List of wars involving the Mughal Empire

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The Mughal Empire was an early modern empire that dominated Indian subcontinent between 1526 and 1707 and fought a series of wars with neighbouring empires and kingdoms. The following is a list of wars involving the Mughal empire:

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List of wars involving the Mughal Empire
ConflictHindustan and AlliesOpponent(s)Outcome
Babur's war against Rajputs

(1526-1528)

Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg Mughal Empire In mewar-state.png Kingdom of Mewar Victory
Babur's conquest of Eastern India

(1526-1529)

Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg Mughal Empire Eastern Afghan Confederacy

Bengal Sultanate

Victory
  • Mughal annexation of Bihar.
Humayun's conquest of Gujarat

(1532)

Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg Mughal Empire Gujarat Sultanate Victory
First Mughal-Sur War

(1537-1540)

Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg Mughal Empire Sur Empire Defeat
Second Mughal-Sur War

(1554-1556)

Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg Mughal Empire Sur Empire Victory
  • Reestablishment of Mughal Empire
Mughal conquest of Malwa

(1560-1570)

Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg Mughal Empire Malwa Sultanate Victory
Mughal conquest of Garha

(1564–1567)

Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg Mughal Empire Garha Kingdom Victory
Mughal conquest of Gujarat

(Early July 1572—1573)

Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg Mughal Empire Gujarat Sultanate Victory
Mughal conquest of Bengal

(1572–12 July 1576)

Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg Mughal Empire Bengal Sultanate Victory
Mughal conquest of Sindh

(1559-1601)

Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg Mughal Empire Farooqui dynasty Victory
Mughal conquest of Odisha

(1590-1593)

Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg Mughal Empire Qutlu Khan LohaniVictory
Mughal-Safavid War

(1605-1606)

Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg Mughal Empire Safavid Flag.svg Safavid Iran Victory
Mughal conquest of Jessore

(1611-January 1612)

Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg Mughal Empire Pratapaditya Victory
Mughal conquest of Mewar

(1613–1616)

Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg Mughal Empire In mewar-state.png Kingdom of Mewar Victory
Mughal-Safavid War

(1622-1623)

Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg Mughal Empire Safavid Flag.svg Safavid Iran Defeat
Mughal-Safavid War

(1638)

Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg Mughal Empire Safavid Flag.svg Safavid Iran Victory
Dano-Mughal War

(1643-1650)

Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg Mughal Empire Royal Standard of Denmark (1731-1819).svg  Denmark–Norway Stalemate
Shah Jahan's Central Asian campaign

(1646-1647)

Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg Mughal Empire Khanate of Bukhara Status quo ante bellum
Mughal-Safavid War

(1649-1653)

Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg Mughal Empire Safavid Flag.svg Safavid Iran

Khanate of Bukhara

Defeat
Mughal conquest of Chittagong

(November 1665 – 27 January 1666)

Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg Mughal Empire Kingdom of Mrauk U Victory
Tibet-Ladakh-Mughal war

(1679–84)

Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg Mughal Empire Tibet Treaty of Tingmosgang
Anglo-Mughal war

(January 1686 – February 1690)

Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg Mughal Empire Flag of England.svg  England Victory
Nader Shah's invasion of India

(10 May 1738 – 16 May 1739)

Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg Mughal Empire Afsharid Imperial Standard (3 Stripes).svg Afsharid Iran Defeat
First Carnatic War

(1744–27 October 1748)

Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg Mughal Empire Royal Standard of the King of France.svg  France Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg  Great Britain Status quo ante bellum
Second Carnatic War

(1749–1754)

Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg Mughal Empire Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg  Great Britain Treaty of Pondicherry
Seven Years' War

(1754–1763) (incl. Third Carnatic War )

Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg Mughal Empire Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg  Great Britain Status quo ante bellum
Bengal War

(1763–1765)

Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg Mughal Empire Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg  Great Britain Defeat
Indian Uprising

(1857)

Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg Mughal Empire

Saffron flag.png Nana Peshwa's forces

Jhansi state flag.png Jhansi State

Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg  Great Britain Defeat

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