Hindu wars against invaders 1000 AD to 1850 AD

This article brings a list of various conquests in Indian subcontinent between kings fighting under banner of Hinduism against the Islamic invaders or Islamic rulers, during the 11th to mid of 18th century , a period during which the Islamic rule in India was consolidating, reached its peak and thereafter declined.

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Year	Aggressor	Location	Commander	Details \|-\|-- bgcolor=#FFCCCC

1004	Muslim	Bhera	Mahmud, Bijay Ray	Muslims annex city

1005–1006	Muslim	Multan	Mahmud, Fateh Daud	Siege successful, Daud agrees to pay tribute to Mahmud

1005–1008	Muslim	Punjab	Mahmud, Anandapala (Hindu Shahi)	Enormous devastation by Muslim raids.

1009	Muslim	Nagarkot	Mahmud	City razed

1009	Muslim	Ohind	Mahmud, Anandapala (Hindu Shahi)	Ghaznavid victory

1013	Muslim	Nandanah	Mahmud, Trilochanpala (Hindu Shahi)	City taken

1014	Muslim	Thanesar	Mahmud, Tomara dynasty	Major city taken

1014	Hindu	Tosi river	Mahmud, Trilochanpala (Hindu Shahi)	Muslims halted

1015	Muslim	Lohkot (Lahore)	Mahmud	Unsuccessful Muslim siege

1018	Muslim	Kannauj and Baran	Mahmud	Two major Hindu capitals surrounded.

1018	Muslim	Mathura	Mahmud	Temple burnt.

1021	Muslim	Lohkot (Lahore)	Mahmud	Second siege also fails

1022	Muslim	Fort Gwalior	Mahmud, Nanda	Fort taken

1022	Muslim	Fort Kalanjara	Mahmud, Nanda	Chandela fort stalls Muslim advance.

1025	Muslim	Somnath	Mahmud, Bhima I (Chaulukya dynasty)	City taken.
1027	Muslim	Indus Valley	Mahmud, Jats	Ghaznavid victory

1033	Muslim	Saraswa, near Saharanpur	Masud	Ghaznavid siege successful

1033	Muslim	Varanasi	Ahmed Nialtigin, Gangeyadeva (Kalachuri dynasty)	Major raid

1037	Muslim	Hansi (near Delhi)	Masud	Ghaznavid victory

1044	Hindu	Thanesar, Hansi, Kangra	Mahipal of Delhi	Grand counter offensive recaptures some ground.

1049	Muslim	Thanesar, Hansi, Kangra	Bu'Ali Hasan	Mahipal forced to give up some reconquests

1052	Muslim	Fort Kangra	Nushtigin Ghazni, Mahipala	Retaken by Muslims.

1060–1075	Muslim	Rupal, Ajudhan, Buria, Sirhind, Dhangan, Fort Darah	Sultan Ibrahim	Muslim conquests.

1079–1081	Muslim	Navsari	Ibrahim.	Muslims stall.

1084–1094	Muslim	Beyond Ganges.	Mahmud ibn Ibrahim	Powerful but valueless expeditionary probe

1099–1115	Muslim	Kannauj	Hajib Tughatigin, Madanachandra (Gahadavala dynasty)	Massive raids and sieges after Hindu reconquest bring many marginal victories but Kannauj remains in the hands of the Hindu garrison.

1120–1124	Muslim	Nagaur	Muhammed Bahlim	Massive penetration raid 300 miles south of Lahore.

1160–1175	Hindu	Dhillika, Asika, Aryavarta	Vigraharaja (Chauhan dynasty)	Major successes in counter-offensive

1170	Hindu	Kannauj	Jayachandra (Gahadavala dynasty)	Hindus retake Kannauj
1170	Muslim	Multan	Ghuri, Muslim ruler of Multan	Ghurid victory

