Prehistoric Egypt

• Between 14340 to 13140 BCE Battle at Cemetery 117

Early Dynastic Period

• c. 3100 BCE Unification of Upper and Lower Egypt
• c. 3050 BCE Hor-Aha, the second pharaoh of Egypt, led a campaign against the Nubians.
• c. 2890 BCE After the death of Qa'a, the last pharaoh of the First Dynasty of Egypt, a short war may have occurred for the throne, ending with the accession of Hotepsekhemwy.
• c. 2690 BCE Khasekhemwy reunited Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt

Old Kingdom

• c. 2670 BCE Djoser, the first pharaoh of the Third Dynasty of Egypt dispatched several military expeditions to the Sinai Peninsula

First Intermediate Period

• c. 2150 BCE The 4.2 kiloyear event triggered famines, social disorder, and fragmentation.
• c. 2140 BCE During the reign of the pharaoh Neferkare III, the nomarch of Hieraconopolis Ankhtifi, led a coalition of his nome and Edfu against Thebes.
• c. 2120 BCE Mentuhotep I and Sehertawy Intef I
• c. 2075 BCE Akhtoy Nebkaure sacked Thinis

Middle Kingdom

• c. 2061 - c. 2010 BCE Campaigns of Mentuhotep II
• c. 1900 BCE Senusret I conquest of Lower Nubia
• c. 1880 BCE Amenemhat II, looted two cities in Asia
• c. 1860-1850 BCE Senusret III, four campaigns to Nubia, one campaign to the Southern Levant
• c. 1850 BCE Amenemhat III, short Nubian campaign
• c. 1705 BCE - c. 1648 BCE Continuation of 14th dynasty rule in the Nile River Delta region until 1650 BCE when the Hyksos Fifteenth Dynasty of Egypt conquered the Delta.

Second Intermediate Period

• c. 1649 BCE - c. 1600 BCE the Hyksos progress south conquering Middle Egypt, then controlled by the Abydos Dynasty or the 16th Dynasty
• c. 1629 BCE - c. 1628 BCE Neferhotep III in a defensive war against the Hyksos Fifteenth Dynasty of Egypt
• c. 1582 BCE Final Theban offensive of Hyksos who conquer Thebes, ending the 16th Dynasty
• c. 1560 BCE - c. 1540 BCE The Seventeenth Dynasty of Egypt at war with the Hyksos

New Kingdom of Egypt

• c. 1550 Pharaoh Ahmosis I launches an invasion on the Hyksos in Upper and Lower Egypt. A new era in Ancient Egyptian history: the New Kingdom under the rule of the 18th dynasty.
• c. 1282 BCE Seti's military campaigns
• 1206 BCE - c. 1150 BCE Bronze Age collapse causes the collapse of the New Kingdom of Egypt and subsequent attacks from Libyans, with associated people of Ekwesh, Shekelesh, Lukka, Shardana, and Tursha. A second attack during the reign of Ramesses III involved Peleset, Tjeker, Shardana and Denyen.
  • c. 1178 BCE Egyptian-Sea People wars
    • c. 1178 BCE Battle of the Delta
    • c. 1178 BCE Battle of Djahy

Third Intermediate Period

• 925 BCE Battle of Bitter Lakes
• 752-721 BCE Conquest of Egypt
• 671 BCE Assyrian invasion of Egypt led by Esarhaddon
• 664 BCE Sack of Thebes led by Ashurbanipal

Late Period

• 530-522 BCE Campaigns of King Cambyses II of Persia
  • 525 BCE Battle of Pelusium
• 522-520 BCE Rebellion of Petubastis III
• 480s BCE Rebellion of Psamtik IV
• 460-454 BCE Rebellion of Inaros II
  • 459 BCE Battle of Papremis
• 411 BCE Amyrtaeus revolted against Darius II of the Achaemenid Empire and regained Egyptian independence
• 385-383 BCE A Persian invasion of Egypt was repelled by King Hakor
• 374-373 BCE A Persian invasion of Egypt was repelled by King Nectanebo I
• 343 BCE Second Achaemenid conquest of Egypt
• 335-323 BCE Wars of Alexander the Great
  • 333 BCE Pelusium opened its gates to Alexander the Great, who placed a garrison in it under the command of an officer entitled Companion of the King.

