Draft:List of wars involving Southern India

This is a list of wars involving states based in Southern India and controlling extensive parts of Southern and Greater Southern India.


Chola Empire (848-1279 CE)

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Chola Empire at its peak (1030 CE)

Chola Empire ruled large chunks of Southern India and had huge influence over Southeast Asian states.

Conflict Chola and Allies Opponent(s) Outcome
Chalukya–Chola wars

(992-1120 CE)

 Chola  Western Chalukyas Victory
Chola Conquest of Srilanka (Anuradhapura)

(992-1070)

 Chola  Anuradhapura Victory
Chola Campaign of Southeast Asia

(1025–1068 CE)

 Chola Srivijaya

Kingdom of Pegu (Burma)

Langkasuka

Victory

Vijayanagara Empire (1336–1646)

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Conflict Vijayanagara and Allies Opponent(s) Outcome
First Bahmani–Vijayanagar War

(1362–1367 CE)

  Vijayanagara Bahmani Sultanate Defeat
Second Bahmani–Vijayanagar War

(1375–1378 CE)

  Vijayanagara Bahmani Sultanate Inconclusive
Third Bahmani-Vijaynagar War

(1398 CE)

  Vijayanagara Bahmani Sultanate Defeat
Fourth Bahmani-Vijaynagar War

(1406 CE)

  Vijayanagara Bahmani Sultanate Defeat
Fifth Bahmani-Vijaynagar War

(1417-1419 CE)

  Vijayanagara Bahmani Sultanate Victory[1]
Sixth Bahmani-Vijaynagar War

(1423 CE)

  Vijayanagara Bahmani Sultanate Defeat
Seventh Bahmani–Vijayanagar War

(1443 CE)

  Vijayanagara Bahmani Sultanate Defeat
Eight Bahmani-Vijaynagar War

(1509-1512)

  Vijayanagara Bahmani Sultanate Victory
Vijaynagar-Portugese-Bijapur War

(1520s)

  Vijayanagara  Portugal Bijapur Sultanate Victory
First Vijaynagara-Deccani War

(1565s)

  Vijayanagara Deccan Sultanates Defeat
Vijaynagara Civil War

(1616-1617)

Second Vijaynagara-Deccani War

(1647s)

  Vijayanagara Deccan Sultanates Defeat

Sikh Empire (1799–1849)

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List of wars involving the Sikh Empire
Conflict Punjab and Allies Opponent(s) Outcome
Third Afghan Campaign of Punjab

(1800)

  Sikh Empire   Durrani Empire Victory[3]
Sikh annexation of Sial

(1807)

  Sikh Empire Sial State Victory[4]
Nepal-Sikh War

(March 1809 – August 1809)

  Sikh Empire   Nepal Victory[5]
Ranjit Singh's campaign of Afghanistan

(1818-1837)

  Sikh Empire   Durrani Empire (till 1819)

  Afghanistan (from 1837)

Victory[6]
Sino–Sikh War

(May 1841 – August 1842)

  Sikh Empire   Qing China Status quo ante bellum
First Anglo-Sikh War

(11 December 1845 – 9 March 1846)

  Sikh Empire   United Kingdom Defeat[7]
Second Anglo-Sikh War

(18 April 1848 – 29 March 1849)

  Sikh Empire   United Kingdom Defeat


India as a political entity refers to historical political entities in India which covered large areas of the Indian Subcontinent and also called themselves India in any form or language.

There has been a general understanding in modern time that India as a soverign nation did not exist before 1947, but there have been several Pan-Indian soverign entities which called themselves India in different languages.

Mauryan Empire (Jambudvipa)

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Peak extent of the Mauryan Empire in 250 BCE.

Jambudvipa is a Sanskrit term used to describe territories of the Indian Subcontinent and South Asia, it has been used in Hindu Literature such as Puranas[8].

Ashoka, who was the third Mauryan Emperor used this term to denote his relam in 3rd century BCE.[9]

Kingdom of Kannauj (Middle India) (Aryavarta)

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Peak extent of the Kingdom of Kannauj in 850 CE.

The Kingdom of Kannauj ruled vast parts of the Northern Indian Subcontinent.

During diplomatic exchanges with the Tang dynasty of China, Emperor Harsha referred to his kingdom as "Middle India" or "Middle Country" (Madhyadesha).

The Gurjara-Prathira dynasty which ruled Kannauj after Harsha, conquered large parts of the Northern India Subcontient and called themselves as the "Lords of the Aryavarta", Aryavarta is a term used to represent Northern Indian Subcontient or Northern South Asia.

Delhi Sultanate (Hindustan) (Hind and Sind)

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Peak extent of the Delhi Sultanate in 1330 CE.

Hindustan is derived from the Persian word Hindū cognate with the Sanskrit Sindhu, it was historically used to refer to Norther Indian Subcontinent but later expanded to the entire Indian subcontinent and South Asia.

The Delhi Sultanate was also known as the "Empire of Hindustan", a name that gained currency during the Medieval and Modern period.[10]

The empire was also called "Hind and Sind" by Ibn Battuta.

The term Hindustan is still used as a historic name to describe the modern Republic of India.[11]

Mughal Empire (Hindustan) (Al-Hind)

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Peak extent of the Mughal Empire in 1707 CE.

(Hindustan is derived from the Persian word Hindū cognate with the Sanskrit Sindhu, it was historically used to refer to Norther Indian Subcontinent but later expanded to the entire Indian subcontinent and South Asia.)

The term Hindustan was also used by the Mughal Empire which directly succeeded the Delhi Sultanate.

The official name of the vast empire was "Dominion of Hindustan" (Wilāyat-i-Hindustān) as seen in various official documents of the Mughal Empire.

In addition there were several names used,

  • "Country of Hind" (Bilād-i-Hind)
  • "Sultanate of Al-Hind" (Salṭanat(i) al-Hindīyyah)
  • "Land of Hind" (Hindostān)

Like Hindustan, Hind and Al-Hind were also used to represent Northern Indian subcontinent and later expanded to the entire Indian Subcontinent and South Asia.

Contemporary Chinese chronicles also referred to the empire as Hindustan (Héndūsītǎn).




References

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  2. ^ Campbell, Joseph (1955). "Bharatiya Vidya, a Quarterly Research Organ of the [Bharatiya Vidya] Bhavan [Of Bombay] on All Subjects Connected with Indian Culture. Vol. XV". Artibus Asiae. 18 (3/4): 336. doi:10.2307/3248675. ISSN 0004-3648.
  3. ^ Lee, Jonathan L. (2022-03-08). Afghanistan: A History from 1260 to the Present. Reaktion Books. p. 162. ISBN 978-1-78914-019-4.
  4. ^ Yasmin, Robina (2022). Muslims Under Sikh Rule in the Nineteenth Century: Maharaja Ranjit Singh and Religious Tolerance. I.B. Tauris. pp. 45–46. ISBN 978-0-7556-4035-5.
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  6. ^ Marshman, John Clark (1867). History of India : from the earliest period to the close of Lord Dalhousie's administration. Oxford University. London : Longmans. p. 33.
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  8. ^ "Paradise Found: Appendix: Section IV. The Earth and World of the Hindus". sacred-texts.com. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
  9. ^ Annual Report Of Mysore 1886 To 1903.
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