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Welcome to the South Asian military history task force, which covers the military history of South Asia. If you have any questions about articles or are generally seeking advice, you're encouraged to ask at the main military history talk page, or you can directly approach one of the task force participants below. The coordinators of the Military history WikiProject can be contacted here. Scope This task force covers the military history of South Asia. This includes modern-day India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and most of the islands of the Indian Ocean (excluding Madagascar, Seychelles, and Mauritius, which fall under the African military history task force). The task force also covers earlier military affairs in the same location, such as Asoka's campaigns, the Maratha campaigns, and the Mughal and Sikh campaigns. The specific military history of India is covered by the Indian military history task force. Any article related to this task force should be marked by adding South-Asian-task-force=yes or South-Asian=y to the {{WPMILHIST}} project banner at the top of its talk page (see the project banner instructions for more details on the exact syntax). This will automatically place it into Category:South Asian military history task force articles.

Participants

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1. 49lk (talk · contribs) (Topics related to Sri Lanka)
2. Arunreginald (talk · contribs)
3. AshLin (talk · contribs) (About Indian Army in general and Sappers in particular)
4. Bengalpatriot71 (talk · contribs) (Topics related to Bangladesh Armed Forces)
5. Mercenary2k (talk · contribs)
6. Nishadhi (talk · contribs) (Sri lankan colonial wars - Portuguese, Dutch, British eras)
7. Reenem (talk · contribs)
8. Smsarmad (talk · contribs) (Topics related to Pakistan Armed Forces)
9. Sohailstyle (talk · contribs)
10. Strike Eagle (talk · contribs) (Anything related to the modern IN vessels)
11. Sudhanshu Nimbalkar (talk · contribs)(Indian armed forces, Indian Foreign policy, Wars in Indian subcontinent, Weapon systems)
12. Tinucherian (talk · contribs)
13. Ttheek (talk · contribs)
14. Vibhijain (talk · contribs)

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Article statistics

The table to the right shows the current article assessment statistics for this task force. A list of the top 500 most popular articles within our scope, as well as the number of page views each article received over the past month, can be found here. With most of our articles assessed as Stub- or Start-Class, there's a lot of work to be done. However, we also have a number of good, A-Class, and featured articles, which have been assessed as amongst the best Wikipedia has to offer. These article serve as a yardstick for what can be achieved and should be aimed for, and can provide ideas about how to write an article and what sources to consult; they are listed below: Featured articles Peter Badcoe Felice Beato Chalukya dynasty George V Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay Kingdom of Mysore Operation Infinite Reach Political history of medieval Karnataka Political history of Mysore and Coorg (1565–1760) Rashtrakuta Empire James Tod INS Vikrant (1961) George Washington Western Chalukya Empire Western Ganga dynasty Featured lists List of Brigade of Gurkhas recipients of the Victoria Cross List of Indian Mutiny Victoria Cross recipients List of National Defence Academy alumni List of Victoria Cross recipients of the Indian Army List of destroyer classes of the Indian Navy List of Victoria Cross recipients (A–F) List of Victoria Cross recipients (G–M) List of Victoria Cross recipients (N–Z) A-Class articles 3rd Bengal Light Cavalry Siege of Arrah Camp Chapman attack Sam Manekshaw Moro River campaign Param Vir Chakra Good articles 15th (Imperial Service) Cavalry Brigade Alchon Huns Arihant-class submarine Siege of Arrah Aryacakravarti dynasty Battle of Assaye Battle of Chunj Battle of Jajau Battle of Kilinochchi (2008–2009) Battle of Plaman Mapu Battle of the Indus Bengal famine of 1943 Bobbili Fort British cavalry during the First World War K. M. Cariappa Invasion of Ceylon Cornwallis in India Battle of Elephant Point Field marshal (India) Fort Dansborg SS Fort Stikine Abdul Hamid (soldier) 2011 Helmand Province killing Hindu–German Conspiracy Imperial Gift Indian Airlines Flight 814 Indian Army during World War I Indian Military Academy Jaffna kingdom Kamorta-class corvette Khalji Revolution Khalji dynasty (Bengal) Killing of Osama bin Laden Kolkata-class destroyer Kulottunga I INS Kursura (S20) Lahore Fort Alexander Lindsay (East India Company officer) Peter Lumsden Ravish Malhotra Sam Manekshaw Moro River campaign Muharram Rebellion Subroto Mukerjee 2011 NATO attack in Pakistan Battle of Nablus (1918) Battle of Nalapani Kazi Nazrul Islam Russian submarine Nerpa (K-152) Nezak Huns Niedermayer–Hentig Expedition Death of Linda Norgrove Palamu fort Param Vir Chakra Portuguese conquest of the Jaffna kingdom Pratapgarh Kingdom Operation Python Rama Raghoba Rane Rani of Jhansi Route Trident Sack of Delhi (1757) Gurbachan Singh Salaria Battle of San Marino INS Saryu Sabuktigin INS Shakti (A57) Somnath Sharma Battle of Sharon Shivalik-class frigate INS Shivalik Arjan Singh Jadunath Singh Joginder Singh (soldier) Karam Singh Piru Singh Shaitan Singh Southeast Asia Treaty Organization Sunda Straits Crisis Sher Shah Suri Ardeshir Tarapore Telangana Rebellion Third Anglo-Maratha War Third Transjordan attack Siege of Trichinopoly (1743) Operation Trident (1971) Tupolev Tu-142 United States invasion of Afghanistan Vizianagaram Fort RIMS Warren Hastings World War II