Ptolemaic Kingdom

• 173 BCE Antiochus Epiphanes defeated the troops of Ptolemy Philometor
• 55 BCE Mark Antony defeated the Egyptian army and made himself master of the city
• 10 January 49 BCE - 17 March 45 BCE Caesar's Civil War
  • 48-47 BCE Siege of Alexandria
  • 47 BCE Battle of the Nile
• 32 BCE - August 30 BCE Final War of the Roman Republic
  • 31 July - 1 August 30 BCE Battle of Alexandria

Roman Province of Egypt

• 115-117 CE Kitos War

Byzantine Diocese of Egypt

• 618-621 CE Sassanid conquest of Egypt
  • 619 CE Siege of Alexandria

Rashidun Caliphate

• 639-642 CE Muslim conquest of Egypt
  • 6 July 640 CE Battle of Heliopolis
  • 641 CE Siege of Alexandria
  • 646 CE Battle of Nikiou

Abbasid Caliphate

• 809-827 CE Great Abbasid Civil War

Ayyubid Dynasty

• 1171-1172 CE Ayyubids Conquest of North Africa and Nubia
• 1095-1272 CE The Crusades
  • 1213-1221 CE Fifth Crusade
    • 1218-1219 CE Siege of Damietta
    • 29 August 1219 CE Battle of Fariskur
  • 1248-1254 CE Seventh Crusade
    • 6 June 1249 CE Siege of Damietta
    • 8 February 1250 CE - 11 February 1250 CE Battle of Al Mansurah
    • 6 April 1250 CE Battle of Fariskur

Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt

• 9–12 October 1365 CE Alexandrian Crusade

Eyalet of Egypt

• 1538-1557 CE Ottoman-Portuguese conflicts
• 20 April 1792 - 25 March 1802 CE French Revolutionary Wars
  • May–December 1798 CE Mediterranean campaign
    • 1798-1801 CE French campaign in Egypt and Syria
      • 13 July 1798 CE Battle of Shubra Khit
      • 21 July 1798 CE Battle of the Pyramids
      • 1–3 August 1798 CE Battle of the Nile
      • 21 October 1798 Revolt of Cairo
      • 25 July 1799 CE Battle of Abukir
      • 19 February 1799 CE Siege of El Arish
      • 20 March 1800 CE Battle of Heliopolis
      • 8 March 1801 CE Battle of Abukir
      • 13 March 1801 CE Battle of Mandora
      • 21 March 1801 CE Battle of Alexandria
      • 17 August - 2 September 1801 CE Siege of Alexandria
• 18 May 1803 CE - 20 November 1815 CE Napoleonic Wars
  • 1807-1809 CE Anglo-Turkish War
    • 1807 CE Alexandria expedition

Khedivate of Egypt

• 1882 CE Anglo-Egyptian War
  • 11–13 July 1882 CE Bombardment of Alexandria
  • June–July 1882 CE Egyptian Expedition
  • 1882 CE Battle of Kassassin
  • 1882 CE Battle of Kafr el-Dawwar
  • 13 September 1882 CE Battle of Tel al-Kebir
• 1881-1899 CE Mahdist War
  • 3 August 1889 CE Battle of Toski

Sultanate of Egypt

• 28 July 1914 - 11 November 1918 World War I
  • 29 October 1914 - 30 October 1918 Middle Eastern theatre of World War I
    • 28 January 1915 - 30 October 1918 Sinai and Palestine Campaign
      • 26 January - 4 February 1915 Raid on the Suez Canal
      • 23 April 1916 Battle of Katia
      • 3–5 August 1916 Battle of Romani
      • 23 December 1916 Battle of Magdhaba
      • 9 January 1917 Battle of Rafa
      • 13–21 February 1917 Raid on Nekhl

Kingdom of Egypt

• 1 September 1939 - 2 September 1945 World War II
  • 10 June 1940 - 2 May 1945 Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II
    • 10 June 1940 - 13 May 1943 North African Campaign
      • 11 June 1940 - 4 February 1943 Western Desert Campaign
        • 9–16 September 1940 Italian invasion of Egypt
        • 9 December 1940 - 9 February 1941 Operation Compass
        • 4 February 1942 Abdeen Palace Incident
        • 1–27 July 1942 First Battle of El Alamein
        • 30 August - 5 September 1942 Battle of Alam Halfa
        • 11 October - 23 November 1942 Second Battle of El Alamein
• 15 May 1948 - 10 March 1949 Arab-Israeli War
  • December 1948 - January 1949 Battles of the Sinai

