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List of wars involving Pan-India includes wars involving Pan-Indian political entities as well as major powers in the subcontinent, which covered majority land area of the India subcontinent during that particular time period.

There have been particular times where no Pan-Indian entity existed , during that time period ,the biggest political entity in terms of land area is chosen and power is chosen.

Ancient India

Nanda Empire


Conflict	India & Allies	Opponent(s)	Outcome	Leader of India
Overthrow of the Nanda Empire (c. 323–321 BCE)	Nanda Empire	Chandragupta Maurya	Defeat Establishment of the Mauryan Empire over annexed Nanda territories.	Dhana Nanda

Mauryan Empire


Conflict	India & Allies	Opponent(s)	Outcome	Leader of India
Seleucid–Mauryan war (c. 305 BCE–303 BCE)	Mauryan Empire	Seleucid Empire	Victory Maurya annexation of all of the Macedonian Satrapies in the Indus River Valley along with conquest of Persian territories such as Arachosia, Gedrosia and Paropamisadae by the Mauryans	Chandragupta Maurya
Kalinga War (c. 262 BCE–261 BCE	Mauryan Empire	Kalinga	Victory Maurya annexation of Kalinga	Ashoka Maurya

Shunga Empire


Conflict	India & Allies	Opponent(s)	Outcome	Leader of India
Shunga-Greek War (2nd Century BCE)	Shunga Empire	Greco-Bactrian Kingdom	Victory	Pushyamitra Shunga
Shunga-Vidarbha War	Shunga Empire	Vidarbha Kingdom (Mauryan Era)	Victory
Shunga-Yavana War Battle of the Sindhu River	Shunga Empire	Indo-Greek Kingdom	Victory

Classical India

Satvahana Empire


Conflict	India & Allies	Opponent(s)	Outcome	Leader of India
Saka-Satavahana Wars (c. 1st–2nd century CE)	Satavahana Empire	Western Kshatrapas	Victory

Gupta Empire


Conflict	India & Allies	Opponent(s)	Outcome
Gupta conquests of Bengal (between c. 320–380 CE)	Gupta Empire	Bengal Pundravardhana Pushkarana Samatata Vanga confederacy Local Vanga states and kingdoms	Victory
Gupta–Saka Wars Samudragupta's conquest of Western Satraps	Gupta Empire	Western Satraps	Victory
Gupta-Huns wars Battle of Sondani	Gupta Empire	Alchon Huns	Victory

Early Medieval India (c. 7th to 12th century CE)

Indian Confederacies (Invasions)


Conflict	India & Allies	Opponent(s)	Outcome	Leader of India
Umayyad campaigns in India (712–740 CE)	Indian Confederacy Gurjara-Pratihara Guhila dynasty Maitraka dynasty Chalukya dynasty Karkota Empire	Umayyad Caliphate	Victory Arab and later Muslim invasions halted in India for next 250 years.
Ghaznavid campaigns in India (10th and 11th centuries)	Indian Confederacy Hindu Shahis Rajput confederacy Jatts Chandelas Kachchhapaghata dynasty Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty Lodi dynasty of Multan Tomara dynasty	Ghaznavids	Defeat Beginning of Muslim rule in the Indian Subcontinent.

Chola Empire


Conflict	India & Allies	Opponent(s)	Outcome
Chalukya–Chola wars (992–1120 CE)	Chola Empire	Western Chalukya Empire	Victory
Chola conquest of Anuradhapura (993–1017 CE)	Chola Empire	Srivijaya	Victory Anuradhapura destroyed by the Chola forces. Plundering of Anuradhapura and the island's treasures
Chola expedition to North India (1019–1024 CE)	Chola Empire	North Indian States Somavamsi dynasty Pala Empire Kamboja Pala dynasty Chandra dynasty	Victory Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh,Kalinga, Jharkhand,Bengal, Bangladesh, annexed as vassal states of the Chola Empire.
Chola invasion of Srivijaya (1025 CE)	Chola Empire	Srivijaya	Victory Chola influence in Srivijaya Sangrama Vijayatunggavarman is captured Dissolution of Srivijayan mandala. [Indonesia]
Chola invasion of Kadaram (1068 CE)	Chola Empire	Srivijaya Kadaram Kingdom	Victory Much of Malay Peninsula sacked and conquered by the Cholas Cholas continued their expedition deeper into the Srivijaya territories Start of the new expansion of Indian cultural sphere into South east asia. {Malaysia]

