List of conflicts in Asia

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Egypt

[Iraq]

Early Dynastic Period of Sumer">History of Sumer#Early Dynastic period">Early Dynastic Period of Sumer

• c. 2800 BCE – c. 2500 BCE Gilgamesh of Uruk killed the Elamite ruler Humbaba
• c. 2500 BCE Enmebaragesi of Kish subdued Elam
• c. 2500 BCE Aga of Kish, the son of Enmebaragesi of Kish, besieged Uruk
• c. 2500 BCE Enmerkar of Uruk's year-long siege of Aratta
• c. 2500 BCE Dumuzid of Uruk captured Enmebaragesi of Kish single-handed
• c. 2500 BCE Enshakushanna of Uruk conquered Hamazi, Akkad, Kish, and Nippur, claiming hegemony over all of Sumer. Enshakushanna was succeeded in Uruk by Lugal-kinishe-dudu, but the hegemony seems to have passed to Eannatum of Lagash for a time
• c. 2500 BCE Eannatum of Lagash conquered all of Sumer, including Ur, Nippur, Akshak, Larsa, and Uruk
• c. 2500 BCE En-anna-tum I of Lagash succeeded his brother Eannatum and defended Lagash against Ur-Lumma of Umma
• c. 2500 BCE Entemena of Lagash succeeded his father En-anna-tum I and re-established Lagash as a power in Sumer. He defeated Illi of Umma, with the aid of Lugal-kinishe-dudu of Uruk
• c. 2500 BCE Lugal-Anne-Mundu of Adab subjected the "Four Quarters" of the world – i.e., the entire Fertile Crescent region, from the Mediterranean to the Zagros Mountains
• c. 2295–2271 BCE Lugal-zage-si of Umma conquered several of the Sumerian city-states – including Kish, where he overthrew Ur-Zababa; Lagash, where he overthrew Urukagina; Ur, Nippur, and Larsa; as well as Uruk

Akkadian Empire">History of Sumer#Akkadian Empire">Akkadian Empire

• c. 2270–2215 BCE Conquests of Sargon of Akkad

• * 2270 BCE Battle of Uruk
• * Syria and Canaan campaigns
• * Akkadian conquest of Ebla
• * Magan revolt
• c. 2214–2206 BCE Rimush of Akkad faced widespread revolts which he successfully suppressed and launched a victorious campaign against Elam and Marhasi
• c. 2205–2191 BCE Manishtushu of Akkad conquered the city of Shirasum in Elam
• c. 2190–2115 BCE Naram-Sin of Akkad conquered the Lullubi and Majan
• c. 2115–2090 BCE Shar-Kali-Sharri of Akkad launched successful campaigns against Gutium, Amurru, and Elam, among other places
• c. 2090–2087 BCE After Shar-Kali-Sharri's reign, there may have been a short period of crisis or struggle between Igigi, Imi, Nanum, Ilulu
• c. 2087–2066 BCE Dudu of Akkad ended the period of relative anarchy
• c. 2066–2051 BCE Akkad was conquered during the reign of Shu-turul

  Gutian period of Sumer">History of Sumer#Gutian period">Gutian period of Sumer

• c. 2002 BCE Gutian attacks on the Akkadian Empire

  Fifth Dynasty of Uruk">History of Sumer#Fifth Dynasty of Uruk">Fifth Dynasty of Uruk

• 1945–1906 BCE Ilu-shuma of Assyria made many raids into southern Mesopotamia
• c. 1886–1879 BCE After defeating the Gutian with the aid of other cities, Utu-hengal of Uruk established himself as the king of Sumer
• * c. 1886 BCE Defeat of Tirigan, the last Gutian ruler in Sumer

  Neo-Sumerian Empire">History of Sumer#Third Dynasty of Ur">Neo-Sumerian Empire

• c. 1879–1861 BCE Ur-Nammu of Ur conquered Lagash
• c. 1861–1815 BCE Shulgi of Ur destroyed Der, launched a campaign against Anshan, and engaged in a period of expansionism at the expense of highlanders such as the Lullubi, and others
• c. 1830–1817 BCE The Amorite chieftain Sumu-abum won independence from the city-state Kazallu
• c. 1815–1809 BCE Amar-Sin of Ur launched campaigns conducted against Urbilum, and several other regions with obscure names: Shashrum, Shurudhum, Bitum-Rabium, Jabru, and Huhnuri
• c. 1813–1791 BCE Shamshi-Adad I conquered Assur, Mari, Ekallatum, and Shekhna, establishing an empire encompassing the whole of northern Mesopotamia and included territory in central Mesopotamia, Asia Minor and northern Syria
• c. 1800–1776 BCE During the reign of Ibbi-Sin of Ur, the Sumerian empire was attacked repeatedly by Amorites and as faith in Ibbi-Sin's leadership failed, Elam declared its independence and began to raid as well
• * c. 1776 BCE Elamite Sack of Ur

  Dynasty of Isin">Sumerian King List#Dynasty of Isin">Dynasty of Isin

• c. 1766 BCE Ishbi-Erra of Isin reconquered much of the former heartland of Sumer and Akkad from Elam and various invaders

  Paleo-Babylonian Empire">History of Mesopotamia#Isin-Larsa, Old Babylonian and Shamshi-Adad I">Paleo-Babylonian Empire

• c. 1752–1730 BCE Damiq-ilishu of Isin, the last king on the Sumerian King List, is defeated by Sin-Muballit of Babylon
• c. 1728–1686 BCE Hammurabi of Babylon extended Babylon's control over Mesopotamia by winning a series of wars against neighboring kingdoms
• c. 1720 BCE Puzur-Sin, an Assyrian vice regent drove out Asinum the Amorite vassal king of the Babylonians from Assyria, allowing the native Ashur-dugul to seize the throne and subsequently triggering a civil war which ended Babylonian and Amorite influence in Assyria by 1720 BCE

  Kassite period of Babylonia">Babylonia#Kassite period">Kassite period of Babylonia

• c. 1531 BCE Fall of Babylon
• c. 1507 BCE Kassite attacks on Babylon
• c. 1232–1225 BCE Tukulti-Ninurta I of Assyria defeated Kashtiliash IV, the Kassite king of Babylon and captured the city of Babylon to ensure full Assyrian supremacy over Mesopotamia
• c. 1157–1155 BCE Enlil-nadin-ahi, the final king of the Kassite dynasty that had ruled over Babylon, was defeated by Kutir-Nahhunte of Elam, the successor of Shutruk-Nakhunte

  Fourth Babylonian Dynasty">List of kings of Babylon#Dynasty IV of Babylon, from Isin">Fourth Babylonian Dynasty

• c. 1125–1104 BCE Nebuchadnezzar I of Isin's War with Elam

  Meso-Assyrian Empire">Assyrian Empire#Middle Assyrian Empire 1392–1056 BC">Meso-Assyrian Empire

• 1114–1076 BCE Tiglath-Pileser I of Assyria launched campaigns against the Mushki, the Hittites, and the Arameans
• c. 1074 BCE In the first year of the reign of the 89th Assyrian king Ashur-bel-kala, son of Tiglath-Pileser I, Ashur-bel-kala campaigned in the north against the Kingdom of Urartu

  [Neo-Assyrian Empire]

• 911–605 BCE Campaigns of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
• * 883–859 BCE Campaigns of Ashurnasirpal II
• * 859–824 BCE Campaigns of Shalmaneser III
• * 745–727 BCE Campaigns of Tiglath-Pileser III
• * 722–705 BCE Campaigns of Sargon II
• ** 710 BCE Campaign against Babylonia
• * 705–681 BCE Campaigns of Sennacherib
• ** 703–689 BCE War with Babylon
• *** 693 BCE Battle of Diyala River
• *** 693 BCE Siege of Babylon
• * 681–669 BCE Campaigns of Esarhaddon
• * 668–627 BCE Campaigns of Ashurbanipal
• * 627–624 BCE Campaigns of Ashur-etil-ilani
• ** 626 BCE Revolt of Babylon
• * 616 BCE Battle of Arrapha
• * 627–624 BCE Campaigns of Sinsharishkun
• ** 626–619 BCE Last Strike against Babylon
• ** 616–605 BCE War in the Assyrian heartlands
• *** 614 BCE Fall of Assur
• *** 612 BCE Assur is sacked and largely destroyed during the conquest of Assyria by the Babylonians
• *** 612 BCE Battle of Nineveh
• * 627–624 BCE Campaigns of Sinsharishkun
• * 612–609 BCE Campaigns of Ashur-uballit II
• ** 610 BCE Harran was besieged and conquered by Nabopolassar and Cyaxares
• ** 609 BCE Harran was briefly retaken by Ashur-uballit II and his Egyptian allies before it definitely fell to the Median Empire and Neo-Babylonian Empire
• ** Egyptian-Babylonian wars
• *** 605 BCE Battle of Carchemish

  [Neo-Babylonian Empire]

• * 627–624 BCE Campaigns of Ashur-etil-ilani
• ** 626 BCE Revolt of Babylon
• * 616 BCE Battle of Arrapha
• * 627–624 BCE Campaigns of Sinsharishkun
• ** 626–619 BCE Last Strike against Babylon
• ** 616–605 BCE War in the Assyrian heartlands
• *** 614 BCE Fall of Assur
• *** 612 BCE Assur is sacked and largely destroyed during the conquest of Assyria by the Babylonians
• *** 612 BCE Battle of Nineveh
• * 627–624 BCE Campaigns of Sinsharishkun
• * 612–609 BCE Campaigns of Ashur-uballit II
• ** 610 BCE Harran was besieged and conquered by Nabopolassar and Cyaxares
• ** 609 BCE Harran was briefly retaken by Ashur-uballit II and his Egyptian allies before it definitely fell to the Median Empire and Neo-Babylonian Empire
• ** Egyptian-Babylonian wars
• *** 605 BCE Battle of Carchemish

  Achaemenid Province of Athura">Athura">Achaemenid Province of Athura

• 559–530 BCE Campaigns of Cyrus the Great
• * September 25, 539 BCE – September 28, 539 BCE Battle of Opis
• * October 29, 539 BCE Capture of Babylon

  [Macedonian Empire]

• 335–323 BCE Wars of Alexander the Great
• * October 1, 331 BCE Battle of Gaugamela

  [Seleucid Empire]

• 322–275 BCE Wars of the Diadochi
• * 311–309 BCE Babylonian War

  [Parthian Empire]

• 238–129 BCE Seleucid–Parthian wars
• * 238 BCE Parni conquest of Parthia
• * 129 BCE Battle of Ecbatana

  Roman Province of Mesopotamia">Mesopotamia (Roman province)">Roman Province of Mesopotamia

• 92 BCE – 629 CE Roman–Persian Wars
• ** 198 CE Battle of Ctesiphon
• ** 243 CE Battle of Resaena
• * 66 BCE – 217 CE Roman–Parthian Wars
• ** 40–33 BCE Antony's Parthian War
• ** 161–166 BCE Roman–Parthian War
• ** 213–217 BCE Parthian war of Caracalla
• *** 217 CE Battle of Nisibis