Republic of Egypt

• 23 July 1952 Egyptian Revolution
• 2–3 November 1955 Operation Volcano (Israeli raid)
• 29 October - 7 November 1956 Suez Crisis
  • October 1956 Operation Musketeer
  • 1956 Operation Telescope
  • 1956 Battle of Suez

Arab Republic of Egypt

• 5–11 June 1967 Six-Day War
  • 5–6 June 1967 Battle of Abu-Ageila
  • 8 June 1967 USS Liberty incident
• 1 July 1967 - 7 August 1970 War of Attrition
  • 11 July 1967 Battle of Rumani Coast
  • 19 July 1969 Operation Bulmus 6
  • 20 July 1969 - 28 July 1969 Operation Boxer
  • 26–27 December 1969 Operation Rooster 53
  • 7 January - 13 April 1970 Operation Priha
  • 22 January 1970 Operation Rhodes
  • 30 July 1970 Operation Rimon 20
• 6–25 October 1973 Yom Kipppur War
  • 6–8 October 1973 Operation Badr
  • 6 October 1973 Battles of Fort Budapest
  • 6 October 1973 Battle of Fort Lahtzanit
  • 6 October 1973 Ofira Air Battle
  • 6–7 October 1973 Battle of El Qantarah
  • 7 October 1973 Romani ambush
  • 7 October 1973 Battle of Marsa Talamat
  • 7 October 1973 Operation Tagar
  • 7–8 October 1973 Battle of the Moses Eyes Fortress
  • 8 October 1973 Battle of Firdan
  • 8–9 October 1973 Battle of Baltim
  • 14 October 1973 Battle of the Sinai
  • 14 October 1973 Air Battle of El Mansoura
  • 15 October 1973 - 17 October 1973 Battle of the Chinese Farm
  • 16 October 1973 Raid on Egyptian missile bases
  • 17 October 1973 Egyptian 25th Brigade ambush
  • 18 October 1973 Battle of Ismailia
  • 22 October 1973 Scud missile attack
  • 24–25 October 1973 Battle of Suez
• 21–24 July 1977 Libyan-Egyptian War
• 25 January 2011 2011 Egyptian Revolution and Aftermath
• 23 February 2011 - ongoing Sinai insurgency
• 22 November 2012 - 3 July 2013 Egyptian protests
• 3 July 2013 Political violence in Egypt
• 16 February 2015 - ongoing Intervention in Libya
• 25 March 2015 - ongoing Intervention in Yemen

Early Dynastic Period of Sumer

• c. 2800 BCE – c. 2500 BCE Gilgamesh of Uruk killed the Elamite ruler Humbaba
• c. 2500 BCE Enmebaragesi of Kish subdued Elam

Fourth Babylonian Dynasty

• c. 1125–1104 BCE (Short chronology) Nebuchadnezzar I of Isin's War with Elam

Achaemenid Empire

• 559–530 BCE Campaigns of Cyrus the Great
  • 552 BCE Persian Revolt

The Median Empire about 48 years before the Persian Revolt

• • 552 BCE Battle of Hyrba
  • 551 BCE Battle of the Persian Border
  • 550 BCE Battle of Pasargadae

Macedonian Empire

• 335–323 BCE Wars of Alexander the Great
  • January 20, 330 BCE Battle of the Persian Gate

Seleucid Empire

• 322–275 BCE Wars of the Diadochi
  • 317 BCE Battle of Paraitacene
  • Winter 316 BCE Battle of Gabiene

Kingdoms of the Diadochi after the Battle of Ipsus, c. 301 BCE.

  Kingdom of Ptolemy I Soter

  Kingdom of Cassander

  Kingdom of Lysimachus

  Kingdom of Seleucus I Nicator

  Epirus

Other

  Carthage

  Roman Republic

  Greek colonies

Parthian Empire

• 238–129 BCE Seleucid–Parthian wars
  • 238 BCE Parni conquest of Parthia
  • 129 BCE Battle of Ecbatana
• 66 BCE – 217 Roman–Parthian Wars
  • 40–33 BCE Antony's Parthian War
  • 161–166 Roman–Parthian War
  • 217 CE Battle of Nisibis

Sasanian Empire

• April 24, 224 Parthian–Sasanian War
• 502–628 Byzantine–Sasanian wars
  • 440 Byzantine–Sasanian War
  • 572–591 Byzantine–Sasanian War
    • August 591 Battle of Blarathon
• 633–644 Muslim conquest of Persia
  • 642 Battle of Nahāvand

Rashidun Caliphate

The Rashidun Empire reached its greatest extent under Caliph Uthman, in 654.

