List of conflicts in Asia
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - Cite This SourceThis is a list of wars and conflicts in Asia, particularly East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia and Russia. For a list of conflicts in Central Asia and Southwest Asia, see List of conflicts in the Middle East.
China
Ancient period
- Battle of Zhuolu circa 2500 BC
- Jia-Shang Conflict circa 1628–1600 BC
- Yin-Zhou Conflict circa 1035–1027 BC
- Chu-Han Contention 206–202 BC
- Yellow Turban Rebellion 184
- Three Kingdoms Period 221–280
- Wu Hu Invasion 304
Medieval period
- Sui Conquest 581
- Goguryeo-Sui Wars 598–615
- Goguryeo-Tang Wars 645–668
- An Shi Rebellion 756–763
- Mongol invasions 1206–1368
- Genghis Khan's Invasion 1205-1209
- Yuan Dynasty Conquests 1211-1234
- Battle of Yamen 1279
- Ming Dynasty military conquests 1368-1644
- Hideyoshi's Invasions of Korea 1592–1598
Qing Dynasty
- Ten Great Campaigns 1755–1792
- Sino-Portuguese War
- Sino-German War
- Opium Wars
- First Opium War 1839–1842
- Second Opium War 1856–1860
- Sino-Sikh War 1841-1842
- Taiping Rebellion 1851–1864
- Sino-Japanese Wars
- First Sino-Japanese War 1894–1895
- Second Sino-Japanese War 1937–1945
- Boxer Rebellion 1899–1901
Republic of China
- Chinese Civil War 1927–1950
- World War II 1937–1945
- Pacific War 1937-1945
- Second Sino-Japanese War 1937–1945
- China Burma India Theater of World War II 1942-1945
People's Republic of China
- Cold War 1950-1991
- Korean War 1950–1953
- Sino-Soviet split 1950s-1980s
- Sino-Indian War 1962
- Sino-Vietnamese War 1979, 1984
- Tibetan sovereignty debate 1959-ongoing
- Xinjiang Separatism 1997-ongoing
Taiwan
- Ten Great Campaigns 1787–1788
- 1895 Japanese Conquest of Taiwan 1895
- Chinese Civil War 1927–1950
Indian subcontinent
Ancient period
- Indo-Aryan migration circa 2000 BC
- Battle of the Ten Kings circa 1500 BC
- Kurukshetra War circa 1000 BC
- Ramayana War circa 1000 BC
- Magadha Conflicts
- Nanda Dynasty Conflicts 424-321 BC
- Chandragupta Maurya's Conquests 323-298 BC
- Kalinga War 265-264 BC
- Vijaya's Conquest of Sri Lanka 543-504 BC
- Alexander the Great's Conflicts
- Siege of Aornos 327-326 BC
- Battle of the Hydaspes River 326 BC
- Gupta Empire Conquests 320-550 AD
Medieval period
- Harsha's Conquests 606-647
- Muslim conquest in the Indian subcontinent
- Muhammad bin Qasim's Conquest of Sindh 711-715
- Battle of Rajasthan 738
- Delhi Sultanate Conquests 1206-1451
- Pala Empire Conquests 750-850
- Medieval Chola Conquests 848-1130
- Mongol invasions of India 1221-1308
Early modern period
- Mughal Era Conflicts
- Battle of Panipat (1526)
- Battle of Khanwa 1527
- Battle of Panipat (1556)
- Ahom-Mughal conflicts 1615-1682
- Battle of Karnal 1739
- Battle of Panipat (1761)
- Anglo-Mysore Wars
- First Anglo-Mysore War 1766-1769
- Second Anglo-Mysore War 1780-1784
- Third Anglo-Mysore War 1789-1792
- Fourth Anglo-Mysore War 1798-1799
- Anglo-Maratha Wars
- First Anglo-Maratha War 1777-1783
- Second Anglo-Maratha War 1803-1805
- Third Anglo-Maratha War 1817-1818
- Polygar War 1799-1802
- Gurkha War 1814-1816
- Burmese invasion of Assam 1816-1826
- Anglo-Burmese Wars
- First Anglo-Burmese War 1823-1826
- Second Burmese War 1852-1853
- Third Burmese War 1885-1886
- Anglo-Sikh Wars
- First Anglo-Sikh War 1845–1846
- Second Anglo-Sikh War 1848–1849
- Opium Wars
- First Opium War 1839–1842
- Second Opium War 1856–1860
- Anglo-Afghan Wars
- First Anglo-Afghan War 1839-1842
- Second Anglo-Afghan War 1878-1881
- Tirah Campaign 1897-1898
- Third Anglo-Afghan War 1919
- Sino-Sikh War 1841-1842
- Indian Rebellion of 1857
British India
- Indian independence movement
- Indian Rebellion of 1857
- Partition of Bengal (1905)
- Revolutionary movement for Indian independence 1905-1947
- Jallianwala Bagh massacre 1919
- Non-cooperation movement 1920-1935
- Battles and operations of the Indian National Army 1942-1945
- Quit India Movement 1942-1947
- World War I 1914–1918
- World War II 1939–1945
- India in World War II 1939–1945
- South-East Asian theatre of World War II 1941-1945
- China Burma India Theater of World War II 1942-1945
- Battles and operations of the Indian National Army 1942-1945
- Partition of India 1947
Republic of India
- Partition of India 1947
- Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts
- Indo-Pakistani War of 1947
- Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
- Bangladesh Liberation War
- Siachen conflict 1984
- Kargil War 1999
- Sino-Indian War 1962
- 2001 Indian-Bangladeshi border conflict
Pakistan