  Sasanian Province of Asorestan">Asorestan">Sasanian Province of Asorestan

• 217–502 BCE Roman–Sasanian wars
• * Winter of 244 Battle of Misiche
• * 253 Battle of Barbalissos
• * 260 Battle of Edessa
• * 264 Battle of Ctesiphon
• * 344 Battle of Satala
• * 359 Siege of Singara
• * 359 Siege of Amida
• * April 27–29, 363 Siege of Pirisabora
• * May 29, 363 Battle of Ctesiphon
• * June 363 Battle of Samarra
• c. 240–272 Assur is destroyed by the Sasanian king Shapur I
• 502–628 Byzantine–Sasanian wars
• * 502–506 Anastasian War
• * 526–532 Iberian War
• * 572–591 Byzantine–Sasanian War
• * c. 602 – c. 628 Byzantine–Sasanian War
• 633–644 Muslim conquest of Persia

• * April 633 Battle of River
• * May 633 Battle of Walaja
• * May 633 Battle of Ullais
• * May 633 Battle of Hira
• * 633 Battle of Ayn al-Tamr
• * November 633 Battle of Muzayyah
• * November 633 Battle of Saniyy
• * November 633 Battle of Zumail
• * January 634 Battle of Firaz
• * November 634 Battle of the Bridge
• * November 16–19, 636 Battle of al-Qādisiyyah
• * January–March 637 Siege of Ctesiphon
• * April 637 Battle of Jalula

  [Rashidun Caliphate]

• 633–644 BCE Muslim conquest of Persia
• * April 633 Battle of River
• * May 633 Battle of Walaja
• * May 633 Battle of Ullais
• * May 633 Battle of Hira
• * 633 Battle of Ayn al-Tamr
• * November 633 Battle of Muzayyah
• * November 633 Battle of Saniyy
• * November 633 Battle of Zumail
• * January 634 Battle of Firaz
• * November 634 Battle of the Bridge
• * November 16–19, 636 Battle of al-Qādisiyyah
• * January–March 637 Siege of Ctesiphon
• * April 637 Battle of Jalula
• 656–661 First Fitna
• * 656 Battle of the Camel
• * 659 Battle of Nahrawan

  [Umayyad Caliphate]

• 680–692 BCE Second Fitna
• * October 10, 680 Battle of Karbala
• * 692 Battle of Maskin
• 743–750 Third Fitna

• * January 25, 750 Battle of the Zab

  [Abbasid Caliphate]

• September 762 – February 763 Alid Revolt
• 809–827 Fourth Fitna
• * 812–813 Siege of Baghdad
• 861–870 Anarchy at Samarra
• 946 Battle of Baghdad
• 1157 Siege of Baghdad

  [Mongol Empire]

• 1258 Siege of Baghdad
• 1370–1405 Assyrian people are massacred at Assur by Timur

  [Ottoman Iraq]

• 1532–1555 Ottoman–Safavid War
• * 1534 Capture of Baghdad
• 1623–1639 Ottoman–Safavid War
• * 1623 Capture of Baghdad
• * 1638 Capture of Baghdad
• July 28, 1914 – November 11, 1918 World War I
• * October 29, 1914 – October 30, 1918 Middle Eastern theatre of World War I
• ** November 6, 1914 – November 14, 1918 Mesopotamian campaign
• *** November 6, 1914 Fao Landing
• *** November 11–21, 1914 Battle of Basra
• *** December 3–9, 1914 Battle of Qurna
• *** April 12–14, 1915 Battle of Shaiba
• *** September 28, 1915 Battle of Es Sinn
• *** November 22–25, 1915 Battle of Ctesiphon
• *** December 7, 1915 – April 29, 1916 Siege of Kut
• *** January 6–8, 1916 Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad
• *** January 13, 1916 Battle of Wadi
• *** January 21, 1916 Battle of Hanna
• *** March 8, 1916 Battle of Dujaila
• *** March 8–11, 1917 Fall of Baghdad
• *** February 23, 1917 Second Battle of Kut
• *** March 13 – April 23, 1917 Samarrah Offensive
• *** September 28–29, 1917 Battle of Ramadi
• *** March 26–27, 1918 Action of Khan Baghdadi
• *** October 23–30, 1918 Battle of Sharqat

  [Occupied Enemy Territory Administration]

• May–October 1920 Iraqi revolt against the British

  [Kingdom of Iraq]

• September 1, 1939 – September 2, 1945 World War II
• * June 10, 1940 – May 2, 1945 Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II
• ** May 2–31, 1941 Anglo-Iraqi War
• *** April 1, 1941 Iraq coup
• 1918–2003 Iraqi–Kurdish conflict
• * November 1922 – July 1924 Mahmud Barzanji revolts
• * 1931–32 Ahmed Barzani revolt
• * 1943 – October 1945 Barzani revolt

  [Ba'athist Iraq]

• 1918–2003 Iraqi–Kurdish conflict
• * September 11, 1961 – 1970 First Iraqi–Kurdish War
• * April 1974 – Mid 1975 Second Iraqi–Kurdish War
• * 1975–1983 PUK insurgency
• * September 1983 – September 1988 Kurdish Rebellion
• * May 1994 – November 24, 1997 Iraqi Kurdish Civil War
• September 22, 1980 – August 20, 1988 Iran–Iraq War
• * 1980 Iraqi invasion
• ** September 23, 1980 Operation Kaman 99
• ** October 29, 1980 Operation Sultan 10
• ** September 30, 1980 Operation Scorch Sword
• ** November 28–29, 1980 Operation Morvarid
• * 1981 Stalemate
• ** April 4, 1981 Attack on H3
• * 1982 Iranian offensive
• ** Early July 1982 Operation Ramadan
• * 1983–85 Strategic stalemate
• ** February 6–26, 1983 Operation Before the Dawn
• ** April 10, 1983 Operation Dawn 1
• ** July 22, 1983 Operation Dawn 2
• ** July 30 – August 9, 1983 Operation Dawn 3
• ** October 19 – mid November, 1983 Operation Dawn 4
• ** Early 1984 Operation Dawn 5
• ** February 14 – March 19, 1984 Operation Kheibar
• ** February 22–24, 1984 Operation Dawn 6
• ** 1984 Battle of the Marshes
• ** March 10–20, 1985 Operation Badr
• * 1986–87 Duel offensives
• ** 1986–89 Al-Anfal Campaign
• ** March 16, 1988 Halabja poison gas attack
• ** February 9–25, 1986 Operation Dawn 8
• ** February 11, 1986 First Battle of al-Faw
• ** December 25–27, 1986 Operation Karbala-4
• ** January 8 – February 26, 1987 Operation Karbala-5
• ** Early 1987 Operation Karbala-6
• ** May 1987 Operation Karbala 10
• ** May – early June 1987 Operation Nasr 4
• * 1988 Final stages
• ** Mid-March 1988 Operation Zafar 7
• ** April 17, 1988 Second Battle of al-Faw
• * 1981 International incidents
• ** June 7, 1981 Operation Opera
• August 2, 1990 – February 28, 1991 Second Persian Gulf War
• * 1991 Operation Desert Storm
• ** February 15–20, 1991 Battle of Wadi Al-Batin
• * January 17 – February 23, 1991 Gulf War air campaign
• ** January 19, 1991 Package Q Strike
• ** February 13, 1991 4:30 am Amiriyah shelter bombing
• * February 24–28, 1991 Liberation of Kuwait campaign
• ** February 26–27, 1991 Battle of 73 Easting
• ** February 26, 1991 Battle of Phase Line Bullet
• ** February 27, 1991 Battle of Medina Ridge
• ** February 27, 1991 Battle for Jalibah Airfield
• ** February 27, 1991 Battle of Norfolk
• ** March 2, 1991 Battle of Rumaila
• ** March 1, 1991 Safwan Airfield Standoff
• March 1 – April 5, 1991 Uprisings in Iraq
• * March 1 – mid-April 1991 Uprising in Basra
• * March 5–19, 1991 Uprising in Karbala
• * March 5 – April 3, 1991 Uprising in Sulaymaniyah
• * March 11–29, 1991 Uprising in Kirkuk
• * March 10–24, 1991 Uprising in Tuz Khormato
• 1991–2002 Air engagements of the Post Gulf War
• * March 20, 1991 – In accordance with the ceasefire, an F-15C shoots down an Iraqi Su-22 bomber with an AIM-9 missile.
• * March 22, 1991 – In accordance with the ceasefire, an F-15C shoots down an Iraqi Su-22 bomber with an AIM-9 missile.
• * December 27, 1992 – A MiG-25 crossed the no-fly zone and an F-16D shot it down with an AIM-120 AMRAAM missile. It is the first kill with an AIM-120.
• * January 17, 1993 – A USAF F-16C shoots down a MiG-23 when the MiG locks the F-16 up.
• * January 5, 1999 – A group of four Iraqi MiG-25s crossed the no-fly zones and sparked a dogfight with two patrolling F-15Cs and two patrolling F-14s. A total of six missiles were fired at the MiGs, none of which hit them. The MiGs then bugged out using their superior speed.
• * September 9, 1999 – A lone MiG-23 crossed the no-fly zone heading towards a flight of F-14s. One F-14 fired an AIM-54 Phoenix at the MiG but missed and the MiG headed back north.
• * December 23, 2002 – In what was the last aerial victory for the Iraqi Air Force before the Invasion of Iraq, an Iraqi MiG-25 destroyed an American UAV RQ-1 Predator after the drone opened fire on the Iraqi aircraft with a Stinger missile.
• September 3, 1996 Operation Desert Strike
• December 16–19, 1998 Operation Desert Fox
• March 20, 2003 – December 15, 2011 Third Persian Gulf War
• * March 19 – May 1, 2003 Invasion of Iraq
• ** March 21–25, 2003 Battle of Umm Qasr
• ** March 20–24, 2003 Battle of Al Faw
• ** March 21 – April 6, 2003 Battle of Basra
• ** March 23–29, 2003 Battle of Nasiriyah
• ** March 24, 2003 Attack on Karbala
• ** March 24 – April 4, 2003 Battle of Najaf
• ** March 26, 2003 – Operation Northern Delay
• ** March 28–30, 2003 Operation Viking Hammer
• ** March 30 – April 4, 2003 Battle of Samawah
• ** March 31 – April 6, 2003 Battle of Karbala
• ** April 2–4, 2003 Battle of the Karbala Gap
• ** April 3–12, 2003 Battle of Baghdad
• ** April 6, 2003 Battle of Debecka Pass

  [Coalition Provisional Authority]

• 2003–2004 Post-invasion insurgency
• * March 20, 2003 – December 7, 2011 Iraq War in Anbar Province
• * October 26 – November 24, 2003 Ramadan Offensive
• * December 13, 2003 Operation Red Dawn
• * April 4 – June 24, 2004 Iraq spring fighting
• * April 4 – May 1, 2004 First Battle of Fallujah
• * April 4 – May 11, 2008 Siege of Sadr City
• * April 6–10, 2004 Battle of Ramadi
• * April 17, 2004 Battle of Husaybah
• * August 5–27, 2004 Battle of Najaf
• * August 5–28, 2004 CIMIC-House
• * October 1–3, 2004 Battle of Samarra
• * November 7 – December 23, 2004 Second Battle of Fallujah
• * November 8–16, 2004 Battle of Mosul