• 656–661 First Fitna

Umayyad Caliphate

• 680–692 Second Fitna
• 743–750 Third Fitna

Abbasid Caliphate

• 809–827 Fourth Fitna

Qajar dynasty

• 1911-1913 Revolt of Salar-al-Daulah
• 1914-1918 World War I
  • 1914-1918 Persian Campaign

Pahlavi dynasty

• 1918-ongoing Kurdish–Iranian conflict
  • 1918 Simko Shikak revolt
  • 1926 1926 Shikak revolt
  • 1929 Jafar Sultan revolt
  • 1941-1944 Hama Rashid revolt
  • 1945-1926 Iran crisis of 1946
  • 1967 1967 Kurdish revolt in Iran
• 1922–2022 Arab separatism in Khuzestan
  • 1922–1924 Sheikh Khazal rebellion
• 1939–1945 World War II
  • 1941 Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran
• 1963–1976 Dhofar Rebellion

Islamic Republic of Iran

• 1979 Iranian Revolution
  • 1979-1983 Consolidation of the Iranian Revolution
  • 1979-1981 Iran Hostage Crisis
• 1922–2022 Arab separatism in Khuzestan
  • 1979 1979 Khuzestan insurgency
  • 2005 2005 Ahvaz unrest
  • 2005–2006 2005-06 Ahvaz bombings
  • 2011 2011 Khuzestan protests
  • 2018 Ahvaz military parade attack
• 1918–ongoing Kurdish–Iranian conflict
  • 1979 1979 Kurdish rebellion in Iran
  • 1984-1991 KDPI-Komala conflict
  • 1989-1996 KDPI insurgency (1989-96)
  • 2004-ongoing Iran-PJAK conflict
  • 2014 Mahabad riots
  • 2016-ongoing Western Iran clashes (2016–present)
• 1980–1989 Iran-Iraq War
• 1948–ongoing Balochistan conflict
  • 2004‐ongoing Sistan and Baluchestan insurgency

Early Dynastic Period of Sumer

• c. 2800 – c. 1750 BCE Sumer-Elam war
  • c. 2800 BCE – c. 2500 BCE Gilgamesh of Uruk killed the Elamite ruler Humbaba
  • c. 2500 BCE Enmebaragesi of Kish subdued Elam
• c. 2500 BCE Aga of Kish, the son of Enmebaragesi of Kish, besieged Uruk
• c. 2500 BCE Enmerkar of Uruk's year-long siege of Aratta
• c. 2500 BCE Dumuzid of Uruk captured Enmebaragesi of Kish single-handed
• c. 2500 BCE Enshakushanna of Uruk conquered Hamazi, Akkad, Kish, and Nippur, claiming hegemony over all of Sumer. Enshakushanna was succeeded in Uruk by Lugal-kinishe-dudu, but the hegemony seems to have passed to Eannatum of Lagash for a time
• c. 2600 – c. 2316 BCE Umma-Lagash war
  • c. 2500 BCE Eannatum of Lagash conquered all of Sumer, including Ur, Nippur, Akshak, Larsa, and Uruk (controlled by Enshakushanna)
  • c. 2500 BCE En-anna-tum I of Lagash succeeded his brother Eannatum and defended Lagash against Ur-Lumma of Umma
  • c. 2500 BCE Entemena of Lagash succeeded his father En-anna-tum I and re-established Lagash as a power in Sumer. He defeated Illi of Umma, with the aid of Lugal-kinishe-dudu of Uruk (the successor to Enshakushanna)
  • c. 2295–2271 BCE (Short chronology) Lugal-zage-si of Umma conquered several of the Sumerian city-states – including Kish, where he overthrew Ur-Zababa; Lagash, where he overthrew Urukagina; Ur, Nippur, and Larsa; as well as Uruk

Lugal-Zage-Si's domains (red), c. 2350 BC

• c. 2500 BCE Lugal-Anne-Mundu of Adab subjected the "Four Quarters" of the world – i.e., the entire Fertile Crescent region, from the Mediterranean to the Zagros Mountains

Akkadian Empire

• c. 2270–2215 BCE (Short chronology) Conquests of Sargon of Akkad

Map of the Akkadian Empire (brown) and the directions in which military campaigns were conducted (yellow arrows)