Late Medieval India (c. 13th to 15th century CE)

Delhi Sultanate


Conflict	India & Allies	Opponent(s)	Outcome
Delhi-Ganga wars Battle of Katasin (1243) Second seizure of Lakhnauti (1244) Battles of Umurdan (1247 to 1256)	Hindustani Sultanate	Ganga Kingdom	Defeat
Mongol Invasions of India (1221-1327)	Hindustani Sultanate	Chagatai Khanate	Victory Mongol forces expelled from India
Delhi-Rajput wars (1301-1336) Siege of Ranthambore Siege of Chittorgarh Battle of Singoli	Hindustani Sultanate	Rajputs Chahamanas of Ranastambhapura Guhila dynasty	Defeat Rana Hammir Singh defeated Tughlaq Army Muhammad bin Tughluq taken prisoner
Delhi conquest of Gujarat (1298-1304)	Hindustani Sultanate	Kingdom of Gujarat Vaghela dynasty	Victory
Delhi conquest of Malwa (1305)	Hindustani Sultanate	Paramara dynasty	Victory
Delhi conquest of Devagiri (1296-1308) Alauddin Khalji's raid on Devagiri (1296)	Hindustani Sultanate	Seuna dynasty	Victory
Delhi-Kakatiya wars Siege of Warangal (1310) Siege of Warangal (1318) Siege of Warangal (1323)	Hindustani Sultanate	Kakatiya Empire	Victory End of Kakatiya Empire.
First Delhi-Bengal war(1353)	Hindustani Sultanate	Bengal Sultanate	Victory Complete sack and occupation of Bengal capital Pandua by the Delhi army in the first invasion.
Second Delhi-Bengal war(1359)	Hindustani Sultanate	Bengal Sultanate	Defeat Delhi withdrawal and Delhi recognises sovereignty of the Sultan of Bengal in the 2nd invasion.
Timur Invasion of India (1398) Sack of Delhi (1398)	Hindustani Sultanate Tughluq Dyansty	Timurid Empire	Defeat Delhi is sacked and looted End of Tughluq dynasty

Early Modern India (c. 16th to mid 19th century CE)

Delhi Sultanate (Lodi Dyasnty)


Conflict	India & Allies	Opponent(s)	Outcome	Leader of India
Later Rajput-Delhi wars Battle of Khatoli (1518) Battle of Gagron (1519) Battle of Dholpur (1519)	Hindustani Sultanate	Rajput Confedracy Kingdom of Mewar	Defeat Northeast Rajputana annexed by Rana Sanga Rana Sanga conquer most of Malwa region The boundaries of Rana Sanga's military influence came to extend within striking distance of Agra. Chanderi bestowed to Medini Rai.

Hindustani Empire (Mughal Empire) [Pre-Suri era]


Conflict	India & Allies	Opponent(s)	Outcome	Leader of India
First Mughal-Rajput wars Battle of Bayana (21 February 1527 Battle of Khanwa (16 March 1527)	Hindustani Empire	Rajput Confedracy	Victory First Battle : Rajput Victory Second Battle : Mughal Victory Mughal rule established in North India by Babur and Agra became centre of their power from Kabul.
Early Mughal-Portugese wars (1535-1573)	Hindustani Empire	Portugese Empire	Inconclusive

Sur Empire


Conflict	India & Allies	Opponent(s)	Outcome
Mughal-Sur war Battle of Kannauj Battle of Sirhind (1555)	Sur Empire	Hindustani Empire	Defeat First Battle : Victory Second Battle : Defeat Re-Establishment of Mughal Empire By Humayun.