  Republic of Iraq">History of Iraq (2003–11)">Republic of Iraq

• 2005–06 Post-invasion insurgency
• * May 8–19, 2005 Battle of Al Qaim
• * August 1–4, 2005 Battle of Haditha
• * September 1–18, 2005 Battle of Tal Afar
• * June 17 – November 15, 2006 Battle of Ramadi
• * August 28, 2006 Battle of Diwaniya
• February 2006 – May 2008 Civil war in Iraq
• * September 23 – October 22, 2006 Ramadan Offensive
• * September 27, 2006 – February 18, 2007 Operation Sinbad
• * October 19–20, 2006 Battle of Amarah
• * November 15–16, 2006 Battle of Turki
• * December 25, 2006 – October 1, 2007 Diyala campaign
• * January 6–9, 2007 Battle of Haifa Street
• * January 20, 2007 Karbala provincial headquarters raid
• * January 28–29, 2007 Battle of Najaf
• * February 14 – November 24, 2007 Operation Imposing Law
• * February 27 – September 3, 2007 Siege of U.K. bases in Basra
• * April 6–10, 2007 Operation Black Eagle
• * June 16 – August 14, 2007 Operation Phantom Thunder
• * March 10 – August 19, 2007 Battle of Baqubah
• * June 30 – July 1, 2007 Battle of Donkey Island
• * February 15, 2007 Operation Shurta Nasir
• * August 27–29, 2007 Battle of Karbala
• * January 8 – July 28, 2008 Operation Phantom Phoenix
• * January 18–19, 2008 Iraqi Day of Ashura fighting
• * January 23 – July 28, 2008 Ninawa campaign
• * March 25 – May 15, 2008 Iraq spring fighting
• * March 25–31, 2008 Battle of Basra
• * April 15 – May 19, 2008 Al-Qaeda offensive in Iraq

  [Syria]

Chalcolithic period of Mesopotamia">History of Mesopotamia#Chalcolithic period">Chalcolithic period of Mesopotamia

• c. 3500 BCE Battle at Hamoukar

  [Akkadian Empire]

• c. 2270–2215 BCE Conquests of Sargon of Akkad

• * Akkadian conquest of Ebla

  [Hittite Empire]

• c. 1282 BCE Capture of Kadesh
• Second Syrian campaign of Ramesses II
• * Late May 1274 BCE Battle of Kadesh

  [Neo-Assyrian Empire]

• 854–846 BCE Assyrian conquest of Aram
• * 853 BCE Battle of Qarqar

  [Seleucid Empire]

• 274–168 BCE Syrian Wars
• * 274–271 BCE First Syrian War
• * 260–253 BCE Second Syrian War
• * 246–241 BCE Third Syrian War
• * 219–217 BCE Fourth Syrian War
• * 202–195 BCE Fifth Syrian War
• * 170–168 BCE Sixth Syrian War

  [Syrian Arab Republic]

• March 15, 2011 – ongoing Syrian Civil War
• * April 25 – May 5, 2011 Siege of Daraa
• * May 6, 2011 – ongoing Siege of Homs
• * May 7–14, 2011 Siege of Baniyas

  [Iran]

Early Dynastic Period of Sumer">History of Sumer#Early Dynastic period">Early Dynastic Period of Sumer

• c. 2800 BCE – c. 2500 BCE Gilgamesh of Uruk killed the Elamite ruler Humbaba
• c. 2500 BCE Enmebaragesi of Kish subdued Elam

  Fourth Babylonian Dynasty">List of kings of Babylon#Dynasty IV of Babylon, from Isin">Fourth Babylonian Dynasty

• c. 1125–1104 BCE Nebuchadnezzar I of Isin's War with Elam

  [Achaemenid Empire]

• 559–530 BCE Campaigns of Cyrus the Great
• * 552 BCE Persian Revolt

• * 552 BCE Battle of Hyrba
• * 551 BCE Battle of the Persian Border
• * 550 BCE Battle of Pasargadae

  [Macedonian Empire]

• 335–323 BCE Wars of Alexander the Great
• * January 20, 330 BCE Battle of the Persian Gate

  [Seleucid Empire]

• 322–275 BCE Wars of the Diadochi
• * 317 BCE Battle of Paraitacene
• * Winter 316 BCE Battle of Gabiene

[Parthian Empire]

• 238–129 BCE Seleucid–Parthian wars
• * 238 BCE Parni conquest of Parthia
• * 129 BCE Battle of Ecbatana
• 66 BCE – 217 Roman–Parthian Wars
• * 40–33 BCE Antony's Parthian War
• * 161–166 BCE Roman–Parthian War
• * 217 CE Battle of Nisibis

  [Sasanian Empire]

• April 24, 224 Parthian–Sasanian War
• 502–628 Byzantine–Sasanian wars
• * 440 Byzantine–Sasanian War
• * 572–591 Byzantine–Sasanian War
• ** August 591 Battle of Blarathon
• 633–644 Muslim conquest of Persia
• * 642 Battle of Nahāvand

  [Rashidun Caliphate]

• 656–661 First Fitna

  [Umayyad Caliphate]

• 680–692 Second Fitna
• 743–750 Third Fitna

  [Abbasid Caliphate]

• 809–827 Fourth Fitna

  [Israel]

[Canaan]

• c. 2061–2010 BCE Military activities in Canaan of the Pharaoh Mentuhotep II
• c. 2000 BCE Battle of Siddim
• c. April 16, 1457 BCE Battle of Megiddo

• c. 1290–1279 BCE Seti's military campaigns in Canaan
• c. 1279–1213 BCE Campaigns and Battles of Ramesses II
• * First Syrian Campaign
• * Second Syrian Campaign
• * Third Syrian Campaign

  [Confederated Tribes of Israel]

• c. 1200 BCE the biblical Battle of Gibeah

  [United Kingdom of Israel and Judah]

• c. 1050–1010 BCE Saul, according to the Bible king of the United Kingdom of Israel and Judah, fought in a civil war
• c. 931–913 BCE Rehoboam, according to the Bible king of the Kingdom of Judah, fought the Kingdom of Israel in a civil war

  [Kingdom of Judah]

• 925 BCE Sack of Jerusalem an event described in the Bible as sacked by biblical Pharaoh Shishaq, who some identify as Shoshenq I of the Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt.
• 911–605 BCE Campaigns of the

• * 701 BCE Siege of Lachish
• * 701 BCE Assyrian Siege of Jerusalem by Sennacherib
• * 701 BCE Sennacherib's campaign in Judah
• * 635 BCE Fall of Ashdod
• 601–587 BCE Jewish–Babylonian war
• * 597 BCE Siege of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar II
• * 587 BCE Siege of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar II

  Babylonian Province of Yehud">Yehud (Babylonian province)">Babylonian Province of Yehud

• 601–587 BCE Jewish–Babylonian war
• * 597 BCE Siege of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar II
• * 587 BCE Siege of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar II

  Persian Province of Yehud Medinata">Yehud Medinata">Persian Province of Yehud Medinata

• 335–323 BCE Wars of Alexander the Great
• * October 332 BCE Siege of Gaza

  [Seleucid Empire]

• 322–275 BCE Wars of the Diadochi
• * 312 BCE Battle of Gaza
• 219–217 BCE Fourth Syrian War
• * June 22, 217 BCE Battle of Raphia
• 202–195 BCE Fifth Syrian War
• * 200 BCE Battle of Panium
• 167–160 BCE Maccabean Revolt

  [Hasmonean Kingdom]

• 63 BCE Siege of Jerusalem by Pompey the Great, intervening in the Hasmonean civil war on behalf of the Roman Republic.

  Herodian Kingdom of Israel">Herodian Kingdom">Herodian Kingdom of Israel

• 37 BCE Siege of Jerusalem by Herod the Great, ending Hasmonean rule over Judea.

  Roman Tetrarchy of Judea">Tetrarchy (Judea)">Roman Tetrarchy of Judea

Roman Province of Judea">Judea (Roman province)">Roman Province of Judea

• 66–136 BCE Jewish–Roman wars
• * 66–73 First Jewish–Roman War
• ** 70 Siege of Jerusalem by Titus, ending the major phase of the First Jewish–Roman War. It ended in the destruction of Herod's Temple.
• * 115–117 Second Jewish–Roman War

  Roman Province of Syria Palaestina">Syria Palaestina">Roman Province of Syria Palaestina

• 66–136 BCE Jewish–Roman wars
• * 132–136 Third Jewish–Roman War

  Byzantine Province of Palaestina Prima">Palaestina Prima">Byzantine Province of Palaestina Prima

• c. 602–628 Byzantine–Sasanian War
• * 614–628 Jewish revolt against Heraclius
• ** 614 Siege of Jerusalem by Shahrbaraz capturing the city from the Byzantines, part of the Roman-Persian Wars
• Muslim conquests
• * 629 – c. 1050 Arab–Byzantine wars
• ** 634–638 Muslim conquest of the Levant
• *** 637 Siege of Jerusalem by Khalid ibn al-Walid under Umar the Great, capturing the city from the Byzantine Empire

  Rashidun Province of Jund Filastin">Jund Filastin">Rashidun Province of Jund Filastin

• 637 Siege of Jerusalem by Khalid ibn al-Walid under Umar the Great, capturing the city from the Byzantine Empire

Abbasid Province of Jund Filastin">Jund Filastin">Abbasid Province of Jund Filastin

• 1099–1291 The Crusades
• * 1099 First Crusade
• ** 1099 Siege of Jerusalem by the Crusaders, a part of the First Crusade
• ** 1099 Battle of Ascalon

  [Kingdom of Jerusalem]

• 1099–1291 The Crusades
• * 1096–99 First Crusade
• ** 1099 Siege of Jerusalem by the Crusaders, a part of the First Crusade
• ** 1099 Battle of Ascalon
• * Inter-Crusade Period
• ** September 7, 1101 First Battle of Ramla
• ** May 17, 1102 Second Battle of Ramla
• ** August 27, 1105 Third Battle of Ramla
• ** 1113 Battle of Al-Sannabra
• ** 1123 Battle of Yibneh

• * 1145–1149 Second Crusade
• * Inter-Crusade Period
• ** 1153 Battle of Ascalon
• ** November 25, 1177 Battle of Montgisard
• ** 1179 Battle of Jacob's Ford
• ** July–August 1182 Battle of Belvoir Castle
• ** September 1183 Battle of Al-Fule
• ** May 1, 1187 Battle of Cresson
• ** July 4, 1187 Battle of Hattin
• ** 1187 Siege of Jerusalem
• * 1189–92 Third Crusade
• ** 1189–91 Siege of Acre
• ** September 7, 1191 Battle of Arsuf
• ** August 8, 1192 Battle of Jaffa
• * 1197 German Crusade
• * 1212 Children's Crusade
• * 1213–21 Fifth Crusade
• ** 1218 Capture of Jerusalem
• * 1228–29 Sixth Crusade
• * Aftermath of the Sixth Crusade
• ** 1244 Siege of Jerusalem
• ** October 17–18, 1244 Battle of La Forbie
• * 1251 Shepherds' Crusade
• * Late Crusades Period
• ** 1265 Fall of Caesarea
• ** 1265 Fall of Haifa
• ** 1265 Fall of Arsuf
• ** April 4 – May 18, 1291 Siege of Acre
• * 1271–72 Ninth Crusade
• * April 4 – May 18, 1291 Siege of Acre
• 1260–1300 Mongol raids into Palestine
• * September 3, 1260 Battle of Ain Jalut

Ottoman Eyalet of Damascus">Damascus Eyalet">Ottoman Eyalet of Damascus

• 1516–17 Ottoman–Mamluk War
• * October 28, 1516 Battle of Yaunis Khan
• May 17, 1805 – March 2, 1848 Campaigns of Muhammad Ali of Egypt
• * 1834 Arab revolt in Palestine