• • 2270 BCE Battle of Uruk
  • Syria and Canaan campaigns
  • Akkadian conquest of Ebla
  • Magan revolt
• c. 2214–2206 BCE (Short chronology) Rimush of Akkad faced widespread revolts which he successfully suppressed and launched a victorious campaign against Elam and Marhasi
• c. 2205–2191 BCE (Short chronology) Manishtushu of Akkad conquered the city of Shirasum in Elam
• c. 2190–2115 BCE (Short chronology) Naram-Sin of Akkad conquered the Lullubi and Majan
• c. 2115–2090 BCE (Short chronology) Shar-Kali-Sharri of Akkad launched successful campaigns against Gutium, Amurru, and Elam, among other places
• c. 2090–2087 BCE (Short chronology) After Shar-Kali-Sharri's reign, there may have been a short period of crisis or struggle between Igigi, Imi, Nanum, Ilulu
• c. 2087–2066 BCE (Short chronology) Dudu of Akkad ended the period of relative anarchy
• c. 2066–2051 BCE (Short chronology) Akkad was conquered during the reign of Shu-turul

Gutian period of Sumer

• c. 2002 BCE (Short chronology) Gutian attacks on the Akkadian Empire

Fifth Dynasty of Uruk

• 1945–1906 BCE Ilu-shuma of Assyria made many raids into southern Mesopotamia
• c. 1886–1879 BCE (Short chronology) After defeating the Gutian with the aid of other cities, Utu-hengal of Uruk established himself as the king of Sumer
  • c. 1886 BCE (Short chronology) Defeat of Tirigan, the last Gutian ruler in Sumer

Neo-Sumerian Empire

Map showing the Ur III state and its influence sphere

• c. 1879–1861 BCE (Short chronology) Ur-Nammu of Ur conquered Lagash
• c. 1861–1815 BCE (Short chronology) Shulgi of Ur destroyed Der, launched a campaign against Anshan, and engaged in a period of expansionism at the expense of highlanders such as the Lullubi, and others
• c. 1830–1817 BCE (Short chronology) The Amorite chieftain Sumu-abum won independence from the city-state Kazallu
• c. 1815–1809 BCE (Short chronology) Amar-Sin of Ur launched campaigns conducted against Urbilum, and several other regions with obscure names: Shashrum, Shurudhum, Bitum-Rabium, Jabru, and Huhnuri
• c. 1813–1791 BCE Shamshi-Adad I conquered Assur, Mari, Ekallatum, and Shekhna, establishing an empire encompassing the whole of northern Mesopotamia and included territory in central Mesopotamia, Asia Minor and northern Syria
• c. 1800–1776 BCE (Short chronology) During the reign of Ibbi-Sin of Ur, the Sumerian empire was attacked repeatedly by Amorites and as faith in Ibbi-Sin's leadership failed, Elam declared its independence and began to raid as well
  • c. 1776 BCE (Short chronology) Elamite Sack of Ur

Dynasty of Isin

• c. 1766 BCE (Short chronology) Ishbi-Erra of Isin reconquered much of the former heartland of Sumer and Akkad from Elam and various invaders

Paleo-Babylonian Empire

• c. 1752–1730 BCE (Short chronology) Damiq-ilishu of Isin, the last king on the Sumerian King List, is defeated by Sin-Muballit of Babylon
• c. 1728–1686 BCE (Short chronology) Hammurabi of Babylon extended Babylon's control over Mesopotamia by winning a series of wars against neighboring kingdoms
• c. 1720 BCE Puzur-Sin, an Assyrian vice regent drove out Asinum the Amorite vassal king of the Babylonians from Assyria, allowing the native Ashur-dugul to seize the throne and subsequently triggering a civil war which ended Babylonian and Amorite influence in Assyria by 1720 BCE

Kassite period of Babylonia

• c. 1531 BCE (Short chronology) Fall of Babylon
• c. 1507 BCE (Short chronology) Kassite attacks on Babylon

The extent of the Babylonian Empire during the Kassite dynasty

• c. 1232–1225 BCE (Short chronology) Tukulti-Ninurta I of Assyria defeated Kashtiliash IV, the Kassite king of Babylon and captured the city of Babylon to ensure full Assyrian supremacy over Mesopotamia
• c. 1157–1155 BCE (Short chronology) Enlil-nadin-ahi, the final king of the Kassite dynasty that had ruled over Babylon, was defeated by Kutir-Nahhunte of Elam, the successor of Shutruk-Nakhunte

