17 January 2011

The Most Important Battles in India's History

Which were the most important battles in India's history?

Year
Place
Winner
Loser
.
712Raor
Muhammad bin Qasim
Dahir
Result: Arabs won Sindh
.
1001Peshawar
Mahmud of Ghazni
Jayapala
Result: Turks won Punjab
.
1192Tarain
Muhammad of Ghor
Prithviraj Chauhan
Result: Turks won north India
.
1527Khanua
Babur
Rana Sanga
Result: Mughals won north India
.
1556Panipat
Akbar
Hemu
Result: Mughals retook north India
.
1565Talikote
Bahmani sultanates
Vijayanagara Empire
Result: Last great Hindu kingdom was destroyed
.
1746Madras
French
Anwar-ud-din (Carnatic)
Result: Showed Europe's military superiority over India
.
1757Plassey
East India Company
Siraj-ud-daula (Bengal)
Result: British won east India
.
1761Panipat
Ahmed Shah Abdali
Marathas
Result: Maratha power was shattered
.
1764Buxar
East India Company
Mir Qasim (Bengal)
Shuja-ud-daula (Awadh)
Shah Alam (Delhi)
Result: British became the most powerful force in India

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