  Ottoman Vilayet of Syria">Syria Vilayet">Ottoman Vilayet of Syria

• July 28, 1914 – November 11, 1918 World War I
• * October 29, 1914 – October 30, 1918 Middle Eastern theatre of World War I
• ** November 17 – December 30, 1917 Battle of Jerusalem
• ** November 18–24, 1917 Battle of Nebi Samwil
• ** December 1, 1917 Battle of El Burj
• ** December 20–21, 1917 Battle of Jaffa

  [State of Israel]

• 1948–49 1948 Palestine war
• * 1948 Siege of Jerusalem
• 1951–55 Retribution operations
• 1956 Suez War
• 1967 Six-Day War
• * 1967 Encirclement of Jerusalem
• 1967–70 War of Attrition
• 1973 Yom Kippur War
• 1978 South Lebanon conflict
• 1982 First Lebanon War
• 1982–2000 South Lebanon conflict
• 1987–93 First Intifada
• 2000–04 Second Intifada
• 2006 Second Lebanon War
• 2008–09 Gaza War
• 2012 Operation Pillar of Defense

  [Lebanon]

• 1279–1213 BCE Campaigns and battles of Ramesses II
• * First Syrian campaign
• * Second Syrian campaign
• * Third Syrian campaign
• 1200 BCE Amurru kingdom was destroyed by the Sea Peoples
• April 13, 1975 – October 13, 1990 CE Lebanese Civil War
• * February 7 – April 1978 Hundred Days' War
• * June 6, 1982 – June 1985 Lebanon War
• * September 3, 1983 – February 1984 Mountain War
• * May 19, 1985 – July 1988 War of the Camps
• May 14, 1948 – ongoing Israeli–Lebanese conflict
• * June 1985 – May 25, 2000 South Lebanon conflict
• * July 12 – August 14, 2006 Lebanon War
• December 18, 2010 – ongoing Arab Spring
• * March 15, 2011 – ongoing Syrian Civil War
• ** 2011 – ongoing Spillover of the Syrian Civil War
• *** June 17, 2011 – ongoing Syrian Civil War spillover in Lebanon

  Turkey

[Hittite Empire]

• 1650–1600 BCE Conquests of Hattusili I and Mursili I
• 1430–1350 BCE Kaska invasions of Hatti

• 1260–1240 BCE Trojan War

  [Kingdom of Diaokhi]

• 1112 BCE Diaokhi–Assyrian War
• 756–741 BCE Diaokhi–Urartian War
• 729–722 BCE Colchian–Cimmerian War

  [Lydian Empire]

• May 28, 585 BCE Battle of Halys

  [Achaemenid Empire]

• 547 BCE Siege of Sardis
• 499–449 BCE Greco-Persian Wars
• * 499–493 BCE Ionian Revolt
• * 492–490 BCE First Persian invasion of Greece
• * 480–478 BCE Second Persian invasion of Greece
• ** August 27, 479 BCE Battle of Mycale
• * 477–449 BCE Wars of the Delian League
• ** 466 BCE or 469 BCE Battle of the Eurymedon

  [Macedonian Empire]

• 335–323 BCE Wars of Alexander the Great
• * May 334 BCE Battle of the Granicus
• * 334 BCE Siege of Miletus
• * 334 BCE Siege of Halicarnassus
• * November 5, 333 BCE Battle of Issus

[Seleucid Empire]

• 322–275 BCE Wars of the Diadochi
• 238–129 BCE Seleucid–Parthian wars

  [Roman Republic]

• 192–188 BCE Roman–Syrian War
• 92 BCE – 629 CE Roman-Persian Wars
• * June 8, 218 CE Battle of Antioch
• * 260 Battle of Edessa
• * 344 Siege of Singara
• * 359 Siege of Amida

[Kingdom of Pontus]

• 88–63 BCE Mithridatic Wars
• * 88–84 BCE First Mithridatic War
• * 83–81 BCE Second Mithridatic War
• ** 82 BCE Battle of Halys
• * 75–63 BCE Third Mithridatic War

  [Roman Empire]

• 66–217 BCE Roman-Parthian Wars
• * June 53 BCE Battle of Carrhae
• * 39 BCE Battle of the Cilician Gates
• * 39 BCE Battle of Amanus Pass

  [Byzantine Empire]

• 421–628 Byzantine–Sasanian wars
• * 421–422 Roman–Sasanian War
• * 502–506 Anastasian War
• * 526–532 Iberian War
• * 572–591 Roman–Persian War
• * 602–628 Byzantine–Sasanian War
• ** 610 Antioch riots
• ** 613 Battle of Antioch
• ** 610–628 Jewish revolt against Heraclius
• ** 615 Shahin's invasion of Asia Minor
• ** 622 Heraclius' campaign
• ** 602–628 Byzantine assault on Persia
• ** 626 Siege of Constantinople
• ** 627–629 Third Perso-Turkic War
• 629–1050s Arab–Byzantine wars
• * 674–678 Siege of Constantinople
• * 717–718 Siege of Constantinople
• * 804–805 Battle of Krasos
• * 838 Battle of Anzen
• * 838 Sack of Amorium
• * 863 Battle of Lalakaon
• * John Kourkouas' campaigns
• ** 926–930 First Melitene campaign and conquest of Kalikala
• ** 931–934 Second Malitene campaign
• * Sayf al-Dawla campaigns
• ** 944 Conquest of Aleppo
• ** 953 Battle of Marash
• ** 962 Siege of Aleppo

  [Seljuq Empire]

• 1048–1308 Byzantine–Seljuq wars
• * August 26, 1071 Battle of Manzikert

[Sultanate of Rum]

• 1095–1099 First Crusade
• * July 1, 1097 Battle of Dorylaeum
• 1145–1149 Second Crusade
• * October 25, 1147 Battle of Dorylaeum
• 1048–1308 Byzantine–Seljuq wars
• * September 17, 1176 Battle of Myriokephalon
• * 1207 Siege of Antalya
• * 1203 Siege of Constantinople
• * 1204 Siege of Constantinople

[Latin Empire]

• 1204–1261 Bulgarian–Latin wars
• * 1235 Siege of Constantinople
• Nicaean–Latin Wars
• * 1260 Siege of Constantinople

  [Ottoman Empire]

• 1265–1479 Byzantine–Ottoman Wars
• * 1265–1328
• * 1328–1341
• ** 1331 Siege of Nicaea
• ** 1333–1337 Siege of Nicomedia
• * 1341–1371
• * 1371–1394
• * 1394–1424
• ** 1422 Siege of Constantinople
• * 1424–1453 Ottoman campaign on Constantinopolis
• ** April 6, 1453 – May 29, 1453 Fall of Constantinople

  [Saudi Arabia]

[Muhammad in Medina]

• 623 Al Is Caravan Raid
• 623 Batn Rabigh Caravan Raid
• May & June 623 Kharar Caravan Raid
• August 623 Invasion of Waddan
• October 623 Invasion of Buwat
• December 623 Invasion of Dul Ashir
• 623 Invasion of Safwan
• January 624 Nakhla Raid
• March 624 Battle of Badr
• January 624 Assassination of Asma bint Marwan
• February 624 Assassination of Abu Afak
• 624 Invasion of Sawiq
• February 624 Invasion of Banu Qaynuqa
• May 624 Al Kudr Invasion
• September 624 Invasion of Thi Amr
• September 624 Assassination of Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf
• 624 Invasion of Bahran
• 624 Nejd Caravan Raid
• December 624 Expedition of 'Abdullah ibn 'Atik
• March 23 625 Battle of Uhud
• March 625 Invasion of Hamra al-Asad
• June 625 Expedition of Qatan
• 625 Expedition of Abdullah Ibn Unais
• 625 Expedition of Al Raji
• 627 The Mission of Amr bin Umayyah al-Damri
• July 625 Expedition of Bir Maona
• August 625 Invasion of Banu Nadir
• October 625 or 627 Expedition of Dhat al-Riqa
• January 626 or March 625 Invasion of Badr
• July 626 Invasion of Dumatul Jandal
• February 627 Battle of the Trench
• February–March 627 Invasion of Banu Qurayza
• June 627 Expedition of Muhammad ibn Maslamah
• 627 Expedition of Ukasha bin Al-Mihsan
• August 627 First Raid on Banu Thalabah
• August 627 Second Raid on Banu Thalabah
• September 627 Invasion of Banu Lahyan
• 627 Raid on al-Ghabah
• September 627 Expedition of Dhu Qarad
• 627 Expedition of Zaid ibn Haritha
• September 627 Expedition of Zaid ibn Haritha
• 627 Third Raid on Banu Thalabah
• October 627 Expedition of Zaid ibn Haritha
• December 627 Expedition of Zaid ibn Haritha
• December 627 Invasion of Banu Mustaliq
• December 627 Expedition of Abdur Rahman bin Auf
• 627 Expedition of Fidak
• January 628 Second Expedition of Wadi al-Qura
• February 628 Expedition of Kurz bin Jabir Al-Fihri
• February 628 Expedition of Abdullah ibn Rawaha
• March 628 Treaty of Hudaybiyyah
• May 628 Conquest of Fidak
• May/June 628 Battle of Khaybar
• May 628 Third Expedition of Wadi al Qura
• December 628 Expedition of Umar ibn al-Khatab
• December 628 Expedition of Abu Bakr As-Siddiq
• December 628 Expedition of Bashir Ibn Sa’d al-Ansari
• January 629 Expedition of Ghalib ibn Abdullah al-Laithi
• May 629 Expedition of Ghalib ibn Abdullah al-Laithi
• February 629 Expedition of Bashir Ibn Sa’d al-Ansari
• April 629 Expedition of Ibn Abi Al-Awja Al-Sulami
• May 629 Expedition of Ghalib ibn Abdullah al-Laithi
• June 629 Raid on Banu Layth
• June 629 Expedition of Shuja ibn Wahb al-Asadi
• June 629 Expedition of Ka’b ibn 'Umair al-Ghifari
• August 629 Battle of Mu'tah
• September 629 Expedition of Amr ibn al-As
• October 629 Expedition of Abu Ubaidah ibn al Jarrah
• 629 Expedition of Abi Hadrad al-Aslami
• November or Dec 629 Expedition of Abu Qatadah ibn Rab'i al-Ansari
• December 629 Expedition of Abu Qatadah ibn Rab'i al-Ansari
• December 629 Conquest of Mecca
• December 629 Expedition of Khalid ibn al-Walid
• December 629 Raid of Amr ibn al-As
• December 629 Raid of Sa'd ibn Zaid al-Ashhali
• January 630 Expedition of Khalid ibn al-Walid
• January 630 Battle of Hunayn
• January 630 Expedition of At-Tufail ibn 'Amr Ad-Dausi
• 630 Battle of Autas
• January 630 Expedition of Abu Amir Al-Ashari
• January 630 Expedition of Abu Musa Al-Ashari
• January 630 Siege of Ta'if
• April 630 Expedition of Uyainah bin Hisn
• May 630 Expedition of Qutbah ibn Amir
• June 630 Expedition of Dahhak al-Kilabi
• July 630 Expedition of Alqammah bin Mujazziz
• July 630 Third Expedition of Dhu Qarad
• July 630 Expedition of Ali ibn Abi Talib
• July 630 Expedition of Ukasha bin Al-Mihsan
• October 630 Battle of Tabouk
• October 630 Expedition of Khalid ibn al-Walid
• 630 Expedition of Abu Sufyan ibn Harb
• 630 Demolition of Masjid al-Dirar
• April 631 Expedition of Khalid ibn al-Walid
• April 631 Expedition of Surad ibn Abdullah
• June 631 Expedition of Khalid ibn al-Walid
• December 631 Expedition of Ali ibn Abi Talib
• 631 Expedition of Ali ibn Abi Talib
• April 632 Demolition of Dhul Khalasa
• May 632 Expedition of Usama bin Zayd

