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and conflicts in Asia, particularly East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia and Russia. For a list of conflicts in Southwest Asia, Asia Pacific. see ''

List of conflicts in the Near East This is a list of conflicts in the Near East arranged; first, chronologically from the epipaleolithic until the end of the late modern period ( – c. AD 1945); second, geographically by sub-regions (starting from east to west; then, south to n ...

'' for historical conflicts and '' List of conflicts in the Middle East'', '' List of conflicts in Australia (related Asia Pacific)'' for contemporary conflicts

Western Asia

Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ''O ...

* c. 2492 BCE Battle between Haik and

Nimrod Nimrod (; ; arc, ܢܡܪܘܕ; ar, نُمْرُود, Numrūd) is a biblical figure mentioned in the Book of Genesis and Books of Chronicles. The son of Cush and therefore a great-grandson of Noah, Nimrod was described as a king in the land of ...

* 714 BCE Urartu–Assyria War * 1914-1918

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was List of wars and anthropogenic disasters by death toll, one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, ...

* 1918

Georgian–Armenian War The Armeno-Georgian War was a short border dispute that was fought in December 1918 between the newly-independent Democratic Republic of Georgia and the First Republic of Armenia, largely over the control of former districts of Tiflis Governorat ...

* 1918–1920 Armenian–Azerbaijani War * 1920

Red Army invasion of Armenia The Red Army invasion of Armenia, also known as the Sovietization or the Soviet invasion of Armenia, the Soviet occupation of Armenia, or Soviet intervention in Armenia was a military campaign which was carried out by the 11th Army of Soviet R ...

* 1988-''ongoing''

Nagorno-Karabakh conflict The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is an ethnic and territorial conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh, inhabited mostly by ethnic Armenians, and seven surrounding districts, inhabited mostly by Azerbaij ...

** 1988-1994

First Nagorno-Karabakh War The First Nagorno-Karabakh War, referred to in Armenia as the Artsakh Liberation War ( hy, Արցախյան ազատամարտ, Artsakhyan azatamart) was an ethnic conflict, ethnic and territorial conflict that took place from February 1988 t ...

** 2008 2008 Mardakert clashes ** 2010 2010 Nagorno-Karabakh clashes ** 2010

2010 Mardakert clashes The 2010 Mardakert clashes were a series of violations of the First Nagorno-Karabakh War ceasefire. They took place across the line of contact dividing Azerbaijan and the ethnic Armenian military forces of the unrecognized but ''de facto'' indepe ...

** 2012 2012 Armenian–Azerbaijani border clashes ** 2014 2014 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes ** 2014

2014 Armenian Mil Mi-24 shootdown On 12 November 2014, an Armenian Mil Mi-24 attack helicopter (NATO reporting name "Hind") was shot down by Azerbaijani Armed Forces during the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, killing all three crew members. Events According to the Armenian side, ...

** 2016

2016 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict The 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, also known as the Four-Day War,, IPA: ʰɑroɾjɑ pɑtɛɾɑzm az, Dördgünlük müharibə April War,; or April clashes, began along the Nagorno-Karabakh line of contact on 1 April 2016 with the Artsakh ...

** 2018 2018 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes ** 2020 July 2020 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes ** 2020

2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war The Second Nagorno-Karabakh War was an armed conflict in 2020 that took place in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding territories. It was a major escalation of an unresolved conflict over the region, involving Azerba ...

** 2021-2022

2021–2022 Armenia–Azerbaijan border crisis The military forces of Armenia and Azerbaijan have been engaged in a border conflict since 12 May 2021, when Azerbaijani soldiers crossed several kilometers into Armenia in the provinces of Syunik and Gegharkunik, occupying about of Armenian t ...

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of th ...

* 1914–1918

Caucasus Campaign The Caucasus campaign comprised armed conflicts between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire, later including Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, the Mountainous Republic of the Northern Caucasus, the German Empire, the Central Caspian Dict ...

* 1918–1919

Mughan clashes The Mugan events (Azerbaijani: Muğan hadisələri) were a confrontation between Russian Whites, Bolsheviks and Azerbaijani forces in Mugan against the background of the Russian Civil War of 1918–1919. As a result, the Mugan Soviet Republic ...

* 1918–1920 Armenian–Azerbaijani War * 1920

Red Army invasion of Azerbaijan The Red Army invasion of Azerbaijan, also known as the Sovietization or Soviet invasion of Azerbaijan, was a military campaign carried out by the 11th Army of Soviet Russia in April 1920 to install a new Soviet government in the Azerbaijan Demo ...

* 1988-''ongoing''

** 1988-1994

** 2008 2008 Mardakert clashes ** 2010 2010 Nagorno-Karabakh clashes ** 2010

** 2012 2012 Armenian–Azerbaijani border clashes ** 2014 2014 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes ** 2014

** 2016

** 2018 2018 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes ** 2020 July 2020 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes ** 2020

** 2021-2022

Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning the North Africa, northeast corner of Africa and Western Asia, southwest corner of Asia via a land bridg ...

Prehistoric Egypt Prehistoric Egypt and Predynastic Egypt span the period from the earliest human settlement to the beginning of the Early Dynastic Period around 3100 BC, starting with the first Pharaoh, Narmer for some Egyptologists, Hor-Aha for others, with ...

* Between 14340 to 13140 BCE Battle at

Cemetery 117 Jebel Sahaba ( ar, جَبَل ٱلصَّحَابَة, Jabal Aṣ-Ṣaḥābah, lit=Mountain of the Companions; also Site 117) is a prehistoric cemetery site in the Nile Valley (now submerged in Lake Nasser), near the northern border of Sudan wit ...

Early Dynastic Period

* c. 3100 BCE Unification of Upper and Lower Egypt * c. 3050 BCE Hor-Aha, the second pharaoh of Egypt, led a campaign against the Nubians. * c. 2890 BCE After the death of

Qa'a Qa'a (also Qáa or Ka'a) (literal meaning: "his arm is raised") was the last king of the First Dynasty of Egypt. He reigned for 33 years at the end of the 30th century BC. Identity Manetho calls Qa'a Biénechês and gives him a reign of 26 ...

, the last pharaoh of the

First Dynasty of Egypt The First Dynasty of ancient Egypt (Dynasty I) covers the first series of Egyptian kings to rule over a unified Egypt. It immediately follows the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt, possibly by Narmer, and marks the beginning of the Early Dy ...

, a short war may have occurred for the throne, ending with the accession of

Hotepsekhemwy Hotepsekhemwy is the Horus name of an early Egyptian king who was the founder of the Second Dynasty of Egypt. The exact length of his reign is not known; the Turin canon suggests an improbable 95 yearsAlan H. Gardiner: ''The royal canon of Turi ...

. * c. 2690 BCE

Khasekhemwy Khasekhemwy (ca. 2690 BC; ', also rendered ''Kha-sekhemui'') was the last Pharaoh of the Second Dynasty of Egypt. Little is known about him, other than that he led several significant military campaigns and built the mudbrick fort known as Shu ...

reunited

Upper Egypt Upper Egypt ( ar, صعيد مصر ', shortened to , , locally: ; ) is the southern portion of Egypt and is composed of the lands on both sides of the Nile that extend upriver from Lower Egypt in the north to Nubia in the south. In ancient E ...

and

Lower Egypt Lower Egypt ( ar, مصر السفلى '; ) is the northernmost region of Egypt, which consists of the fertile Nile Delta between Upper Egypt and the Mediterranean Sea, from El Aiyat, south of modern-day Cairo, and Dahshur. Historically, ...

Old Kingdom In ancient Egyptian history, the Old Kingdom is the period spanning c. 2700–2200 BC. It is also known as the "Age of the Pyramids" or the "Age of the Pyramid Builders", as it encompasses the reigns of the great pyramid-builders of the Fourth ...

* c. 2670 BCE

Djoser Djoser (also read as Djeser and Zoser) was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the 3rd Dynasty during the Old Kingdom, and was the founder of that epoch. He is also known by his Hellenized names Tosorthros (from Manetho) and Sesorthos (from Eusebiu ...

, the first pharaoh of the

Third Dynasty of Egypt The Third Dynasty of ancient Egypt (Dynasty III) is the first dynasty of the Old Kingdom. Other dynasties of the Old Kingdom include the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth. The capital during the period of the Old Kingdom was at Memphis. Overview ...

dispatched several military expeditions to the

Sinai Peninsula The Sinai Peninsula, or simply Sinai (now usually ) (, , cop, Ⲥⲓⲛⲁ), is a peninsula in Egypt, and the only part of the country located in Asia. It is between the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Red Sea to the south, and is a ...

First Intermediate Period The First Intermediate Period, described as a 'dark period' in ancient Egyptian history, spanned approximately 125 years, c. 2181–2055 BC, after the end of the Old Kingdom. It comprises the Seventh (although this is mostly considered spuriou ...

* c. 2150 BCE The 4.2 kiloyear event triggered famines, social disorder, and fragmentation. * c. 2140 BCE During the reign of the pharaoh Neferkare III, the

nomarch A nomarch ( grc, νομάρχης, egy, ḥrj tp ꜥꜣ Great Chief) was a provincial governor in ancient Egypt; the country was divided into 42 provinces, called nomes (singular , plural ). A nomarch was the government official responsib ...

of Hieraconopolis

Ankhtifi Ankhtifi (or Ankhtify) was a nomarch of Hierakonpolis and a supporter of the pharaoh in Herakleopolis Magna (10th Dynasty), which was locked in a conflict with the Theban based 11th Dynasty kingdom for control of Egypt. Hence, Ankhtifi was poss ...

, led a coalition of his nome and

Edfu Edfu ( egy, bḥdt, ar, إدفو , ; also spelt Idfu, or in modern French as Edfou) is an Egyptian city, located on the west bank of the Nile River between Esna and Aswan, with a population of approximately sixty thousand people. Edfu is the sit ...

against Thebes. * c. 2120 BCE Mentuhotep I and Sehertawy Intef I * c. 2075 BCE Akhtoy Nebkaure sacked

Thinis Thinis (Greek: Θίνις ''Thinis'', Θίς ''This'' ; Egyptian: Tjenu; cop, Ⲧⲓⲛ; ar, ثينيس) was the capital city of the first dynasties of ancient Egypt. Thinis remains undiscovered but is well attested by ancient writers, incl ...

Middle Kingdom

* c. 2061 - c. 2010 BCE Campaigns of

Mentuhotep II Mentuhotep II ( egy, Mn- ṯw- ḥtp, meaning " Mentu is satisfied"), also known under his prenomen Nebhepetre ( egy, Nb- ḥpt- Rˁ, meaning "The Lord of the rudder is Ra"), was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh, the sixth ruler of the Eleventh ...

* c. 1900 BCE

Senusret I Senusret I (Middle Egyptian: z-n-wsrt; /suʀ nij ˈwas.ɾiʔ/) also anglicized as Sesostris I and Senwosret I, was the second pharaoh of the Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt. He ruled from 1971 BC to 1926 BC (1920 BC to 1875 BC), and was one of the mos ...

conquest of

Lower Nubia Lower Nubia is the northernmost part of Nubia, roughly contiguous with the modern Lake Nasser, which submerged the historical region in the 1960s with the construction of the Aswan High Dam. Many ancient Lower Nubian monuments, and all its modern p ...

* c. 1880 BCE

Amenemhat II Nubkaure Amenemhat II, also known as Amenemhet II, was the third pharaoh of the 12th Dynasty of ancient Egypt. Although he ruled for at least 35 years, his reign is rather obscure, as well as his family relationships. Family Archaeological fi ...

, looted two cities in Asia * c. 1860-1850 BCE

Senusret III Khakaure Senusret III (also written as Senwosret III or the hellenised form, Sesostris III) was a pharaoh of Egypt. He ruled from 1878 BC to 1839 BC during a time of great power and prosperity, and was the fifth king of the Twelfth Dynasty of t ...

, four campaigns to

Nubia Nubia () ( Nobiin: Nobīn, ) is a region along the Nile river encompassing the area between the first cataract of the Nile (just south of Aswan in southern Egypt) and the confluence of the Blue and White Niles (in Khartoum in central Sud ...

, one campaign to the Southern

Levant The Levant () is an approximate historical geographical term referring to a large area in the Eastern Mediterranean region of Western Asia. In its narrowest sense, which is in use today in archaeology and other cultural contexts, it is ...

* c. 1850 BCE

Amenemhat III :''See Amenemhat, for other individuals with this name.'' Amenemhat III ( Ancient Egyptian: ''Ỉmn-m-hꜣt'' meaning 'Amun is at the forefront'), also known as Amenemhet III, was a pharaoh of ancient Egypt and the sixth king of the Twelfth D ...

, short Nubian campaign * c. 1705 BCE - c. 1648 BCE Continuation of 14th dynasty rule in the Nile River Delta region until 1650 BCE when the

Hyksos Hyksos (; Egyptian '' ḥqꜣ(w)- ḫꜣswt'', Egyptological pronunciation: ''hekau khasut'', "ruler(s) of foreign lands") is a term which, in modern Egyptology, designates the kings of the Fifteenth Dynasty of Egypt (fl. c. 1650–1550 BC). T ...

Fifteenth Dynasty of Egypt The Fifteenth Dynasty was a foreign dynasty of ancient Egypt. It was founded by Salitis, a Hyksos from West Asia whose people had invaded the country and conquered Lower Egypt. The 15th, 16th, and 17th Dynasties of ancient Egypt are often combi ...

conquered the Delta.

Second Intermediate Period The Second Intermediate Period marks a period when ancient Egypt fell into disarray for a second time, between the end of the Middle Kingdom and the start of the New Kingdom. The concept of a "Second Intermediate Period" was coined in 1942 b ...

* c. 1649 BCE - c. 1600 BCE the

progress south conquering

Middle Egypt Middle Egypt () is the section of land between Lower Egypt (the Nile Delta) and Upper Egypt, stretching upstream from Asyut in the south to Memphis in the north. At the time, Ancient Egypt was divided into Lower and Upper Egypt, though Middle ...

, then controlled by the Abydos Dynasty or the 16th Dynasty * c. 1629 BCE - c. 1628 BCE

Neferhotep III Sekhemre Sankhtawy Neferhotep III Iykhernofret was the third or fourth ruler of the Theban 16th Dynasty, reigning after Sobekhotep VIII according to Egyptologists Kim Ryholt and Darrell Baker.Darrell D. Baker: The Encyclopedia of the Pharaohs: V ...

in a defensive war against the Hyksos

* c. 1582 BCE Final Theban offensive of Hyksos who conquer Thebes, ending the 16th Dynasty * c. 1560 BCE - c. 1540 BCE The

Seventeenth Dynasty of Egypt The Seventeenth Dynasty of Egypt (notated Dynasty XVII, alternatively 17th Dynasty or Dynasty 17) was a dynasty of pharaohs that ruled in Upper Egypt during the late Second Intermediate Period of Egypt, Second Intermediate Period, approximately fr ...

at war with the Hyksos

New Kingdom of Egypt The New Kingdom, also referred to as the Egyptian Empire, is the period in ancient Egyptian history between the sixteenth century BC and the eleventh century BC, covering the Eighteenth, Nineteenth, and Twentieth dynasties of Egypt. Radioca ...

* c. 1550 Pharaoh Ahmosis I launches an invasion on the Hyksos in Upper and Lower Egypt. A new era in Ancient Egyptian history: the New Kingdom under the rule of the 18th dynasty. * c. 1282 BCE Seti's military campaigns * 1206 BCE - c. 1150 BCE

Bronze Age collapse The Late Bronze Age collapse was a time of widespread societal collapse during the 12th century BC, between c. 1200 and 1150. The collapse affected a large area of the Eastern Mediterranean (North Africa and Southeast Europe) and the Near ...

causes the collapse of the New Kingdom of Egypt and subsequent attacks from Libyans, with associated people of

Ekwesh The Achaeans (; el, Ἀχαιοί, ''Akhaioi'') were one of the four major tribes into which the Greeks divided themselves (along with the Aeolians, Ionians and Dorians). According to the foundation myth formalized by Hesiod, their name comes fr ...

Shekelesh The Shekelesh ( Egyptian language: ''šꜣkrwšꜣꜣ'' or ''šꜣꜣkrwšꜣꜣ'') were one of the several ethnic groups the Sea Peoples were said to be composed of, appearing in fragmentary historical and iconographic records in ancient Egyptian ...

Lukka The term Lukka lands (sometimes Luqqa lands), in Hittite language texts from the 2nd millennium BC, is a collective term for states formed by the Lukka people in south-west Anatolia (modern-day Turkey). The Lukka were never subjugated long-term by ...

Shardana The Sherden ( Egyptian: ''šrdn'', ''šꜣrdꜣnꜣ'' or ''šꜣrdynꜣ'', Ugaritic: ''šrdnn(m)'' and ''trtn(m)'', possibly Akkadian: ''še-er-ta-an-nu''; also glossed “Shardana” or “Sherdanu”) are one of the several ethnic groups the Se ...

, and Tursha. A second attack during the reign of

Ramesses III Usermaatre Meryamun Ramesses III (also written Ramses and Rameses) was the second Pharaoh of the Twentieth Dynasty in Ancient Egypt. He is thought to have reigned from 26 March 1186 to 15 April 1155 BC and is considered to be the last great mona ...

involved Peleset,

Tjeker The Tjeker or Tjekker ( Egyptian: ''ṯꜣkꜣr'' or ''ṯꜣkkꜣr'') were one of the Sea Peoples. Known mainly from the " Story of Wenamun", the Tjeker are also documented earlier, at Medinet Habu, as raiders defeated by Pharaoh Ramesses III ...

, Shardana and Denyen. ** c. 1178 BCE Egyptian-Sea People wars *** c. 1178 BCE

Battle of the Delta The Battle of the Delta was a sea battle between Egypt and the Sea Peoples, circa 1175 BCE, when the Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses III repulsed a major sea invasion. The conflict occurred on the shores of the eastern Nile Delta and on the border of t ...

*** c. 1178 BCE Battle of Djahy

Third Intermediate Period The Third Intermediate Period of ancient Egypt began with the death of Pharaoh Ramesses XI in 1077 BC, which ended the New Kingdom, and was eventually followed by the Late Period. Various points are offered as the beginning for the latt ...

* 925 BCE

Battle of Bitter Lakes The Battle of Bitter Lakes was a part of the military campaign of Shoshenq I into Asia in 925 BCE where he conquered many cities and towns. The location of the conflict was at Bitter Lakes, that we can identify with the lakes to the north by the fr ...

* 752-721 BCE Conquest of Egypt * 671 BCE Assyrian invasion of Egypt led by

Esarhaddon Esarhaddon, also spelled Essarhaddon, Assarhaddon and Ashurhaddon ( Neo-Assyrian cuneiform: , also , meaning " Ashur has given me a brother"; Biblical Hebrew: ''ʾĒsar-Ḥaddōn'') was the king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire from the death of hi ...

* 664 BCE Sack of Thebes led by

Ashurbanipal Ashurbanipal ( Neo-Assyrian cuneiform: , meaning " Ashur is the creator of the heir") was the king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire from 669 BCE to his death in 631. He is generally remembered as the last great king of Assyria. Inheriting the throne a ...

Late Period

* 530-522 BCE Campaigns of King

Cambyses II Cambyses II ( peo, 𐎣𐎲𐎢𐎪𐎡𐎹 ''Kabūjiya'') was the second King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire from 530 to 522 BC. He was the son and successor of Cyrus the Great () and his mother was Cassandane. Before his accession, Cambyse ...

of Persia ** 525 BCE Battle of Pelusium * 522-520 BCE Rebellion of

Petubastis III Seheruibre Padibastet (Ancient Egyptian: ''shrw- jb- rꜥ pꜣ-dj-bꜣstt'') better known by his Hellenised name Petubastis III (or IV, depending on the scholars) was a native ancient Egyptian ruler (ruled c. 522 – 520 BC), who revolted ag ...

* 480s BCE Rebellion of Psamtik IV * 460-454 BCE Rebellion of

Inaros II Inaros (II), also known as Inarus, (fl. ca. 460 BC) was an Egyptian rebel ruler who was the son of an Egyptian prince named Psamtik, presumably of the old Saite line, and grandson of Psamtik III. In 460 BC, he revolted against the Persians wit ...