1175	Muslim	Lahore	Ghuri along with Vijaya Deva of Jammu against Khusrau Malik	Ghurid victory

1178	Muslim	Nahrwalah	Ghuri	Siege fails

1178	Muslim	Kayadara	Ghuri, Mularaja II (Chaulukya dynasty)	Chaulukya dynasty defeats Ghurids

1179	Muslim	Nadol	Ghuri	Major fort taken.

1182	Muslim	Ghuri	Unknown	Muslims halted.

1186	Muslim	Lahore	Ghuri	Ghurids take Lahore from the Ghaznavids.

1191	Muslim	Tabarhindah	Ghuri, Rai Kolah Pithora	Muslim victory ends Cahamen dynasty

1191	Muslim	Tarain	Ghuri, Prithviraj Chauhan	Chauhan victory

1192	Muslim	Tarain	Ghuri, Prithviraj Chauhan	Ghurid victory

1194	Muslim	Chandawar	Ghuri, Jaichand (Gahadavala dynasty)	Ghurid victory, Destruction of Kashi temple.

1196	Muslim	Gwalior	Ghuri, Sulakshanapala	Kachchhapaghata dynasty ends

1202	Muslim	Fort Kalinjar	Qutb al-Din, Rai Parmar	Fall of the fort ends independent Hindu dynasties of Kannauj

1203	Muslim	Mahoba	Qutb al-Din	Capital of Kalpi province falls.

1205	Hindu	Fort Kalinjar	Chandelas	Fort recaptured.

1205	Hindu	Between Lahore and Multan	Ghurid, Khokhars	Khokar rebellion put down by Ghurids

1234	Muslim	Ujjain	Iltutmish Devapala (Paramara dynasty)	Raid at Ujjain and Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga destroyed

1297	Muslim	Gujarat	Alauddin Khilji, Karna II (Vaghelas)	Fall of Gujarat kingdom

1301	Muslim	Ranthambore	Alauddin Khilji, Hammiradeva (Chauhans)	Fall of Ranthambore

1303	Muslim	Chittorgarh	Alauddin Khilji, Rawal Ratan Singh (Gohil)	Fall of Chhittorgarh, Jauhar

1305	Muslim	Ujjain, Chanderi, Malwa, Mandu, Dhar	Alauddin Khilji,	Northern India cities captured

1309	Muslim	Warangal	Alauddin Khilji along with Ramachandra of Devagiri, Prataparudra (kakatiya)	Kakatiya dynasty becomes vassal state,

1310	Muslim	Dorasamudra	Alauddin Khilji Malik Naib, Veera Ballala III	Hoysala dynasty becomes vassal state,

1311	Muslim	Malabar	Alauddin Khilji Malik Naib on advice of Sundara Pandaya against Veera Pandaya IV	Pandaya dynasty pays tribute


1336	Hindu	Singoli	Hammir Singh (Sisodia), Delhi Sultanate	Independence of Ajmer, Ranthambore, Nagaur after Battle of Singoli

1437	Hindu	Sarangpur	Rana Kumbha(Sisodia), Malwa Sultanate	Rajputana victory in Battle of Sarangpur

1519	Hindu	Gagron Fort	Malwa Sultanate, Rana Sanga (Sisodia)	Capture of Malwa territory Battle of Gagron

1519	Muslim	Dholpur	Delhi Sultanate, Rana Sanga (Sisodia)	Capture of Malwa territory, Gwalior and outskirts of Agra Battle of Dholpur

1527	Muslim	Khanwa	Babur, Rana Sanga (Sisodia)	Capture of Northern India after Battle of Khanwa

1565	Muslim	Vijayanagar	Deccan Sultanates, Rama Raya, Battle of Talikota	Vijayanagara Empire suffers, city burned after Battle of Talikota

1576	Muslim	Haldighati	Akbar and Man Singh I, Maharana Pratap (Sisodia), Tomaras of Gwalior and Bida Jhala	Annexation of Gogunda after Battle of Haldighati

1580 to 1590	Muslim	Aravalli Hills	Akbar, Maharana Pratap (Sisodia)	Recovery of Mewar territories

1671	Muslim	Saraighat	Mughal, Ahom kingdom	Defeat of Mughals and recovery of Guwahati by Ahoms

1729	Muslim	Bundelkhand	Mughals, Baji Rao I	Recovery of Bundelkhand

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