  Civil wars of the Early Caliphates

• 632–633 Ridda wars
• * September 632 Battle of Buzakha
• * Battle of Ghamra
• * December 632 Battle of Yamama
• * October 632 Battle of Zafar
• * August 633 Battle of Dawmat al-Jandal
• * October 633 Battle of Naqra

[Rashidun Caliphate]

• 656–661 First Fitna

  [Umayyad Caliphate]

• 680–692 Second Fitna
• 743–750 Third Fitna

  [Abbasid Caliphate]

• September 762 – February 763 Alid Revolt

  [First Saudi state]

• 1746 Battle of Riyadh
• 1764 Battle of Al-Hayer
• 1789 Battle of ghrimeel
• 1793 Ibn Ufaisan's Invasion
• 1793 – 1798 Invasion of Qatar
• April 21 – 1802 or 1801 Invasion of Karbala
• 1811 Battle of Khakeekera
• Early 1811 – 1818 Ottoman–Saudi War

  Second Saudi state">Emirate of Nejd">Second Saudi state

• 1821 – 1824 Rebellion against Egypt Eyalet
• 1865 – 1875 Royal Civil War
• 1870 – 1871 Al-Hasa Expedition
• 1883 Battle of Arwa
• 24 January 1891 Battle of Mulayda

  [Kingdom of Saudi Arabia]

• Unification of Saudi Arabia
• * 13 January 1902 Battle of Riyadh
• * 27 January 1903 Battle of Dilam
• * 1903 – 1907 Saudi–Rashidi War
• * 1910 Battle of Hadia
• * 1913 Conquest of al-Hasa
• * 17 January 1915 Battle of Jarrab
• * 1915 battle of Kinzaan
• * July 1918 – 4 July 1919 First Saudi–Hashemite War
• * 1919 – 1920 Kuwait-Najd War
• * 1921 Second Saudi–Rashidi War
• * September 1924 – December 1925 Second Saudi-Hashemite War
• * 1927 – 1930 Ikhwan Revolt
• 1934 Saudi–Yemeni War
• 15 May 1948 – 10 March 1949 First Arab–Israeli War
• 26 September 1962 – 1 December 1970 North Yemen Civil War
• 27 November – 6 December 1969 Al-Wadiah War
• October 6 – 25 October 1973 Yom Kippur War
• 13 April 1975 – 13 October 1990 Lebanese Civil War
• 20 November – 4 December 1979 Grand Mosque seizure
• 17 January – 28 February 1991 Gulf War
• 11 August 2009 – 12 February 2010 Operation Scorched Earth
• 13 June 2014 – present Military intervention against ISIL
• 19 March 2015 – present Yemeni Civil War

  [Mongol Empire]

[Armenia]

• c. 2492 BCE Battle between Haik and Nimrod
• 714 BCE Urartu–Assyria War

  Central Asia

[Uzbekistan]

[Sogdia]

• 335–323 BCE Wars of Alexander the Great
• * 327 BCE Siege of the Sogdian Rock

[Greco-Bactrian Kingdom]

• 250 BCE Independence
• 230 BCE Overthrow of Diodotus II
• 210 BCE Seleucid invasion
• 180 BCE Expansion into India
• 141 BCE Defeats against Parthia

  Yuezhi Kingdom">Yuezhi">Yuezhi Kingdom

• 162 BCE Yuezhi expansion

[Indo-Greek Kingdom]

• 36 BCE Battle of Sogdiana

  [Kushan Empire]

• 1st and 2nd Centuries CE Kushan expansion

  [Rouran Khaganate]

• Origin and expansion

  [Göktürk Khaganate]

• Göktürk civil war
• Emperor Taizong's campaign against Eastern Tujue
• Tang campaigns against the Western Turks
• 657 Conquest of the Western Turks

  [Khwarazmian dynasty]

• 1216–1221 Mongol invasion of Central Asia

  [Mongol Empire]

• 1262 Berke–Hulagu war

  [Timurid dynasty]

• 1370 Siege of Balkh

  [Zunghar Khanate]

• Conquest of the Tarim Basin and war with the Central Asians

  [Russian Empire]

• The Great Game
• 1916–1934 Basmachi movement

  [Union of Soviet Socialist Republics]

• 1916–1934 Basmachi movement

  [Tajikistan]

[Dayuan]

• 104–101 BCE War of the Heavenly Horses

Tajikistan

• 1992-1997 Tajikistani Civil War
• 2010-2012 Tajikistan insurgency

  [Turkmenistan]

• Seljuk-Ghaznavid Wars
• * May 23, 1040 Battle of Dandanaqan

  [Kazakhstan]

[Kyrgyzstan]

East Asia

[Mainland China] ([People's Republic of China])

[Longshan culture]

• 2852–2070 BCE Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors Period
• * c. 2500 BCE Battle of Banquan
• * c. 2500 BCE Battle of Zhuolu

  [Xia dynasty]

• c. 1628–1600 BCE Rise of Shang
• * c. 1600 BCE Battle of Mingtiao

  [Shang dynasty]

• c. 1628–1600 BCE Rise of Shang
• * c. 1600 BCE Battle of Mingtiao
• c. 1046 BC\
• * c. 1046 BCE Battle of Muye

[Zhou dynasty]

• c. 1046 BCE Foundation of the Zhou dynasty
• * c. 1046 BCE Battle of Muye
• 771–476 BCE Spring and Autumn period
• * 632 BCE Battle of Chengpu
• * 595 BCE Battle of Bi
• * 588 BCE Battle of An
• * 575 BCE Battle of Yanling
• * 506 BCE Battle of Boju
• * 4th century BCE Gojoseon–Yan War
• * 478 BCE Battle of Lize
• 475–221 BCE Warring States period
• * 453 BCE Battle of Jinyang
• * 353 BCE Battle of Guiling
• * 342 BCE Battle of Maling
• * 293 BCE Battle of Yique
• * 260 BCE Battle of Changping
• * 230–221 BCE Qin's wars of unification

  [Qin dynasty]

• 215 BCE Qin's campaign against the Xiongnu
• 214 BCE Qin's campaign against the Yue tribes
• 209 BCE Dazexiang Uprising

[Han dynasty]

• 206–202 BCE Chu–Han Contention
• * 207 BCE Battle of Julu
• * 205 BCE Battle of Pengcheng
• * 205 BCE Battle of Jingxing
• * 203 BCE Battle of Wei River
• * 202 BCE Battle of Gaixia
• * 200 BCE Battle of Baideng
• 154 BCE Rebellion of the Seven States
• 133 BCE – 89 Han–Xiongnu War
• * 133 BCE Battle of Mayi
• * 119 BCE Battle of Mobei
• * 99 BCE Battle of Tian Shan
• * 67 BCE Battle of Jushi
• * 36 BCE Battle of Zhizhi
• * 73 CE Battle of Yiwulu
• * 89 CE Battle of Ikh Bayan
• 2nd century BCE Southward expansion of the Han dynasty
• * 111 BCE Han–Nanyue War
• 17–25 CE Lülin Rebellion
• * 23 Battle of Kunyang
• 189–220 End of the Han dynasty
• * 184 Yellow Turban Rebellion
• * 190 Campaign against Dong Zhuo
• ** 190 Battle of Xingyang
• * 191 Battle of Yangcheng
• * 191 Battle of Jieqiao
• * 191 Battle of Xiangyang
• * 193 Battle of Fengqiu
• * 194 Battle of Yan Province
• * 194 Sun Ce's conquests in Jiangdong
• * 197 Battle of Wancheng
• * 198 Battle of Rangcheng
• * 198 Battle of Xiapi
• * 199 Battle of Yijing
• * 199 Campaign against Yuan Shu
• * 200 Battle of Guandu
• * 202 Battle of Bowang
• * 208 Battle of Xiakou
• * 208 Battle of Changban
• * 208 Battle to the Southwest of Xiakou
• * 208 Battle of Red Cliffs
• * 209 Battle of Jiangling
• * 211 Battle of Tong Pass
• * 213 Siege of Jicheng
• * 213 Battle of Lucheng
• * 214 Liu Bei's takeover of Yi Province
• * 215 Battle of Baxi
• * 215 Battle of Yangping
• * 217 Battle of Xiaoyao Ford
• * 218 Battle of Ruxu
• * 219 Battle of Mount Dingjun
• * 219 Battle of Han River
• * 219 Battle of Fancheng
• * 219 Lü Meng's invasion of Jing Province

  Wei dynasty">Cao Wei">Wei dynasty

• 220–280 Three Kingdoms
• * 222 Battle of Xiaoting
• * 225 Zhuge Liang's Southern Campaign
• * Spring 228 – August 234 Zhuge Liang's Northern Expeditions
• ** 228 Battle of Tianshui
• ** 228 Battle of Jieting
• ** 228 Battle of Shiting
• ** 229 Siege of Chencang
• ** 234 Battle of Wuzhang Plains
• * 227–228 Xincheng Rebellion
• * 244 Battle of Xingshi
• * 247–262 Jiang Wei's Northern Expeditions
• ** 255 Battle of Didao
• * 263 Conquest of Shu by Wei

  Jìn dynasty">Jin dynasty (265–420)">Jìn dynasty

• 220–280 Three Kingdoms
• * 280 Conquest of Wu by Jin
• 291 War of the Eight Princes
• 304–439 Sixteen Kingdoms
• * 304 Wu Hu uprising
• * 354 Huan Wen's expeditions
• * 383 Battle of Fei River
• * 395 Battle of Canhe Slope
• * 409 Liu Yu's expeditions

  [Liu Song dynasty]

• 420–589 Southern and Northern Dynasties
• * 537 Battle of Shayuan

  [Sui dynasty]

• 602 Ly–Sui War
• 598–614 Goguryeo–Sui War
• 617–621 Transition from Sui to Tang
• * 617 Battle of Huoyi
• * 621 Battle of Hulao

  [Tang dynasty]

• 629–630 Tang campaign against the Eastern Turks
• * 630 Battle of Yinshan
• 640–657 Tang campaigns against the Western Turks
• * 640–648 Tang campaign against the oasis states
• * 640 Conquest of Karakhoja
• * 644–648 Conquest of Karasahr
• * 648–649 Conquest of Kucha
• * 657 Battle of Irtysh River
• * 657 Conquest of the Western Turks
• 645–668 Goguryeo–Tang War
• * 645 Siege of Yodong
• * 645 Siege of Ansi
• * 668 Siege of Pyongyang
• 660–663 Baekje-Tang War
• * 663 Battle of Baekgang
• 670 Battle of Dafei River
• 698 Battle of Tianmenling
• 7th century – 8th century Muslim conquest of Transoxiana
• * 717 Battle of Aksu
• * 751 Battle of Talas
• 745–749 Siege of Shibao fortress
• December 16, 755 – February 17, 763 An Lushan Rebellion
• * 756 Battle of Tong Pass
• * 756 Battle of Yongqiu
• * 757 Battle of Suiyang
• * 757 Battle of Xiangjisi
• * 758–759 Battle of Xiangzhou
• * 762 Battle of Luoyang
• 801–802 Battle of Weizhou
• 819 Battle of Yanzhou
• 874–884 Huang Chao Rebellion