** 459 BCE Battle of Papremis * 411 BCE

Amyrtaeus Amyrtaeus ( , a Hellenization of the original Egyptian name Amenirdisu) of Sais, is the only pharaoh of the Twenty-eighth Dynasty of EgyptCimmino 2003, p. 385. and is thought to be related to the royal family of the Twenty-sixth Dynasty (664� ...

revolted against

Darius II Darius II ( peo, 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 ; grc-gre, Δαρεῖος ), also known by his given name Ochus ( ), was King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire from 423 BC to 405 or 404 BC. Artaxerxes I, who died in 424 BC, was followed by h ...

of the

Achaemenid Empire The Achaemenid Empire or Achaemenian Empire (; peo, 𐎧𐏁𐏂, , ), also called the First Persian Empire, was an ancient Iranian empire founded by Cyrus the Great in 550 BC. Based in Western Asia, it was contemporarily the largest em ...

and regained Egyptian indepdence * 385-383 BCE A Persian invasion of Egypt was repelled by King

Hakor Hakor or Hagar, also known by the hellenized forms Achoris or Hakoris, was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the 29th Dynasty. His reign marks the apex of this feeble and short-lived dynasty, having ruled for 13 years – more than half of its entir ...

* 374-373 BCE A Persian invasion of Egypt was repelled by King

Nectanebo I Nectanebo I ( Egyptian: ; grc-gre, Νεκτάνεβις ; died 361/60 BCE) was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh, founder of the last native dynasty of Egypt, the 30th. Name Nectanebo's Egyptian personal name was Nḫt-nb.f, which means "the stron ...

* 343 BCE Second Achaemenid conquest of Egypt * 335-323 BCE

Wars of Alexander the Great The wars of Alexander the Great were a series of Conquest, conquests that were carried out by Alexander the Great, Alexander III of Macedonia (ancient kingdom), Macedon from 336 BC to 323 BC. They began with battles against the Achaemenid Em ...

** 333 BCE Pelusium opened its gates to Alexander the Great, who placed a garrison in it under the command of an officer entitled Companion of the King.

Ptolemaic Kingdom

* 173 BCE

Antiochus Epiphanes Antiochus is a Greek male first name, which was a dynastic name for rulers of the Seleucid Empire and the Kingdom of Commagene. In Jewish historical memory, connected with the Maccabean Revolt and the holiday of Hanukkah, "Antiochus" refers spec ...

defeated the troops of Ptolemy Philometor * 55 BCE

Mark Antony Marcus Antonius (14 January 1 August 30 BC), commonly known in English as Mark Antony, was a Roman politician and general who played a critical role in the transformation of the Roman Republic from a constitutional republic into the au ...

defeated the Egyptian army and made himself master of the city * 10 January 49 BCE - 17 March 45 BCE

Caesar's Civil War Caesar's civil war (49–45 BC) was one of the last politico-military conflicts of the Roman Republic before its reorganization into the Roman Empire. It began as a series of political and military confrontations between Gaius Julius Caesar an ...

** 48-47 BCE Siege of Alexandria ** 47 BCE

Battle of the Nile The Battle of the Nile (also known as the Battle of Aboukir Bay; french: Bataille d'Aboukir) was a major naval battle fought between the British Royal Navy and the Navy of the French Republic at Aboukir Bay on the Mediterranean coast off the ...

* 32 BCE - August 30 BCE

Final War of the Roman Republic The War of Actium (32–30 BC) was the last civil war of the Roman Republic, fought between Mark Antony (assisted by Cleopatra and by extension Ptolemaic Egypt) and Octavian. In 32 BC, Octavian convinced the Roman Senate to declare war on the E ...

** 31 July - 1 August 30 BCE Battle of Alexandria

Roman Province of Egypt

* 115-117 CE

Kitos War The Kitos War (115–117; he, מרד הגלויות, mered ha-galuyot, or ''mered ha-tfutzot''; "rebellion of the diaspora" la, Tumultus Iudaicus) was one of the major Jewish–Roman wars (66–136). The rebellions erupted in 115, when most ...

Byzantine Diocese of Egypt The Diocese of Egypt ( la, Dioecesis Aegypti; el, Διοίκησις Αἰγύπτου) was a diocese of the later Roman Empire (from 395 the Eastern Roman Empire), incorporating the provinces of Egypt and Cyrenaica. Its capital was at Alexandr ...

* 618-621 CE

Sassanid conquest of Egypt The Sasanian conquest of Egypt took place between 618 and 621 CE, when the Sasanian Persian army defeated the Byzantine forces in Egypt and occupied the province. The fall of Alexandria, the capital of Roman Egypt, marked the first and most impo ...

** 619 CE Siege of Alexandria

Rashidun Caliphate The Rashidun Caliphate ( ar, اَلْخِلَافَةُ ٱلرَّاشِدَةُ, al-Khilāfah ar-Rāšidah) was the first caliphate to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It was ruled by the first four successive caliphs of Muhammad after his ...

* 639-642 CE

Muslim conquest of Egypt The Muslim conquest of Egypt, led by the army of 'Amr ibn al-'As, took place between 639 and 646 AD and was overseen by the Rashidun Caliphate. It ended the seven-century-long period of Roman reign over Egypt that began in 30 BC. Byzantine ru ...

** 6 July 640 CE

Battle of Heliopolis The Battle of Heliopolis or Ayn Shams was a decisive battle between Arab Muslim armies and Byzantine forces for the control of Egypt. Though there were several major skirmishes after this battle, it effectively decided the fate of the Byzant ...

** 641 CE Siege of Alexandria ** 646 CE

Battle of Nikiou The Battle of Nikiou was a battle between Arab Muslim troops under General Amr ibn al-A'as and the Byzantine Empire in Egypt in May of 646. Overview Following their victory at the Battle of Heliopolis in July 640, and the subsequent capitulatio ...

Abbasid Caliphate The Abbasid Caliphate ( or ; ar, الْخِلَافَةُ الْعَبَّاسِيَّة, ') was the third caliphate to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It was founded by a dynasty descended from Muhammad's uncle, Abbas ibn Abdul-Muttal ...

* 809-827 CE

Great Abbasid Civil War The Fourth Fitna or Great Abbasid Civil War resulted from the conflict between the brothers al-Amin and al-Ma'mun over the succession to the throne of the Abbasid Caliphate. Their father, Caliph Harun al-Rashid, had named al-Amin as the first su ...

Ayyubid Dynasty The Ayyubid dynasty ( ar, الأيوبيون '; ) was the founding dynasty of the medieval Sultanate of Egypt established by Saladin in 1171, following his abolition of the Fatimid Caliphate of Egypt. A Sunni Muslim of Kurdish origin, Saladin ...

* 1171-1172 CE

Ayyubids The Ayyubid dynasty ( ar, الأيوبيون '; ) was the founding dynasty of the medieval Sultanate of Egypt established by Saladin in 1171, following his abolition of the Fatimid Caliphate of Egypt. A Sunni Muslim of Kurdish origin, Saladin ...

Conquest of North Africa and Nubia * 1095-1272 CE

The Crusades The Crusades were a series of religious wars initiated, supported, and sometimes directed by the Latin Church in the medieval period. The best known of these Crusades are those to the Holy Land in the period between 1095 and 1291 that were in ...

** 1213-1221 CE

Fifth Crusade The Fifth Crusade (1217–1221) was a campaign in a series of Crusades by Western Europeans to reacquire Jerusalem and the rest of the Holy Land by first conquering Egypt, ruled by the powerful Ayyubid sultanate, led by Al-Adil I, al-Adil, brothe ...

*** 1218-1219 CE Siege of Damietta *** 29 August 1219 CE Battle of Fariskur ** 1248-1254 CE Seventh Crusade *** 6 June 1249 CE Siege of Damietta *** 8 February 1250 CE - 11 February 1250 CE Battle of Al Mansurah *** 6 April 1250 CE Battle of Fariskur

Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt

* 9–12 October 1365 CE

Alexandrian Crusade The brief Alexandrian Crusade, also called the sack of Alexandria, occurred in October 1365 and was led by Peter I of Cyprus against Alexandria in Egypt. Although often referred to as and counted among the Crusades, it was relatively devoid of r ...

Eyalet of Egypt The Eyalet of Egypt (, ) operated as an administrative division of the Ottoman Empire from 1517 to 1867. It originated as a result of the conquest of Mamluk Egypt by the Ottomans in 1517, following the Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–17) and the ...

* 1538-1557 CE Ottoman-Portuguese conflicts * 20 April 1792 - 25 March 1802 CE

French Revolutionary Wars The French Revolutionary Wars (french: Guerres de la Révolution française) were a series of sweeping military conflicts lasting from 1792 until 1802 and resulting from the French Revolution. They pitted France against Britain, Austria, Pruss ...

** May–December 1798 CE Mediterranean campaign *** 1798-1801 CE

French campaign in Egypt and Syria The French campaign in Egypt and Syria (1798–1801) was Napoleon Bonaparte's campaign in the Ottoman territories of Egypt and Syria, proclaimed to defend French trade interests, to establish scientific enterprise in the region. It was the p ...

**** 13 July 1798 CE Battle of Shubra Khit **** 21 July 1798 CE

Battle of the Pyramids The Battle of the Pyramids, also known as the Battle of Embabeh, was a major engagement fought on 21 July 1798, during the French Invasion of Egypt. The battle took place near the village of Embabeh, across the Nile River from Cairo, but was n ...

**** 1–3 August 1798 CE

**** 21 October 1798 Revolt of Cairo **** 25 July 1799 CE Battle of Abukir **** 19 February 1799 CE

Siege of El Arish The siege of El Arish was a successful siege by French forces under Napoleon Bonaparte against Ottoman forces under Mustafa Pasha. The French army, commanded by Jean Baptiste Kléber and Jean Reynier laid siege to the fortress of El Arish for ...

**** 20 March 1800 CE

**** 8 March 1801 CE Battle of Abukir **** 13 March 1801 CE

Battle of Mandora The Battle of Mandora was a minor battle fought on 13 March 1801 between French forces under François Lanusse and the British expeditionary corps under Ralph Abercromby, during the French campaign in Egypt and Syria. Background The British ar ...

**** 21 March 1801 CE Battle of Alexandria **** 17 August - 2 September 1801 CE Siege of Alexandria * 18 May 1803 CE - 20 November 1815 CE

Napoleonic Wars The Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815) were a series of major global conflicts pitting the French Empire and its allies, led by Napoleon I, against a fluctuating array of European states formed into various coalitions. It produced a period of Fre ...

** 1807-1809 CE Anglo-Turkish War *** 1807 CE Alexandria expedition

Khedivate of Egypt The Khedivate of Egypt ( or , ; ota, خدیویت مصر ') was an autonomous tributary state of the Ottoman Empire, established and ruled by the Muhammad Ali Dynasty following the defeat and expulsion of Napoleon Bonaparte's forces which br ...

* 1882 CE

Anglo-Egyptian War The British conquest of Egypt (1882), also known as Anglo-Egyptian War (), occurred in 1882 between Egyptian and Sudanese forces under Ahmed ‘Urabi and the United Kingdom. It ended a nationalist uprising against the Khedive Tewfik Pasha. It ...

** 11–13 July 1882 CE

Bombardment of Alexandria The Bombardment of Alexandria in Egypt by the British Mediterranean Fleet took place on 11–13 July 1882. Admiral Beauchamp Seymour was in command of a fleet of fifteen Royal Navy ironclad ships which had previously sailed to the harbor of ...

** June–July 1882 CE Egyptian Expedition ** 1882 CE Battle of

Kassassin Kassassin ( ar, القصاصين) is a village of Lower Egypt by rail west of Ismailia, a major city on the Suez Canal. Battle of Kassassin Lock At the Sweet Water Canal, on August 28, 1882 the British force was attacked by the Egyptians, ...

** 1882 CE Battle of Kafr el-Dawwar ** 13 September 1882 CE Battle of Tel al-Kebir * 1881-1899 CE

Mahdist War The Mahdist War ( ar, الثورة المهدية, ath-Thawra al-Mahdiyya; 1881–1899) was a war between the Mahdist Sudanese of the religious leader Muhammad Ahmad bin Abd Allah, who had proclaimed himself the "Mahdi" of Islam (the "Guided On ...

** 3 August 1889 CE

Battle of Toski The Battle of Toski (''Tushkah'') was part of the Mahdist War. It took place on August 3, 1889 in southern Egypt between the Anglo-Egyptian forces and the Mahdist forces of the Sudan. Since 1882, the British had taken control of Egypt and found ...

Sultanate of Egypt The Sultanate of Egypt () was the short-lived protectorate that the United Kingdom imposed over Egypt between 1914 and 1922. History Soon after the start of the First World War, Khedive Abbas II of Egypt was removed from power by the British ...

* 28 July 1914 - 11 November 1918

** 29 October 1914 - 30 October 1918

Middle Eastern theatre of World War I The Middle Eastern theatre of World War I saw action between 29 October 1914 and 30 October 1918. The combatants were, on one side, the Ottoman Empire (including the majority of Kurdish tribes, a relative majority of Arabs, and Caucasian ''T ...

*** 28 January 1915 - 30 October 1918 Sinai and Palestine Campaign **** 26 January - 4 February 1915 Raid on the Suez Canal **** 23 April 1916

Battle of Katia The Battle of Katia, also known as the Affair of Qatia by the British, was an engagement fought east of the Suez Canal and north of El Ferdan Station, in the vicinity of Katia and Oghratina, on 23 April 1916 during the Defence of the Suez C ...

**** 3–5 August 1916

Battle of Romani The Battle of Romani was the last ground attack of the Central Powers on the Suez Canal at the beginning of the Sinai and Palestine campaign during the First World War. The battle was fought between 3 and 5 August 1916 near the Egyptian town ...

**** 23 December 1916

Battle of Magdhaba The Battle of Magdhaba took place on 23 December 1916 during the Defence of Egypt section of the Sinai and Palestine Campaign in the First World War.The Battles Nomenclature Committee assigned 'Affair' to those engagements between forces small ...

**** 9 January 1917

Battle of Rafa The Battle of Rafa, also known as the Action of Rafah, fought on 9 January 1917, was the third and final battle to complete the recapture of the Sinai Peninsula by British forces during the Sinai and Palestine campaign of the First World War. T ...

**** 13–21 February 1917 Raid on Nekhl

Kingdom of Egypt The Kingdom of Egypt ( ar, المملكة المصرية, Al-Mamlaka Al-Miṣreyya, The Egyptian Kingdom) was the legal form of the Egyptian state during the latter period of the Muhammad Ali dynasty's reign, from the United Kingdom's recog ...

* 1 September 1939 - 2 September 1945

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...

** 10 June 1940 - 2 May 1945

Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II The Mediterranean and Middle East Theatre was a major theatre of operations during the Second World War. The vast size of the Mediterranean and Middle East theatre saw interconnected naval, land, and air campaigns fought for control of the Medi ...

*** 10 June 1940 - 13 May 1943 North African Campaign **** 11 June 1940 - 4 February 1943 Western Desert Campaign ***** 9–16 September 1940

Italian invasion of Egypt The Italian invasion of Egypt () was an offensive in the Second World War, against British, Commonwealth and Free French forces in the Kingdom of Egypt. The invasion by the Italian 10th Army () ended border skirmishing on the frontier and ...

***** 9 December 1940 - 9 February 1941

Operation Compass Operation Compass (also it, Battaglia della Marmarica) was the first large British military operation of the Western Desert Campaign (1940–1943) during the Second World War. British, Empire and Commonwealth forces attacked Italian forces of ...

***** 4 February 1942 Abdeen Palace Incident ***** 1–27 July 1942

First Battle of El Alamein The First Battle of El Alamein (1–27 July 1942) was a battle of the Western Desert campaign of the Second World War, fought in Egypt between Axis (German and Italian) forces of the Panzer Army Africa—which included the under Field Marsha ...

***** 30 August - 5 September 1942

Battle of Alam Halfa The Battle of Alam el Halfa took place between 30 August and 5 September 1942 south of El Alamein during the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War. '' Panzerarmee Afrika'' (''Generalfeldmarschall'' Erwin Rommel), attempted an envelopme ...

***** 11 October - 23 November 1942

Second Battle of El Alamein The Second Battle of El Alamein (23 October – 11 November 1942) was a battle of the Second World War that took place near the Egyptian railway halt of El Alamein. The First Battle of El Alamein and the Battle of Alam el Halfa had prevented th ...

* 15 May 1948 - 10 March 1949

Arab-Israeli War The Arab citizens of Israel are the Demographics of Israel#Arabs, largest ethnic minority in the country. They comprise a hybrid community of Israeli citizenship law, Israeli citizens with a heritage of Palestinian Citizenship Order 1925, Pales ...

** December 1948 - January 1949 Battles of the Sinai

Republic of Egypt

* 23 July 1952 Egyptian Revolution * 2–3 November 1955

Operation Volcano (Israeli raid) Operation Volcano ( he, מבצע הר געש, ''Mivtza Har Ga'ash''), also known as Operation Sabcha, was a large-scale Israel Defense Forces (IDF) military operation carried out on the night of November 2–3, 1955 against Egyptian military posit ...

* 29 October - 7 November 1956

Suez Crisis The Suez Crisis, or the Second Arab–Israeli war, also called the Tripartite Aggression ( ar, العدوان الثلاثي, Al-ʿUdwān aṯ-Ṯulāṯiyy) in the Arab world and the Sinai War in Israel,Also known as the Suez War or 1956 Wa ...

** October 1956 Operation Musketeer ** 1956 Operation Telescope ** 1956 Battle of Suez

Arab Republic of Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning the North Africa, northeast corner of Africa and Western Asia, southwest corner of Asia via a land bridg ...

* 5–11 June 1967

Six-Day War The Six-Day War (, ; ar, النكسة, , or ) or June War, also known as the 1967 Arab–Israeli War or Third Arab–Israeli War, was fought between Israel and a coalition of Arab states (primarily Egypt, Syria, and Jordan) from 5 to 10 ...

** 5–6 June 1967 Battle of Abu-Ageila ** 8 June 1967

USS Liberty incident The USS ''Liberty'' incident was an attack on a United States Navy technical research ship (spy ship), , by Israeli Air Force jet fighter aircraft and Israeli Navy motor torpedo boats, on 8 June 1967, during the Six-Day War. The combined ai ...

* 1 July 1967 - 7 August 1970

War of Attrition The War of Attrition ( ar, حرب الاستنزاف, Ḥarb al-Istinzāf; he, מלחמת ההתשה, Milhemet haHatashah) involved fighting between Israel and Egypt, Jordan, the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) and their allies fro ...

** 11 July 1967

Battle of Rumani Coast The Battle of Rumani Coast ( he, קרב רומני) was a naval engagement that took place on the night of July 11, 1967 between Israeli and Egyptian naval forces, near the vicinity of Rumani. Two Egyptian motor torpedo boats were sunk in the acti ...

** 19 July 1969

Operation Bulmus 6 Operation Bulmus 6, also known as the Green Island Raid, was a military raid conducted by special operations units of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) against what was believed to be an Egyptian early-warning radar and ELINT station located on a ...

** 20 July 1969 - 28 July 1969

Operation Boxer Operation Boxer was an aerial offensive undertaken by the Israeli Air Force along the Suez Canal in July 1969. The first major IAF operation since the 1967 Six-Day War, the operation signaled a new phase in the War of Attrition. Background Des ...

** 26–27 December 1969

Operation Rooster 53 Operation Rooster 53 was an Israeli military operation during the War of Attrition to capture an Egyptian P-12 radar system. Often referred to as merely Operation Rooster, it was carried out on December 26 and 27, 1969. Participating forces i ...

** 7 January - 13 April 1970

Operation Priha The Priha (Blossom) Operations were a series of strikes undertaken by the Israeli Air Force during the War of Attrition. Taking place between January and April 1970, the operations consisted of 118 sorties against targets in the Egyptian heartland ...

** 22 January 1970

Operation Rhodes Operation Rhodes ( he, מבצע רודוס) was an Israeli heliborne raid against the Egyptian island of Shadwan on 22 January 1970, during the War of Attrition. It was carried out by Israeli paratroopers and Shayetet 13 naval commandos, who too ...