Fourth Babylonian Dynasty

• c. 1125–1104 BCE (Short chronology) Nebuchadnezzar I of Isin's War with Elam

Meso-Assyrian Empire

• 1114–1076 BCE Tiglath-Pileser I of Assyria launched campaigns against the Mushki, the Hittites, and the Arameans
• c. 1074 BCE In the first year of the reign of the 89th Assyrian king Ashur-bel-kala, son of Tiglath-Pileser I, Ashur-bel-kala campaigned in the north against the Kingdom of Urartu

Neo-Assyrian Empire

• 911–605 BCE Campaigns of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
  • 883–859 BCE Campaigns of Ashurnasirpal II
  • 859–824 BCE Campaigns of Shalmaneser III

Map of the Neo-Assyrian Empire and its expansions.

• • 745–727 BCE Campaigns of Tiglath-Pileser III
  • 722–705 BCE Campaigns of Sargon II
    • 710 BCE Campaign against Babylonia
  • 705–681 BCE Campaigns of Sennacherib
    • 703–689 BCE War with Babylon
      • 693 BCE Battle of Diyala River
      • 693 BCE Siege of Babylon
  • 681–669 BCE Campaigns of Esarhaddon
  • 668–627 BCE Campaigns of Ashurbanipal
  • 627–624 BCE Campaigns of Ashur-etil-ilani
    • 626 BCE Revolt of Babylon
  • 616 BCE Battle of Arrapha
  • 627–624 BCE Campaigns of Sinsharishkun
    • 626–619 BCE Last Strike against Babylon
    • 616–605 BCE War in the Assyrian heartlands
      • 614 BCE Fall of Assur
      • 612 BCE Assur is sacked and largely destroyed during the conquest of Assyria by the Babylonians
      • 612 BCE Battle of Nineveh
  • 627–624 BCE Campaigns of Sinsharishkun
  • 612–609 BCE Campaigns of Ashur-uballit II
    • 610 BCE Harran was besieged and conquered by Nabopolassar and Cyaxares
    • 609 BCE Harran was briefly retaken by Ashur-uballit II and his Egyptian allies before it definitely fell to the Median Empire and Neo-Babylonian Empire
    • Egyptian-Babylonian wars
      • 605 BCE Battle of Carchemish

Neo-Babylonian Empire

The Neo-Babylonian Empire

• • 627–624 BCE Campaigns of Ashur-etil-ilani
    • 626 BCE Revolt of Babylon
  • 616 BCE Battle of Arrapha
  • 627–624 BCE Campaigns of Sinsharishkun
    • 626–619 BCE Last Strike against Babylon
    • 616–605 BCE War in the Assyrian heartlands
      • 614 BCE Fall of Assur
      • 612 BCE Assur is sacked and largely destroyed during the conquest of Assyria by the Babylonians
      • 612 BCE Battle of Nineveh
  • 627–624 BCE Campaigns of Sinsharishkun
  • 612–609 BCE Campaigns of Ashur-uballit II
    • 610 BCE Harran was besieged and conquered by Nabopolassar and Cyaxares
    • 609 BCE Harran was briefly retaken by Ashur-uballit II and his Egyptian allies before it definitely fell to the Median Empire and Neo-Babylonian Empire
    • Egyptian-Babylonian wars
      • 605 BCE Battle of Carchemish

Achaemenid Province of Athura

• 559–530 BCE Campaigns of Cyrus the Great
  • September 25, 539 BCE – September 28, 539 BCE Battle of Opis
  • October 29, 539 BCE Capture of Babylon

Macedonian Empire

• 335–323 BCE Wars of Alexander the Great

Wars of Alexander the Great

• • October 1, 331 BCE Battle of Gaugamela

Seleucid Empire

• 322–275 BCE Wars of the Diadochi
  • 311–309 BCE Babylonian War

Parthian Empire

• 238–129 BCE Seleucid–Parthian wars
  • 238 BCE Parni conquest of Parthia
  • 129 BCE Battle of Ecbatana

Roman Province of Mesopotamia

Expansion of the Roman Kingdom, Roman Republic, Roman Empire, Western Roman Empire, and the Eastern Roman Empire