Hindustani Empire (Mughal Empire) [After-Suri Era]


Conflict	India & Allies	Opponent(s)	Outcome
Hemu-Mughal war Battle of Tughlaqabad (7 October 1556)	Hindustani Empire	Hemu Vikramaditya	Victory Death of HemuVikramaditya
Second Mughal-Rajput wars Siege of Chittorgarh (1567–1568) (23 October 1567 – 23 February 1568) Siege of Ranthambore (1568) (8 February 1568 – 21 March 1568)	Hindustani Empire	Rajputs Kingdom of Mewar	Victory The Mughal Empire swept into the territories of Udai Singh II Rajput leader Rai Surjan Hada surrenders Ranthambore Fort

The League of the Indies [Pan-Asian Alliance]


Conflict	India & Allies	Opponent(s)	Outcome
War of the League of the Indies (1570 – 1574) Siege of Chaliyam	Pan-Asian Alliance Sultanate of Bijapur Sultanate of Ahmadnagar Zamorin of Calicut Sultanate of Aceh Kalinyamat Sultanate Sultanate of Ternate Sultanate of Tidore Sultanate of Golkonda Mappila Muslims	Portugese Empire	Defeat

Hindustani Empire (Mughal Empire)


Conflict	India & Allies	Opponent(s)	Outcome
Mughal invasion of Bengal (1572–1576)	Hindustani Empire	Sultanate of Bengal	Victory Mughal annexation of Bengal and formation of Bengal Subah

Second Mughal-Portugese wars Siege of Daman (1581) Battle of Valsad (1582)	Hindustani Empire	Portugese Empire	Defeat
Third Mughal-Rajput wars Battle of Haldighati (18 June 1576) Battle of Dewair (1582) (1582)	Hindustani Empire	Rajputs Kingdom of Mewar	Defeat Result of war led to the automatic liquidation of all 36 Mughal military outposts in Mewar.
Fourth Mughal-Rajput wars Battle of Dewair (1606) (1606) Mughal expedition of Mewar (1615)	Hindustani Empire	Rajputs Kingdom of Mewar	Victory Amar Singh I Surrendered Mewar became a vassal of Mughal Empire [First Battle : Indecisive]
Third Mughal-Portugese war (1613-1615)	Hindustani Empire East India Company	Portugese Empire	Victory After two years, the Portuguese Viceroy of India Dom Jerónimo de Azevedo compensated the Mughals and reestablished bilateral relations.
First Mughal-Ahom conflict	Hindustani Empire	Assamese Kingdom	Defeat The maiden attempt of the Mughals upon Assam ended in a disastrous failure. They suffered a colossal loss in men and money besides military prestige.
First Mughal-Sikh war Battle of Rohila (1621) Battle of Kiratpur (1638)	Hindustani Empire	Sikhs
Fourth Mughal-Portugese war (1638-1639)	Hindustani Empire	Portugese Empire
Second Mughal-Ahom conflict (1639-1648)	Hindustani Empire	Assamese Kingdom	Defeat Ahoms devastated the territory near Dacca and carried off to Assam a large number of Mughal subjects as captives.
Danish-Mughal War (1642–1698)[9]	Hindustani Empire	Denmark-Norway Danish India	Stalemate Danish initial victory at sea, but it's demands were never accomplished by Mughals.
Mughal–Safavid war (1649–53) (1649–1653)	Hindustani Empire	Safavid Persia	Defeat Safavid/Persian re-annexation of Kandahar
Mughal conquest of Chittagong (1665–1666)	Hindustani Empire	Kingdom of Arakan (Burma Arakan)	Victory Mughal annexation of southeastern Bengal
Rajput War (1679–1707) (1679–1707)	Hindustani Empire	Rajputs Kingdom of Marwar Kingdom of Mewar	Defeat Jodhpur, Pali, Sojat and MertJodhpur, Pali, Sojat and Merta recaptured by Ajit Singh.^[2][3][4][5]
Tibet-Ladakh-Mughal War (1679–1684)	Hindustani Empire Ladakh Kingdom	Tibet	Treaty Treaty of Tingmosgang
Deccan Wars (1681–1707)	Hindustani Empire	Hindavi Kingdom (Maratha Kingdom)	Inconclusive
Mughal-Bijapur Wars Siege of Bijapur (1685–1686)	Hindustani Empire	Bijapur Sultanate	Victory Mughal annexation of Bijapur.
Anglo-Mughal War (1686–1690)	Hindustani Empire	East India Company (British)	Victory British conclusion of peace with the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb in 1689
Mughal-Golcanda Wars Siege of Golconda (1687)	Hindustani Empire	Golconda Sultanate	Victory Mughal annexation of Golconda.
Fifth Mughal–Portuguese War (1692–1693)	Hindustani Empire	Portugese Empire Portugese India	Status quo ante bellum [1].
Second Rajput War (1708-1710)	Hindustani Empire	Rajputs Kingdom of Marwar Kingdom of Mewar Kingdom of Amber	Defeat Mughal emperor sued for peace.^[1][2] Restoration of the Rajput holdings which had been annexed by the previous Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb.^[1][2]