** 30 July 1970 Operation Rimon 20 * 6–25 October 1973 Yom Kipppur War ** 6–8 October 1973 Operation Badr ** 6 October 1973

Battles of Fort Budapest The Battles of Fort Budapest ( he, מעוז בודפשט) refer to two attempts by the Egyptian Army to capture Fort Budapest, part of the Bar Lev Line during the Yom Kippur War. The first attempt took place at noon on October 6, 1973, with t ...

** 6 October 1973 Battle of Fort Lahtzanit ** 6 October 1973

Ofira Air Battle The Ofira Air Battle was one of the first air battles of the Yom Kippur War. On 6 October 1973, Egypt launched a massive surprise attack on Israel that included over 200 Egyptian aircraft participating in an opening airstrike. The Israeli Air F ...

** 6–7 October 1973 Battle of El Qantarah ** 7 October 1973 Romani ambush ** 7 October 1973

Battle of Marsa Talamat The Battle of Marsa Talamat ( he, קרב מרסה-תלמאת) was fought between the Israeli Navy and the Egyptian Navy commando forces on October 7, 1973, during the early stages of the Yom Kippur War. It took place in the small Egyptian naval a ...

** 7 October 1973 Operation Tagar ** 7–8 October 1973 Battle of the Moses Eyes Fortress ** 8 October 1973 Battle of Firdan ** 8–9 October 1973

Battle of Baltim The Battle of Baltim (also Battle of Damietta, Battle of Baltim–Damietta, Battle of Damietta–Baltim or Battle of Damietta – El Burelos) was fought between the Israeli Navy and the Egyptian Navy on October 8–9, 1973, during the Yom Kippur W ...

** 14 October 1973 Battle of the Sinai ** 14 October 1973

Air Battle of El Mansoura The air battle of Mansoura was an air battle that took place during the Yom Kippur War between the Egyptian Air Force (EAF) and the Israeli Air Force (IAF) near the town of El Mansoura, in the Nile Delta. The Israeli air force launched air str ...

** 15 October 1973 - 17 October 1973 Battle of the Chinese Farm ** 16 October 1973 Raid on Egyptian missile bases ** 17 October 1973 Egyptian 25th Brigade ambush ** 18 October 1973

Battle of Ismailia The Battle of Ismailia took place between the Egyptian Army and the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) during the last stages of the Yom Kippur War during October 18–22, 1973, south of the city of Ismailia, on the west bank of the Suez Canal in Egy ...

** 22 October 1973 Scud missile attack ** 24–25 October 1973

Battle of Suez The Battle of Suez was fought on October 24–25, 1973 between the Israel Defense Forces and the Egyptian Army in the Egyptian town of Suez. It was the last major battle of the Yom Kippur War, before a ceasefire took effect. On October 23, ...

* 21–24 July 1977 Libyan-Egyptian War * 25 January 2011 2011 Egyptian Revolution and Aftermath * 23 February 2011 - ''ongoing''

Sinai insurgency The Sinai insurgency is an ongoing insurgency in the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, that was commenced by Islamist militants against Egyptian security forces, which have also included attacks on civilians. The insurgency began during the Egyptia ...

* 22 November 2012 - 3 July 2013 Egyptian protests * 3 July 2013 Political violence in Egypt * 16 February 2015 - ''ongoing'' Intervention in Libya * 25 March 2015 - ''ongoing'' Intervention in Yemen

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

Early Dynastic Period of Sumer The Early Dynastic period (abbreviated ED period or ED) is an archaeological culture in Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq) that is generally dated to c. 2900–2350 BC and was preceded by the Uruk and Jemdet Nasr periods. It saw the development of w ...

* c. 2800 BCE – c. 2500 BCE

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Uruk Uruk, also known as Warka or Warkah, was an ancient city of Sumer (and later of Babylonia) situated east of the present bed of the Euphrates River on the dried-up ancient channel of the Euphrates east of modern Samawah, Muthanna Governorate, Al ...

killed the Elamite ruler

Humbaba In Ancient Mesopotamian religion, Humbaba ( Assyrian spelling), also spelled Huwawa ( Sumerian spelling) and surnamed ''the Terrible'', was a monstrous giant of immemorial age raised by Utu, the Sun / justice / truth god. Humbaba was the guardi ...

* c. 2500 BCE

Enmebaragesi Enmebaragesi ( Sumerian: ''En-me-barag-gi-se'' N-ME-BARA2-GI4-SE originally Mebarasi () was the penultimate king of the first dynasty of Kish and is recorded as having reigned 900 years in the ''Sumerian King List''. Like his son and successor ...

Kish Kish may refer to: Geography * Gishi, Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan, a village also called Kish * Kiş, Shaki, Azerbaijan, a village and municipality also spelled Kish * Kish Island, an Iranian island and a city in the Persian Gulf * Kish, Iran, ...

subdued

Elam Elam (; Linear Elamite: ''hatamti''; Cuneiform Elamite: ; Sumerian: ; Akkadian: ; he, עֵילָם ''ʿēlām''; peo, 𐎢𐎺𐎩 ''hūja'') was an ancient civilization centered in the far west and southwest of modern-day Iran, stretc ...

Fourth Babylonian Dynasty

* c. 1125–1104 BCE (

Short chronology The chronology of the ancient Near East is a framework of dates for various events, rulers and dynasties. Historical inscriptions and texts customarily record events in terms of a succession of officials or rulers: "in the year X of king Y". Com ...

)

Nebuchadnezzar I Nebuchadnezzar I or Nebuchadrezzar I (), reigned 1121–1100 BC, was the fourth king of the Second Dynasty of Isin and Fourth Dynasty of Babylon. He ruled for 22 years according to the ''Babylonian King List C'', and was the most prominent monar ...

Isin Isin (, modern Arabic: Ishan al-Bahriyat) is an archaeological site in Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate, Iraq. Excavations have shown that it was an important city-state in the past. History of archaeological research Ishan al-Bahriyat was visited ...

's War with Elam

Achaemenid Empire The Achaemenid Empire or Achaemenian Empire (; peo, 𐎧𐏁𐏂, , ), also called the First Persian Empire, was an ancient Iranian empire founded by Cyrus the Great in 550 BC. Based in Western Asia, it was contemporarily the largest em ...

* 559–530 BCE Campaigns of Cyrus the Great ** 552 BCE

Persian Revolt The Persian Revolt was a campaign led by Cyrus the Great in which the province of ancient Persis, which had been under Median rule, declared its independence and fought a successful revolution, separating from the Median Empire. Cyrus and the P ...

** 552 BCE

Battle of Hyrba The Battle of Hyrba was the first battle between the Persians and Medians, taking place around 552 BC. It was also the first battle after the Persians had revolted. These actions were led (for the most part) by Cyrus the Great, as he shifted the ...

** 551 BCE Battle of the Persian Border ** 550 BCE Battle of Pasargadae

Macedonian Empire Macedonia (; grc-gre, Μακεδονία), also called Macedon (), was an ancient kingdom on the periphery of Archaic and Classical Greece, and later the dominant state of Hellenistic Greece. The kingdom was founded and initially ruled by ...

* 335–323 BCE

** January 20, 330 BCE Battle of the Persian Gate

Seleucid Empire The Seleucid Empire (; grc, Βασιλεία τῶν Σελευκιδῶν, ''Basileía tōn Seleukidōn'') was a Greek state in West Asia that existed during the Hellenistic period from 312 BC to 63 BC. The Seleucid Empire was founded by the ...

* 322–275 BCE

Wars of the Diadochi The Wars of the Diadochi ( grc, Πόλεμοι τῶν Διαδόχων, '), or Wars of Alexander's Successors, were a series of conflicts that were fought between the generals of Alexander the Great, known as the Diadochi, over who would rule ...

** 317 BCE

Battle of Paraitacene The Battle of Paraitakene (also called Paraetacene; el, Παραιτακηνή) was a battle in the wars of the successors of Alexander the Great (see Diadochi) between Antigonus I Monophthalmus and Eumenes. It was fought in 317 BC. Background ...

** Winter 316 BCE

Battle of Gabiene Battle of Gabiene was the second great battle (the third battle in total; see: the battles of Orkynia and Paraitakene) between Antigonus Monophthalmus and Eumenes, two of Alexander the Great's successors (the so-called Diadochi). The battle wa ...

Parthian Empire The Parthian Empire (), also known as the Arsacid Empire (), was a major Iranian political and cultural power in ancient Iran from 247 BC to 224 AD. Its latter name comes from its founder, Arsaces I, who led the Parni tribe in conqu ...

* 238–129 BCE

Seleucid–Parthian wars The Seleucid–Parthian wars were a series of conflicts between the Seleucid Empire and Parthia which resulted in the ultimate expulsion of the Seleucids from Iran and the establishment of the Parthian Empire. The wars were caused by Iranian t ...

** 238 BCE Parni conquest of Parthia ** 129 BCE

Battle of Ecbatana The Battle of Ecbatana was fought in 129 BC between the Seleucids led by Antiochus VII Sidetes and the Parthians led by Phraates II, and marked the final attempt on the part of the Seleucids to regain their power in the east against the Parthia ...

* 66 BCE – 217

Roman–Parthian Wars The Roman–Parthian Wars (54 BC – 217 AD) were a series of conflicts between the Parthian Empire and the Roman Republic and Roman Empire. It was the first series of conflicts in what would be 682 years of Roman–Persian Wars. Battles ...

** 40–33 BCE

Antony's Parthian War Antony's Parthian War was a military campaign by Mark Antony, the eastern triumvir of the Roman Republic, against the Parthian Empire under Phraates IV. Julius Caesar had planned an invasion of Parthia but was assassinated before he could impl ...

** 161–166 Roman–Parthian War ** 217 CE Battle of Nisibis

Sasanian Empire The Sasanian () or Sassanid Empire, officially known as the Empire of Iranians (, ) and also referred to by historians as the Neo-Persian Empire, was the last Iranian empire before the early Muslim conquests of the 7th-8th centuries AD. Named ...

* 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 The Battle of the Blarathon, also known as the Battle of Ganzak, was fought in 591 near Ganzak between a combined Byzantine– Persian force and a Persian army led by the usurper Bahram Chobin. Background In 590, Sasanian Shah Hormizd IV grew ...

* 633–644

Muslim conquest of Persia The Muslim conquest of Persia, also known as the Arab conquest of Iran, was carried out by the Rashidun Caliphate from 633 to 654 AD and led to the fall of the Sasanian Empire as well as the eventual decline of the Zoroastrian religion. The ...

** 642

Battle of Nahāvand The Battle of Nahavand ( ar, معركة نهاوند ', fa, نبرد نهاوند '), also spelled Nihavand or Nahawand, was fought in 642 between the Rashidun Muslim forces under caliph Umar and Sasanian Persian armies under King Yazdegerd I ...

Rashidun Caliphate The Rashidun Caliphate ( ar, اَلْخِلَافَةُ ٱلرَّاشِدَةُ, al-Khilāfah ar-Rāšidah) was the first caliphate to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It was ruled by the first four successive caliphs of Muhammad after his ...

Mohammad adil-Rashidun-empire-at-its-peak-close

* 656–661

First Fitna The First Fitna ( ar, فتنة مقتل عثمان, fitnat maqtal ʻUthmān, strife/sedition of the killing of Uthman) was the first civil war in the Islamic community. It led to the overthrow of the Rashidun Caliphate and the establishment of ...

Umayyad Caliphate The Umayyad Caliphate (661–750 CE; , ; ar, ٱلْخِلَافَة ٱلْأُمَوِيَّة, al-Khilāfah al-ʾUmawīyah) was the second of the four major caliphates established after the death of Muhammad. The caliphate was ruled by th ...

* 680–692

Second Fitna The Second Fitna was a period of general political and military disorder and civil war in the Islamic community during the early Umayyad Caliphate., meaning trial or temptation) occurs in the Qur'an in the sense of test of faith of the believer ...

* 743–750

Third Fitna The Third Fitna ( ar, الفتنة الثاﻟﺜـة, al-Fitna al-thālitha), was a series of civil wars and uprisings against the Umayyad Caliphate beginning with the overthrow of Caliph al-Walid II in 744 and ending with the victory of Marwan ...

Abbasid Caliphate The Abbasid Caliphate ( or ; ar, الْخِلَافَةُ الْعَبَّاسِيَّة, ') was the third caliphate to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It was founded by a dynasty descended from Muhammad's uncle, Abbas ibn Abdul-Muttal ...

* 809–827 Fourth Fitna

Qajar dynasty The Qajar dynasty (; fa, دودمان قاجار ', az, Qacarlar ) was an IranianAbbas Amanat, ''The Pivot of the Universe: Nasir Al-Din Shah Qajar and the Iranian Monarchy, 1831–1896'', I. B. Tauris, pp 2–3 royal dynasty of Turkic origin ...

* 1911-1913 Revolt of Salar-al-Daulah * 1914-1918

** 1914-1918 Persian Campaign

Pahlavi dynasty The Pahlavi dynasty ( fa, دودمان پهلوی) was the last Iranian royal dynasty, ruling for almost 54 years between 1925 and 1979. The dynasty was founded by Reza Shah Pahlavi, a non-aristocratic Mazanderani soldier in modern times, who ...

* 1918-''ongoing''

Kurdish–Iranian conflict Kurdish separatism in Iran or the Kurdish–Iranian conflict is an ongoing, long-running, separatist dispute between the Kurdish opposition in Western Iran and the governments of Iran, lasting since the emergence of Reza Shah Pahlavi in 1918. ...

** 1918 Simko Shikak revolt ** 1926 1926 Shikak revolt ** 1929 Jafar Sultan revolt ** 1941-1944

Hama Rashid revolt The Hama Rashid revolt () was a tribal uprising in Pahlavi Iran, during the Second World War, following the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran. The tribal revolt erupted in the general atmosphere of anarchy throughout Iran and its main faction was ...

** 1945-1926

Iran crisis of 1946 The Iran crisis of 1946, also known as the Azerbaijan Crisis () in the Iranian sources, was one of the first crises of the Cold War, sparked by the refusal of Joseph Stalin's Soviet Union to relinquish occupied Iranian territory, despite repeat ...

** 1967 1967 Kurdish revolt in Iran * 1922–2022

Arab separatism in Khuzestan The Arabs (singular: Arab; singular ar, عَرَبِيٌّ, DIN 31635: , , plural ar, عَرَب, DIN 31635: , Arabic pronunciation: ), also known as the Arab people, are an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Arab world in Western Asia, ...

** 1922–1924 Sheikh Khazal rebellion * 1939–1945

** 1941 Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran * 1963–1976

Dhofar Rebellion The Dhofar Rebellion, also known as the Dhofar War or the Omani Civil War, was waged from 1963 to 1976 in the province of Dhofar against the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman. The war began with the formation of the Dhofar Liberation Front, a group ...

Islamic Republic of Iran

* 1979

Iranian Revolution The Iranian Revolution ( fa, انقلاب ایران, Enqelâb-e Irân, ), also known as the Islamic Revolution ( fa, انقلاب اسلامی, Enqelâb-e Eslâmī), was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dyna ...

** 1979-1983

Consolidation of the Iranian Revolution The consolidation of the Iranian Revolution refers to a turbulent process of Islamic Republic stabilization, following the completion of the Islamic revolution. After the Shah of Iran and his regime were overthrown by Islamic revolutionaries in ...

** 1979-1981

Iran Hostage Crisis On November 4, 1979, 52 United States diplomats and citizens were held hostage after a group of militarized Iranian college students belonging to the Muslim Student Followers of the Imam's Line, who supported the Iranian Revolution, took over ...

* 1922–2022

** 1979 1979 Khuzestan insurgency ** 2005 2005 Ahvaz unrest ** 2005–2006 2005-06 Ahvaz bombings ** 2011

2011 Khuzestan protests The 2011 Khuzestan protests, known among protesters as the Ahvaz Day of Rage, relates to violent protests, which erupted on 15 April 2011 in Khuzestan Province, to mark an anniversary of the 2005 Ahvaz unrest, and as a response to the regional ...

** 2018

Ahvaz military parade attack On 22 September 2018, a military parade was attacked by armed gunmen in the southwestern Iranian city of Ahvaz. The shooters killed 25 people, including soldiers of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and civilian bystanders. It was ...

* 1918–''ongoing''

** 1979 1979 Kurdish rebellion in Iran ** 1984-1991 KDPI-Komala conflict ** 1989-1996

KDPI insurgency (1989-96) KDPI may refer to: * KDPI (FM), a radio station (88.5 FM) licensed to serve Ketchum, Idaho, United States * Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan The Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI; ku, حیزبی دێموکراتی کوردست ...

** 2004-''ongoing'' Iran-PJAK conflict ** 2014 Mahabad riots ** 2016-''ongoing''

Western Iran clashes (2016–present) 2016–present clashes in West Iran refers to the ongoing military clashes between Kurdish insurgent party Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI) and the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, which began in April 2016. Kurdistan Freedom Party (PA ...

* 1980–1989 Iran-Iraq War * 1948–''ongoing ''

Balochistan conflict The Insurgency in Balochistan is an insurgency or revolt by Baloch nationalists against the governments of Pakistan and Iran in the Balochistan region, which covers the Balochistan Province in southwestern Pakistan, Sistan and Baluchestan Pro ...

** 2004‐''ongoing''

Sistan and Baluchestan insurgency The Sistan and Baluchestan insurgency, part of the Balochistan conflict, began approximately in 2004 and is an ongoing low-intensity asymmetric conflict in Sistan and Baluchestan Province between Iran and several Baloch Sunni militant organi ...

Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...

Early Dynastic Period of Sumer The Early Dynastic period (abbreviated ED period or ED) is an archaeological culture in Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq) that is generally dated to c. 2900–2350 BC and was preceded by the Uruk and Jemdet Nasr periods. It saw the development of w ...

* c. 2800 BCE – c. 2500 BCE

killed the Elamite ruler

* c. 2500 BCE

subdued

* c. 2500 BCE Aga of

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, besieged

* c. 2500 BCE

Enmerkar Enmerkar was an ancient Sumerian ruler to whom the construction of Uruk and a 420-year reign was attributed. According to literary sources, he led various campaigns against the land of Aratta. Historical king Late Uruk period The tradition ...

's year-long siege of Aratta * c. 2500 BCE

Dumuzid Dumuzid or Tammuz ( sux, , ''Dumuzid''; akk, Duʾūzu, Dûzu; he, תַּמּוּז, Tammûz),; ar, تمّوز ' known to the Sumerians as Dumuzid the Shepherd ( sux, , ''Dumuzid sipad''), is an ancient Mesopotamian god associated with shep ...

captured

single-handed * c. 2500 BCE

Enshakushanna Enshakushanna ( sux, , ), or Enshagsagana, En-shag-kush-ana, Enukduanna, En-Shakansha-Ana, En-šakušuana was a king of Uruk around the mid-3rd millennium BC who is named on the '' Sumerian King List'', which states his reign to have been 60 year ...

conquered

Hamazi Hamazi or Khamazi ( Sumerian: , ''ha-ma-zi''ki, or ''Ḫa-ma-zi2''ki) was an ancient kingdom or city-state of some importance that reached its peak c. 2500–2400 BC. Its exact location is unknown, but is thought to have been located in the ...

, Akkad,

, and

Nippur Nippur ( Sumerian: ''Nibru'', often logographically recorded as , EN.LÍLKI, "Enlil City;"The Cambridge Ancient History: Prolegomena & Prehistory': Vol. 1, Part 1. Accessed 15 Dec 2010. Akkadian: ''Nibbur'') was an ancient Sumerian city. It was ...

, claiming hegemony over all of

Sumer Sumer () is the earliest known civilization in the historical region of southern Mesopotamia (south-central Iraq), emerging during the Chalcolithic and early Bronze Ages between the sixth and fifth millennium BC. It is one of the cradles of ...

was succeeded in

by Lugal-kinishe-dudu, but the hegemony seems to have passed to

Eannatum Eannatum ( sux, ) was a Sumerian '' Ensi'' (ruler or king) of Lagash circa 2500–2400 BCE. He established one of the first verifiable empires in history: he subdued Elam and destroyed the city of Susa as well as several other Iranian cities, ...