• 92 BCE – 629 CE Roman–Persian Wars
  • • 198 CE Battle of Ctesiphon
    • 243 CE Battle of Resaena
  • 66 BCE – 217 CE Roman–Parthian Wars
    • 40–33 BCE Antony's Parthian War
    • 161–166 Roman–Parthian War
    • 216–217 Parthian war of Caracalla
      • 217 CE Battle of Nisibis

Sasanian Province of Asorestan

• 217–502 Roman–Sasanian wars
  • Winter of 244 Battle of Misiche
  • 253 Battle of Barbalissos
  • 260 Battle of Edessa
  • 264 Battle of Ctesiphon
  • 344 Battle of Satala
  • 359 Siege of Singara
  • 359 Siege of Amida
  • April 27–29, 363 Siege of Pirisabora
  • May 29, 363 Battle of Ctesiphon
  • June 363 Battle of Samarra

Julian's unsuccessful campaign in 363 resulted in the loss of the Roman territorial gains under the peace treaty of 299.

• c. 240–272 Assur is destroyed by the Sasanian king Shapur I
• 502–628 Byzantine–Sasanian wars
  • 502–506 Anastasian War
  • 526–532 Iberian War
  • 572–591 Byzantine–Sasanian War
  • c. 602 – c. 628 Byzantine–Sasanian War
• 633–644 Muslim conquest of Persia

Map detailing the route of Khalid ibn al-Walid's conquest of Iraq in 633

• • April 633 Battle of River
  • May 633 Battle of Walaja
  • May 633 Battle of Ullais
  • May 633 Battle of Hira
  • 633 Battle of Ayn al-Tamr
  • November 633 Battle of Muzayyah
  • November 633 Battle of Saniyy
  • November 633 Battle of Zumail
  • January 634 Battle of Firaz
  • November 634 Battle of the Bridge
  • November 16–19, 636 Battle of al-Qādisiyyah
  • January–March 637 Siege of Ctesiphon
  • April 637 Battle of Jalula

Rashidun Caliphate

• 633–644 Muslim conquest of Persia

Expansion of Rashidun Caliphate

• • April 633 Battle of River
  • May 633 Battle of Walaja
  • May 633 Battle of Ullais
  • May 633 Battle of Hira
  • 633 Battle of Ayn al-Tamr
  • November 633 Battle of Muzayyah
  • November 633 Battle of Saniyy
  • November 633 Battle of Zumail
  • January 634 Battle of Firaz
  • November 634 Battle of the Bridge
  • November 16–19, 636 Battle of al-Qādisiyyah
  • January–March 637 Siege of Ctesiphon
  • April 637 Battle of Jalula
• 656–661 First Fitna
  • 656 Battle of the Camel
  • 659 Battle of Nahrawan

Umayyad Caliphate

• 680–692 Second Fitna
  • October 10, 680 Battle of Karbala
  • 692 Battle of Maskin
• 743–750 Third Fitna

The Caliphate at the beginning of the Abbasid revolt, before the Battle of the Zab.

• • January 25, 750 Battle of the Zab

Abbasid Caliphate

• September 762 – February 763 Alid Revolt
• 809–827 Fourth Fitna
  • 812–813 Siege of Baghdad
• 861–870 Anarchy at Samarra
• 946 Battle of Baghdad
• 1157 Siege of Baghdad

Mongol Empire

• 1258 Siege of Baghdad

Expansion of the Mongol Empire

• 1370–1405 Assyrian people are massacred at Assur by Timur

Ottoman Iraq

• 1532–1555 Ottoman–Safavid War
  • 1534 Capture of Baghdad
• 1623–1639 Ottoman–Safavid War
  • 1623 Capture of Baghdad
  • 1638 Capture of Baghdad
• July 28, 1914 – November 11, 1918 World War I
  • October 29, 1914 – October 30, 1918 Middle Eastern theatre of World War I
    • November 6, 1914 – November 14, 1918 Mesopotamian campaign
      • November 6, 1914 Fao Landing
      • November 11–21, 1914 Battle of Basra
      • December 3–9, 1914 Battle of Qurna
      • April 12–14, 1915 Battle of Shaiba