- Partition of India 1947
- Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts
- Indo-Pakistani War of 1947
- Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
- Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
- Siachen conflict 1984
- Kargil War 1999
- Bangladesh Liberation War 1971
- 1999 Pakistani coup d'état
- 2007 Pakistani state of emergency
Bangladesh
- Bangladesh Liberation War 1971
- 2001 Indian-Bangladeshi border conflict
- 2006–2008 Bangladeshi political crisis
Bhutan
- Ten Great Campaigns 1766–1788
Nepal
- Ten Great Campaigns 1790–1792
- Gurkha War 1814-1816
- Nepal Civil War 1996–2006
Sri Lanka
- Honourable East India Company Conquest 1796
- Sri Lankan independence movement 1914-1948
- 1971 JVP Insurrection (Sri Lanka)
- Sri Lankan Civil War 1983-onging
- Eelam War I 1976-1987
- 1987-89 JVP Insurrection (Sri Lanka)
- Eelam War II 1990-1995
- Eelam War III 1995-2002
- Eelam War IV 2006-ongoing
Indochina
Burma
- Medieval Chola Invasions 1020-1130
- Burmese invasion of Assam 1816-1826
- Anglo-Burmese Wars
- First Anglo-Burmese War 1823-1826
- Second Burmese War 1852-1853
- Third Burmese War 1885-1886
- World War II 1939–1945
- South-East Asian theatre of World War II 1941-1945
- Japanese occupation of Burma 1942-1945
- China Burma India Theater of World War II 1942-1945
- Internal conflict in Burma 1948-ongoing
Cambodia
- Preah Thaong and Neang Neak Conflict circa 100 AD
- Medieval Chola Invasions 1020-1130
- Khmer Rouge 1957–1975
Laos
- Conflict in Laos involving the Hmong 1975-ongoing
Thailand
- Medieval Chola Invasions 1020-1130
- World War II 1939–1945
- French-Thai War 1940–1941
Vietnam
- Thuc-Lac Viet war 257–258 BC
- Thuc-Qin war 217–207 BC
- Uprising wars against Chinese domination 40–43, 220, 548–570, 791, 905
- Ngo Quyen war of independance 939
- Mongol invasions of Vietnam 1257, 1285, 1287
- Viet-Champa wars 1312, 1372, 1377, 1388, 1446–1471, 1695, 1796
- Fourth Chinese domination (History of Vietnam) 1406-1428
- Le-Mac civil war 1520–1592
- Trinh-Nguyen War 1627–1673
- Nguyen-Khmer war 1714–1755
- Ten Great Campaigns 1788–1789
- French-Nguyen war 1858–1882
- World War II 1940–1945
- Vietnam War 1957–1975
- Occupation of Cambodia 1979–1988
- Sino-Vietnamese War 1979, 1984
Japan
- Toi invasion 1019
- Genpei War 1180–1185
- Mongol invasions of Japan 1274–1281
- Battle of Bun'ei 1274
- Battle of Kōan 1281
- Ōnin War 1467
- Sengoku period 1467–1603
- Hideyoshi's Invasions of Korea 1592–1598
- First Sino-Japanese War 1894–1895
- 1895 Japanese Conquest of Taiwan 1895
- Boxer Rebellion 1899–1901
- Russo-Japanese War 1904–1905
- World War I 1914–1918
- Siege of Tsingtao 1914
- World War II 1937–1945
- Pacific War 1937–1945
- Second Sino-Japanese War 1937–1945
- Soviet-Japanese Border Wars 1938–1945
- Battle of Midway 1942
Korea
- Han Conquest of Wiman Joseon(Gojoseon) 108
- Three Kingdoms 1st Century-668
- Gwanggaeto Conquests 391–413
- Goguryeo-Sui Wars 598–615
- Goguryeo-Tang Wars 645–668
- Later Three Kingdoms 892–936
- Goryeo-Khitan Wars 993–1019
- Jurchen Campaigns 1104-1107
- Mongol invasions of Korea 1231–1259
- Hideyoshi's Invasions of Korea 1592–1598
- First Manchu invasion of Korea 1627
- Second Manchu invasion of Korea 1636
- Byeonginyangyo 1866
- Sinmiyangyo 1871
- First Sino-Japanese War 1894–1895
- Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905
- Korean War 1950–1953
- Vietnam War 1979, 1984
North Korea
- Korean War 1950–1953
- Vietnam War 1979, 1984
South Korea
- Korean War 1950–1953
- Vietnam War 1979, 1984
Malay archipelago
Indonesia
- Medieval Chola Invasions 1020-1130
- Mongol invasion of Java 1293
Malaysia
- Medieval Chola Invasions 1020-1130
- Honourable East India Company Conquest 1786
Singapore
- Medieval Chola Invasions 1020-1130
- Honourable East India Company Conquest 1819
Philippines
- Spanish-American War 1898
- Philippine-American War 1898–1913
- Islamic insurgency in the Philippines 1969-ongoing
- Operation Enduring Freedom - Philippines 2002-ongoing
Mongolia
- Mongol Empire 1206–1405
- Mongol invasions
- Tatar invasions
- World War II 1938–1945
- Soviet-Japanese Border Wars 1938–1945
Russia
- Mongol invasion of Volga Bulgaria 1223-1236
- Mongol invasion of Rus 1237-1240
- Russo-Kazan Wars 1438-1552
- Russo–Crimean War (1571)
- Russo-Japanese War 1904–1905
- World War I 1914–1917
- World War II 1939–1945
- Soviet-Japanese Border Wars 1938–1945
- Winter War 1939–1940
- Cold War 1945–1973, 1979-1991
- Sino-Soviet split 1950s-1980s
- Soviet war in Afghanistan 1979-1989
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