Important Battles in Indian History - Part 2
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Medieval India -
• 1st Battle of Panipat (1526) - Ibrahim Lodi vs. Babur; Babur won, end of Delhi Sultanate
• Battle of Chausa (1539) & Battle of Baligram (1540) - Humayun vs Sher Shah Sur (won)
• 2nd Battle of Panipat (1556) - Akbar won against Hemu
• 1st Battle of Panipat (1526) - Ibrahim Lodi vs. Babur; Babur won, end of Delhi Sultanate
• Battle of Chausa (1539) & Battle of Baligram (1540) - Humayun vs Sher Shah Sur (won)
• 2nd Battle of Panipat (1556) - Akbar won against Hemu
• Battle of Tailkota (1565) - Vijaynagara (Ram raya) vs combined forces of Bijapur, Ahmadnagar, Bidar, and Golkonda. Defeat of Ram Raya. Considered as the end of Vijayanagar Empire.
• Battle of Haldighati (1576) - Rana Pratap defeated by Mughal led by Man Singh
• Battle of Haldighati (1576) - Rana Pratap defeated by Mughal led by Man Singh
• Battle of Dharmat (1658) - Aurangzeb vs Dara Shikoh. Part of succession war of Shahjahan's sons
• Treaty of Purandar (1665) - Jaya singh defeated Shivaji Maharaj. Treaty of Purandar - major setback for Maratha kingdom. 23 Forts handed over to Mughals.
• Treaty of Purandar (1665) - Jaya singh defeated Shivaji Maharaj. Treaty of Purandar - major setback for Maratha kingdom. 23 Forts handed over to Mughals.
• Battle of Karnal (1739) - Nader Shah of Persia vs Muhammad Shah (Mughal). Nader won in 3 hrs. Captured Delhi --> Already declining Mughal dynasty was critically weakened to such an extent as to hasten its demise.
Kohinoor diamond taken away by Nader
Kohinoor diamond taken away by Nader
Carnatic wars (Anglo-French rivalary)
• 1st (1746-48) - Ended with Treaty of Aix-La Chapelle - end of Austrian War of Succession.
• 2nd (1749-54) - Inconclusive
• 3rd (1758-63) - Ended with Treaty of Peace of Paris. English became supreme European power in the India.
• 1st (1746-48) - Ended with Treaty of Aix-La Chapelle - end of Austrian War of Succession.
• 2nd (1749-54) - Inconclusive
• 3rd (1758-63) - Ended with Treaty of Peace of Paris. English became supreme European power in the India.
• Battle of Plassey (1757) - East India Company (EIC) under Robert Clive vs. Nawab of Bengal (Siraj-Ud-Daulah). EIC won. Turning point for British in India; established political and military supremacy of British.
• 3rd Battle of Panipat (1761) - Marathas defeated by Abdali.
• 3rd Battle of Panipat (1761) - Marathas defeated by Abdali.
• Battle of Buxar (1764) - British East India Company (led by Hector Munro) vs the combined armies of Mir Qasim (Nawab of Bengal); Shuja-ud-Daulah (Nawab of Awadh); and Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II.
English won.
Treaty of Allahabad, 1765
English won.
Treaty of Allahabad, 1765
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