Lagash Lagash (cuneiform: LAGAŠKI; Sumerian: ''Lagaš''), was an ancient city state located northwest of the junction of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers and east of Uruk, about east of the modern town of Ash Shatrah, Iraq. Lagash (modern Al-Hiba) w ...

for a time * c. 2500 BCE

conquered all of

, including Ur,

Akshak Akshak ( Sumerian: , akšak) was a city of ancient Sumer, situated on the northern boundary of Akkad, sometimes identified with Babylonian Upi (Greek Opis). History Akshak first appears in records of ca. 2500 BC. In the Sumerian text ''Dumuzid' ...

Larsa Larsa ( Sumerian logogram: UD.UNUGKI, read ''Larsamki''), also referred to as Larancha/Laranchon (Gk. Λαραγχων) by Berossos and connected with the biblical Ellasar, was an important city-state of ancient Sumer, the center of the cult ...

, and

(controlled by

) * c. 2500 BCE

En-anna-tum I Enannatum I ( sux, , ), son of Akurgal, succeeded his brother E-anna-tum as '' Ensi'' (ruler, king) of Lagash. During his rule, Umma once more asserted independence under its ensi Ur-Lumma, who attacked Lagash unsuccessfully. After several ba ...

succeeded his brother

and defended

against

Ur-Lumma ''Ur-Lumma'' ( sux, , ) was a ruler of the Sumerian city-state of Umma, circa 2400 BCE. His father was King Enakalle, who had been vanquished by Eannatum of Lagash. Ur-Lumma claimed the title of "King" (''Lugal''). His reign lasted at least 12 y ...

Umma Umma ( sux, ; in modern Dhi Qar Province in Iraq, formerly also called Gishban) was an ancient city in Sumer. There is some scholarly debate about the Sumerian and Akkadian names for this site. Traditionally, Umma was identified with Tell J ...

* c. 2500 BCE

Entemena Entemena, also called Enmetena ( sux, , ), lived circa 2400 BC, was a son of En-anna-tum I, and he reestablished Lagash as a power in Sumer. He defeated Il, king of Umma, in a territorial conflict, through an alliance with Lugal-kinishe-dudu of U ...

succeeded his father

and re-established

as a power in

. He defeated Illi of

, with the aid of Lugal-kinishe-dudu of

(the successor to

) * c. 2500 BCE

Lugal-Anne-Mundu Lugal-Anne-Mundu ( sux, , , ca. 24th century BC) was the most important king of the city-state of Adab in Sumer. The ''Sumerian king list'' claims he reigned for 90 years, following the defeat of Mesh-ki-ang-Nanna II, son of Nanni, of Ur. Th ...

of Adab subjected the "Four Quarters" of the world – i.e., the entire

Fertile Crescent The Fertile Crescent ( ar, الهلال الخصيب) is a crescent-shaped region in the Middle East, spanning modern-day Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine and Jordan, together with the northern region of Kuwait, southeastern region of ...

region, from the Mediterranean to the

Zagros Mountains The Zagros Mountains ( ar, جبال زاغروس, translit=Jibal Zaghrus; fa, کوه‌های زاگرس, Kuh hā-ye Zāgros; ku, چیاکانی زاگرۆس, translit=Çiyakani Zagros; Turkish: ''Zagros Dağları''; Luri: ''Kuh hā-ye Zāgr ...

* c. 2295–2271 BCE (

)

Lugal-zage-si Lugal-Zage-Si ( ; frequently spelled ''Lugalzaggesi'', sometimes ''Lugalzagesi'' or "Lugal-Zaggisi") of Umma (reigned c. 2358 - 2334 BCE middle chronology) was the last Sumerian king before the conquest of Sumer by Sargon of Akkad and the rise o ...

conquered several of the Sumerian city-states – including

, where he overthrew Ur-Zababa;

, where he overthrew

Urukagina Uru-ka-gina, Uru-inim-gina, or Iri-ka-gina ( sux, ; 24th century BC, middle chronology) was King of the city-states of Lagash and Girsu in Mesopotamia, and the last ruler of the 1st Dynasty of Lagash. He assumed the title of king, claiming to ...

; Ur,

, and

; as well as

Akkadian Empire The Akkadian Empire () was the first ancient empire of Mesopotamia after the long-lived civilization of Sumer. It was centered in the city of Akkad () and its surrounding region. The empire united Akkadian and Sumerian speakers under one r ...

* c. 2270–2215 BCE (

)

Conquests of Sargon of Akkad Sargon of Akkad (; akk, ''Šarrugi''), also known as Sargon the Great, was the first ruler of the Akkadian Empire, known for his conquests of the Sumerian city-states in the 24th to 23rd centuries BC.The date of the reign of Sargon is high ...

** 2270 BCE

Battle of Uruk Sargon of Akkad (; akk, ''Šarrugi''), also known as Sargon the Great, was the first ruler of the Akkadian Empire, known for his conquests of the Sumerian city-states in the 24th to 23rd centuries BC.The date of the reign of Sargon is highl ...

Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...

and

Canaan Canaan (; Phoenician: 𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍 – ; he, כְּנַעַן – , in pausa – ; grc-bib, Χανααν – ;The current scholarly edition of the Greek Old Testament spells the word without any accents, cf. Septuaginta : id est Vetus T ...

campaigns **

Akkadian Akkadian or Accadian may refer to: * Akkadians, inhabitants of the Akkadian Empire * Akkadian language, an extinct Eastern Semitic language * Akkadian literature, literature in this language * Akkadian cuneiform Cuneiform is a logo-syllabic ...

conquest of

Ebla Ebla ( Sumerian: ''eb₂-la'', ar, إبلا, modern: , Tell Mardikh) was one of the earliest kingdoms in Syria. Its remains constitute a tell located about southwest of Aleppo near the village of Mardikh. Ebla was an important center t ...

** Magan revolt * c. 2214–2206 BCE (

) Rimush of Akkad faced widespread revolts which he successfully suppressed and launched a victorious campaign against

and

Marhasi Marhaši ( Sumerian: ''Mar-ḫa-šiKI'' , ''Marhashi'', ''Marhasi'', ''Parhasi'', ''Barhasi''; in earlier sources Waraḫše. Akkadian: "Parahshum" ''pa2-ra-ah-shum2-ki'') was a 3rd millennium BC polity situated east of Elam, on the Iranian platea ...

* c. 2205–2191 BCE (

) Manishtushu of Akkad conquered the city of Shirasum in

* c. 2190–2115 BCE (

) Naram-Sin of Akkad conquered the

Lullubi Lullubi, Lulubi ( akk, 𒇻𒇻𒉈: ''Lu-lu-bi'', akk, 𒇻𒇻𒉈𒆠: ''Lu-lu-biki'' "Country of the Lullubi"), more commonly known as Lullu, were a group of tribes during the 3rd millennium BC, from a region known as ''Lulubum'', now the Sha ...

and Majan * c. 2115–2090 BCE (

)

Shar-Kali-Sharri Shar-Kali-Sharri (, '' DShar-ka-li-Sharri''; reigned c. 2217–2193 BC middle chronology, c. 2153–2129 BC short chronology) was a king of the Akkadian Empire. Rule Succeeding his father Naram-Sin in c. 2217 BC, he came to the throne in an age ...

of Akkad launched successful campaigns against Gutium,

Amurru Amurru may refer to: * Amurru kingdom, roughly current day western Syria and northern Lebanon * Amorite, ancient Syrian people * Amurru (god) Amurru, also known under the Sumerian name Martu, was a Mesopotamian god who served as the divine perso ...

, and

, among other places * c. 2090–2087 BCE (

) After

's reign, there may have been a short period of crisis or struggle between

Igigi Igigi are the mythological figures of heaven in the mythology of Mesopotamia. Though sometimes synonymous with the term "Anunnaki", in one myth the Igigi were the younger beings who were servants of the Annunaki, until they rebelled and were rep ...

, Imi, Nanum,

Ilulu Ilulu or Elulu, according to the '' Sumerian King List'', was one of four rivals (the others being Igigi, Imi, and Nanum) vying to be king of the Akkadian Empire during a three-year period following the death of Shar-kali-sharri Shar-Kali-Sha ...

* 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

* c. 2002 BCE (

) Gutian attacks on the

Akkadian Empire The Akkadian Empire () was the first ancient empire of Mesopotamia after the long-lived civilization of Sumer. It was centered in the city of Akkad () and its surrounding region. The empire united Akkadian and Sumerian speakers under one r ...

Fifth Dynasty of Uruk

* 1945–1906 BCE

Ilu-shuma Ilu-shuma or Ilu-šūma, inscribed DINGIR''-šum-ma'',Khorsabad copy of the ''Assyrian King List'' i 24, 26. son of Shalim-ahum was a king of Assyria in the 20th century BC. The length of his reign is uncertain, as the ''Assyrian King List'' reco ...

Assyria Assyria ( Neo-Assyrian cuneiform: , romanized: ''māt Aššur''; syc, ܐܬܘܪ, ʾāthor) was a major ancient Mesopotamian civilization which existed as a city-state at times controlling regional territories in the indigenous lands of the A ...

made many raids into southern

Mesopotamia Mesopotamia ''Mesopotamíā''; ar, بِلَاد ٱلرَّافِدَيْن or ; syc, ܐܪܡ ܢܗܪ̈ܝܢ, or , ) is a historical region of Western Asia situated within the Tigris–Euphrates river system, in the northern part of the ...

* c. 1886–1879 BCE (

) After defeating the Gutian with the aid of other cities,

Utu-hengal Utu-hengal ( sux, , ), also written Utu-heg̃al, Utu-heĝal, and sometimes transcribed as Utu-hegal, Utu-hejal, Utu-Khengal, was one of the first native kings of Sumer after two hundred years of Akkadian and Gutian rule, and was at the origin o ...

established himself as the king of

** c. 1886 BCE (

) Defeat of

Tirigan Tirigan ('' fl.'' late 3rd millennium BCE, , ''ti-ri₂-ga-a-an'') was the 19th and last Gutian ruler in Sumer mentioned on the "'' Sumerian King List''" (''SKL''). According to the ''SKL'': Tirigan was the successor of Si'um. Tirigan ruled for ...

, the last Gutian ruler in

Neo-Sumerian Empire The Third Dynasty of Ur, also called the Neo-Sumerian Empire, refers to a 22nd to 21st century BC (middle chronology) Sumerian ruling dynasty based in the city of Ur and a short-lived territorial-political state which some historians consider to ...

* c. 1879–1861 BCE (

)

Ur-Nammu Ur-Nammu (or Ur-Namma, Ur-Engur, Ur-Gur, Sumerian: , ruled c. 2112 BC – 2094 BC middle chronology, or possibly c. 2048–2030 BC short chronology) founded the Sumerian Third Dynasty of Ur, in southern Mesopotamia, following several centuries ...

of Ur conquered

* c. 1861–1815 BCE (

)

Shulgi Shulgi ( dŠulgi, formerly read as Dungi) of Ur was the second king of the Third Dynasty of Ur. He reigned for 48 years, from c. 2094 – c. 2046 BC (Middle Chronology) or possibly c. 2030 – 1982 BC (Short Chronology). His accomplishme ...

of Ur destroyed Der, launched a campaign against

Anshan Anshan () is an inland prefecture-level city in central-southeast Liaoning province, People's Republic of China, about south of the provincial capital Shenyang. As of the 2020 census, it was Liaoning's third most populous city with a population ...

, and engaged in a period of expansionism at the expense of highlanders such as the

, and others * c. 1830–1817 BCE (

) The

Amorite The Amorites (; sux, 𒈥𒌅, MAR.TU; Akkadian: 𒀀𒈬𒊒𒌝 or 𒋾𒀉𒉡𒌝/𒊎 ; he, אֱמוֹרִי, 'Ĕmōrī; grc, Ἀμορραῖοι) were an ancient Northwest Semitic-speaking people from the Levant who also occupied lar ...

chieftain

Sumu-abum Sumu-Abum (also Su-abu) was an Amorite, and the first King of the First Dynasty of Babylon (the ''Amorite Dynasty''). He reigned between 1830–1817 BC (short chronology) or between 1897–1883 BC (middle chronology). He freed a small area of land ...

won independence from the city-state

Kazallu Kazalla or Kazallu is the name given in Akkadian sources to a city in the ancient Near East whose locations is unknown. Its god is Numushda. History Under its king Kashtubila, Kazalla warred against Sargon of Akkad in the 24th or 23rd century BC. ...

* 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 Shamshi-Adad ( akk, Šamši-Adad; Amorite: ''Shamshi-Addu''), ruled 1808–1776 BC, was an Amorite warlord and conqueror who had conquered lands across much of Syria, Anatolia, and Upper Mesopotamia.Some of the Mari letters addressed to Shamsi ...

conquered

Assur Aššur (; Sumerian: AN.ŠAR2KI, Assyrian cuneiform: ''Aš-šurKI'', "City of God Aššur"; syr, ܐܫܘܪ ''Āšūr''; Old Persian ''Aθur'', fa, آشور: ''Āšūr''; he, אַשּׁוּר, ', ar, اشور), also known as Ashur and Qal'a ...

, Mari,

Ekallatum Ekallatum (Akkadian: 𒌷𒂍𒃲𒈨𒌍, URUE2.GAL.MEŠ, Ekallātum, "the Palaces") was an ancient Amorite city-state and kingdom in upper Mesopotamia. The exact location of it has not yet been identified, but it is thought to be located somewher ...

, 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 Ibbi-Sin ( sux, , ), son of Shu-Sin, was king of Sumer and Akkad and last king of the Ur III dynasty, and reigned c. 2028–2004 BCE ( Middle chronology) or possibly c. 1964–1940 BCE (Short chronology). During his rei ...

of Ur, the Sumerian empire was attacked repeatedly by

Amorites The Amorites (; sux, 𒈥𒌅, MAR.TU; Akkadian: 𒀀𒈬𒊒𒌝 or 𒋾𒀉𒉡𒌝/𒊎 ; he, אֱמוֹרִי, 'Ĕmōrī; grc, Ἀμορραῖοι) were an ancient Northwest Semitic-speaking people from the Levant who also occupied lar ...

and as faith in Ibbi-Sin's leadership failed,

declared its independence and began to raid as well ** c. 1776 BCE (

) Elamite Sack of Ur

Dynasty of Isin

* c. 1766 BCE (

)

Ishbi-Erra Ishbi-Erra (Akkadian: d''iš-bi-ir₃-ra'') was the founder of the dynasty of Isin, reigning from ''c.'' 2017 — ''c.'' 1986 BC on the middle chronology or 1953 BC — ''c.'' 1920 BC on the short chronology. Ishbi-Erra was preceded by Ibbi-Si ...

reconquered much of the former heartland of

and Akkad from

and various invaders

Paleo-Babylonian Empire

* c. 1752–1730 BCE (

)

Damiq-ilishu 'Damiq-ilīšu, ( akk, 𒁕𒈪𒅅𒉌𒉌𒋗, ), c. 1752 – 1730 BC (short chronology) or c. 1816 – 1794 BC (middle chronology) was the 15th and final king of Isin. He succeeded his father Sîn-māgir and reigned for 23 years.CBS 19797, pu ...

, the last king on the

Sumerian King List The ''Sumerian King List'' (abbreviated ''SKL'') or ''Chronicle of the One Monarchy'' is an ancient literary composition written in Sumerian that was likely created and redacted to legitimize the claims to power of various city-states and king ...

, is defeated by

Sin-Muballit Sin-Muballit was the father of Hammurabi and the fifth Amorite king of the first dynasty (the ''Amorite Dynasty'') of Babylonia, reigning c. 1813-1792 or 1748-1729 BC (see Chronology of the Ancient Near East). He ruled over a relatively new and ...

Babylon ''Bābili(m)'' * sux, 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 * arc, 𐡁𐡁𐡋 ''Bāḇel'' * syc, ܒܒܠ ''Bāḇel'' * grc-gre, Βαβυλών ''Babylṓn'' * he, בָּבֶל ''Bāvel'' * peo, 𐎲𐎠𐎲𐎡𐎽𐎢 ''Bābiru'' * elx, 𒀸𒁀𒉿𒇷 ''Babi ...

* c. 1728–1686 BCE (

)

Hammurabi Hammurabi (Akkadian: ; ) was the sixth Amorite king of the Old Babylonian Empire, reigning from to BC. He was preceded by his father, Sin-Muballit, who abdicated due to failing health. During his reign, he conquered Elam and the city-states ...

extended

's control over

by winning a series of wars against neighboring kingdoms * c. 1720 BCE

Puzur-Sin Puzur-Sin was an Assyrian king in the 18th century BC, during the Old Assyrian period. One of the few known Assyrian rulers to be left out of the ''Assyrian King List'', Puzur-Sin was responsible for ending the rule of the dynasty of Shamshi-Adad I ...

, an

n vice regent drove out Asinum the

vassal king of the

Babylonians Babylonia (; Akkadian: , ''māt Akkadī'') was an ancient Akkadian-speaking state and cultural area based in the city of Babylon in central-southern Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq and parts of Syria). It emerged as an Amorite-ruled state c. 1 ...

from

, allowing the native Ashur-dugul to seize the throne and subsequently triggering a civil war which ended

Babylonia Babylonia (; Akkadian: , ''māt Akkadī'') was an ancient Akkadian-speaking state and cultural area based in the city of Babylon in central-southern Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq and parts of Syria). It emerged as an Amorite-ruled state c ...

n and

influence in

by 1720 BCE

Kassite period of Babylonia

* c. 1531 BCE (

)

Fall of Babylon The Fall of Babylon denotes the end of the Neo-Babylonian Empire after it was conquered by the Achaemenid Empire in 539 BCE. Nabonidus (Nabû-na'id, 556–539 BCE), son of the Assyrian priestess Adda-Guppi, came to the throne in 556 BCE, afte ...

* c. 1507 BCE (

)

Kassite The Kassites () were people of the ancient Near East, who controlled Babylonia after the fall of the Old Babylonian Empire c. 1531 BC and until c. 1155 BC (short chronology). They gained control of Babylonia after the Hittite sack of Babyl ...

attacks on

* c. 1232–1225 BCE (

)

Tukulti-Ninurta I Tukulti-Ninurta I (meaning: "my trust is in he warrior godNinurta"; reigned 1243–1207 BC) was a king of Assyria during the Middle Assyrian Empire. He is known as the first king to use the title "King of Kings". Biography Tukulti-Ninurta I su ...

defeated

Kashtiliash IV Kaštiliašu IV was the twenty-eighth Kassite king of Babylon and the kingdom contemporarily known as Kar-Duniaš, c. 1232–1225 BC (short chronology). He succeeded Šagarakti-Šuriaš, who could have been his father, ruled for eight years,Kin ...

, the

king of

and captured the city of

to ensure full

n supremacy over

* c. 1157–1155 BCE (

)

Enlil-nadin-ahi Enlil-nādin-aḫe,Written contemporarily as dEN.LÍL-MU-ŠEŠ. “Enlil gives a brother,”CAD a, aḫu, p. 195. or ''Enlil-šuma-uṣur'', “Enlil protect the son,”CAD s3, šumu, p. 295. depending on the reading of –MU- ŠEŠ, ca. 1157—11 ...

, the final king of the

dynasty that had ruled over

, was defeated by Kutir-Nahhunte of

, the successor of

Shutruk-Nakhunte Šutruk-Nakhunte was king of Elam from about 1184 to 1155 BC (middle chronology), and the second king of the Shutrukid Dynasty. Elam amassed an empire that included most of Mesopotamia and western Iran. Under his command, Elam defeated the K ...

Fourth Babylonian Dynasty

* c. 1125–1104 BCE (

)

's War with Elam

Meso-Assyrian Empire

* 1114–1076 BCE

Tiglath-Pileser I Tiglath-Pileser I (; from the Hebraic form of akk, , Tukultī-apil-Ešarra, "my trust is in the son of Ešarra") was a king of Assyria during the Middle Assyrian period (1114–1076 BC). According to Georges Roux, Tiglath-Pileser was "one of ...

launched campaigns against the Mushki, the

Hittites The Hittites () were an Anatolian people who played an important role in establishing first a kingdom in Kussara (before 1750 BC), then the Kanesh or Nesha kingdom (c. 1750–1650 BC), and next an empire centered on Hattusa in north-cent ...

