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Template:History of BangladeshBengal This is a list of battles and wars that involved or occurred in Bangladesh since its formation. This is a list of battles and wars that involved or occurred in Bangladesh throughout different periods of history. Some of the battles and wars occurred when the modern area of Bangladesh was under different empires, especially the Mughal Empire and the British Empire. The Bengalis served in both the Mughal and the British militaries. Since the independence of Bangladesh in 1971, it has had its own military.
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[edit]Pala Empire (750–1200)
[edit]The Pāla Empire (r. 750–1161 CE) was an imperial power during the post-classical period in the Indian subcontinent, which originated in the region of Bengal. It is named after its ruling dynasty, whose rulers bore names ending with the suffix Pāla ("protector" in Sanskrit), it took part in the major all-Indian conflict, the Kannauj Wars.
Bengal Sultanate (1338–1576)
[edit]Bengal became independent from the Delhi Sultanate in 1338, and remained independent till 1576 (except for brief Mughal and Afghan occupations in the 1540s). During this period, the Bengal Sultanate had its own military, and took part in various wars and armed conflicts.[19]
| Conflict | Bengal Sultanate and allied forces |
Opposition forces | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bengali expedition in Nepal (1349–1350) Location: Nepal |
 Bengal
|
 Nepal
|
Victory[20]
|
| First Bengali-Orissa War
(c. 1350s) Location: Orissa |
Bengal
|
Eastern Ganga dynasty | Victory
|
| First Delhite invasion of Bengal (1353–1354) Location: Bengal |
Bengal
|
 Delhi Empire
|
Defeat[21][22] |
| Second Delhite invasion of Bengal (1358–1360) Location: Bengal |
Bengal
|
Delhi Empire
|
Victory[23] |
| Bengal Sultanate–Jaunpur Sultanate War (1415–1420) Location: Bengal |
Bengal  Timurid Empire Ming China |
Jaunpur Sultanate | Victory[24][25]
|
| Restoration of Min Saw Mon (1429) Location: Rakhine |
Bengal
|
 Hanthawaddy Kingdom
|
Victory[26][27][28]
|
| Bengal Sultanate–Kamata Kingdom War (1498) Location: Assam |
Bengal
|
Kamata Kingdom | Victory[29]
|
| Second Bengali - Orissa War
(c. 1500) Location: Orissa |
Bengal
|
Gajpati Empire | Victory[30]
|
| Bengali conquest of Chittagong (1512–1516) Location: Chittagong |
Bengal
|
Arakan | Victory[33] |
| Third Bengali-Orissa War (1568) Location: Orissa |
Bengal
|
* Chalukyas | Victory
|
| Mughal invasion of Bengal (1572–1576) Location: Bengal |
Bengal
|
 Mughal Empire
|
Defeat |
Baro - Bhuyan (1576-1612)
[edit]At the end of the Karrani Dynasty (1564–1575), the nobles of Bengal became fiercely independent. Sulaiman Khan Karrani carved out an independent principality in the Bhati region comprising a part of greater Dhaka district and parts of Mymensingh district. During that period Taj Khan Karrani and another Afghan chieftain helped Isa Khan to obtain an estate in Sonargaon and Mymensingh in 1564. By winning the grace of the Afghan chieftain, Isa Khan gradually increased his strength and status and by 1571, the Mughal Court designated him as the ruler of Bhati.[34]
| Conflict | Bengal and allied forces and allied forces |
Opposition forces | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Mughal-Bhuyan War
(1581) Location: Bengal |
Baro-Bhuyan | Mughal Empire
|
Victory[35]
|
| Second Mughal-Bhuyan War (1584) Location: Bengal |
Baro Bhuyan | Mughal Empire
|
Victory[37][38]
|
| First Koch-Bhuyan War
(1585) Location: Bengal |
Baro-Bhuyan | Koch dynasty | Victory[39]
|
| Third Mughal-Bhuyan War
(1586) Location: Bengal |
Baro-Bhuyan | Mughal Empire
|
Defeat
|
| Second Koch-Bhuyan War
(c. 1587) Location: Assam |
Baro-Bhuyan | Koch dynasty | Victory[40]
|
| Fourth Mughal-Bhuyan War
(1597) Location: Bengal |
Baro-Bhuyan | Victory[41] | |
| Fifth Mughal-Bhuyan War
(1610-11) Location: Bengal |
Baro-Bhuyan | Mughal Empire
|
Defeat[43]
|
Mughal Bengal (Bengal Subah)
[edit]| Conflict | Bengal province and allied forces |
Opposition forces | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conquest of Chittagong (1665–1666) |
Bengal
|
Arakan | Victory
|
| Invasion of Assam 1662 | Bengal
|
Ahom kingdom | Victory
|
Independent Bengal Subah (1717–1765)
[edit]In 1717, Murshid Quli Khan, who was the provincial governor of the Mughal province of Bengal, taking advantage of the weakness of the declining Mughal Empire, declared the independence of Bengal and established himself as the Nawab of Bengal. Bengal remained independent until 1764, when the British annexed the region. During this period, Bengal had its own military, and Bengalis served in it.
| Conflict | Bengal subah and allied forces |
Opposition forces | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battle of Jaipur |  Bengal
|
 Maratha Confederacy
|
Defeat
|
| First Battle of Katwa | Bengal
|
Maratha Confederacy
|
Victory |
| Battle of Birbhum | Bengal
|
Maratha Confederacy
|
Victory |
| Second Battle of Katwa | Bengal
|
Maratha Confederacy
|
Victory |
| Second Battle of Midnapur | Bengal
|
Maratha Confederacy
|
Victory |
| Battle of Burdwan | Bengal
|
Maratha Confederacy
|
Victory |
| Battle of Rani Sarai | Bengal
|
Maratha Confederacy
|
Victory |
| First Anglo–Bengal War (1756–1757) |
Bengal
|
 United Kingdom
|
Victory |
| Second Anglo–Bengal War (1757) |
Bengal |
United Kingdom
|
Defeat
|
| Third Anglo–Bengal War (1763–1764) |
Bengal |
United Kingdom
|
Defeat
|
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Bengal Presidency (1765–1947)
[edit]| Opposition forces | Results | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Battle of Ramu (1824) (Part of First Anglo-Burmese War) |  Burmese Empire
|
 British Empire
|
Burmese victory |
| Indian War of Independence (1857–1859) |
|
 British Empire
|
Defeat
|
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East Bengal (1947–1955)
[edit]In 1947, East Bengal became a province of the newly established state of Pakistan, and retained this name till 1955. During this period, Bengalis served in the Pakistani military and took part in various conflicts involving Pakistan.
| Conflict | Bangladesh and allied forces |
Opposition forces | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 (1947–1949) |
 Pakistan
|
 India
|
Ceasefire
|
East Pakistan (1955–1971)
[edit]East Bengal was renamed East Pakistan in 1955, and it became one of the two units of Pakistan under the Pakistani policy of 'One Unit'. East Pakistan remained a part of Pakistan till 1971. During this period, Bengalis continued to serve in the Pakistani military and took part in the wars in which Pakistan participated during this period.
| Conflict | Bangladesh and allied forces |
Opposition forces | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 (1965) |
Pakistan
|
India
|
Ceasefire |
Provisional Government of Bangladesh (1971–1972)
[edit]| Conflict | Bangladesh and allied forces |
Opposition forces | Results | Notable battles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladeshi War of Independence (1971) Location: Bangladesh, Pakistan and Bay of Bengal .jpg) |
 Bangladesh
|
Victory
|
|
Bangladesh (1972–present)
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