Hindavi Empire (Maratha Empire)


Conflict	India & Allies	Opponent(s)	Outcome
Maratha–Portuguese War (1725–1726)^[12]	Hindavi Empire	Portugese Empire Portugese India	Inconclusive Peace of Bassein
Novas Conquistas (1729–1789) Siege of Alorna Siege of Tiracol	Hindavi Empire Mysore Kingdom	Portugese Empire Portugese India	Defeat[1][1]
Later Maratha-Mughal Wars Siege of Trichinopoly (1741)	Hindavi Empire	Hindustani Empire Carnatic Kingdom	Victory Maratha army successfully captures Trichinopoly.^[1]
Expeditions in Bengal (1741–1748)	Hindavi Empire	Bengal Nawab	Victory Incorporation of Orissa into the Nagpur State^[1]
Second Carnatic War (1749–1754)	Hindavi Empire Kingdom of Great Britain British East India Company Nawab of Arcot (Wallajah) Hyderabad State (Nasir Jung)	Hindustani Empire[1] Nizam of Hyderabad Nawab of Carnatic Nawab of Bengal	Treaty Treaty of Pondicherry.
Afghan-Maratha War (1758–1761)	Hindavi Empire Sikh Confederacy	Afghan Empire	Defeat

Hindavi Confederacy (Maratha Confederacy)


Conflict	India & Allies	Opponent(s)	Outcome
First Anglo-Mysore War (1767–1769)	Hindavi Confederacy
First Anglo-Maratha War (1775–1782)
Second Anglo-Mysore War (1780–1784)
Maratha-Mysore War (1785–1787)
Third Anglo-Mysore War (1789–1792)
Fourth Anglo-Mysore War (1798–1799)
Second Anglo-Maratha War (1803–1805)
Third Anglo-Maratha War (1817–1818)

Kingdom of Punjab (Sikh Kingdom)


Conflict	India & Allies	Opponent(s)	Conflict
First Anglo-Sikh War (1845–1846)
Second Anglo-Sikh War (1848–1849)

First War of Indian Independence (1857-58)


Conflict	India & Allies	Opponent(s)	Conflict
First War of Indian Independence (1857-58) Indian Rebellion of 1857-58 Indian Sepoy Mutiny of 1857-58)	Hindustani Empire

Modern India (c. 1850s to 1947 CE)

British Indian Empire (British Raj)


Conflict	India & Allies	Opponent(s)	Conflict
Second Opium War (1856–1860)
Ambela Campaign (1863–1864)	India
Bhutan War (1864–1865)	India
British Expedition to Abyssinia (1867–1868)
Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878–1880)
Mahdist War (1881–1899)
Anglo-Egyptian War (1882)
Third Anglo-Burmese War (1885)	India
Third Black Mountain Expedition (1888)	India
Sikkim Expedition (1888)	India
Hunza-Nagar Campaign (1891)	India
Chitral Expedition (1895)	India
Anglo-Zanzibar War (1896)
Tochi Expedition (1896)	India
First Mohmand Campaign (1897–1898)	India
Tirah Campaign (1897–1898)	India
Boxer Rebellion (1899–1901)
Second Boer War (1899–1902)
British expedition to Tibet (1903–1904)	India
Bambatha Rebellion (1906)
Bazar Valley Campaign (1908)	India
World War I (1914–1918)
Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War (1918–1920)
Turkish War of Independence (1919–1923)
Third Anglo-Afghan War (1919)
First Waziristan Campaign (1919)	India
Kuwait–Najd War (1919–1920)
Iraqi revolt (1920)
Malabar rebellion (1921)	India
Pink's War (1925)	India
Second Mohmand Campaign (1935)	India
Second Waziristan Campaign (1936–1939)	India
World War II (1939–1945)
Western Desert Campaign (1940–1943)
East African Campaign (1940–1943)
Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran (1941)
Indonesian National Revolution (1945–1947)
War in Vietnam (Operation Masterdom) (1945–1946)