, and the

Arameans The Arameans ( oar, 𐤀𐤓𐤌𐤉𐤀; arc, 𐡀𐡓𐡌𐡉𐡀; syc, ܐܪ̈ܡܝܐ, Ārāmāyē) were an ancient Semitic-speaking people in the Near East, first recorded in historical sources from the late 12th century BCE. The Aramean ...

* c. 1074 BCE In the first year of the reign of the 89th

Assyrian king The king of Assyria (Akkadian: ''Išši'ak Aššur'', later ''šar māt Aššur'') was the ruler of the ancient Mesopotamian kingdom of Assyria, which was founded in the late 21st century BC and fell in the late 7th century BC. For much of its ear ...

Ashur-bel-kala Aššūr-bēl-kala, inscribed m''aš-šur-''EN''-ka-la'' and meaning “ Aššur is lord of all,” was the king of Assyria 1074/3–1056 BC, the 89th to appear on the ''Assyrian Kinglist''. He was the son of Tukultī-apil-Ešarra I, succeeded his ...

, son of

campaigned in the north against the

Kingdom of Urartu Urartu (; Assyrian: ',Eberhard Schrader, ''The Cuneiform inscriptions and the Old Testament'' (1885), p. 65. Babylonian: ''Urashtu'', he, אֲרָרָט ''Ararat'') is a geographical region and Iron Age kingdom also known as the Kingdom of V ...

Neo-Assyrian Empire The Neo-Assyrian Empire was the fourth and penultimate stage of ancient Assyrian history and the final and greatest phase of Assyria as an independent state. Beginning with the accession of Adad-nirari II in 911 BC, the Neo-Assyrian Empire grew ...

* 911–605 BCE Campaigns of the Neo-Assyrian Empire ** 883–859 BCE Campaigns of Ashurnasirpal II ** 859–824 BCE Campaigns of Shalmaneser III Map of Assyria

** 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 The Battle of Diyala River took place in 693 BC between the forces of the Neo-Assyrian Empire and the Elamites of southern Iran. Assyrian expansion From the 9th century BC onwards, the Assyrians had been expanding their domain from northern ...

**** 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 The Fall of Assur occurred when the first city and old capital of the Neo-Assyrian Empire fell to Median, Babylonian and other rebellion led forces. The sack of the city that followed destroyed the city to some degree; however it recovered during ...

**** 612 BCE

is sacked and largely destroyed during the conquest of

by the

**** 612 BCE Battle of Nineveh ** 627–624 BCE Campaigns of Sinsharishkun ** 612–609 BCE Campaigns of Ashur-uballit II *** 610 BCE

Harran Harran (), historically known as Carrhae ( el, Kάρραι, Kárrhai), is a rural town and district of the Şanlıurfa Province in southeastern Turkey, approximately 40 kilometres (25 miles) southeast of Urfa and 20 kilometers from the border ...

was besieged and conquered by

Nabopolassar Nabopolassar (Babylonian cuneiform: , meaning "Nabu, protect the son") was the founder and first king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, ruling from his coronation as king of Babylon in 626 BC to his death in 605 BC. Though initially only aimed at res ...

and

Cyaxares Cyaxares (Median language, Median: ; Old Persian: ; Akkadian language, Akkadian: ; Phrygian language, Old Phrygian: ; grc, wikt:Κυαξάρης, Κυαξαρης, Kuaxarēs; Latin: ; reigned 625–585 BCE) was the third king of the Medes. C ...

*** 609 BCE

was briefly retaken by

Ashur-uballit II Ashur-uballit II, also spelled Assur-uballit II and Ashuruballit II ( Neo-Assyrian cuneiform: , meaning " Ashur has kept alive"), was the final ruler of Assyria, ruling from his predecessor Sinsharishkun's death at the Fall of Nineveh in 612 BC to ...

and his Egyptian allies before it definitely fell to the

Median Empire The Medes ( Old Persian: ; Akkadian: , ; Ancient Greek: ; Latin: ) were an ancient Iranian people who spoke the Median language and who inhabited an area known as Media between western and northern Iran. Around the 11th century BC, ...

and

Neo-Babylonian Empire The Neo-Babylonian Empire or Second Babylonian Empire, historically known as the Chaldean Empire, was the last polity ruled by monarchs native to Mesopotamia. Beginning with the coronation of Nabopolassar as the King of Babylon in 626 BC and bei ...

*** Egyptian-Babylonian wars **** 605 BCE

Battle of Carchemish The Battle of Carchemish was fought about 605 BC between the armies of Egypt allied with the remnants of the army of the former Assyrian Empire against the armies of Babylonia, allied with the Medes, Persians, and Scythians. This was while Nebu ...

Neo-Babylonian Empire The Neo-Babylonian Empire or Second Babylonian Empire, historically known as the Chaldean Empire, was the last polity ruled by monarchs native to Mesopotamia. Beginning with the coronation of Nabopolassar as the King of Babylon in 626 BC and bei ...

Neo-Babylonian Empire under Nabonidus map

** 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

**** 612 BCE

is sacked and largely destroyed during the conquest of

by the

**** 612 BCE Battle of Nineveh ** 627–624 BCE Campaigns of Sinsharishkun ** 612–609 BCE Campaigns of Ashur-uballit II *** 610 BCE

was besieged and conquered by

and

*** 609 BCE

was briefly retaken by

and his Egyptian allies before it definitely fell to the

and

*** Egyptian-Babylonian wars **** 605 BCE

Achaemenid Province of Athura

* 559–530 BCE Campaigns of Cyrus the Great ** September 25, 539 BCE – September 28, 539 BCE

Battle of Opis The Battle of Opis was the last major military engagement between the Achaemenid Persian Empire and the Neo-Babylonian Empire, which took place in September 539 BC, during the Persian invasion of Mesopotamia. At the time, Babylonia was the l ...

** October 29, 539 BCE Capture of Babylon

Macedonian Empire Macedonia (; grc-gre, Μακεδονία), also called Macedon (), was an ancient kingdom on the periphery of Archaic and Classical Greece, and later the dominant state of Hellenistic Greece. The kingdom was founded and initially ruled by ...

* 335–323 BCE

** October 1, 331 BCE

Battle of Gaugamela The Battle of Gaugamela (; grc, Γαυγάμηλα, translit=Gaugámela), also called the Battle of Arbela ( grc, Ἄρβηλα, translit=Árbela), took place in 331 BC between the forces of the Army of Macedon under Alexander the Great a ...

Seleucid Empire The Seleucid Empire (; grc, Βασιλεία τῶν Σελευκιδῶν, ''Basileía tōn Seleukidōn'') was a Greek state in West Asia that existed during the Hellenistic period from 312 BC to 63 BC. The Seleucid Empire was founded by the ...

* 322–275 BCE

** 311–309 BCE Babylonian War

Parthian Empire The Parthian Empire (), also known as the Arsacid Empire (), was a major Iranian political and cultural power in ancient Iran from 247 BC to 224 AD. Its latter name comes from its founder, Arsaces I, who led the Parni tribe in conqu ...

* 238–129 BCE

** 238 BCE Parni conquest of Parthia ** 129 BCE

Roman Province of Mesopotamia

* 92 BCE – 629 CE

Roman–Persian Wars The Roman–Persian Wars, also known as the Roman–Iranian Wars, were a series of conflicts between states of the Greco-Roman world and two successive Iranian empires: the Parthian and the Sasanian. Battles between the Parthian Empire and the ...

*** 198 CE Battle of Ctesiphon *** 243 CE

Battle of Resaena The Battle of Resaena or Resaina, near present-day Ceylanpınar, Turkey, was fought in 243 between the forces of the Roman Empire, led by the Emperor Gordian III and the Praetorian Prefect Timesitheus against the Sasanian Empire's forces du ...

** 66 BCE – 217 CE

*** 40–33 BCE

*** 161–166 Roman–Parthian War *** 216–217

Parthian war of Caracalla The Parthian war of Caracalla was an unsuccessful campaign by the Roman Empire under Caracalla against the Parthian Empire in 216–17 AD. It was the climax of a four-year period, starting in 213, when Caracalla pursued a lengthy campaign in cen ...

**** 217 CE Battle of Nisibis

Sasanian Province of Asorestan

* 217–502 Roman–Sasanian wars ** Winter of 244

Battle of Misiche The Battle of Misiche ( Greek: ), Mesiche (), or Massice ( pal, 𐭬𐭱𐭩𐭪 mšyk; xpr, 𐭌𐭔𐭉𐭊 mšyk) (dated between January 13 and March 14, 244 ) was fought between the Sasanians and the Romans in Misiche, Mesopotamia. Backg ...

** 253

Battle of Barbalissos The Battle of Barbalissos was fought between the Sasanian Persians and Romans at Barbalissos. Shapur I used Roman incursions into Armenia as pretext and resumed hostilities with the Romans. The Sassanids attacked a Roman force of 60,000 strong a ...

** 260

Battle of Edessa The Battle of Edessa took place between the armies of the Roman Empire under the command of Emperor Valerian and Sasanian forces under Shahanshah (King of the Kings) Shapur I in 260. The Roman army was defeated and captured in its entirety ...

** 264 Battle of Ctesiphon ** 344 Battle of Satala ** 359 Siege of Singara ** 359 Siege of Amida ** April 27–29, 363

Siege of Pirisabora The siege of Pirisabora took place when the Roman Emperor Julian besieged the fortified city of Pirisabora under Mamersides in April 363. After two days of fierce fighting, the Sasanians and the citizens abandoned the circuit walls and took up a ...

** May 29, 363 Battle of Ctesiphon ** June 363

Battle of Samarra The Battle of Samarra took place in June 363, during the invasion of the Sasanian Empire by the Roman Emperor Julian. After marching his army to the gates of Ctesiphon and failing to take the city, Julian, realizing his army was low on provisio ...

* c. 240–272

is destroyed by the

Sasanian The Sasanian () or Sassanid Empire, officially known as the Empire of Iranians (, ) and also referred to by historians as the Neo-Persian Empire, was the last Iranian empire before the early Muslim conquests of the 7th-8th centuries AD. Named ...

king

Shapur I Shapur I (also spelled Shabuhr I; pal, 𐭱𐭧𐭯𐭥𐭧𐭥𐭩, Šābuhr ) was the second Sasanian King of Kings of Iran. The dating of his reign is disputed, but it is generally agreed that he ruled from 240 to 270, with his father Ardas ...

* 502–628 Byzantine–Sasanian wars ** 502–506

Anastasian War The Anastasian War was fought from 502 to 506 between the Byzantine Empire and the Sasanian Empire. It was the first major conflict between the two powers since 440, and would be the prelude to a long series of destructive conflicts between the t ...

** 526–532

Iberian War Iberian refers to Iberia. Most commonly Iberian refers to: *Someone or something originating in the Iberian Peninsula, namely from Spain, Portugal, Gibraltar and Andorra. The term ''Iberian'' is also used to refer to anything pertaining to the fo ...

** 572–591 Byzantine–Sasanian War ** c. 602 – c. 628 Byzantine–Sasanian War * 633–644

** April 633

Battle of River The Battle of River also known as Battle of Al Madhar took place in Mesopotamia (Iraq) between the forces of the Rashidun Caliphate and the Sasanian Empire. Muslims, under Khalid ibn al-Walid's command, defeated the numerically superior Persi ...

** May 633

Battle of Walaja The Battle of Walaja ( ar, معركة الولجة) was a battle fought in Mesopotamia (Iraq) in May 633 between the Rashidun Caliphate army under Khalid ibn al-Walid and Al-Muthanna ibn Haritha against the Sassanid Empire and its Arab allies. ...

** May 633

Battle of Ullais The Battle of Ullais ( ar, معركة أليس) was fought between the forces of the Rashidun Caliphate and the Sasanian Persian Empire in the middle of May 633 AD in Iraq, and is sometimes referred to as the ''Battle of Blood River'' since, ...

** May 633

Battle of Hira The Battle of Hira ( ar, معركة الحيرة) was fought between the Sasanian Empire and the Rashidun Caliphate in 633. It was one of the early battles of the Muslim conquest of Persia, and the loss of the frontier city on the Euphrates Riv ...

** 633

Battle of Ayn al-Tamr The Battle of Ayn al-Tamr ( ar, معركة عين التمر) took place in modern-day Iraq (Mesopotamia) between the early Muslim Arab forces and the Sassanians along with their Arab Christian auxiliary forces. Ayn al-Tamr is located west of ...

** November 633

Battle of Muzayyah Battle of Muzayyah ( ar, معركة المصيخ) was between the Muslim Arab army and the Sasanian Empire. When Khalid ibn Walid left from Ayn al-Tamr to Dumat Al-Jandal for the help of Iyad ibn Ghanm, the Persian court believed that Khalid h ...

** November 633

Battle of Saniyy Battle of Saniyy ( ar, معركة الثني) was between the Muslim Arab army and the Sasanian Empire. When Khalid ibn Walid gone from Ayn al-Tamr to Dumat Al-Jandal for the help of Iyad ibn Ghanm, The Persian court believed that Khalid had r ...

** November 633 Battle of Zumail ** January 634

Battle of Firaz The Battle of Firaz ( ar, معركة الفراض) took place in late 633 or January 634 AD between the Rashidun Caliphate and the combined forces of the Byzantine Empire and the Sasanian Empire. The battle resulted in a victory for the Arab ...

** November 634

Battle of the Bridge The Battle of the Bridge or the Battle of al-Jisr ( ar, معركة الجسر) was a battle at the bank of the Euphrates river between Arabs led by Abu Ubaid al-Thaqafi, and the Persian Sasanian forces led by Bahman Jaduya. It is traditionally ...

** November 16–19, 636

Battle of al-Qādisiyyah The Battle of al-Qadisiyyah ( ar, مَعْرَكَة ٱلْقَادِسِيَّة, Maʿrakah al-Qādisīyah; fa, نبرد قادسیه, Nabard-e Qâdisiyeh) was an armed conflict which took place in 636 CE between the Rashidun Caliphate and th ...

** January–March 637 Siege of Ctesiphon ** April 637

Battle of Jalula The Battle of Jalula was fought between Sassanid Empire and Rashidun Caliphate soon after conquest of Ctesiphon. After the capture of Ctesiphon, several detachments were immediately sent to the west to capture Qarqeesia and Heet the forts a ...

Rashidun Caliphate The Rashidun Caliphate ( ar, اَلْخِلَافَةُ ٱلرَّاشِدَةُ, al-Khilāfah ar-Rāšidah) was the first caliphate to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It was ruled by the first four successive caliphs of Muhammad after his ...

* 633–644

** April 633

** May 633

** 633

** November 633

** November 633 Battle of Zumail ** January 634

** November 634

** November 16–19, 636

** January–March 637 Siege of Ctesiphon ** April 637

* 656–661

** 656

Battle of the Camel The Battle of the Camel, also known as the Battle of Jamel or the Battle of Basra, took place outside of Basra, Iraq, in 36 AH (656 CE). The battle was fought between the army of the fourth caliph Ali, on one side, and the rebel army led by ...

** 659

Battle of Nahrawan The Battle of Nahrawan ( ar, معركة النهروان, Ma'rakat an-Nahrawān) was fought between the army of Caliph Ali and the rebel group Kharijites in July 658 CE (Safar 38 AH). They used to be a group of pious allies of Ali during the ...

Umayyad Caliphate The Umayyad Caliphate (661–750 CE; , ; ar, ٱلْخِلَافَة ٱلْأُمَوِيَّة, al-Khilāfah al-ʾUmawīyah) was the second of the four major caliphates established after the death of Muhammad. The caliphate was ruled by th ...

* 680–692

** October 10, 680

Battle of Karbala The Battle of Karbala ( ar, مَعْرَكَة كَرْبَلَاء) was fought on 10 October 680 (10 Muharram in the year 61 AH of the Islamic calendar) between the army of the second Umayyad Caliph Yazid I and a small army led by Husayn ...

** 692

Battle of Maskin A battle is an occurrence of combat in warfare between opposing military units of any number or size. A war usually consists of multiple battles. In general, a battle is a military engagement that is well defined in duration, area, and fo ...

* 743–750

** January 25, 750

Battle of the Zab The Battle of the Zab ( ar, معركة الزاب), also referred to in scholarly contexts as Battle of the Great Zāb River, took place on January 25, 750, on the banks of the Great Zab River in what is now the modern country of Iraq. It spel ...

Abbasid Caliphate The Abbasid Caliphate ( or ; ar, الْخِلَافَةُ الْعَبَّاسِيَّة, ') was the third caliphate to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It was founded by a dynasty descended from Muhammad's uncle, Abbas ibn Abdul-Muttal ...

* September 762 – February 763 Alid Revolt * 809–827 Fourth Fitna ** 812–813 Siege of Baghdad * 861–870

Anarchy at Samarra The Anarchy at Samarra () was a period of extreme internal instability from 861 to 870 in the history of the Abbasid Caliphate, marked by the violent succession of four caliphs, who became puppets in the hands of powerful rival military groups. T ...

* 946 Battle of Baghdad * 1157 Siege of Baghdad

Mongol Empire The Mongol Empire of the 13th and 14th centuries was the largest contiguous land empire in history. Originating in present-day Mongolia in East Asia, the Mongol Empire at its height stretched from the Sea of Japan to parts of Eastern Europe, ...

* 1258 Siege of Baghdad Mongol Empire map

* 1370–1405 Assyrian people are massacred at

Timur Timur ; chg, ''Aqsaq Temür'', 'Timur the Lame') or as ''Sahib-i-Qiran'' ( 'Lord of the Auspicious Conjunction'), his epithet. ( chg, ''Temür'', 'Iron'; 9 April 133617–19 February 1405), later Timūr Gurkānī ( chg, ''Temür Kü ...

Ottoman Iraq Ottoman Iraq ( ar, العراق العثماني}) refers to the period of the history of Iraq when the region was ruled by the Ottoman Empire (1534–1920; with an interlude from 1704 to 1831 of autonomy under the Mamluk dynasty of Iraq).Before ...

* 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

*** November 6, 1914 – November 14, 1918

Mesopotamian campaign The Mesopotamian campaign was a campaign in the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I fought between the Allies represented by the British Empire, troops from Britain, Australia and the vast majority from British India, against the Central Po ...

