Tricks to Remember Important Battles of Indian History

Important Battles of Indian History

Battles in Indian History - Ancient Indian Wars

War	Fought between	Date	Won by	Description
Battle of Venni	Chola King Karikala & Pandya & Cheraa kings	Around 130 CE	Chola King
Battle of Hydaspass	Alexander and Porus	326 BC	Alexander defeated King Porus	Valour of Porus impressed Alexander, so he permitted him to keep his kingdom
Battle of Koppam	Chalukya king Someshvara I & Chola kings Rajadhiraja Chola& Rajendra Chola II	Around 1054 CE	Chola King
Battle of Maski	Chalukya empire & Jaysimha II	1019-1020 AD	Chalukya Empire
Kalinga War	Maurya king Ashoka & Kalinga	261 BC	Maurya King	It was one of the worst wars in human history, with lakhs of people slain on both sides. Ashoka was overcome with regret, so he took a vow of nonviolence and became a Buddhist.

Battles in Medieval History

War	Year	Fought between	Won by	Treaties/Description
1st battle of Tarain	1191	Sultan Mohammad Ghori & Prithviraj Chauhan	Prithviraj Chauhan
2nd Battle of Tarain	1192	Sultan Mohammad Ghori & Prithviraj Chauhan	Sultan Mohammad Ghori
3rd Battle of Tarain	1216	Shamshuddin Iltutmish & Yaldoz	Shamshuddin Iltutmish
Battle of Khanwa	1527 A.D	Babur and Rana Sanga	Babur defeats Rana Sanga	Following this fight, Babur was given the title of Ghazi.
Battle of Ghaghara	1529 A.D	Babur and Muhammad Lodi	Babur defeats Afghans	This was Babur's third great war, following which the Mughal Empire's dominion over India was gained and permanently established.
Battle of Haldighati	1576 A.D	Maharana Pratap and Mughal Emperor Akbar, who was led by Man Singh	The undecisive battle between Raja Man Singh of Mughal Army and Rana Pratap of Mewar.
Battle of Plassey	23 June 1757	Siraj-ud-daulah with French & British East India Company	British East India Company	-
Battle of Buxar	22 October 1764	East India Company & Alliance of Mir Qasim, Shah Alam II & Shuja-ud- daulla	British East India Company	Treaty of Allahabad
Battle of Goa	1638- 1639	Portuguese & Dutch	Portuguese	-
Battle of Wandiwash	26 Jan 1760	British East India Company & French	British East India Company	-
Battle of Chausa	26 June 1539	Mughal emperor Humayun & Sher Shah Suri	Sher Shah Suri	Sher Shah became Emperor of India, thereby ending Mughal rule in India
1st Battle of Panipat	21 April 1526	Ibrahim Lodi & Babur	Babur	Earliest battle in Indian History. Involved Gunpowder firearms & field artillery
2nd Battle of Panipat	5 Nov 1556	Forces of Hemu, Chief Minister of Adil Shah Suri & Akbar	Mughal	-
3rd Battle of Panipat	14 Jan 1761	Maratha Empire & King of Afghanistan, Ahmad Shah Abdali	Afghans	Treaty of Surat
1st Carnatic War	1744-48	English & French		Treaty of Aix-La-Chapelle
2nd Carnatic War	1748-54	English & French		Treaty of Pondicherry
3rd Carnatic War	1756-1763	English & French		Treaty of Paris
1st Anglo Maratha War	1775- 1782	British East India Company & Martha empire	Marathas	Treaty of Salbai
2nd Anglo Maratha War	1803- 1805	East India Company & Maratha empire	British East India Company	Treaty of Deogaon, Treaty of Surjianjangaon, Treaty of Rajghat, Treaty of Bassien
3rd Anglo Maratha War	1817- 1818	East India Company & Maratha empire	British East India Company	Treaty of Mandasor
1st Anglo Mysore War	1734-1766	Mysore & East India Company		Treaty of Madras
2nd Anglo Mysore War	1780-1784	Mysore & East India Company		Treaty of Mangalore
3rd Anglo Mysore War	1790-92	Mysore & East India Company		Treaty of Sriranghapatam
4th Anglo Mysore War	1799	Mysore & East India Company		British Subjugated Mysore
1st Anglo-Sikh War	1845-46	Sikh Empire & British East India Company	British East India Company	Treaty of Bhairowal
2nd Anglo-Sikh War	1848-1849	Sikh Empire & British East India Company	British East India Company	-
1st Anglo-Afghan War	1838- 1842	British East India Company & Afghans	Afghans	Tripartite Treaty between Ranjit Singh, Shah Shuja & Lord Auckland
2nd Anglo-Afghan War	1878-80	British East India Company & Afghans	British East India Company	Treaty of Peshawar, Treaty of Gandamak
3rd Anglo-Afghan War	1919	British East India Company & Afghans	Afghans	Treaty of Rawalpindi

Tricks To Remember Battles

1. Battles won by Babar in chronological order

Trick:"Panni Pikar Khana Khakar Chnaderi Chali Ghagra Pahankar"

Panipat first battle(1526)
Khanva Battle(1527)
Battle of Chanderi(1528)
Battle of Ghagra(1529)

2. Battles of Terrain

Tricks:

1st battle of Tarain:
Gauri ne Astrologer se pucha 10 class exam pass kese kre?(गौरी ने Astrologer से पूछा 10 class exam pass कैसे करे?)
Astrologer ne kaha: Taare dekho Prithvi se 11 bje rat me 91 days tak !! (Astrologer ने कहा : तारे देखो पृथ्वी से 11 बजे रात में 91 days तक)
2nd Battle of Tarain:
Par Gauri fail ho gyi. Astrologer ne kaha: iss bar Taare dekho Prithvi se 11 bje rat me 92 days tak !!
(पर गौरी fail हो गयी Astrologer ने कहा इस बार तारे देखो पृथ्वी से 11 बजे रात में 92 days तक !! )
3rd Battle of Tarain:
Iss bar Gauri Pass ho gyi, Astrologer ne Gauri ko 11th pass krne ke liye btaya: Iss bar Chandani rat me Chand ko dekho 12 bje rat me 16 days tak!!
इस बार गौरी Pass हो गयी, Astrologer ने गौरी को 11th pass करने के लिए बताया: इस बार चांदनी रात में चाँद को देखो 12 बजे रात में 16 days तक !!

3. Battles of Panipat

Trick: "BIHAMA"

Remember: All the battles of Panipat were won by Muslim rulers

1st Battle of Panipat: BI: Fought between Babar and Ibrahim Lodhi. Won by Babar

2nd Battle of Panipat: HA: Fought between Hemu and Akbar. Won by Akbar

3rd Battle of Panipat: MA: Fought between Maratha and Abdali. Won by Abdali