Atlas of Battles

country, 76 engagements

Battles in Pakistan

76 engagements in the atlas lie within present-day Pakistan: 53 battles, 16 sieges and 7 campaigns between 327 BC and 1978. The wars with most engagements here: Start of Sher Shah suri rule (6), Mongol invasions of India (5), Afghan–Sikh Wars (5), Indo-Greek wars (4).

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Cophen CampaignSiege of SangalaBattle on the Sindhu RiverBattle of RasilUmayyad campaigns in QiqanSiege of DebalBattle of ArorBattle of QandabilBattle of ChachBattle of the River TausiBattle of NandanaBattle of the IndusSiege of LahoreBattle of KachhiSiege of LahoreBattle of JhelumSiege of MultanBattle of UchaSiege of LahoreMongol invasion of IndiaBattle of SindBattle of RaviSiege of MultanBattle of FatehpurBajaur massacreBattle of KohatBattle of GumbatBattle of DodahBattle of LahoreBattle of AttockBattle of PeshawarBattle of LahoreBattle of SialkotBattle of GujranwalaSikh Occupation of LahoreBattle of SialkotSiege of RohtasFirst Battle of MakliBattle of HalaniSecond Battle of MakliSiege of SodhraSiege of LahoreBattle of KasurBattle of Hasan AbdalBattle of AttockBattle of MultanSiege of MankeraBattle of BalakotBattle of PeshawarBattle of MianiBattle of HyderabadSiege of MultanBattle of RamnagarBattle of ChillianwalaBattle of GujratBattle of Jhelum - Indian MutinyBattle of Ali MasjidBattle of Peiwar KotalBattle of Ahmed KhelSiege of MirpurSiege of SkarduBajaur CampaignBattle of BurkiBattle of GujranwalaBattle of Ichogil BundOperation TridentArms discovery in Iraqi Embassy1970s Operation in BalochistanIndian campaign of Alexander the GreatBattle of the HydaspesMallian CampaignBattle of PeshawarBattle of IndusBattle of JamrudSiege of MalakandBattle of SaragarhiIndian campaign of Alexander the GreatBattle of the HydaspesMallian CampaignBattle of IndusSiege of MalakandBattle of SaragarhiKabulNew DelhiKarachiLahoreAhmedabadKanpurJaipurMashhadPatnaBhopal1000 km29.597N, 70.867E
76 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by century

401 BC: 5 engagements201 BC: 1 engagementsAD 600: 2 engagementsAD 700: 3 engagements1000: 6 engagements1100: 2 engagements1200: 7 engagements1300: 2 engagements1500: 2 engagements1600: 3 engagements1700: 13 engagements1800: 21 engagements21 in 18001900: 9 engagements401 BC1900
76 dated engagements, one bar per century, coloured by era.

Wars fought here 15 with pages

Contested ground 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
327 BCIndian campaign of Alexander the GreatIndus ValleyIndo-Greek wars
327 BCCophen CampaignSwat DistrictIndo-Greek wars
326 BCSiege of SangalaSialkot
May 326 BCBattle of the HydaspesJhelum RiverIndo-Greek wars
326 BCMallian CampaignPunjabIndo-Greek wars
135 BCBattle on the Sindhu RiverIndus RiverShunga-Greek War
AD 644Battle of RasilIndus River
AD 661Umayyad campaigns in QiqanSindhUmayyad campaigns in India
AD 712Siege of DebalDebalUmayyad conquest of Sindh
20 June AD 712Battle of ArorIndus RiverUmayyad conquest of Sindh
AD 720Battle of QandabilGandava
27 November 1001Battle of PeshawarPeshawarGhaznavid campaigns in India
1009Battle of ChachHazroMuslim conquest in the Indian subcontinent
1014Battle of the River TausiPoonch RiverGhaznavid–Hindu Shahi Wars
February 1014Battle of NandanaNandana FortGhaznavid–Hindu Shahi Wars
1027Battle of the IndusIndus RiverGhaznavid campaigns in India
1043Siege of LahoreLahoreGhaznavid campaigns in India
1142Battle of Kachhi
1186Siege of LahoreLahoreGhurid campaigns in India
1206Battle of JhelumJhelum RiverGhurid campaigns in India
24 November 1221Battle of IndusIndus RiverMongol invasions and conquests
1222Siege of MultanMultanMongol invasions of India
1222Battle of UchaPunjab
22 December 1241Siege of LahoreLahoreMongol invasions of India
1297Mongol invasion of IndiaSindhMongol invasions of India
1298Battle of SindSehwanMongol invasions of India
1306Battle of RaviRavi RiverMongol invasions of India
1398Siege of MultanMultanTimurid conquests and invasions
1519Battle of FatehpurThatta
1519Bajaur massacreBajaur District
1674Battle of KohatKohat
1675Battle of GumbatGumbat
1680Battle of DodahKhyber Pakhtunkhwa
1752Battle of LahoreLahoreStart of Sher Shah suri rule
1758Battle of AttockAttock
1758Battle of PeshawarPeshawar
1759Battle of LahoreLahoreStart of Sher Shah suri rule
1761Battle of SialkotSialkotStart of Sher Shah suri rule
1761Battle of GujranwalaGujranwalaStart of Sher Shah suri rule
1761Sikh Occupation of LahoreLahoreStart of Sher Shah suri rule
1763Battle of SialkotSialkotStart of Sher Shah suri rule
1764Siege of RohtasRohtas Fort
1770First Battle of MakliSindh
1783Battle of Halani
2 February 1789Second Battle of MakliSindh
1790Siege of SodhraSodhra
1800Siege of LahoreLahore
10 February 1807Battle of Kasur
7 June 1813Battle of Hasan AbdalHasan AbdalAfghan–Sikh Wars
13 July 1813Battle of AttockAfghan–Sikh Wars
March 1818Battle of MultanAfghan–Sikh Wars
1821Siege of MankeraMankera
6 May 1831Battle of Balakot
1834Battle of PeshawarPeshawarAfghan–Sikh Wars
30 April 1837Battle of JamrudJamrudAfghan–Sikh Wars
17 February 1843Battle of MianiMianiBritish conquest of Sindh
24 March 1843Battle of HyderabadHyderabadBritish conquest of Sindh
19 April 1848Siege of MultanMultanSecond Anglo-Sikh war
22 November 1848Battle of RamnagarRasool NagarSecond Anglo-Sikh war
1849Battle of ChillianwalaChillianwalaSecond Anglo-Sikh war
1849Battle of GujratGujratSecond Anglo-Sikh war
7 July 1857Battle of Jhelum - Indian MutinyJhelumIndian Mutiny of 1857
21 November 1878Battle of Ali MasjidSecond Anglo-Afghan War
1878Battle of Peiwar KotalKurram DistrictSecond Anglo-Afghan War
1880Battle of Ahmed KhelAhmed KhelSecond Anglo-Afghan War
26 July 1897Siege of MalakandMalakand AgencyAnglo-Afghan War
12 September 1897Battle of SaragarhiSaragarhi outpost
15 October 1947Siege of MirpurMirpurIndo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948
November 1947Siege of SkarduSkarduIndo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948
1960Bajaur CampaignBajaur Districtterrorism in Pakistan
6 September 1965Battle of BurkiLahoreIndo-Pakistani War of 1965
1965Battle of GujranwalaChawindaIndo-Pakistani War of 1965
22 September 1965Battle of Ichogil Bund
1971Operation TridentKarachiIndo-Pakistani War of 1971
1973Arms discovery in Iraqi Embassy
19781970s Operation in BalochistanBalochistaninsurgency in Balochistan

Borders are those of today; the states that fought are named on each page.