**** November 6, 1914 Fao Landing **** November 11–21, 1914 Battle of Basra (1914), Battle of Basra **** December 3–9, 1914 Battle of Qurna **** April 12–14, 1915 Battle of Shaiba Meso-WW1-2

**** September 28, 1915 Battle of Es Sinn **** November 22–25, 1915 Battle of Ctesiphon (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 (1916), Battle of Wadi **** January 21, 1916 Battle of Hanna **** March 8, 1916 Battle of Dujaila **** March 8–11, 1917 Fall of Baghdad (1917), Fall of Baghdad **** February 23, 1917 Second Battle of Kut **** March 13 – April 23, 1917 Samarra offensive **** September 28–29, 1917 Battle of Ramadi (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

* 1935-1935 1935–1936 Iraqi Shia revolts * 1939-September 2, 1945 World War II ** 1940-1945

*** 1941 Anglo-Iraqi War **** 1941 Iraq coup d'état * 1918-2003 Iraqi-Kurdish conflict ** 1922-1924 Mahmud Barzanji revolts ** 1931-1932 Ahmed Barzani revolt ** 1943-1945 1943 Barzani revolt * 1958 14 July Revolution

First Iraqi Republic

* 1959 1959 Mosul uprising * 1918-2003 Iraqi–Kurdish conflict ** 1961-1970 First Iraqi–Kurdish War * 1963 Ramadan Revolution

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 of 1983, Kurdish Rebellion ** May 1994 – November 24, 1997 Iraqi Kurdish Civil War * September 22, 1980 – August 20, 1988 Iran–Iraq War ** 1980 Gulf War, 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 Gulf War, Stalemate *** April 4, 1981 Attack on H3 ** 1982 Gulf War, Iranian offensive *** Early July 1982 Operation Ramadan ** 1983–85 Gulf War, Strategic stalemate *** February 6–26, 1983 Operation Before the Dawn *** April 10, 1983 Operation Dawn (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, 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 (1985), Operation Badr ** 1986–87 Gulf War, 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 Gulf War, Final stages *** Mid-March 1988 Operation Zafar 7 *** April 17, 1988 Second Battle of al-Faw ** 1981 Arab–Israeli conflict, International incidents *** June 7, 1981 Operation Opera * August 2, 1990 – February 28, 1991 Gulf War, Second Persian Gulf War ** 1991 Operation Desert Storm#Coalition forces enter Iraq, 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 (GMT+3) Amiriyah shelter bombing ** February 24–28, 1991 Liberation of Kuwait campaign DesertStormMap v2

*** 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 1991 Iraqi uprisings, Uprisings in Iraq ** March 1 – mid-April 1991 1991 uprising in Basra, Uprising in Basra ** March 5–19, 1991 1991 uprising in Karbala, Uprising in Karbala ** March 5 – April 3, 1991 1991 uprising in Sulaymaniyah, Uprising in Sulaymaniyah ** March 11–29, 1991 1991 uprising in Kirkuk, Uprising in Kirkuk ** March 10–24, 1991 1991 uprising in Tuz Khormato, Uprising in Tuz Khormato * 1991–2002 Air engagements of the Gulf War#Post Gulf War, 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 2003 invasion of Iraq, Invasion of Iraq, an Iraqi MiG-25 destroyed an American Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, UAV RQ-1 Predator after the unmanned aerial vehicle, drone opened fire on the Iraqi aircraft with a FIM-92 Stinger, 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 Iraq-War-Map

** March 19 – May 1, 2003 2003 invasion of Iraq, Invasion of Iraq *** March 21–25, 2003 Battle of Umm Qasr *** March 20–24, 2003 Battle of Al Faw (2003), Battle of Al Faw *** March 21 – April 6, 2003 Battle of Basra (2003), Battle of Basra *** March 23–29, 2003 Battle of Nasiriyah *** March 24, 2003 2003 attack on Karbala, Attack on Karbala *** March 24 – April 4, 2003 Battle of Najaf (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 (2003), Battle of Samawah *** March 31 – April 6, 2003 Battle of Karbala (2003), Battle of Karbala *** April 2–4, 2003 Battle of the Karbala Gap (2003), Battle of the Karbala Gap *** April 3–12, 2003 Battle of Baghdad (2003), Battle of Baghdad *** April 6, 2003 Battle of Debecka Pass

Coalition Provisional Authority

* 2003–2004 Third Persian Gulf War#Post-invasion phase, Post-invasion insurgency ** March 20, 2003 – December 7, 2011 Iraq War in Anbar Province ** October 26 – November 24, 2003 Ramadan Offensive (2003), Ramadan Offensive ** December 13, 2003 Operation Red Dawn ** April 4 – June 24, 2004 Iraq spring fighting of 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 (2004), Battle of Ramadi ** April 17, 2004 Battle of Husaybah (2004), Battle of Husaybah ** August 5–27, 2004 Battle of Najaf (2004), Battle of Najaf ** August 5–28, 2004 CIMIC-House ** October 1–3, 2004 Battle of Samarra (2004), Battle of Samarra ** November 7 – December 23, 2004 Second Battle of Fallujah ** November 8–16, 2004 Battle of Mosul (2004), Battle of Mosul

History of Iraq (2003–11), Republic of Iraq

* 2005–06 Third Persian Gulf War#Post-invasion phase, 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 (2005), Battle of Tal Afar ** June 17 – November 15, 2006 Battle of Ramadi (2006), Battle of Ramadi ** August 28, 2006 Battle of Diwaniya * February 2006 – May 2008 Civil war in Iraq (2006-07), 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 (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 (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 of 2008, Iraq spring fighting ** March 25–31, 2008 Battle of Basra (2008), Battle of Basra ** April 15 – May 19, 2008 Al-Qaeda offensive in Iraq

Israel

Canaan Canaan (; Phoenician: 𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍 – ; he, כְּנַעַן – , in pausa – ; grc-bib, Χανααν – ;The current scholarly edition of the Greek Old Testament spells the word without any accents, cf. Septuaginta : id est Vetus T ...

* c. 2061–2010 BCE Mentuhotep II#Military activities outside of Egypt, Military activities in Canaan of the Pharaoh

* c. 2000 BCE Battle of Siddim * c. April 16, 1457 BCE Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC), Battle of Megiddo Egypt 1450 BC

* c. 1290–1279 BCE Seti I#Military campaigns, Seti's military campaigns in Canaan * c. 1279–1213 BCE Ramesses II#Campaigns and battles, Campaigns and Battles of Ramesses II ** Ramesses II#First Syrian campaign, First Syrian Campaign ** Ramesses II#Second Syrian campaign, Second Syrian Campaign ** Ramesses II#Third Syrian campaign, Third Syrian Campaign

Confederated Tribes of Israel

* c. 1200 BCE the biblical Battle of Gibeah

United Kingdom of Israel and Judah

Davids-kingdom with captions specifiying vassal kingdoms-derivative-work

* c. 1050–1010 BCE Saul, according to the Bible king of the United Kingdom of Israel and Judah, fought in a United Kingdom of Israel and Judah#Civil war, civil war * c. 931–913 BCE Rehoboam, according to the Bible king of the Kingdom of Judah, fought the Kingdom of Israel (Samaria), Kingdom of Israel in a Rehoboam#Civil war, civil war

Kingdom of Judah

* 925 BCE Sack of Jerusalem (925 BC), 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 Military history of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, Campaigns of the Neo-Assyrian Empire ** 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 (597 BC), Siege of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar II ** 587 BCE Siege of Jerusalem (587 BC), Siege of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar II

Yehud (Babylonian province), Babylonian Province of Yehud

* 601–587 BCE Jewish–Babylonian war ** 597 BCE Siege of Jerusalem (597 BC), Siege of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar II ** 587 BCE Siege of Jerusalem (587 BC), Siege of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar II

Yehud Medinata, Persian Province of Yehud Medinata

* 335–323 BCE

** October 332 BCE Siege of Gaza

Seleucid Empire The Seleucid Empire (; grc, Βασιλεία τῶν Σελευκιδῶν, ''Basileía tōn Seleukidōn'') was a Greek state in West Asia that existed during the Hellenistic period from 312 BC to 63 BC. The Seleucid Empire was founded by the ...

* 322–275 BCE

** 312 BCE Battle of Gaza (312 BC), 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 (63 BC), Siege of Jerusalem by Pompey the Great, intervening in the Hasmonean civil war on behalf of the Roman Republic.

Herodian Kingdom, Herodian Kingdom of Israel

* 37 BCE Siege of Jerusalem (37 BC), Siege of Jerusalem by Herod the Great, ending Hasmonean rule over Judea.

Tetrarchy (Judea), Roman Tetrarchy of Judea

Judea (Roman province), Roman Province of Judea

* 66–136 Jewish–Roman wars ** 66–73 First Jewish–Roman War *** 70 Siege of Jerusalem (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

Syria Palaestina, Roman Province of Syria Palaestina

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

Palaestina Prima, Byzantine Province of Palaestina Prima

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

Jund Filastin, Rashidun Province of Jund Filastin

* 637 Siege of Jerusalem (637), Siege of Jerusalem by Khalid ibn al-Walid (Rashidun general) under Umar, Umar the Great, capturing the city from the Byzantine Empire Mohammad adil-Muslim invasion of Syria-4

Mohammad adil-Muslim invasion of Syria-4

Jund Filastin, Abbasid Province of Jund Filastin

* 1099–1291 The Crusades ** 1099 First Crusade *** 1099 Siege of Jerusalem (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 (1099), Siege of Jerusalem by the Crusaders, a part of the First Crusade *** 1099 Battle of Ascalon ** Inter-Crusade Period *** September 7, 1101 Battle of Ramla (1101), First Battle of Ramla *** May 17, 1102 Battle of Ramla (1102), Second Battle of Ramla *** August 27, 1105 Battle of Ramla (1105), Third Battle of Ramla *** 1113 Battle of Al-Sannabra *** 1123 Battle of Yibneh Map Crusader states 1135-en

** 1145–1149 Second Crusade ** Inter-Crusade Period *** 1153 Battle of Ascalon (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 (1183), Battle of Al-Fule *** May 1, 1187 Battle of Cresson *** July 4, 1187 Battle of Hattin *** 1187 Siege of Jerusalem (1187), Siege of Jerusalem ** 1189–92 Third Crusade *** 1189–91 Siege of Acre (1189–1191), Siege of Acre *** September 7, 1191 Battle of Arsuf *** August 8, 1192 Battle of Jaffa (1192), Battle of Jaffa ** 1197 Crusade of 1197, German Crusade ** 1212 Children's Crusade ** 1217–21

*** 1218–19 Siege of Damietta (1218–1219), Damietta ** 1228–29 Sixth Crusade ** Aftermath of the Sixth Crusade *** 1244 Siege of Jerusalem (1244), Siege of Jerusalem *** October 17–18, 1244 Battle of La Forbie ** 1251 Shepherds' Crusade (1251), Shepherds' Crusade ** Late Crusades Period *** 1265 Fall of Caesarea *** 1265 Fall of Haifa (1265), Fall of Haifa *** 1265 Fall of Arsuf *** April 4 – May 18, 1291 Siege of Acre (1291), Siege of Acre ** 1271–72 Ninth Crusade ** April 4 – May 18, 1291 Siege of Acre (1291), Siege of Acre * 1260–1300 Mongol raids into Palestine ** September 3, 1260 Battle of Ain Jalut Mongol raids in Syria and Palestine 1260

Mongol raids in Syria and Palestine 1260

Damascus Eyalet, Ottoman Eyalet of Damascus

* 1516–17 Ottoman–Mamluk War (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

Syria Vilayet, Ottoman Vilayet of Syria

* July 28, 1914 – November 11, 1918 World War I ** October 29, 1914 – October 30, 1918

*** November 17 – December 30, 1917 Battle of Jerusalem (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 (1917), Battle of Jaffa

State of Israel

* 1948–49 1948 Palestine war ** 1948 Siege of Jerusalem (1948), Siege of Jerusalem * 1951–55 Retribution operations * 1956 Suez War * 1967

** 1967 Six-Day War#West Bank, Encirclement of Jerusalem * 1967–70

* 1973 Yom Kippur War * 1978 1978 South Lebanon conflict, South Lebanon conflict * 1982 1982 Lebanon War, First Lebanon War * 1982–2000 South Lebanon conflict (1982–2000), South Lebanon conflict * 1987–93 First Intifada * 2000–04 Second Intifada * 2006 Second Lebanon War * 2008–09 Gaza War (2008–09), Gaza War * 2012 Operation Pillar of Defense * 2014 Gaza War

Lebanon

* 1279–1213 BCE Ramesses II#Campaigns and battles, Campaigns and battles of Ramesses II ** Ramesses II#First Syrian campaign, First Syrian campaign ** Ramesses II#Second Syrian campaign, Second Syrian campaign ** Ramesses II#Third Syrian campaign, Third Syrian campaign * 1200 BCE Amurru kingdom was destroyed by the Sea Peoples * 1948-1949 Arab-Israeli War * 1958 Lebanon Crisis * 1975–1990 Lebanese Civil War ** 1978 Hundred Days' War ** 1982-1985 1982 Lebanon War, Lebanon War ** 1983-1984 Mountain War (Lebanon), Mountain War ** 1985-1988 War of the Camps * 1948-''ongoing'' Israeli–Lebanese conflict ** 1985-2000 South Lebanon conflict (1985–2000), South Lebanon conflict ** 2006 2006 Lebanon War ** 2007 2007 Lebanon conflict ** 2008 2008 conflict in Lebanon * 2010-2012 Arab Spring ** March 15, 2011 – ''ongoing'' Syrian Civil War *** 2011 – 2019 Spillover of the Syrian Civil War **** June 17, 2011 – 28 August 2017 Syrian Civil War spillover in Lebanon

Saudi Arabia

Early Muslim conquests, Muslim conquests

* List of expeditions of Muhammad * Ridda wars Mohammad adil-Riddah wars

Rashidun Caliphate The Rashidun Caliphate ( ar, اَلْخِلَافَةُ ٱلرَّاشِدَةُ, al-Khilāfah ar-Rāšidah) was the first caliphate to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It was ruled by the first four successive caliphs of Muhammad after his ...

* 656–661

Umayyad Caliphate The Umayyad Caliphate (661–750 CE; , ; ar, ٱلْخِلَافَة ٱلْأُمَوِيَّة, al-Khilāfah al-ʾUmawīyah) was the second of the four major caliphates established after the death of Muhammad. The caliphate was ruled by th ...

* 680–692

* 743–750

Abbasid Caliphate The Abbasid Caliphate ( or ; ar, الْخِلَافَةُ الْعَبَّاسِيَّة, ') was the third caliphate to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It was founded by a dynasty descended from Muhammad's uncle, Abbas ibn Abdul-Muttal ...

* September 762 – February 763 Alid Revolt (762–763), 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 Wahhabi sack of Karbala, Invasion of Karbala * 1811 Battle of Khakeekera * Early 1811 – 1818 Ottoman–Wahhabi War, Ottoman–Saudi War

Emirate of Nejd, Second Saudi state

* 1821 – 1824 Rebellion against Egypt Eyalet * 1865 – 1875 Abdul Rahman bin Faisal#Royal Civil War, Royal Civil War * 1870 – 1871 Al-Hasa Expedition * 1883 Battle of Arwa * 24 January 1891 Battle of Mulayda

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

* 1902–1934 Unification of Saudi Arabia ** 13 January 1902 Battle of Riyadh (1902) ** 27 January 1903 Battle of Dilam ** 1903 – 1907 Saudi–Rashidi War (1903–1907) ** 1910 Battle of Hadia ** 1913 Conquest of al-Hasa (1913) ** 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 * 1948-1949 1948 Arab–Israeli War * 1962-1970 North Yemen Civil War * 1969 Al-Wadiah War * 1973 Yom Kippur War * 1975-1990 Lebanese Civil War * 1979 Grand Mosque seizure * 1979 1979 Qatif uprising * 1979–1983, 2011–2020 Qatif conflict * 1991 Gulf War * 2009-2010 Operation Scorched Earth * 2014-''ongoing'' Military intervention against ISIL * 2015-''ongoing'' Yemeni Civil War (2014–present), Yemeni Civil War * 2017–2020 Qatif unrest

Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...

History of Mesopotamia#Chalcolithic period, Chalcolithic period of Mesopotamia

* c. 3500 BCE Hamoukar#Archaeology, Battle at Hamoukar

Akkadian Empire The Akkadian Empire () was the first ancient empire of Mesopotamia after the long-lived civilization of Sumer. It was centered in the city of Akkad () and its surrounding region. The empire united Akkadian and Sumerian speakers under one r ...

* c. 2270–2215 BCE (

)

** Ebla#First destruction of Ebla, Akkadian conquest of Ebla

Hittite Empire

14 century BC Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East

* c. 1282 BCE Seti I#Capture of Kadesh, Capture of Kadesh * Ramesses II#Second Syrian campaign, Second Syrian campaign of Ramesses II ** Late May 1274 BCE Battle of Kadesh

Neo-Assyrian Empire The Neo-Assyrian Empire was the fourth and penultimate stage of ancient Assyrian history and the final and greatest phase of Assyria as an independent state. Beginning with the accession of Adad-nirari II in 911 BC, the Neo-Assyrian Empire grew ...

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

Seleucid Empire The Seleucid Empire (; grc, Βασιλεία τῶν Σελευκιδῶν, ''Basileía tōn Seleukidōn'') was a Greek state in West Asia that existed during the Hellenistic period from 312 BC to 63 BC. The Seleucid Empire was founded by the ...

* 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

French Mandate of Syria

* 1920 Franco-Syrian War * 1925-1927 Great Syrian Revolt * 1945 Levant Crisis

Syrian Arab Republic

* 1967

* 1973 Yom Kippur War * 1979-1982 Islamist uprising in Syria * * March 15, 2011 – ''ongoing'' Syrian Civil War ** April 25 – May 5, 2011 Siege of Daraa ** May 6, 2011 – ''March 27, 2017'' Siege of Homs ** May 7–14, 2011 Siege of Baniyas

Turkey

Hittite Empire

* 1650–1600 BCE Conquests of Hattusili I and Mursili I * 1430–1350 BCE Kaskians, Kaska invasions of Hittite Empire, Hatti AlterOrient2

* 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 Eclipse of Thales, Battle of Halys

Achaemenid Empire The Achaemenid Empire or Achaemenian Empire (; peo, 𐎧𐏁𐏂, , ), also called the First Persian Empire, was an ancient Iranian empire founded by Cyrus the Great in 550 BC. Based in Western Asia, it was contemporarily the largest em ...

* 547 BCE Siege of Sardis (547 BC), 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 Macedonia (; grc-gre, Μακεδονία), also called Macedon (), was an ancient kingdom on the periphery of Archaic and Classical Greece, and later the dominant state of Hellenistic Greece. The kingdom was founded and initially ruled by ...

* 335–323 BCE

** May 334 BCE Battle of the Granicus ** 334 BCE Siege of Miletus ** 334 BCE Siege of Halicarnassus ** November 5, 333 BCE Battle of Issus Map achaemenid empire en

Seleucid Empire The Seleucid Empire (; grc, Βασιλεία τῶν Σελευκιδῶν, ''Basileía tōn Seleukidōn'') was a Greek state in West Asia that existed during the Hellenistic period from 312 BC to 63 BC. The Seleucid Empire was founded by the ...