South Asian military history task force assessment statistics Articles Lists FA 14 FL 8 A 6 AL 1 GA 85     B 591 BL 9 C 2,288 CL 45 Start 3,641 List 125 Stub 1,182     Total 7,807 Total 188 Other pages Category 0 Disambig 0 Draft 0 File 0 Portal 0 Project 0 Redirect 0 SIA 83 Template 0 User 0 Total 83 Unassessed 1 Statistics ω 37,231 Ω 4.657 category

Open tasks

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Popular pages

Full list

Cleanup needed

Bangladesh Army • Type 59G(BD) Durjoy •Sri Lankan Civil War

Requested articles

Battle of Divicotta • Battle of Sugar-Loaf Rock • Battle of Tondeman's Woods • Barkat Ahmed • Deccan troops • Narendra Bir Singh •Bengali expedition in Nepal •First Anglo–Bengal War•First afghan invasion of Pakistan

Expansion needed

8 Gorkha Rifles • 9 Gorkha Rifles • Battle of Wandewash • Kalinga War • I Corps (India) • II Corps (India) • III Corps (India) • IV Corps (India) • XI Corps (India) • XII Corps (India) • XV Corps (India) • XVI Corps (India) • XIV Corps (India) • IX Corps (India) • X Corps (India) • XXI Corps (India) • XXXIII Corps (India) • Namdeo Jadhao • Bhutan War • Ming–Kotte War • 66 Division (Sri Lanka)

Images needed

25th Bangladesh Infantry Regiment • Burma Rifles • Ceylon Mounted Rifles

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Citations needed

25th Bangladesh Infantry Regiment • 1987 Sino-Indian skirmish • Afghan National Army • Bangladesh Military Academy • Burma Rifles • Ceylon Mounted Rifles • Indian Army • Pakistan Army • Siachen conflict • Uththama Pooja Pranama Padakkama •

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Article alerts

Today's featured article requests

• 04 Jul 2025 – George Washington (talk · edit · hist) has been proposed for Today's Featured Article by Z1720 (t · c); see discussion

Articles for deletion

• 09 May 2025 – Vyomika Singh (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Awsib (t · c) was closed as merge by Explicit (t · c) on 16 May 2025; see discussion (26 participants)
• 08 May 2025 – Maratha invasion of Deccan (1739) (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Mohammad Umar Ali (t · c) was closed as delete by Liz (t · c) on 15 May 2025; see discussion (6 participants)
• 07 May 2025 – Amit Berwal (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by JavaHurricane (t · c) was closed as delete by Explicit (t · c) on 14 May 2025; see discussion (3 participants)