  [Song dynasty]

• 1129–1141 Yue Fei's campaign against Jin
• November 1125 – 13th century Jin–Song Wars
• * 1161 Battle of Tangdao
• * 1161 Battle of Caishi
• 1235–1279 Song–Yuan wars
• * 1273 Battle of Xiangyang
• * 1279 Battle of Yamen

  [Liao dynasty]

• November 15, 976 – May 8, 997 Military campaigns of Emperor Taizong of the Song dynasty
• * 979–982 First campaign against Liao dynasty
• ** 979 Battle of Gaoliang River
• * 982–988 Second campaign against Liao dynasty
• ** 986 Chi go Pass Campaign
• February 12, 1101 – March 26, 1125 Reign of Emperor Tianzuo of Liao
• * 1114–1122 Jurchen invasion
• * 1123–1125 End of Liao dynasty

  Jin dynasty">Jin dynasty (1115–1234)">Jin dynasty

• 1206–1337 Mongol conquests
• * 1211–1234 Mongol conquest of the Jin dynasty
• ** 1211 Battle of Yehuling
• ** 1215 Battle of Zhongdu

  [Yuan dynasty]

• 1351 Red Turban Rebellion
• * August 30 – October 4, 1363 Battle of Lake Poyang

  [Ming dynasty]

• 1381 Ming conquest of Yunnan
• 1300s–1400s Miao Rebellions
• 1399–1402 Jingnan Campaign
• 1400s–1500s Ming–Turpan conflict
• 1406–1407 Ming–Hồ War
• 1405–1433 Treasure voyages
• * 1410 Ming–Kotte War
• 1206–1337 Mongol invasions
• * 1449 Battle of Tumu Fortress
• 1510 Prince of Anhua rebellion
• 1519 Prince of Ning rebellion
• 1521 First Battle of Tamao
• 1522 Second Battle of Tamao
• 1618–1683 Manchu conquest of China
• * 1619 Battle of Sarhu
• * 1626 Battle of Ningyuan
• * 1640 Battle of Songjin
• * 1644 Battle of Shanhai Pass
• 1633 Battle of the Southern Fujian Sea
• 1642 Battle of Nanyang
• 1644 Occupied Beijing

  [Qing dynasty]

• 1652–1689 Sino–Russian border conflicts
• 1674–1681 Revolt of the Three Feudatories
• 1683 Battle of Penghu
• 1690–1757 First Oirat–Manchu War
• * September 3, 1690 Battle of Ulan Butung
• * 1696 Battle of Zuunmod
• 1718 Battle of the Salween River
• 1747–1792 Ten Great Campaigns
• 1796 White Lotus Rebellion
• 1839–1842 First Anglo-Chinese War
• * 1839 First Battle of Chuenpi
• * 1840 Capture of Chusan
• * 1840 Battle of the Barrier
• * 1841 Second Battle of Chuenpi
• * 1841 Battle of the Bogue
• * 1841 Battle of First Bar
• * 1841 Battle of Whampoa
• * March 1841 Battle of Canton
• * May 1841 Battle of Canton
• * 1841 Battle of Amoy
• * 1841 Capture of Chusan
• * 1841 Battle of Chinhai
• * 1842 Battle of Ningpo
• * 1842 Battle of Tzeki
• * 1842 Battle of Chapu
• * 1842 Battle of Woosung
• * 1842 Battle of Chinkiang
• 1851–1864 Taiping Rebellion
• * 1850 Jintian Uprising
• * 1853 Battle of Nanjing
• * 1856 First rout the Army Group Jiangnan
• * 1858 Battle of Sanhe
• * 1860 Second rout the Army Group Jiangnan
• * 1861 Battle of Anqing
• * 1861 Battle of Guanzhong
• * 1861 Battle of Shanghai
• * 1862 Battle of Cixi
• * 1863 Battle of Suzhou
• * 1863 Battle of Changzhou
• * 1864 Third Battle of Nanking
• * 1864 Hubei Pocket
• * 1865 Fujian Pocket
• 1856–1873 Panthay Rebellion
• 1862–1877 Dungan Revolt
• * 1870 Battle of Ürümqi
• 1864–1869 Nien Rebellion
• * 1867 Battle of Inlon River
• 1856–1860 Second Anglo-Chinese War
• * 1856 Pearl River Forts
• * 1857 Fatshan Creek
• * 1858 First Battle of Taku Forts
• * 1859 Second Battle of Taku Forts
• * 1860 Third Battle of Taku Forts
• * 1860 Battle of Palikao
• August 1884 – April 1885 Franco-Chinese War
• * 1883 Sơn Tây Campaign
• * 1883 Battle of Paper Bridge
• * 1884 Bắc Ninh Campaign
• * 1884 Bắc Lệ ambush
• * 1884 Battle of Fuzhou
• * 1884 Kep Campaign
• * 1884 Keelung Campaign
• * 1885 Lạng Sơn Campaign
• * 1885 Battle of Shipu
• * 1885 Battle of Zhenhai
• * 1885 Siege of Tuyên Quang
• * 1885 Battle of Hòa Mộc
• * 1885 Battle of Bang Bo
• * 1885 Battle of Phu Lam Tao
• * 1885 Keelung Campaign
• * 1885 Pescadores Campaign
• 1894–1895 First Sino-Japanese War
• * 1895 Battle of Weihaiwei
• 1895–1896 Dungan Revolt
• 1899–1901 Boxer Rebellion
• * 1900 Battle of Taku Forts
• * 1900 Battle of Tientsin
• * 1900 Battle of Shanhaiguan
• * 1900 Battle of Beicang
• * 1900 Battle of Yangcun
• * 1900 Battle of Yingkou
• * 1900 Battles on Amur River
• * 1900 Battle of Peking
• * 1900 Seymour Expedition
• * 1900 Siege of the International Legations
• February 8, 1904 – 5 September 5, 1905 Russo-Japanese War
• 1911–1912 Xinhai Revolution
• * 1911 Wuchang Uprising

  Republic of China">Republic of China (1912–49)">Republic of China

• October 10, 1911 – February 12, 1912 Xinhai Revolution
• 1916–1928 Warlord Era
• * 1926–1928 Northern Expedition
• 1927–1950 Chinese Civil War
• September 18, 1931 – February 27, 1932 Japanese invasion of Manchuria
• * September 18, 1931 – February 18, 1932 Mukden Incident
• April 1933 – December 1936 Actions in Inner Mongolia
• * January 1 – May 31, 1933 Defense of the Great Wall
• July 7, 1937 – September 9, 1945 Second Sino-Japanese War
• September 1, 1939 – 2 September 2, 1945 World War II
• * 1937–1945 Pacific War
• * 1942–1945 China Burma India Theater of World War II

  [People's Republic of China]

• 1950–1991 Cold War
• * 1950–1953 Korean War
• * 1969 Sino–Soviet border conflict
• * 1967 Chola incident
• * 1962 Sino-Indian War
• * 1964 Battle of the Paracel Islands
• * 1979, 1984 Sino-Vietnamese War
• * 1987 1987 Sino-Indian skirmish
• * 1988 Johnson South Reef Skirmish
• Xinjiang Conflict

  Taiwan (Republic of China)">Taiwan">Taiwan (Republic of China)

• 1635-1636 Dutch pacification campaign on Formosa
• 1652 Guo Huaiyi Rebellion
• 1661 Siege of Fort Zeelandia
• 1683 Battle of Penghu
• 1787–1788 Ten Great Campaigns
• 1895 Japanese conquest of Taiwan
• 1947 February 28 Incident

  Japan

• August 27–28, 663 Battle of Baekgang
• 1019 Toi invasion
• 1180–1185 Genpei War
• 1274–1281 Mongol invasions of Japan
• * 1274 Battle of Bun'ei
• * 1281 Battle of Kōan
• 1467 Ōnin War
• 1467–1573 Sengoku period
• 1568–1603 Azuchi–Momoyama period
• * 1560 Battle of Okehazama
• * 1575 Battle of Nagashino
• * 1582 Battle of Yamazaki
• * 1600 Battle of Sekigahara
• 1592–1598 Japanese invasions of Korea
• * 1592 Siege of Busanjin
• * 1592 Battle of Dadaejin
• * 1592 Siege of Dongnae
• * 1592 Battle of Sangju
• * 1592 Battle of Chungju
• * 1592 Battle of the Imjin River
• * 1592 Gangwon campaign
• 1637–1638 Shimabara Rebellion
• 1868–1869 Boshin War
• 1874 Saga Rebellion
• 1876 Shinpūren Rebellion
• 1876 Akizuki Rebellion
• 1876 Hagi Rebellion
• 1877 Satsuma Rebellion
• 1894–1895 First Sino-Japanese War
• 1895 1895 Japanese Conquest of Taiwan
• 1899–1901 Boxer Rebellion
• 1904–1905 Russo-Japanese War
• 1914–1918 World War I
• * 1914 Siege of Tsingtao
• 1937–1945 World War II
• * 1937–1945 Second Sino-Japanese War
• * 1939–1945 Pacific War
• * 1938–1945 Soviet-Japanese Border Wars
• * 1942 Battle of Midway

  [Korea]

• 108 BCE Wiman Joseon–Han War
• 57–668 BCE Conflicts of Three Kingdoms
• * 391–413 King Gwanggaeto conquests
• 598–614 Goguryeo–Sui War
• * 612 Battle of Salsu
• 645–668 Goguryeo–Tang War
• * 645 Siege of Yodong
• * 645 Siege of Ansi
• * 668 Siege of Pyongyang
• 892–936 Conflicts of Later Three Kingdoms
• 993–1019 Goryeo–Khitan War
• 1104–1107 Jurchen campaigns
• 1231–1259 Mongol invasions of Korea
• December 1359 – November 1360 Red Turban invasions of Goryeo
• 1592–1598 Japanese-Korean War
• * 1592 Siege of Busan
• * 1592 Siege of Dongnae
• * 1592 Battle of Sangju
• * 1592 Battle of Chungju
• * 1592 Battle of the Imjin River
• * 1592 Joseon naval campaigns
• * 1592 Siege of Jinju
• * 1593 Siege of Haengju
• * 1597 Battle of Myeongnyang
• * 1598 Battle of Noryang Point
• 1627 First Manchurian-Korean War
• 1636 Second Manchurian-Korean War
• 1866 French campaign against Korea
• 1871 United States expedition to Korea
• 1945– Korean conflict
• 1950–1953 Korean War
• 1966–1969 Korean DMZ conflict
• 1967– Korean maritime border incidents

  [Mongolia]

• 1206–1337 Mongol invasions
• Tatar invasions
• 1938–1945 World War II
• * 1938–39 Soviet–Japanese border conflicts
• * 1945 Soviet invasion of Manchuria

  South Asia

India

[Kingdom of Magadha]