* 322–275 BCE

* 238–129 BCE

Roman Republic

* 192–188 BCE Roman–Syrian War * 92 BCE – 629 CE Roman-Persian Wars ** June 8, 218 CE Battle of Antioch (218), Battle of Antioch ** 260

** 344 Siege of Singara ** 359 Siege of Amida Roman Republic Empire map

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 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 (421–422), Roman–Sasanian War ** 502–506

** 526–532

** 572–591 Roman–Persian War of 572–591, Roman–Persian War ** 602–628 Byzantine–Sasanian War *** 610 Antioch riots *** 613 Battle of Antioch (613), Battle of Antioch *** 610–628 Jewish revolt against Heraclius *** 615 Shahin's invasion of Asia Minor (615), Shahin's invasion of Asia Minor *** 622 Heraclius' campaign of 622, Heraclius' campaign *** 602–628 Byzantine assault on Persia *** 626 Siege of Constantinople (626), Siege of Constantinople *** 627–629 Third Perso-Turkic War * 629–1050s Arab–Byzantine wars ** 674–678 Siege of Constantinople (674–78), Siege of Constantinople ** 717–718 Siege of Constantinople (717–18), 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 (953), Battle of Marash *** 962 Siege of Aleppo

Seljuq Empire

* 1048–1308 Byzantine–Seljuq wars ** August 26, 1071 Battle of Manzikert Seljuk Empire locator map

* 1090–1194 Nizari–Seljuk conflicts

Sultanate of Rum

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

Latin Empire

* 1204–1261 Bulgarian–Latin wars ** 1235 Siege of Constantinople (1235), Siege of Constantinople * Nicaean–Latin Wars ** 1260 Siege of Constantinople (1260), Siege of Constantinople

Ottoman Empire

* 1265–1479 Byzantine–Ottoman Wars ** 1265–1328 Byzantine–Ottoman Wars#Rise of the Ottomans: 1265–1328, Rise of the Ottomans ** 1328–1341 Byzantine–Ottoman Wars#Byzantium counter: 1328–1341, Byzantium counter *** 1331 Siege of Nicaea (1331), Siege of Nicaea *** 1333–1337 Siege of Nicomedia ** 1341–1371 Byzantine–Ottoman Wars#Balkan invasion and civil war: 1341–1371, Balkan invasion and civil war ** 1371–1394 Byzantine–Ottoman Wars#Byzantine civil war and vassalage: 1371–1394, Byzantine civil war and vassalage ** 1394–1424 Byzantine–Ottoman Wars#Resumption of hostilities: 1394–1424, Resumption of hostilities *** 1422 Siege of Constantinople (1422), Siege of Constantinople ** 1424–1453 Byzantine–Ottoman Wars#Ottoman victory 1424–1453, Ottoman campaign on Constantinopolis *** April 6, 1453 – May 29, 1453 Fall of Constantinople * 1893 Battle of Al Wajbah * 1893-1908 Macedonian Struggle * 1894 1894 Sasun rebellion * 1894-1897 Hamidian massacres ** 1895-1896 Zeitun rebellion (1895–96) * 1897 Greco-Turkish War (1897) * 1903 Theriso revolt * 1903 Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising * 1904 1904 Sasun uprising * 1905 Shoubak revolts, Shoubak revolt of 1905 * 1906 Ottoman invasion of Persia (1906) * 1908 Young Turk Revolution * 1909 31 March Incident * 1909-1910 Hauran Druze Rebellion * 1910 Albanian revolt of 1910 * 1910 Karak revolt * 1911 Albanian revolt of 1911 * 1911-1912 Italo-Turkish War * 1912 Albanian revolt of 1912 * 1912-1913 Balkan Wars ** 1912-1913 First Balkan War *** 1912 Battle of Kumanovo *** 1912 Battle of Prilep *** 1912 Battle of Monastir *** 1912-1913 Battle of Adrianople (1913), Siege of Adrianople *** 1912-1913 Siege of Scutari ** 1913 Second Balkan War * 1914-1918

** 1914-1918

*** 1914-1918 Caucasus campaign *** 1914-1918

*** 1914-1918 South Arabia during World War I *** 1914-1918 Persian Campaign *** 1915-1918 Sinai and Palestine campaign *** 1915-1916 Gallipoli campaign *** 1916-1918 Arab Revolt * 1919-1923 Turkish War of Independence ** 1918-1922 Franco-Turkish War ** 1919-1922 Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922), Greco-Turkish War ** 1919-1920 [Revolt of Ahmet Anzavur] ** 1920 Turkish-Armenian War ** 1920 Battle of Geyve ** 1920 Konya rebellion

Republic of Turkey

* 1921 Kurdish rebellions in Turkey ** 1921 Koçgiri rebellion ** 1924 Beytussebab rebellion ** 1925 Sheikh Said rebellion ** 1927-1930 Ararat rebellion ** 1937-1938 Dersim rebellion ** 1978-''ongoing'' Kurdish–Turkish conflict (1978–present) ** 1990-''ongoing'' Serhildan ** 2015-''ongoing'' Kurdish–Turkish conflict (2015–present) * 1960 1960 Turkish coup d'état * 1962 February 22, 1962 uprising * 1963 May 20, 1963 uprising * 1969 20 May 1969 coup attempt * 1971 1971 Turkish military memorandum * 1963-1964 Cypriot intercommunal violence * 1972-''ongoing'' Maoist insurgency in Turkey ** 1990-''present'' DHKP/C insurgency in Turkey * 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus * 1980 1980 Turkish coup d'état * 1997 1997 Turkish military memorandum * 1993-''ongoing'' Turkish government–Gülen movement conflict ** 2013 Gezi Park protests ** 2016 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt ** 2016 2016–present purges in Turkey

Central Asia

Afghanistan

Ghaznavids

* 962 Ghaznavids, Ghaznavid Empire

Afghan Empires and the Great Game

* 1709 Hotaki Empire and Durrani Empire * The Great Game *Khost rebellion (1856–1857) *Khost rebellion (1912) *Khost rebellion (1924–1925) *Afghan Civil War (1928–1929) *Afghan Civil War (1989–1992) *Afghan Civil War (1992–1996) *Afghan Civil War (1996–2001) *War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)

Russian Empire

* 1916–1934 Basmachi movement

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

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

Kazakhstan

*1916-1934 Basmachi movement *1917-1923 Russian Civil War **1917-1920 Alash Orda

Kyrgyzstan

* 1898 Andijan uprising of 1898 *1916 Central Asian revolt of 1916 *1990 Osh riots (1990), Osh riots *1999 Batken Conflict *2005 Tulip Revolution *2010 Kyrgyz Revolution of 2010 **2010 2010 South Kyrgyzstan riots

Tajikistan

Dayuan

* 104–101 BCE War of the Heavenly Horses Ta-YuanMap

Tajikistan

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

Turkmenistan

* Seljuk-Ghaznavid Wars ** 1040 Battle of Dandanaqan * 1916-1934 Basmachi Movement

Uzbekistan

Sogdia

* 335–323 BCE

** 327 BCE Siege of the Sogdian Rock Sogdiana-300BCE

Greco-Bactrian Kingdom

* 250 BCE Greco-Bactria#Independence and Diodotid dynasty, Independence * 230 BCE Greco-Bactria#Euthydemid dynasty and Seleucid invasion, Overthrow of Diodotus II * 210 BCE Greco-Bactria#Euthydemid dynasty and Seleucid invasion, Seleucid invasion * 180 BCE Greco-Bactria#Expansion into the Indian subcontinent (after 180 BC), Expansion into India * 141 BCE Greco-Bactria#Defeats by Parthia, Defeats against Parthia

Yuezhi, Yuezhi Kingdom

* 162 BCE Greco-Bactrian Kingdom#Yuezhi expansion (c. 162 BC-), Yuezhi expansion Yuezhi_migrations

Indo-Greek Kingdom

* 36 BCE Sogdiana#Battle of Sogdiana, Battle of Sogdiana

Kushan Empire

* 1st and 2nd Centuries CE Kushan expansion

Rouran Khaganate

* Rouran Khaganate#Origin, 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 The Mongol Empire of the 13th and 14th centuries was the largest contiguous land empire in history. Originating in present-day Mongolia in East Asia, the Mongol Empire at its height stretched from the Sea of Japan to parts of Eastern Europe, ...

* 1262 Berke–Hulagu war

Timurid dynasty

* 1370 Siege of Balkh (1370), Siege of Balkh

Zunghar Khanate

* Zunghar Khanate#Conquest of the Tarim Basin and war with the Central Asians, 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

Russian Empire

* 1916–1934 Basmachi movement

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

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

East Asia

China

Longshan culture

* 2852–2070 BCE Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, 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 China 1

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 Qin empire 210 BCE

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 Han map

* 2nd century BCE Southward expansion of the Han dynasty ** 111 BCE Han–Nanyue War * 109-108 BCE Han-Gojoseon 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 (190), Battle of Xingyang ** 191 Battle of Yangcheng ** 191 Battle of Jieqiao ** 191 Battle of Xiangyang (191), Battle of Xiangyang ** 193 Battle of Fengqiu ** 194 Battle of Yan Province ** 194 Sun Ce's conquests in Jiangdong ** 197 War between Cao Cao and Zhang Xiu#Battle of Wancheng, Battle of Wancheng ** 198 War between Cao Cao and Zhang Xiu#Battle of Rangcheng, 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 (208), Battle of Jiangling ** 211 Battle of Tong Pass (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 (217), 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

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 China 5

*** 255 Battle of Didao ** 263 Conquest of Shu by Wei

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

Emperor Taizong's campaign against Xiyu states

* 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 (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 Emperor Taizong of Song#Military campaigns, Military campaigns of Emperor of China, Emperor Emperor Taizong of Song, Taizong of the Song dynasty ** 979–982 Emperor Taizong of Song#First campaign against Liao Dynasty, First campaign against Liao dynasty *** 979 Battle of Gaoliang River ** 982–988 Emperor Taizong of Song#Second campaign against Liao Dynasty, Second campaign against Liao dynasty *** 986 Emperor Taizong of Song, Chi go Pass Campaign * February 12, 1101 – March 26, 1125 Emperor Tianzuo of Liao, Reign of Emperor Tianzuo of Liao ** 1114–1122 Emperor Tianzuo of Liao#Jurchen invasion, Jurchen invasion ** 1123–1125 Emperor Tianzuo of Liao#End of Liao Dynasty, End of Liao 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 (Ming dynasty), 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 (1521), First Battle of Tamao * 1522 Second 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 southern Fujian sea (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 Battle of Chuenpi, 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 (March 1841), Battle of Canton ** May 1841 Battle of Canton (May 1841), Battle of Canton ** 1841 Battle of Amoy ** 1841 Capture of Chusan (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 (1853), Battle of Nanjing ** 1856 First rout the Army Group Jiangnan ** 1858 Battle of Sanhe ** 1860 Second rout the Army Group Jiangnan ** 1861 Ye Yenlai, Battle of Anqing ** 1861 Battle of Guanzhong (1861), Battle of Guanzhong ** 1861 Battle of Shanghai (1861), Battle of Shanghai ** 1862 Battle of Cixi ** 1863 Tan SauGuan, 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 (1862–77), Dungan Revolt ** 1870 Battle of Ürümqi (1870), Battle of Ürümqi * 1864–1869 Nien Rebellion ** 1867 Battle of Inlon River * 1856–1860 Second Anglo-Chinese War ** 1856 Battle of the Pearl River Forts, Pearl River Forts ** 1857 Battle of Fatshan Creek, 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 (Zhennan Pass), Battle of Bang Bo ** 1885 Battle of Phu Lam Tao ** 1885 Keelung Campaign ** 1885 Pescadores campaign (1885), Pescadores Campaign Empire of the Great Qing (orthographic projection)

Empire of the Great Qing (orthographic projection)

* 1894–1895 First Sino-Japanese War ** 1895 Battle of Weihaiwei * 1895–1896 Dungan Revolt (1895), Dungan Revolt * 1899–1901 Boxer Rebellion ** 1900 Battle of Taku Forts (1900), Battle of Taku Forts ** 1900 Battle of Tientsin ** 1900 Battle of Shanhaiguan (1900), Battle of Shanhaiguan ** 1900 Battle of Beicang ** 1900 Battle of Yangcun ** 1900 Battle of Yingkou ** 1900 Battles on Amur River (1900), Battles on Amur River ** 1900 Battle of Peking (1900), Battle of Peking ** 1900 Seymour Expedition ** 1900 Siege of the International Legations (Boxer Rebellion), 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 (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 (1933–36), 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 (ongoing)

Japan

* c. 7th century BCE Emperor Jimmu, Emperor Jinmu's Expedition * c. 1st century BCE Takehaniyasuhiko Rebellion * c. 1st century - early 2nd century Yamato Takeru Expedition * 146-189 or 178-184 Civil War of Wa * c. 3rd century Empress Jingū, Empress Jingu Expedition * 391-404 Goguryeo-Yamato Guerra * 463 Kibi Clan Rebellion * 479 Prince Hoshikawa Rebellion * 527-528 Iwai Rebellion * 534 Musashi no Kuni no Miyatsuko Rebellion * 587 Battle of Shigisan * 645 Isshi Incident * 658-660 Abe's expedition to Hirafu * August 27–28, 663 Battle of Baekgang * 672 Jinshin Guerra * 720-721 Hayato rebellion, Hayato Rebellion * 740 Fujiwara no Hirotsugu rebellion, Fujiwara no Hirotsugu Rebellion * 764 Fujiwara no Nakamaro Rebellion * 774-811 Thirty-Eight Year Guerra * 780-781? Hoki Rebellion * 788 Battle of Subuse * 801 Conquest by Sakanoue in Tamuramaro * 811 Last Conquest by Funya on Watamaro * 878 Gangyo Rebellion * 893 Kanbyo Silla pirate invasion * 936-941 Johei-Tengyo Rebellion * 947 Fujiwara no Koresuke Rebellion * 1019 Toi invasion * 1028-1030 Taira no the Tadatsune Rebellion * 1051-1062 Zenkunen Guerra * 1051 Battle of Onikiribe * 1057 Battle of Kinomi * 1062 Siege of Komatsu * 1062 Siege of Koromogawa * 1062 Siege of Kuriyagawa * 1070 Enkyu Battle of Ezo * 1083-1087 Gosannen Guerra * 1087 Siege of Kanezawa * 1107-1108 Minamoto no Yoshichika Rebellion * 1156 Hōgen rebellion, Hogen Rebellion * 1159 Heiji rebellion, Heiji Rebellion * 1180–1185 Genpei War ** 1180 Battle of Ishibashiyama ** 1180 Battle of Fujigawa ** 1181 Battle of Sunomata-gawa ** 1183 Battle of Kurikara ** 1184 Siege of Hōjūjidono ** 1184 Battle of Uji (1184), Battle of Uji ** 1184 Battle of Awazu ** 1184 Battle of Ichi-no-Tani ** 1184 Battle of Kojima ** 1185 Battle of Yashima ** 1185 Battle of Dan-no-ura * 1189 Ōshū War * 1213 Wada Rebellion * 1247 Miura Rebellion * 1221 Jōkyū War * 1221 Battle of Uji (1221), Battle of Uji * 1274–1281 Mongol invasions of Japan ** 1274 Battle of Bun'ei ** 1281 Battle of Kōan * 1331-1333 Genkō War ** 1331 Siege of Kasagi ** 1331 Siege of Akasaka ** 1333 Siege of Chihaya ** 1333 Battle of Bubaigawara ** 1333 Siege of Kamakura (1333), Siege of Kamakura ** 1335 Nakasendai Rebellion ** 1336 Battle of Tatarahama (1336), Battle of Tatarahama ** 1336 Battle of Minatogawa ** 1337 Siege of Kanegasaki (1337), Siege of Kanegasaki ** 1338 Battle of Ishiku ** 1348 Battle of Shijōnawate, Battle of Shijō Nawate ** 1350-1352 Incident Kannō ** 1351 Battle of Uchidehama ** 1359 Battle of Chikugogawa ** 1399 Ōei Rebellion ** 1416-1417 Rebellion of Uesugi Zenshū ** 1438-1439 Eikyō Rebellion ** 1440 Siege of Yūki ** 1441 Incident Kakitsu ** 1456-1457 Koshamain's War, Koshamain's Revolt *1455-1482 Kyōtoku incident, Kyōtoku Incident **1455 Battle of Bubaigawara **1459-1477 Battle of Irako **1476-1480 Nagao Kageharu Rebellion **1477 Battle of Egota-Numabukurohara * 1467 Ōnin War ** 1487-1505 Chōkyō Incident ** 1504 Battle of Tachigawara ** 1506 Battle of Kuzuryūgawa ** 1509 Battle of Nyoigatake ** 1510 Battle of Nagamorihara ** 1510 Siege of Gongenyama ** 1516 Siege of Arai ** 1517 Battle of Arita-Nakaide ** 1521 Battle of Iidagawara ** 1523 Ningbo Turmoil ** 1527 Battle of Katsuragawa ** 1539 Battle of Tatenawate ** 1531 Battle of Shiokawa no gawara ** 1531 Kyoroku War ** 1531 Battle of Daimotsu ** 1532-1535 Tenbun War ** 1532 Siege of Iimoriyama ** 1532 Siege of Sakai ** 1532 Siege of Yamashina Honganji ** 1535 Battle of Idano ** 1536 Battle of Un no Kuchi ** 1536 Battle of Sanbuichigahara ** 1536 Hanakura Incident ** 1536 Battle of Sendanno ** 1536 Battle of Un no kuchi ** 1537 Siege of Musashi-Matsuyama ** 1538 Battle of Kōnodai ** 1540-1541 Siege of Koriyama ** 1542 Battle of Azukizaka ** 1542-1543 Siege of Toda Castle ** 1542-1548 Utsuro Rebellion ** 1546 Battle of Kawagoe ** 1546 Battle of Odaihara ** 1548 Battle of Azukizaka ** 1548 Battle of Uedahara ** 1550 Siege of Toishi ** 1552 Battle of Kaizu ** 1553, 1555, 1557, 1561, 1564 Battles of Kawankajima ** 1554 Battle of Enshu-Omori ** 1555 Battle of Ino ** 1555 Battle of Miyajima ** 1556 Battle of Nagaragawa ** 1558 Battle of Ukino ** 1558 Siege of Terabe ** 1564 Battle of Kōnodai ** 1566 Siege of Minowa ** 1568 Siege of Hachigata ** 1569 Battle of Mimasetoge ** 1571 Battle of Takehiro ** 1572 Siege of Iwamura Castle ** 1578 Battle of Mimigawa ** 1584 Battle of Okitanawate ** 1589 Battle of Suriagehara * 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 (1592–98), Japanese invasions of Korea ** 1592-1593 Battle of Bunroku ** 1592 Battle of Hansan Island ** 1592 Siege of Busanjin ** 1592 Battle of Dadaejin ** 1592 Siege of Dongnae ** 1592 Battle of Sangju (1592), Battle of Sangju ** 1592 Battle of Chungju ** 1592 Battle of the Imjin River ** 1592 Gangwon campaign ** 1593 Battle of Haenju ** 1597-1598 Battle of Keicho ** 1597 Battle of Myeongnyang ** 1597-1598 Siege of Ulsan ** 1598 Battle of Sacheon ** 1598 Battle of Noryang *1600 Battle of Sekigahara **Siege of Fushimi **Battle of Gifu Castle **Siege of Ueda *1609 Ryukyu's invasion *1614-1615 Siege of Osaka * * 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 ** 1894 Battle of Pungdo ** 1894 Battle of Seonghwan ** 1894 Battle of Pyongyang ** 1894 Battle of Yalu River ** 1894 Battle of Jiuliancheng ** 1894 Battle of Lushunkou ** 1895 Battle of Weihaiwei ** 1895 Battle of Yingkou ** 1895 Japanese invasion of Taiwan ** 1895 Campaign Fishermen ** 1895 Battle of Keelung ** 1895 Hsinchu Campaign ** 1895 Battle of Baguashan ** 1895 Battle of Chiayi ** 1895 Battle of Chiatung ** 1895 Capitulation of Tainan ** 1895 Battle of Changhsing ** 1904-1905 Battle of Port Arthur ** 1904 Battle of Yalu River ** 1904 Battle of the Yellow Sea ** 1904 Battle of Nanshan ** 1904 Battle of Shantung ** 1904 Battle of Dairen ** 1904 Battle of Liaoyang ** 1905 Battle of Tsushima ** 1905 Battle of Mukden ** 1907 Battle of Namdaemun, Namdaemun Battle ** 1914 Siege of Tsingtao ** 1920 Battle of Qingshanli ** 1920 Battle of Fengwudong ** 1937 Marco Polo Bridge Incident ** 1937 Battle of Beiping–Tianjin, Battle of Beiping - Tianjin ** 1937 Battle of Shanghai ** 1937 Battle of Pingxingguan ** 1937 Battle of Nanking, Battle of Nanjing ** 1937 Battle of Taiyuan ** 1937 Battle of Xuzhou ** 1938 Battle of Taierzhuang ** 1938 Battle of Wuhan ** 1938 Battle of Canton ** 1939 Battles of Khalkhin Gol (Nomonhan Incident) ** 1939 Battle of Changsha (1939), Battle of Changsha ** 1940 Offensive of one hundred regiments * 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 BCE–668 CE Conflicts of Three Kingdoms of Korea, Three Kingdoms ** 391–413 Gwanggaeto the Great, 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 Korean–Jurchen border conflicts, Jurchen campaigns * 1231–1259 Mongol invasions of Korea * December 1359 – November 1360 Red Turban invasions of Goryeo * 1396 Second Tsushima Expedition * 1419 Third Tsushima Expedition * 1443 Joseon Northern Expedition * 1510 Sampo Invasion * 1592–1598 Japanese-Korean War (1592–98) ** 1592 Siege of Busan ** 1592 Siege of Dongnae ** 1592 Battle of Sangju (1592), Battle of Sangju ** 1592 Battle of Chungju ** 1592 Battle of the Imjin River ** 1592 Joseon naval campaigns of 1592, Joseon naval campaigns ** 1592 Siege of Jinju (1592), Siege of Jinju ** 1593 Siege of Haengju ** 1597 Battle of Myeongnyang ** 1598 Battle of Noryang Point * 1618-1683 Transition from Ming to Qing, Ming-Manchu War * 1627 First Manchurian-Korean War * 1636 Second Manchurian-Korean War * 1866 French campaign against Korea (1866), French campaign against Korea * 1871 United States expedition to Korea * 1875 Ganghwa Island incident * 1882 Imo Incident * 1884 Gapsin Coup * 1894-1895 Donghak Peasant Revolution * 1900 Boxer Rebellion * 1902 Korean Invasion of Manchuria * 1905 Eulsa Righteous War * 1907 Jeungmi Righteous War * 1909 Great Korean Militia Roundup Campaign *1910 Korea under Japanese rule, Japanese annexation of Korea *1910-1945 Korean Liberation Army And Japanese war *1920 Battle of Fengwudong *1920 Battle of Qingshanli, Battle of Chongsanli *1921 Massacre of Svobodny * 1945– Korean conflict * 1950–1953 (De jure: 2019) Korean War * 1966–1969 Korean DMZ Conflict (1966–69), Korean DMZ conflict * 1967– Korean maritime border incidents