Proposed deletions

• 11 May 2025 – Memorial Hall of the Chinese Expeditionary Force (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Onel5969 (t · c) and endorsed by Onel5969 (t · c) on 11 May 2025 was deproded by Cunard (t · c) on 12 May 2025

Categories for discussion

• 11 May 2025 – Category:Kiev-class aircraft carriers of the Indian Navy (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Wareon (t · c); see discussion
• 11 May 2025 – Category:Majestic-class aircraft carriers of the Indian Navy (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Wareon (t · c); see discussion

Redirects for discussion

• 10 May 2025 – Indo-Pakistani war of 2025 (talk · edit · hist) →2025 India–Pakistan conflict was RfDed by Emily.Owl (t · c); see discussion

Files for discussion

• 09 Apr 2025 – File:China Crosses Yalu.jpg (talk · edit · hist) (on Korean War) was FfDed by JayCubby (t · c); see discussion

Featured article candidates

• 21 Apr 2025 – Rani of Jhansi (talk · edit · hist) was FA nominated by AirshipJungleman29 (t · c); see discussion

Good article nominees

• 12 Feb 2025 – Pete Hegseth (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by ElijahPepe (t · c); start discussion
• 09 May 2025 – Indian Airlines Flight 814 (talk · edit · hist) GA nominated by Magentic Manifestations (t · c) was promoted by Ivey (t · c), see discussion

Good article reassessments

• 12 May 2025 – Third Anglo-Maratha War (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for GA reassessment by Z1720 (t · c); see discussion

Requests for comments

• 27 Apr 2025 – 2025 Pahalgam attack (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by GrabUp (t · c); see discussion

Requested moves

• 12 May 2025 – History of the Afghan Armed Forces (2002–2021) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Afghan National Army by Lazarbeem (t · c); see discussion
• 13 Apr 2025 – Second Battle of Tarain (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Second battle of Tarain by Cinderella157 (t · c); see discussion
• 11 May 2025 – 2019 India–Pakistan border skirmishes (talk · edit · hist) move request to 2019 India–Pakistan standoff by Al-Waqīmī (t · c) was closed; see discussion
• 09 May 2025 – 2025 Pahalgam attack (talk · edit · hist) move request to Pahalgam attack by Abo Yemen (t · c) was not moved; see discussion
• 07 May 2025 – 2025 India–Pakistan strikes (talk · edit · hist) move request to 2025 India–Pakistan conflict by Fuzheado (t · c) was closed; see discussion

Articles to be merged

• 18 Apr 2025 – Freedom fighter (Bangladesh) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Mukti Bahini by Ahammed Saad (t · c); see discussion
• 14 Jan 2025 – Paika (community) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Paiks by Bongan (t · c); see discussion
• 12 Nov 2024 – Criticism of the military of Pakistan (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to The Establishment (Pakistan) by TheBirdsShedTears (t · c); see discussion
• 10 May 2025 – Indo-Pakistani war of 2025 (talk · edit · hist) proposed for merging to 2025 India–Pakistan strikes by Soni (t · c) was closed; see discussion
• 10 May 2025 – Operation Bunyanun Marsoos (talk · edit · hist) proposed for merging to 2025 India–Pakistan strikes by Veritasphere (t · c) was closed; see discussion
• 07 May 2025 – 2025 Pakistani strikes in Kashmir (talk · edit · hist) proposed for merging to 2025 India–Pakistan strikes by Saadi095 (t · c) was closed; see discussion

Articles to be split

• 10 Apr 2022 – History of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Knowledgekid87 (t · c); see discussion

Resources

If you know of any useful resources, please feel free to add them here:

• Amin, A.H. "The Battle for Ravi-Sutlej Corridor 1965: A Strategic and Operational Analysis". Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
• Cloughley, Brian (2016). A History of the Pakistan Army: Wars and Insurrections. Skyhorse Publishing. ISBN 9781631440397.
• Marston, Daniel P.; Chandar S. Sundaram, eds. (2008). A Military History of India and South Asia: From the East India Company to the Nuclear Era. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-21999-2.