Important Battles in Indian History
r. No.
Name of the Battle
Period
Battle between
Won by
Significance
1
Battle Hydaspes
326 BC
Alexander and Porus
Alexander
Fought on the banks of the Jhelum, which is called ‘Hydaspes’ in Greek; opened relations between India and the West
2
Kalinga War
260 BC
AshokaandKing ofKalinga (Orissa)
Ashoka
Vast destruction andbloodshed changedthe attitude of Ashoka andheembraced Buddhism
3
First Battle of or Thaneswar
1191AD
Prithviraj Chauhan and Mohd Ghori
Prithviraj Chauhan
4
Second Battle of Paipat
1192
-do-
Mohd.
Estabishment of an Islamic empire in India Onset of the Mughal Tarain empire in India
5
First Battle of Panipat
1526AD
Ibrahim Lodhi and Babur
Babur
Onset of the Mughal Empire in India
6
Battle of Kannauj
1527AD
Babur and Rana Sangha
Babur
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