate.[28]
Shah Mir rebellion Lohara dynasty 1339 Queen Kota Shah Mir dynasty Shah Mir Shah Mir dynasty.[29]
Siege of Dwarasamudra Hoysala Kingdom 1346 Veera Ballala III Madurai Sultanate Ghiyas-ud-din of Madurai Vijayanagara Empire.[30]
Bahmani–Vijayanagar War (1362–1367) Musunuri Nayakas 1368 Kanhaiyya Bahmani Sultanate Mohammed Shah I Bahmani Sultanate.[31]
Fall of Gondwana Kingdom of Kherla 1433 Narsingh Rai Malwa Sultanate Hoshang Shah Malwa Sultanate.[32]
Malwa Sultanate capture of Kalauli Yadavas of Karauli 1454 Chandrapal Malwa Sultanate Mahmud Khalji Malwa Sultanate.[33]
Fall of Junagadh Chudasama dynasty 1472 Mandalika III Gujarat Sultanate Mahmud Begada Gujarat Sultanate.[34]
History of Champaner Chauhans of Champaner 1484 Rawal Jai Singh Gujarat Sultanate Mahmud Begada Gujarat Sultanate.[35]
Capture of Janjira Kolis of Janjira 1489 Ram Patil Ahmadnagar Sultanate Malik Ahmad Nizam Shah I Ahmadnagar Sultanate.[36]
Bengal Sultanate–Kamata Kingdom War Khen dynasty 1498 Nilambor Bengal Sultanate Alauddin Husain Shah Bengal Sultanate.[37]
Tomara dynasty Tomaras of Dholpur 1505 Vinayak Deva Lodi Sultanate Sikandar Khan Lodi Lodi Sultanate.[38]
Siege of Gwalior (1518) Tomaras of Gwalior 1518 Vikramjeet Tomar Lodi Sultanate Ibrahim Lodi Lodi Sultanate.[39]
Bengal Sultanate conquest of Mithila Oiniwar dynasty 1526 Kansnarayan Bengal Sultanate Nasiruddin Nasrat Shah Bengal Sultanate.[40]
Bengal Sultanate conquest of Orissa Chalukya rule in Orissa 1568 Mukunda Deva Bengal Sultanate Sulaiman Khan Karrani Bengal Sultanate.[41]
Conquest of Bakla Chandradwip Kingdom 1611 Ramachandra Basu Mughal Empire Islam Khan I Mughal Empire.[42]
Capture of Koch Hajo Koch Hajo 1613 Parikshit Mughal Empire Mukarram Khan Mughal Empire.[43]
Mughal conquest of Mewar Kingdom of Mewar (Sisodia dynasty) 1616 Amar Singh I Mughal Empire Shah Jahan Vassal of the Mughals.[44]
Siege of Orchha (1635) Bundela Rajputs of Orchha 1635 Jhujhar Singh Mughal Empire Aurangzeb Mughal empire.[45]
Mughal conquest of Baglana Rashtrakutas of Baglana 1637 Baharji Mughal Empire Aurangzeb Mughal Empire.[46]
Fall of Vijayanagar Vijayanagara Empire 1646 Sriranga III Bijapur Sultanate
Golconda Sultanate
Mohammed Adil Shah
Abdullah Qutb Shah
Deccan Sultanates.[47]
Fall of Madurai Nayaks Madurai Nayak dynasty 1736 Meenakshi Carnatic Sultanate Chanda Sahib Mughal Empire.[48]
Mysore invasion of Calicut Kingdom of Calicut 1757 Zamorin Mysore Sultanate Hyder Ali Mysore Sultanate.[49]
Campaigns of Hyder Ali Nayakas of Keladi 1763 Queen Virammaji Mysore Sultanate Hyder Ali Mysore Sultanate.[50]
Palakkad Fort Kingdom of Palakkad 1766 Palakkad Raja Mysore Sultanate Hyder Ali Mysore Sultanate.[51]
Campaigns of Hyder Ali Nayakas of Chitradurga 1779 Madakari Nayaka Mysore Sultanate Hyder Ali Mysore Sultanate.[52]

Fourth phase (17th to 18th centuries)

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Event Name of the Kingdom Year of downfall Indian leader Muslim kingdom Muslim leader Notes
Conquest of Bakla Chandradwip Kingdom 1611 Ramachandra Basu Mughal Empire Islam Khan I Mughal Empire.[42]
Capture of Koch Hajo Koch Hajo 1613 Parikshit Mughal Empire Mukarram Khan Mughal Empire.[43]
Mughal conquest of Mewar Kingdom of Mewar (Sisodia dynasty) 1616 Amar Singh I Mughal Empire Shah Jahan Vassal of the Mughals.[44]
Siege of Orchha (1635) Bundela Rajputs of Orchha 1635 Jhujhar Singh Mughal Empire Aurangzeb Mughal empire.[45]
Mughal conquest of Baglana Rashtrakutas of Baglana 1637 Baharji Mughal Empire Aurangzeb Mughal Empire.[46]
Fall of Vijayanagar Vijayanagara Empire 1646 Sriranga III Bijapur Sultanate
Golconda Sultanate
Mohammed Adil Shah
Abdullah Qutb Shah
Deccan Sultanates.[47]
Fall of Madurai Nayaks Madurai Nayak dynasty 1736 Meenakshi Carnatic Sultanate Chanda Sahib Mughal Empire.[48]
Mysore invasion of Calicut Kingdom of Calicut 1757 Zamorin Mysore Sultanate Hyder Ali Mysore Sultanate.[49]
Campaigns of Hyder Ali Nayakas of Keladi 1763 Queen Virammaji Mysore Sultanate Hyder Ali Mysore Sultanate.[50]
Palakkad Fort Kingdom of Palakkad 1766 Palakkad Raja Mysore Sultanate Hyder Ali Mysore Sultanate.[51]
Campaigns of Hyder Ali Nayakas of Chitradurga 1779 Madakari Nayaka Mysore Sultanate Hyder Ali Mysore Sultanate.[52]

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