List of wars involving Magadha

This is a list of wars involving the Magadhan Kingdom, Magadhan Empire and the Second Magadhan Empire.

The Magadhan Empire was an ancient Indian empire that succeeded the Magadha Mahajanapada. It was established by Bimbisara in 544 BC. It was ruled by the Haryankas (544–413 BCE), the Shaishunagas (413–345 BCE), the Nandas (345–322 BCE), the Mauryas (322–184 BCE), the Shungas (184–73 BCE), the Kanvas (73–28 BCE), the Guptas (320–550 CE), and the Later Guptas (550–575 CE).

Magadhan Empire (544 BCE – 28 BCE)

Conflict	Magadha and Allies	Opponent(s)	Outcome	Emperor
Magadha-Anga war (540–535 BCE)	Magadhan Empire Haryanka dynasty	Anga	Victory^[1] Magadhī annexation of Anga.	Bimbisara
First Magadha-Avanti War (544–413 BCE)	Magadhan Empire Haryanka dynasty	Avanti	Defeat^[2] Magadha failed to annex Avanti.	Bimbisara Ajatashatru Udayin
Magadha-Kosala War (Late 5th century BCE)	Magadhan Empire Haryanka dynasty	Kosala	Victory^[3] Magadhī annexation of Kosala.	Ajatashatru
Magadha-Vajji war (484–468 BCE)	Magadhan Empire Haryanka dynasty	Vajjika League	Victory^[4] Magadhī annexation of Vajjika Republic.	Ajatashatru
Second Magadha-Avanti War (413–400 BCE)	Magadhan Empire Shishunaga dynasty	Avanti	Victory^[5] Magadhī annexation of Avanti.	Shishunaga
Overthrow of the Nanda dynasty (c. 323–321 BCE)	Magadhan Empire Nanda dynasty	Chandragupta Maurya	Defeat^[6] Establishment of the Mauryan Empire over annexed Nanda territories	Dhana Nanda
Chandragupta's conquest of North-western India (c. Early 3rd century BCE)	Magadhan Empire Maurya dynasty	Greek Governors and their states Nicanor Philip	Victory All remaining Macedon satrapies defeated.	Chandragupta Maurya
Seleucid-Mauryan War (305–303 BCE)	Magadhan Empire Maurya dynasty	Seleucid Empire	Victory^[7] Treaty of the Indus. Seleucid Empire's eastern satrapies such as Aria, Arachosia, Gedrosia and Paropamisadae ceded to the Maurya Empire.	Chandragupta Maurya
First Takshashila Revolt (c. Late 3rd century BCE)	Magadhan Empire Maurya dynasty	Rebels	Victory Prince Ashoka stops the revolt.	Bindusara
Second Takshashila Revolt (c. Late 3rd century BCE)	Magadhan Empire Maurya dynasty	Rebels	Defeat Prince Shushima fails to stop the revolt.	Ashoka
Kalinga War (c. 262–261 BCE)	Magadhan Empire Maurya dynasty	Kalinga	Victory^[8] Kalinga annexed by Mauryan dynasty.	Ashoka
Mauryan Reconquest (c. Early 2nd century BCE)	Magadhan Empire Maurya dynasty	Breakaway territories Deccan states Kalinga	Victory^[9] Imperial soldiers disguised as Jain monks reconquer breakaway territories.	Samprati
Shunga–Greek War (c. Late 2nd century BCE) (incl. Demetrius I's invasion of India)	Magadhan Empire Shunga dynasty	Hellenistic states Greco-Bactrian Kingdom Indo-Greek Kingdom	Victory^[10] Shungas managed to resist the invasion.	Pushyamitra Shunga
Shunga-Vidarbha War (c. Mid 1st century BCE)	Magadhan Empire Shunga dynasty	Vidarbha	Victory Vidarbha recognized the suzerainty of the Shunga rulers.	Agnimitra
Kanva-Satavahana War (c. 28 BCE)	Magadhan Empire Kanva dynasty	Satavahana dynasty	Defeat^[11] End of the First Magadhan Empire.	Susarman

Second Magadhan Empire (320 CE – 575 CE)