• c. 5300 BCE – Kurukshetra War
• c. 4500 BCE – c. 1000 BCE Indo-Aryan migration
• c. 1700 BCE – c. 1000 BCE Battle of the Ten Kings
• c. 15000 BCE Ramayana War
• 543–504 BCE Vijaya's conquest of Sri Lanka
• September 522 BCE – October 486 BCE Military campaigns of Darius I
• * 518 BCE Achaemenid invasion of Indus Valley
• 500–321 BCE Kingdom of Magadha conflicts
• * 323–298 BCE Chandragupta Maurya's conquests
• * 265–264 BCE Kalinga War
• 424–321 BCE Nanda Empire conflicts
• * 424–321 BCE Nanda Dynasty conflicts
• * 321–320 BCE Conquest of the Nanda Empire
• 335–323 BCE Attempted invasion of Alexander the Great
• * 327–325 BCE Indian campaign of Alexander the Great
• ** 327–326 BCE Siege of Aornos
• ** May 327 BCE – March 326 BCE Cophen Campaign
• ** May 326 BCE Battle of the Hydaspes
• ** November 326 BCE – February 325 BCE Mallian Campaign
• ** 326 BCE Battle of the Hydaspes River
• September 522 BCE – October 486 BCE Military campaigns of Darius I
• * 518 BCE Achaemenid invasion of Indus Valley
• 335–323 BCE Wars of Alexander the Great
• * 327–325 BCE Indian campaign of Alexander the Great
• ** 327–326 BCE Siege of Aornos
• ** May 327 BCE March 326 BCE Cophen Campaign
• ** May 326 BCE Battle of the Hydaspes
• ** November 326 BCE – February 325 BCE Mallian Campaign

  [Maurya Empire]

• 305–303 BCE Seleucid–Mauryan war

  Indo-Scythian Kingdom">Indo-Scythians">Indo-Scythian Kingdom

• 320–550 Gupta Empire conflicts

  [Gupta Empire]

• 320–550 Gupta Empire conflicts

  [Empire of Harsha]

• 606–647 Empire of Harsha Conflicts

  [Umayyad Caliphate]

• 622–1526 Muslim conquests
• * 711–1526 Muslim conquests on the Indian subcontinent
• ** 711–715 Muhammad bin Qasim's conquest of Sindh
• ** 738 Caliphate campaigns in India

  [Abbasid Caliphate]

• 750–850 Pala Empire conflicts
• 848–1130 Chola Empire conflicts

  [Delhi Sultanate]

• 1206–1451 Delhi Sultanate conflicts
• 1206–1337 Mongol conquests
• * 1221–1308 Mongol invasions of India
• ** Spring 1221 Battle of Indus
• ** December 20, 1305 Battle of Amroha

  Vijaynagara Empire">Vijayanagara Empire">Vijaynagara Empire

• 1520 Battle of Raichur

  [Mughal Empire]

• 1526–1757 Mughal Empire conflicts
• * 1526 First Battle of Panipat
• * 1527 Battle of Khanwa
• * 1556 Second Battle of Panipat
• * 1615–82 Ahom–Mughal conflicts
• * 1649–53 Mughal–Safavid War
• * 1739 Battle of Karnal

  [Maratha Empire]

• 1681-1707 Mughal-Maratha Wars
• 1737-1758 Maratha conquests of North and Northwest India
• 1777–1818 Anglo-Maratha Wars
• 1780-1787 Maratha-Mysore Wars

  [Sikh Empire]

• 1799–1849 Sikh Empire conflicts
• * 1708 Battle of Chamkaur
• * 1700 First Battle of Anandpur
• * 1687 Battle of Nadaun
• * 1897 Battle of Saragarhi
• * 1701–1704 Second Battle of Anandpur
• * September 18, 1688 Battle of Bhangani
• * 1837 Battle of Jamrud
• 1841–1842 Sino-Sikh war
• 1855–1856 Nepalese–Tibetan War

  [Company rule in India]

• 1766–1799 Anglo-Mysore Wars
• * 1766–1769 First Anglo-Mysore War
• * 1780–1784 Second Anglo-Mysore War
• * 1789–1792 Third Anglo-Mysore War
• * 1798–1799 Fourth Anglo-Mysore War
• 1777–1818 Anglo-Maratha Wars
• * 1777–1783 First Anglo-Maratha War
• * 1803–1805 Second Anglo-Maratha War
• * 1817–1818 Third Anglo-Maratha War
• 1799–1802 Polygar Wars
• 1814–1816 Gurkha War
• 1816–1826 Burmese invasions of Assam
• 1845–1849 British Empire conflicts
• * 1845 Battle of Mudki
• * 1845 Battle of Ferozeshah
• * 1846 Battle of Aliwal
• * February 10, 1846 Battle of Sobraon
• * 1848 Battle of Ramnagar
• * 1849 Battle of Chillianwala
• * 1849 Battle of Gujrat
• * 1849 Siege of Multan
• 1857 Indian Rebellion/Indian Mutiny
• * 1857 Siege of Delhi
• * 1857 Siege of Cawnpore
• * 1857 Siege of Lucknow
• * 1857 Battle of Jhelum
• * 1857 Siege of Arrah
• * 1858 Jhansi

  [British Raj]

• 18231886 Anglo-Burmese wars
• * 18231826 First Anglo-Burmese War
• * 18521853 Second Anglo-Burmese War
• * 18851886 Third Anglo-Burmese War
• 18391860 Opium Wars
• * 18391848 First Opium War
• * 18561860 Second Opium War
• 18391919 Anglo-Afghan Wars
• * 18391842 First Anglo-Afghan War
• * 18781881 Second Anglo-Afghan War
• * 18971898 Tirah Campaign
• * 1919Third Anglo-Afghan War
• 18411842 Sino-Sikh War
• 18451849 Anglo-Sikh Wars
• * 18451846 First Anglo-Sikh War
• * 18481849 Second Anglo-Sikh War
• 1888 Sikkim Expedition
• 18971898 Tirah Campaign
• Indian independence movement
• 1905 Partition of Bengal
• 19051947 Revolutionary movement for Indian independence
• 19141918 World War I
• 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre
• 19201935 Non-cooperation movement
• 19391945 World War II
• * 19391945 India in World War II
• * 19411945 South-East Asian theatre of World War II
• * 19421945 China Burma India Theater of World War II
• * 19421945 Battles and operations of the Indian National Army
• 19421945 Battles and operations of the Indian National Army
• 19421947 Quit India Movement

  [Dominion of India]

• 1947 Partition of India
• October 22, 1947 – January 1, 1948 Indo-Pakistani War
• September 13–18, 1948 Operation Polo

  Republic of India">History of the Republic of India">Republic of India

• 1961 Operation Vijay
• 1962 Sino-Indian War
• 1964 – ongoing Insurgency in Northeast India
• 1965 Indo-Pakistani War
• 1967 – ongoing Naxalite-Maoist insurgency
• March 26 – December 16, 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War
• * 1971 Indo-Pakistani War
• 1984 Siachen conflict
• * 1984 Operation Meghdoot
• 1984 Operation Blue Star
• * 1984 Operation Woodrose
• 1987–1990 Indian intervention in the Sri Lankan Civil War
• * 1987 Operation Pawan
• * 1988 Operation Viraat
• * 1988 Operation Trishul
• * 1988 Operation Checkmate
• 1988 Maldives coup d'état
• 1989 – ongoing Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
• 1999 Kargil War

  Pakistan

• 1947 Partition of India
• Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts
• * 1947 Indo-Pakistani War
• * 1965 Indo-Pakistani War
• * 1971 Indo-Pakistani War
• * 1984 Siachen conflict
• * 1999 Kargil War
• 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War
• * March 26 – May 25, 1971 Operation Searchlight
• * 1971 Bangladesh atrocities
• * 1971 Indo-Pakistani War
• 1999 Pakistani coup d'état
• 2004 – ongoing War in Waziristan
• 2004 – ongoing Balochistan conflict
• 2007 Pakistani state of emergency

  [Afghanistan]

Ghaznavids

• 962 Ghaznavid Empire

  Afghan Empires and the Great Game

• 1709 Hotaki Empire and Durrani Empire
• The Great Game
• Khost rebellion
• Khost rebellion
• Khost rebellion
• Afghan Civil War
• Afghan Civil War
• Afghan Civil War
• Afghan Civil War
• War in Afghanistan

  [Russian Empire]

• 1916–1934 Basmachi movement

  [Union of Soviet Socialist Republics]

• 1916–1934 Basmachi movement
• 1979–1988 Soviet–Afghan War

  [Bangladesh]

• 1303 Conquest of Sylhet
• 1512–1516 Bengal Sultanate–Kingdom of Mrauk U War
• 1665 Conquest of Chittagong
• 1782 Muharram Rebellion

  People's Republic of Bangladesh

• 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War
• * Operation Searchlight
• * Operation Hotel Intercontinental
• * 1971 Bangladesh genocide
• * 1971 Indo-Pakistani War
• * Liberation of Mirpur
• * Battle of Gazipur
• * Battle of Sylhet
• * Battle of Boyra
• 1972-1975 Communist insurgency
• 15 August 1975 Bangladesh coup d'état
• 3 November 1975 Bangladesh coup d'état
• 7 November 1975 Bangladesh coup d'état
• 1977 Bogra mutiny
• 1977 Air Force mutiny
• 1977-1997 Chittagong Hill Tracts conflict
• 1991-1992 Operation Clean and Beautiful Nation
• 1994 Ansar mutiny
• 1996 coup d'état attempt
• 1998 coup d'état
• 2001 Indo-Bangla border skirmish
• 2004 10-Truck Arms and Ammunition Haul
• 2006–2008 Bangladeshi political crisis
• 2008 Myanmar naval standoff
• 2009 Bangladesh Rifles revolt
• 2011 coup d'état attempt
• 2015 Arakan Army border clash

  [Bhutan]

• 1766–1788 Ten Great Campaigns

  [Nepal]

• 1790–1792 Ten Great Campaigns
• 1814–1816 Anglo-Nepalese War
• 1855–1856 Nepalese–Tibetan War
• 1996–2006 Nepal Civil War

  [Sri Lanka]

• 1020–1130 Medieval Chola Invasions
• 1796 East India Company conquest
• 1803–1815 Kandian Wars
• 1914–1948 Sri Lankan independence movement
• 1971 JVP Insurrection
• 1983–2009 Sri Lankan Civil War
• * 1976–1987 Eelam War I
• * 1987–1989 JVP insurrection
• * 1990–1995 Eelam War II
• * 1995–2002 Eelam War III
• * 2006–2009 Eelam War IV

  Southeast Asia

[Cambodia]

[Kingdom of Funan]

• c. 100 Preah Thaong and Neang Neak conflict

  [Chenla Kingdom]

• Apex and decline of Funan

  [Khmer Empire]

• 1020–1130 Medieval Chola invasions

  [French Indochina]

• 1945–1954 First Indochina War
• 1967–1975 Cambodian Civil War
• 1957–1975 Vietnam War
• 1975–1989 Cambodian–Vietnamese War
• 1978–1988 Vietnamese border raids in Thailand
• 1997 Clashes in Cambodia
• 2008 – ongoing Cambodian–Thai border dispute

  [Burma]