Mongolia

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 Rouran Khaganate#Origin, Origin and expansion

First Turkic Khaganate, Turkic Khaganate

* 581–593 Göktürk civil war East-Hem 600ad

* 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 Uyghur Khaganate#The rise of Uyghurs in Mongolia, The rise of Uyghurs in Mongolia

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* 1207 Mongol conquest of Siberia

Golden Horde

* 1380–1390 Tokhtamysh–Timur war * 1206–1337 Mongol invasions * Tatar invasions * 1938–1945 World War II ** 1938–39 Soviet–Japanese border conflicts ** 1945 Soviet invasion of Manchuria

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 invasion of Taiwan (1895), Japanese conquest of Taiwan * 1947 February 28 Incident

South Asia

Bangladesh

* 1303 Conquest of Sylhet * 1512–1516 Bengal Sultanate–Kingdom of Mrauk U War of 1512–1516, Bengal Sultanate–Kingdom of Mrauk U War * 1576 Battle of Rajmahal * 1665 Conquest of Chittagong * 1757 Battle of Plassey

People's Republic of Bangladesh

* 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War ** Operation Searchlight ** Operation Hotel Intercontinental ** 1971 Bangladesh genocide ** 1971 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, Indo-Pakistani War ** Liberation of Mirpur ** Battle of Gazipur ** Battle of Sylhet ** Battle of Boyra * 1972-1975 1972–1975 Bangladesh insurgency, 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 1977 Bangladesh Air Force mutiny, Air Force mutiny * 1977-1997 Chittagong Hill Tracts conflict * 1991-1992 Operation Clean and Beautiful Nation * 1994 1994 Bangladesh Ansar mutiny, Ansar mutiny * 1996 1996 Bangladesh coup d'état attempt, coup d'état attempt * 1998 1982 Bangladesh coup d'état, coup d'état * 2001 2001 Bangladesh–India border clashes, Indo-Bangla border skirmish * 2004 10-Truck Arms and Ammunition Haul in Chittagong, 10-Truck Arms and Ammunition Haul * 2006–2008 2006–08 Bangladeshi political crisis, Bangladeshi political crisis * 2008 2008 Bangladesh–Myanmar naval standoff, Myanmar naval standoff * 2009 Bangladesh Rifles revolt * 2011 2011 Bangladesh coup d'état attempt, coup d'état attempt * 2015 2015 Bangladesh–Arakan Army border clash, Arakan Army border clash

Bhutan

* 1766–1788 Ten Great Campaigns

India

Bharathvarsha

* c. 15000 BCE Ramayana, Ramayana War * c. 5300 BCE – Kurukshetra War

Bharatas (tribe), Bharat

* c. 1700 BCE – c. 1000 BCE Battle of the Ten Kings * 543–504 BCE Vijaya of Sri Lanka, Vijaya's conquest of Sri Lanka

Kingdom of Magadha

* 500–321 BCE Magadha, 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

Maurya Empire

* 265-264 BCE Kalinga war

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

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

Vijayanagara Empire, Vijaynagara Empire

1336–1646 Vijayanagara Empire conflicts * 1520 Battle of Raichur * 1565 Battle of Talikota

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 (1649–53), Mughal–Safavid War ** 1739 Battle of Karnal

Maratha Empire

* 1681-1707 Mughal–Maratha Wars, Mughal-Maratha Wars * 1737-1758 Maratha conquests of North and Northwest India * 1777–1818 Anglo-Maratha Wars (disambiguation), Anglo-Maratha Wars * 1780-1787 Maratha–Mysore War, 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 (disambiguation), 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 of 1857, Indian Rebellion/Indian Mutiny ** 1857 Siege of Delhi ** 1857 Siege of Cawnpore ** 1857 Siege of Lucknow ** 1857 Battle of Jhelum - Indian Mutiny, Battle of Jhelum ** 1857 Siege of Arrah ** 1858 Central Indian campaign of 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 ** 18971898 Tirah Campaign ** 1919European influence in Afghanistan#Third Anglo-Afghan War and Independence, Third 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 (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 of 1947, Indo-Pakistani War * September 13–18, 1948 Operation Polo

History of the Republic of India, Republic of India

* 1961 Operation Vijay (1961), Operation Vijay * 1962 Sino-Indian War * 1964 – ''ongoing'' Insurgency in Northeast India * 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, Indo-Pakistani War * 1967 – ''ongoing'' Naxalite-Maoist insurgency * March 26 – December 16, 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War ** 1971 Indo-Pakistani War of 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 (Sri Lanka), Operation Checkmate * 1989 – ''ongoing'' Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir * 1999 Kargil War

Nepal

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

Pakistan

* 535 BCE Persian Invasion * 326 BCE Alexander the Great's Conquests * 305-303 BCE Seleucid-Maurya War * 711 Umayyad Invasion * 1001 Ghaznavid Invasion * 1306 Mongol Invasion * 1526 Mughal Conquests * 1747 Durrani Invasion * 1838- 1845 Anglo Sikh Wars * 1839-1919 Anglo-Afghan Wars * 1947 Partition of India * Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts ** 1947 Indo-Pakistani War of 1947, Indo-Pakistani War ** 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, Indo-Pakistani War ** 1971 Indo-Pakistani War of 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 of 1971, Indo-Pakistani War * 1999 Pakistani coup d'état * 2004 – ''ongoing'' War in Waziristan * 2004 – ''ongoing''

* 2007 Pakistani state of emergency

Sri Lanka

* 161 or 162 BCE Battle of Vijithapura * 862 Anuradhapura invasion of Pandya, Anuradhapura invasion of Pandyan * 1165-1181 Polonnaruwa-Pagan War, Polonnaruwa-Pagan war * 1169-1177 Pandyan Civil War (1169–1177), Pandyan civil war * 1020–1130 Medieval Chola Invasions * 1410 or 1411 Ming-Kotte War * 1527-1658 Sinhalese-Portuguese war ** 1557-1558 Siege of Kotte (1557-1558), Siege of Kotte ** 1559 Battle of Mulleriyawa ** 1560-1621 Portuguese conquest of the Jaffna kingdom ** 1594 Campaign of Danture ** 1638 Battle of Gannoruwa * 1796 East India Company conquest * 1803–1815 Kandyan Wars * 1818 Great Rebellion of 1817-1818, Uva-Wellassa Rebellion * 1848 Matale Rebellion * 1914–1948 Sri Lankan independence movement * 1971 1971 JVP Insurrection, JVP Insurrection (Sri Lanka) * 1983–2009 Sri Lankan Civil War ** 1976–1987 Eelam War I ** 1987–1989 1987–89 JVP insurrection, JVP insurrection (Sri Lanka) ** 1990–1995 Eelam War II ** 1995–2002 Eelam War III ** 2006–2009 Eelam War IV

Southeast Asia

Burma

* 1020–1130 Medieval Cholas, Medieval Chola Invasions * 1548–1549 Burmese–Siamese War (1547–49), Burmese–Siamese War * 1765–1769 Sino-Burmese War (1765–69), 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 – 2007 Burmese anti-government protests, Burmese anti-government protests

Cambodia

Kingdom of Funan

* c. 100 Preah Thaong and Neang Neak conflict

Chenla Kingdom

* Kingdom of Funan#Apex and decline of Funan, Apex and decline of Funan

Khmer Empire

* 1020–1130 Medieval Cholas, Medieval Chola invasions

French Indochina

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

Indonesia

* 1020–1130 Medieval Cholas, 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 Invasion of East Timor, Indonesian Invasion of East Timor * 1969–present Papua conflict, Indonesian West Papua Conflict * 1976–2005 Insurgency in Aceh

Laos

* 1957–1975 Vietnam War * 1975–2008 Conflict in Laos involving the Hmong

Malaysia

* 1020–1130 Medieval Cholas, Medieval Chola Invasions * 1786 Honourable East India Company conquest * 1939–1945

** 1941–1942 Malayan Campaign * 1948–1960 Malayan Emergency * 1962–1966 Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation * 1968–1989 Communist insurgency in Malaysia (1968–1989), Communist insurgency in Malaysia * 2013 2013 Lahad Datu standoff, Lahad Datu standoff

Philippines

* 900–1565 History of the Philippines (900–1565), Precolonial period ** 1521 Battle of Mactan * 1896–1898 Philippine Revolution * 1898 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 Manila ** 1945 Battle of Mindanao ** 1945 Battle of Corregidor ** 1945 Invasion of Lingayen Gulf * 1946–1954 Hukbalahap Rebellion * 1969–''ongoing'' Communist rebellion in the Philippines * 1969–2019 Islamic insurgency in the Philippines ** 2013 Zamboanga City crisis ** 2017 Battle of Marawi * 2002–2015 Operation Enduring Freedom – Philippines *1965–1986 Moro conflict#Marcos (1965–1986), Under Marcos Cambodian–Thai border dispute, Thai Cambodia border Conflict

Thailand

* 1020–1130 Medieval Cholas, Medieval Chola Invasions * 1548–1855 Burmese–Siamese wars ** 1548 Burmese–Siamese War (1548), Burmese–Siamese War Toungoo–Ayutthaya ** 1759–1760 Burmese–Siamese War (1759–60), Burmese–Siamese War Konbaung–Ayutthaya ** 1775–1776 Burmese–Siamese War (1775–76), Burmese–Siamese War Konbaung–Bangkok * 1939–1945 World War II ** 1940–1941 French-Thai War ** 1940–1941 Japanese invasion of Thailand *1966-1974 Thailand during the Vietnam war * 1978-1989 3rd Indochina war ** 1978 Thai–Laotian Border War ** 1978 - 1984 Vietnamese border raids in Thailand, Vietnamese border raids on Thailand * 2008-2009 Thai Cambodia border Conflict * 2004 – ''ongoing'' South Thailand insurgency

Vietnam

* 258–257 BCE Thuc–Lac Viet War * 217–207 BCE Thuc–Qin War * 111 BCE Han–Nanyue War, Trieu–Han War * 39, 40–43 CE Trưng Sisters#Rebellion, 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 Battle of Bạch Đằng River (938), Ngô Quyền war of independence * 966–968 The 12 Lords Rebellion, 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 Fourth Chinese domination of Vietnam, War against the Ming dynasty * 1553–1592 Southern and Northern Dynasties (Vietnam), Lê–Mạc civil war * 1627–1673 Trịnh–Nguyễn War * 1714–1755 Nguyen–Khmer War * 1788–1789 Qing–Tây Sơn War * 1784–1785 Battle of Rạch Gầm-Xoài Mút, Tây Sơn-Siam War * 1858–1885 French Indochina, 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 conflicts 1979–90, Sino-Vietnamese border conflict * 1988 Johnson South Reef Skirmish

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

** 1914 Battle of Bita Paka ** 1914 Australian occupation of German New Guinea * 1937–1945

** 1942-1943 Guadalcanal campaign ** 1942-1945 New Guinea campaign ** 1942-1945 Solomon Islands campaign * 1985 Sinking of the Rainbow Warrior * 1987 1987 Fijian coups d'état *1988–1998 Bougainville Civil War *1998–2003 Solomon Islands Civil War ** 2003–2017 Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands *2000 2000 Fijian coup d'état *2005–2006 2005–2006 Fijian political crisis ** 2006 Fijian military unrest in 2006 ** 2006 Fijian coup d'état *2009 2009 Fijian constitutional crisis

North Asia

Russia

Grand Duchy of Moscow

* 1368-1372 Muscovite–Lithuanian Wars, Lithuanian-Muscovite War * 1376 Muscovite–Volga Bulgars war (1376), Muscovite-Volga Bulgars War ** Battle on Pyana River ** Battle of the Vozha River ** Battle of Kulikovo *1382 Siege of Moscow (1382), Siege of Moscow * 1438–1552 Russo-Kazan Wars * 1467-1469 Qasim War * 1471 Battle of Shelon * 1480 Great stand on the Ugra River * 1478 Siege of Kazan * 1492-1494 Muscovite–Lithuanian Wars, First Muscovite-Lithuanian War * 1495-1497 Russo-Swedish War * 1500-1503 Muscovite–Lithuanian Wars, Second Muscovite-Lithuanian War * 1507-1508 Muscovite–Lithuanian Wars, Third Muscovite-Lithuanian War * 1512-1522 Muscovite–Lithuanian Wars, Fourth Muscovite-Lithuanian War * 1534-1537 Muscovite–Lithuanian Wars, Fifth Muscovite-Lithuanian War

Tsardom of Russia

* 1552 Siege of Kazan * 1552-1556 Tatar Rebellion * 1554-1557 Ivan the Terrible's Swedish War * 1556 Russian conquest of Astrakhan * 1558-1583 Livonian War * 1568-1570 Russo-Turkish War (1568–1570), Astrakhan Expedition * 1571 Russo-Crimean War (1571), Russo-Crimean War * July 1580 – 1639 Russian conquest of Siberia Russian Tsardom 1500 to 1700

** July 1580 – 1598 Conquest of the Khanate of Sibir *** October 23, 1582 Battle of Chuvash Cape * 1590-1595 List of wars between Russia and Sweden, Russo-Swedish War * 1605-1618 Polish-Russian war, Polish-Russian War * 1606-1607 Bolotnikov rebellion, Bolotnikov Rebellion * 1610-1617 Ingrian War * 1632-1634 Smolensk War * 1651-1653 Russo-Persian Wars, Russo-Persian War * 1652–1689 Sino-Russian border conflicts * 1654-1667 First Northern War * 1656-1658 List of wars between Russia and Sweden, Russo-Swedish War * 1662-1664 First Bashkir Rebellion * 1670-1671 Razin's Rebellion * 1676-1681 History of the Russo-Turkish wars, Russo-Turkish War * 1683-1700 Great Turkish War * 1700-1721 Great Northern War * 1704-1711 Third Bashkir Rebellion * 1707-1708 Bulavin Rebellion * 1717 Peter the Great's Khivan War * 1717-1847 Kazakh-Russian conflicts

Russian Empire

* 1722-1723 Russo-Persian War * 1733-1738 War of Polish Succession * 1735-1739 Russo-Turkish War * 1735-1740 Fourth Bashkir Rebellion * 1740-1748 War of the Austrian Succession * 1756-1763 Seven Years' War * 1768-1769 Koliivshchyna Rebellion * 1768-1772 War of the Bar Confederation * 1768-1774 Russo-Turkish War * 1773-1775 Pugachev's Rebellion * 1787-1792 Russo-Turkish War * 1788-1790 Russo-Swedish War * 1792 Polish-Russian War * 1794 Kościuszko Uprising * 1796 Persian Expedition of Catherine the Great * 1799-1802 War of the Second Coalition * 1803-1806 War of the Third Coalition * 1804-1813 Russo-Persian War * 1806-1807 War of the Fourth Coalition * 1806-1812 Russo-Turkish War * 1807-1812 Anglo-Russian War * 1808-1809 Finnish War * 1809 War of the Fifth Coalition * 1812 French invasion of Russia * 1813-1814 War of the Sixth Coalition * 1815 War of the Seventh Coalition * 1817-1864 Caucasian War * 1825 Decembrist Revolt * 1826-1828 Russo-Persian War * 1827 Battle of Navarino * 1828-1829 Russo-Turkish War * 1830-1831 November Uprising * 1839-1841 Second Egyptian-Ottoman War * 1839-1895 Russian conquest of Central Asia * 1841 Gurian Rebellion * 1842 Shoorcha Rebellion * 1848-1849 Hungarian Revolution * 1853-1856 Crimean War * 1858 Mahtra War * 1861 Bezdna Revolt * 1863-1864 January Uprising * 1866 Siberian Uprising * 1877-1878 Russo-Turkish War * 1897-1898 Cretan Revolt * 1899-1901 Boxer Rebellion * 1904–1905 Russo-Japanese War * January 22, 1905 – June 16, 1907 Revolution of 1905 * July 28, 1914 – November 11, 1918

* 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

* 1991-''ongoing'' Kuril Islands dispute * (1994-1996),(1999-2010) Chechen Wars

Chronological list of wars

20th century

* 1904–1905 Russo-Japanese War * 1911 Wuchang Uprising * 1914–1918 Asian and Pacific theatre of World War I, 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 Northern Expedition, Kuomintang – Warlords conflict * 1927–1936 Chinese Civil War * 1929 Sino-Soviet conflict (1929), Sino-Soviet War * 1929 Reforms of Amānullāh Khān and civil war, Afghan civil war * 1937–1945 Second Sino-Japanese War * 1939–1945 World War II ** 1939–1945 Indian Ocean in World War II, 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 Philippines campaign (1941–1942), Japanese invasion of Philippines ** 1941–1942 Malayan Campaign, Japanese invasion of Malaya ** 1941–1942 Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies, Japanese invasion of Dutch Indies ** 1942–1945 New Guinea campaign ** 1942–1945 Burma Campaign ** 1944–1945 Philippines Campaign (1944–45), Allied invasion of Philippines ** 1944–1945 Japan campaign ** 1945 Japanese coup d'état in French Indochina ** 1945 Operation Tiderace, British invasion of Malaya and Singapore ** 1945 Borneo campaign (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 Battle of Chamdo, 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 United National Liberation Front, 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 History of Sri Lanka, Maoist rebellion in Sri Lanka * 1978–1979 Cambodian–Vietnamese War * 1979 – today Assam conflict * 1979–1989 Soviet–Afghan War * 1979–1998 Khmer Rouge, 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 * 1988-1994

* 1988-1998 Bougainville Civil War * 1989 – today Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir * 1989 Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, Tiananmen protests * 1989 – today Tripura rebellion * 1989–1992 Civil war in Afghanistan (1989–92), Mujahideen – Communist war in Afghanistan * 1992–1996 Civil war in Afghanistan (1992–96), 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 Movement of Uzbekistan, Islamic insurgency in Uzbekistan * 1998-2003 Solomon Islands Civil War * 1999 Kargil War

21st century

* 2000-2001 2000 Fijian coup d'état, Fijian coup d'état * 2001 Bangladeshi-Indian border skirmish * 2001 – today War on Terror ** 2001 – 2021 War in Afghanistan (2001–2021), Afghanistan War ** 2002 – 2015 Operation Enduring Freedom – Philippines ** 2002 – today Terrorism in Indonesia, Islamic terrorism in Indonesia ** 2002 – today Turkistan Islamic Party, Islamic insurgency in Xinjiang ** 2004 – today War in North-West Pakistan ** 2004 – today South Thailand insurgency * 2003–2004 Operation All Clear * 2005 Andijan massacre, Islamic uprising in Uzbekistan * 2005–2006 2005–2006 Fijian political crisis, Fijian political crisis ** 2006 Fijian military unrest in 2006, Fijian military unrest ** 2006 2006 Fijian coup d'état, Fijian coup d'état * 2009 2009 Fijian constitutional crisis, Fijian constitutional crisis * 2008–2009 Cambodian–Thai border dispute, Cambodian-Thai stand-off * 2010 Uruzgan helicopter attack * 2010 – 2022 Nagorno-Karabakh, Nagorno-Karabakh conflict ** 2010 2010 Nagorno-Karabakh clashes, Nagorno-Karabakh clashes ** 2010 2010 Mardakert clashes, Mardakert clashes ** 2012 2012 Armenian–Azerbaijani border clashes, Armenian–Azerbaijani border clashes ** 2014 2014 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes, Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes ** 2016 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes ** 2016 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Nagorno-Karabakh conflict ** 2018 2018 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes, Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes ** 2020 July 2020 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes, Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes ** 2020 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, Nagorno-Karabakh war ** 2021–2022 2021–2022 Armenia–Azerbaijan border crisis, Armenia–Azerbaijan border crisis * 2015 - today Islamic State-Taliban conflict * 2016 2016 Indian Line of Control strike, India–Pakistan military confrontation * 2016 – 2017 2016–2017 Kashmir unrest, Kashmir unrest * 2022 - today Republican insurgency in Afghanistan