Important battles in medieval Indian History
List of important battles fought in India from 1000 CE up to 1757 CE.
01.Battle of Tarain(First)(1191) This battle was fought at Tarain near Thaneswar. Prithviraj of Chauhan Dynasty defeated the Mohaammad of Ghor.
02.Second Battle of Tarain(1192) It was fought at same Tarain battlefield as in the first Tarain battle. This was fought by Mohammad Ghori against Prithvi Raj Chauhan. This time Prithvi Raj was defeated.
03.Battle of Chandawar(1194) In this battle Jaichandra was defeated by Mohammad Ghori.
04.Battle of Panipat(21 April, 1526) In this battle Babur defeated the Afghans and killed their sultan Ibrahim Lodi.
05.Battle of Khanwa(17 March, 1527) Rajputs under Rana of Mewar Rana Sanga, were defeated by Babur of Ferghana. Rana Sanga was wounded in the battlefield.
06.Battle of Chanderi(1528) Medini Rai of Chanderi was defeated by Babur.
07.Battle of Ghagra or Gogara (6 May, 1529) Babur defeated and dispersed the Afghans.
08.Battle of Chausa (7 June, 1539) Sher shah defeated the Mughals, but Humayun, the emperor escaped by crossing the river.
09.Battle of Kanauj or Billgram (17 May, 1540) Sher Shah won against Humayun and occupied the city of Agra.
10.Battle for Delhi (7 October, 1556) King 'Hem Chandra Vikramaditya' defeated Akbar's forces in Delhi.
11.Battle of Panipat(5 November, 1556) Hem Chandra Vikramaditya (Hemu) was defeated by the Mughals under Akbar.
12.Battle of Bannihatti or Tallikota(23 January, 1565) Unified Army of the five Deccan Sultanates defeated the Vijayanagara Army and Vijayanagara General Ramaraju was killed in the battlefield.
13.Battle of Haldighati(1576) This was started between Akbar and Rana Pratap of Mewar.Akbar won the battle.
14.First Carnatic War(1745–48) This war was fought by British and French armies. French occupied Madras, later returned it to British.
15.Second Carnatic War(1749–54) French army under the command of Duplex fought with British and British won. In 1755 they made a provisional treaty.
16.Third Carnatic War(1756–63) In 1758 French occupied Fort Saint David. But defeated at Wandiwasi(1760). Britishers won.
17.Battle of Plassey(June, 1757) British Army under the command of Robert Clive fought with Bengal Nawab Siraz-ud-daula and British won and Mir Jafar was made Nawab. Siraz-ud-daula,while he was unarmed was killed mercilessly by Muhammad Beg,a person who was under his assylum.
| !Name of Battle | Date | Place | Winner | Loser | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battle of Tarain | 1191 | Tarain | .jpg) Prithvi Raj of Chauhan Dynasty |  Muhammad of Ghor | - |
| Second Battle of Tarain | 1192 | Tarain | Muhammad of Ghor | Prithvi Raj of Chauhan Dynasty | Mohammad got the opportunity to enter Indian lands. |
| Battle of Chandawar | 1194) | Chandawar | Muhammad of Ghor | Jaichandra, King of Kanauj | Mohammad further extended his empire in India by defeating a large kingdom. |
| Battle of Panipat | (11-April-1526) | Panipat |  Babur |  Sultan Ibrahim Lodhi | By this victory Babur got opportunity to expand his small principality into big empire |
| Battle of Khanwa | 17-March-1527 | Khanwa | Babur |  Rajputs under Rana Sanga | |
| Battle of Chanderi | (1528) | Chanderi | Babur | Medini Rai of Chanderi | - |
| Battle of Ghagra or Gogara | (6-May-1529) | Ghagra | Babur | Afghans | Afghans are defeated |
| Battle of Chausal | (7-June-1539) | Chausa |  Shershah |  Humayun | - |
| Battle of kanauj or Billgram | (17-May-1540) | kanauj | Shershah | Humayun | Agra was occupied by Sher shah |
| Battle for Delhi (1556) | 7 October 1556 | Tughlaqabad Fort Area - Delhi |  Hemu |  Akbar | Hemu defeated the forces of Akbar and got title 'Vikramaditya', of North India. |
| Battle of Panipat | (5-November-1556) | Panipat | Akbar | Hemu | Akbar reoccupied Delhi. |
| Battle of Bannihatti or Tallikota | (23-January-1565) | Tallikota | Ali adilshah and four others | Aliya Rama Raya | Vijayanagara empire starts declining |
| Battle of Haldighati | (1576) | Haldighati | Raja Man Singh(General of Mughal emperor Akbar) | Rana Pratap Singh of Mewar | |
| First Carnatic | (1745–48) | Carnatic region of South India |  French East India Company | .svg.png){kind=small} British East India Company | |
| Second Carnatic War | (1749–54) | Carnatic region of South India | British East India Company | French East India Company | French loss their expanding opportunities. Continued as trading community in India. |
| Third Carnatic War | (1756–63) | Carnatic region of South India | British East India Company | French East India Company | - |
| Battle of Plassey | (June-1757) | Plassey | .jpg) British under Clive |  Siraj ud-Daulah | British win a major battle in India and later they ruled India. |
| Battle of Buxar | (1764) | Buxar |  Sir Hector Munro commander of British forces |  Shuja-ud-Daula  Nawab Mir Qasim  Shah Alam II, 1790s |
References
Notes
APPSC GROUP - II PAPER- I General Studies Third Battle of Panipat 1761