• 1020–1130 Medieval Chola Invasions
• 1548–1549 Burmese–Siamese War
• 1765–1769 Sino-Burmese War
• 1816–1826 Burmese invasions of Assam
• Anglo-Burmese wars
• * 1823–1826 First Anglo-Burmese War
• * 1852–1853 Second Anglo-Burmese War
• * 1885–1886 Third Anglo-Burmese War
• 1939–1945 World War II
• * 1941–1945 South-East Asian theatre of World War II
• * 1942–1945 Japanese occupation of Burma
• * 1942–1945 China Burma India Theater of World War II
• 1948 – ongoing Internal conflict in Burma
• * 2007 – Burmese anti-government protests

  [Laos]

• 1957–1975 Vietnam War
• 1975 – ongoing Conflict in Laos involving the Hmong

  [Thailand]

• 1020–1130 Medieval Chola Invasions
• 1548–1855 Burmese–Siamese wars
• * 1548 Burmese–Siamese War Toungoo–Ayutthaya
• * 1759–1760 Burmese–Siamese War Konbaung–Ayutthaya
• * 1775–1776 Burmese–Siamese War Konbaung–Bangkok
• 1939–1945 World War II
• * 1940–1941 French-Thai War
• 2004 – ongoing South Thailand insurgency

  [Vietnam]

• 258–257 BCE Thuc–Lac Viet War
• 217–207 BCE Thuc–Qin War
• 111 BCE Trieu–Han War
• 39, 40–43 CE Trưng Sisters' Uprising, 137–138, 156–160, 178–181, 248, 299–319, 319–323, 468–485, 542–544, 548–570, 687, 722, 791–798, 803, 819–820, 905 Uprising wars against Chinese domination
• 938–939 Ngô Quyền war of independence
• 966–968 War between the 12 warlords
• 981 War against the Song dynasty
• 1075–1077 War against the Song dynasty
• 1257–58, 1284–85, 1287–88 Mongol invasions of Vietnam
• 982, 1312, 1372, 1377, 1388, 1446–1471, 1695, 1796 Viet-Champa wars
• 1407–1427 War against the Ming dynasty
• 1553–1592 Lê–Mạc civil war
• 1627–1673 Trịnh–Nguyễn War
• 1714–1755 Nguyen–Khmer War
• 1788–1789 Qing–Tây Sơn War
• 1784–1785 Tây Sơn-Siam War
• 1858–1885 French–Nguyễn war
• 1914–1918 First World War
• * Vietnam during the First World War
• 1940–1945 Second World War
• * Vietnam during the Second World War
• 1946–1954 First Indochina War
• 1954–1975 Vietnam War
• 1974 Battle of the Paracel Islands
• 1975–1989 Cambodian–Vietnamese War
• 1979 Sino-Vietnamese War
• 1979–1988 Vietnamese border raids in Thailand
• 1979–1990 Sino-Vietnamese border conflict
• 1988 Johnson South Reef Skirmish

  [Indonesia]

• 1020–1130 Medieval Chola invasions
• 1293 Mongol invasion of Java
• 1704-1708 First Javanese War of Succession
• 1719-1722 Second Javanese War of Succession
• 1749-1755 Third Javanese War of Succession
• 1945–1949 Indonesian National Revolution
• 1962–1966 Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation
• 1975–1999 Indonesian Invasion of East Timor
• 1969–present Indonesian West Papua Conflict
• 1976–2005 Insurgency in Aceh

  [Malaysia]

• 1020–1130 Medieval Chola Invasions
• 1786 Honourable East India Company Conquest
• World War II
• * 1941–1942 Malayan Campaign
• 1948–1960 Malayan Emergency
• 1962–1966 Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation
• Communist insurgency in Malaysia
• 2013 Lahad Datu Standoff

  [Singapore]

• 1020–1130 Medieval Chola Invasions
• 1819 Honourable East India Company Conquest
• World War II
• * 1942 Battle of Singapore

  [Philippines]

• 1896–1898 Philippine Revolution
• Spanish–American War
• * 1898 Battle of Manila Bay
• 1898–1913 Philippine–American War
• World War II
• * 1942 Battle of Bataan
• * 1944 Battle of Surigao Strait
• * 1944 Battle off Samar
• * 1944 Battle of Mindoro
• * 1944 Battle of Luzon
• * 1944 Battle of the Philippine Sea
• * 1944 Battle of Leyte
• * 1945 Battle of Manila
• * 1945 Battle of Mindanao
• * 1945 Battle of Corregidor
• * 1945 Invasion of Lingayen Gulf
• 1946–1954 Hukbalahap Rebellion
• 1969 – ongoing Communist insurgency in the Philippines
• 1969 – 2019 Islamic insurgency in the Philippines
• * 2013 Zamboanga City crisis
• * 2017 Marawi City crisis
• 2002 – 2015 Operation Enduring Freedom – Philippines

  North Asia

Russia

[Xiongnu]

• 215 BCE Qin's campaign against the Xiongnu
• 133 BCE – 89 CE Han–Xiongnu War
• 60–53 BCE Xiongnu Civil War

  [Rouran Khaganate]

• 330–555 BCE Origin and expansion

  Turkic Khaganate">First Turkic Khaganate">Turkic Khaganate

• 581–593 BCE Göktürk civil war
• 626–649 Emperor Taizong's campaign against Eastern Tujue
• 640–657 Tang campaigns against the Western Turks
• * 657 Conquest of the Western Turks

  [Uyghur Khaganate]

• 744–848 The rise of Uyghurs in Mongolia

  [Mongol Empire]

• 1207 Mongol conquest of Siberia

  [Golden Horde]

• 1380–1390 Tokhtamysh–Timur war

  [Grand Duchy of Moscow]

• 1438–1552 Russo-Kazan Wars

  [Tsardom of Russia]

• 1571 Russo-Crimean War
• July 1580 – 1639 Russian conquest of Siberia
• * July 1580 – 1598 Conquest of the Khanate of Sibir
• ** October 23, 1582 Battle of Chuvash Cape
• 1652–1689 Sino-Russian border conflicts

  [Russian Empire]

• 1904–1905 Russo-Japanese War
• January 22, 1905 – June 16, 1907 Revolution of 1905
• July 28, 1914 – November 11, 1918 World War I
• February–October 1917 Russian Revolution
• * February 1917 February Revolution
• * July 1917 July Days
• * October 1917 October Revolution
• November 7, 1917 – October 25, 1922 Russian Civil War

  [Russian Republic]

• November 7, 1917 – October 25, 1922 Russian Civil War

  [Union of Soviet Socialist Republics]

• 1939–1945 World War II
• * 1938–1939 Soviet–Japanese border conflicts
• * 1945 Soviet invasion of Manchuria
• 1945–1991 Cold War
• * 1969 Sino-Soviet border conflict

  [Russian Federation]

• Kuril Islands Dispute

  [Asia-Pacific]

• 1845–1872 New Zealand Wars
• 1855 Battle of Kaba
• 1878-1888 Nauruan Civil War
• 1886–1894 Samoan Civil War
• * 1887–1889 Samoan crisis
• * 1898–1899 Second Samoan Civil War
• 1910-1911 Sokehs rebellion
• 1914–1918 World War I
• * 1914 Battle of Bita Paka
• * 1914 Australian occupation of German New Guinea
• 1937–1945 World War II
• * 1942-1943 Guadalcanal campaign
• * 1942-1945 New Guinea campaign
• * 1942-1945 Solomon Islands campaign

  Chronological list of wars

20th century

• 1904–1905 Russo-Japanese War
• 1911 Wuchang Uprising
• 1914–1918 World War I
• 1919 Third Anglo-Afghan War
• 1919 May Fourth Movement
• 1920 Zhili–Anhui War
• 1920–1921 Guangdong–Guangxi War
• 1922 First Zhili–Fengtian War
• 1924 Second Zhili–Fengtian War
• 1926–1928 Kuomintang – Warlords conflict
• 1927–1936 Chinese Civil War
• 1929 Sino-Soviet War
• 1929 Afghan civil war
• 1937–1945 Second Sino-Japanese War
• 1939–1945 World War II
• * 1939–1945 Indian Ocean conflict
• * 1940 Japanese coup d'état in French Indochina
• * 1940–1941 Franco-Thai War
• * 1941 Japanese invasion of Thailand
• * 1941 Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran
• * 1941–1942 Japanese invasion of Philippines
• * 1941–1942 Japanese invasion of Malaya
• * 1941–1942 Japanese invasion of Dutch Indies
• * 1942–1945 New Guinea campaign
• * 1942–1945 Burma Campaign
• * 1944–1945 Allied invasion of Philippines
• * 1944–1945 Japan campaign
• * 1945 Japanese coup d'état in French Indochina
• * 1945 British invasion of Malaya and Singapore
• * 1945 Borneo campaign
• * 1945 Soviet invasion of Manchuria
• 1946–1950 Chinese Civil War
• 1946–1954 First Indochina War
• 1947 Indo-Pakistani War of 1947
• 1950 Chinese invasion of Tibet
• 1950–1953 Korean War
• 1951–1954 Abadan Crisis
• 1954–1955 First Taiwan Strait Crisis
• 1958 Second Taiwan Strait Crisis
• 1959 Tibetan uprising
• 1959–1975 Vietnam War
• 1962 Sino-Indian War
• 1964 – today Manipur conflict
• 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
• 1967 – today Naxalite–Maoist insurgency
• 1969 Sino-Soviet border conflict
• 1970–1995 Punjab insurgency
• 1971 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
• 1971 Maoist rebellion in Sri Lanka
• 1978–1979 Cambodian–Vietnamese War
• 1979 – today Assam conflict
• 1979–1989 Soviet–Afghan War
• 1979–1998 Khmer Rouge insurgency
• 1979 Sino-Vietnamese War
• 1980 Coconut War
• 1983–2009 Sri Lankan Civil War
• 1984 Siachen conflict
• 1984 Operation Blue Star
• 1987–1988 Thai–Laotian Border War
• 1987 Fijian coups d'état
• 1988-1998 Bougainville Civil War
• 1989 – today Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
• 1989 Tiananmen protests
• 1989 – today Tripura rebellion
• 1989–1992 Mujahideen – Communist war in Afghanistan
• 1992–1996 Taliban takeover of Afghanistan
• 1992–1997 Tajikistani Civil War
• 1993 – today Ethnic conflict in Nagaland
• 1995–1996 Third Taiwan Strait Crisis
• 1996–2001 Taliban–Northern Alliance conflict
• 1998–2001 Islamic insurgency in Uzbekistan
• 1998-2003 Solomon Islands Civil War
• 1999 Kargil War
• 2000-2001 2000 Fijian coup d'état

  21st century

• 2001 Bangladeshi-Indian border skirmish
• 2001 – today War on Terror
• * 2001 – today Afghanistan War
• * 2002 – today Operation Enduring Freedom – Philippines
• * 2002 – today Islamic terrorism in Indonesia
• * 2002 – today Islamic insurgency in Xinjiang
• * 2004 – today War in North-West Pakistan
• * 2004 – today South Thailand insurgency
• 2003–2004 Operation All Clear
• 2005 Islamic uprising in Uzbekistan
• 2005–2006 2005-2006 Fijian political crisis
• * 2006 Fijian military unrest in 2006
• 2006 2006 Fijian coup d'état
• 2009 2009 Fijian constitutional crisis
• 2008 Russo-Georgian War
• 2008–2009 2008 Cambodian-Thai stand-off
• 2010 Uruzgan helicopter attack
• 2016 2016 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes
• 2016 – today 2016 Kashmir unrest
• 2016 – today 2016 India–Pakistan military confrontation