Conflict	Magadha and Allies	Opponent(s)	Outcome	Emperor
Early Samudragupta's conquest of Northern India (c. 4th century CE)	Second Magadhan Empire Gupta dynasty	3 kings of Aryavarta	Victory^[12]	Samudragupta
Samudragupta's conquest of Northern India (c. 4th century CE) (including First Gupta-Saka War)	Second Magadhan Empire Gupta dynasty	8 kings of Aryavarta Western Satraps	Victory^[13]	Samudragupta
Samudragupta's conquest of Southern India (c. 4th century CE)	Second Magadhan Empire Gupta dynasty	12 kings of Dakshinapatha	Victory^[14]	Samudragupta
Samudragupta's conquests of Central India (c. 4th century CE)	Second Magadhan Empire Gupta dynasty	Parivrajaka dynasty	Victory^[15]	Samudragupta
Second Gupta-Saka War (c. 375 to 413 CE) (part of Gupta-Saka Wars)	Second Magadhan Empire Gupta dynasty	Western Satraps	Victory^[16]	Chandragupta II
Chandragupta II's conquest of Bengal (c. 4th century)	Second Magadhan Empire Gupta dynasty	Samatata Kingdom	Victory^[17]	Chandragupta II
Chandragupta II's conquest Balkh (Punjab and Afghanistan) (c. 4th century to 5th century CE)	Second Magadhan Empire Gupta dynasty	Balkh states	Indecisive^[18]	Chandragupta II
Kumaragupta I's conquest South-western India (c. 5th century CE)	Second Magadhan Empire Gupta dynasty	South-western states	Victory^[19]	Kumaragupta I
Kumaragupta I's annexation of Dashapura (c. 5th century CE)	Second Magadhan Empire Gupta dynasty	Kingdom of Daśapura Aulikara dynasty	Victory^[20]	Kumaragupta I
First Hunnic War (c. Mid 5th century CE) (including Gupta-Kidarite War)	Second Magadhan Empire Gupta dynasty	Alchon Huns Kidarites	Victory^[21]	Skandagupta
Saurashtra's War of succession from the Guptas (c. Mid 5th century CE)	Second Magadhan Empire Gupta dynasty	Saurashtra's Governor	Victory^[22]	Skandagupta
Second Hunnic War (c. 520-528 CE) Battle of Sondani (528 CE)	Second Magadhan Empire Gupta dynasty Kingdom of Daśapura Aulikara dynasty	Alchon Huns	Victory	Narasimhagupta
Gupta-Gauda War (c. 550-560 CE)	Second Magadhan Empire Later Guptas Kannauj Kingdom Maukhari dynasty	Gauda Kingdom	Victory^[23] Gaudas forced to fall back upon the Deltaic region to the east of the Bhagirathi.	Kumaragupta III
Gupta-Kamarupa War (c. 575 CE)	Second Magadhan Empire Later Guptas	Kamarupa Kingdom	Victory	Mahasenagupta
Fall of Magadha (c. 575 CE)	Second Magadhan Empire Later Guptas	Kingdom of Kannauj Maukhari dynasty	Defeat Fall of the Second Magadhan Empiren Empire Mahasenagupta flees to Malwa and becomes King of Malwa.	Mahasenagupta

References

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[1] Singh, Upinder (2008). A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Century. Pearson Education India. ISBN 978-81-317-1677-9.

[2] Sathe, Shriram (1987). Dates of the Buddha. Bharatiya Itihasa Sankalana Samiti.

[3] SHARMA, J. P. (1968). REPUBLICS IN ANCIENT INDIA c. 1500 B.C.- 500 B.C. pp. 182–206.

[4] ttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/291043681_The_Buddha_and_the_Magadha-Vajji_war pp.126-144

[5] Raychaudhuri, Hemchandra (2006). Political History of Ancient India: From the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of the Gupta Dynasty. Cosmo Publications. ISBN 978-81-307-0291-9.

[6] Journal of the Buddhist Text Society of India. The Society. 1895. pp. 26–32.

[7] Thapar Romila (1966). Ancient India A Textbook Of History For Middle Schools. Ncert.

[8] ttps://archive.org/details/AtlasOfAncientWorldsDKPublishing2009 pp.55

[9] Chandra, Moti. Trade And Trade Routes In Ancient India. Abhinav Publications. p. 75. ISBN 978-81-7017-055-6.

[10] Sen, Sailendra Nath (1999). Ancient Indian History and Civilization. New Age International. p. 170. ISBN 978-81-224-1198-0.

[11] Bajpai, K. D. (October 2004). Indian Numismatic Studies. Abhinav Publications. pp. 38–39. ISBN 978-81-7017-035-8.

[12] Sharma, Tej Ram (1978). Personal and geographical names in the Gupta inscriptions. Robarts - University of Toronto. Delhi : Concept. pp. 53 and 258.

[13] Agrawal, Ashvini (1989). Rise and Fall of the Imperial Guptas. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. p. 144. ISBN 978-81-208-0592-7.

[14] Agrawal, Ashvini (1989). Rise and Fall of the Imperial Guptas. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. pp. 106–107. ISBN 978-81-208-0592-7.

[15] Sharma, Tej Ram (1989). A Political History of the Imperial Guptas: From Gupta to Skandagupta. Concept Publishing Company. p. 84. ISBN 978-81-7022-251-4.

[16] Marshall, Sir John (1902). Monuments Of Sanchi Vol.1. p. 388.

[17] A Comprehensive History of India: pt. 1. A.D. 300-985. People's Publishing House. 1981. pp. 57–58.

[18] A Comprehensive History of India: pt. 1. A.D. 300-985. People's Publishing House. 1981. p. 57.

[19] Sharma, Tej Ram (1989). A Political History of the Imperial Guptas: From Gupta to Skandagupta. Concept Publishing Company. p. 176. ISBN 978-81-7022-251-4.

[20] A Comprehensive History of India: pt. 1. A.D. 300-985. People's Publishing House. 1981. pp. 67–68.

[21] A Comprehensive History of India: pt. 1. A.D. 300-985. People's Publishing House. 1981. pp. 73–74.

[22] A Comprehensive History of India: pt. 1. A.D. 300-985. People's Publishing House. 1981. pp. 75–76.

[23] DASGUPTA, K. K. (1960). A COMPREHENSIVE HISTORY OF INDIA,VOL.3,PART1. PEOPLES OF PUBLISHING HOUSE. p. 203.

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