July 1915, British offence in Iraq during World War I

• • • • September 28, 1915 Battle of Es Sinn
      • November 22–25, 1915 Battle of Ctesiphon
      • December 7, 1915 – April 29, 1916 Siege of Kut
      • January 6–8, 1916 Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad
      • January 13, 1916 Battle of Wadi
      • January 21, 1916 Battle of Hanna
      • March 8, 1916 Battle of Dujaila
      • March 8–11, 1917 Fall of Baghdad
      • February 23, 1917 Second Battle of Kut
      • March 13 – April 23, 1917 Samarra offensive
      • September 28–29, 1917 Battle of Ramadi
      • March 26–27, 1918 Action of Khan Baghdadi
      • October 23–30, 1918 Battle of Sharqat

Occupied Enemy Territory Administration

• May–October 1920 Iraqi revolt against the British

Kingdom of Iraq

• 1935-1935 1935–1936 Iraqi Shia revolts
• 1939-September 2, 1945 World War II
  • 1940-1945 Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II
    • 1941 Anglo-Iraqi War
      • 1941 Iraq coup d'état
• 1918-2003 Iraqi-Kurdish conflict
  • 1922-1924 Mahmud Barzanji revolts
  • 1931-1932 Ahmed Barzani revolt
  • 1943-1945 1943 Barzani revolt
• 1958 14 July Revolution

First Iraqi Republic

• 1959 1959 Mosul uprising
• 1918-2003 Iraqi–Kurdish conflict
  • 1961-1970 First Iraqi–Kurdish War
• 1963 Ramadan Revolution

Ba'athist Iraq

• 1918–2003 Iraqi–Kurdish conflict
  • September 11, 1961 – 1970 First Iraqi–Kurdish War
  • April 1974 – Mid 1975 Second Iraqi–Kurdish War
  • 1975–1983 PUK insurgency
  • September 1983 – September 1988 Kurdish Rebellion
  • May 1994 – November 24, 1997 Iraqi Kurdish Civil War
• September 22, 1980 – August 20, 1988 Iran–Iraq War
  • 1980 Iraqi invasion
    • September 23, 1980 Operation Kaman 99
    • October 29, 1980 Operation Sultan 10
    • September 30, 1980 Operation Scorch Sword
    • November 28–29, 1980 Operation Morvarid
  • 1981 Stalemate
    • April 4, 1981 Attack on H3
  • 1982 Iranian offensive
    • Early July 1982 Operation Ramadan
  • 1983–85 Strategic stalemate
    • February 6–26, 1983 Operation Before the Dawn
    • April 10, 1983 Operation Dawn 1
    • July 22, 1983 Operation Dawn 2
    • July 30 – August 9, 1983 Operation Dawn 3
    • October 19 – mid November, 1983 Operation Dawn 4
    • Early 1984 Operation Dawn 5
    • February 14 – March 19, 1984 Operation Kheibar
    • February 22–24, 1984 Operation Dawn 6
    • 1984 Battle of the Marshes
    • March 10–20, 1985 Operation Badr
  • 1986–87 Duel offensives
    • 1986–89 Al-Anfal Campaign
    • March 16, 1988 Halabja poison gas attack
    • February 9–25, 1986 Operation Dawn 8
    • February 11, 1986 First Battle of al-Faw
    • December 25–27, 1986 Operation Karbala-4
    • January 8 – February 26, 1987 Operation Karbala-5
    • Early 1987 Operation Karbala-6
    • May 1987 Operation Karbala 10
    • May – early June 1987 Operation Nasr 4
  • 1988 Final stages
    • Mid-March 1988 Operation Zafar 7
    • April 17, 1988 Second Battle of al-Faw
  • 1981 International incidents
    • June 7, 1981 Operation Opera
• August 2, 1990 – February 28, 1991 Second Persian Gulf War
  • 1991 Operation Desert Storm
    • February 15–20, 1991 Battle of Wadi al-Batin
  • January 17 – February 23, 1991 Gulf War air campaign
    • January 19, 1991 Package Q Strike
    • February 13, 1991 4:30 am (GMT+3) Amiriyah shelter bombing
  • February 24–28, 1991 Liberation of Kuwait campaign
    

    Ground troop movements 24–28 February 1991 during Operation Desert Storm
    • February 26–27, 1991 Battle of 73 Easting
    • February 26, 1991 Battle of Phase Line Bullet
    • February 27, 1991 Battle of Medina Ridge
    • February 27, 1991 Battle for Jalibah Airfield
    • February 27, 1991 Battle of Norfolk
    • March 2, 1991 Battle of Rumaila
    • March 1, 1991 Safwan Airfield Standoff
• March 1 – April 5, 1991 Uprisings in Iraq
  • March 1 – mid-April 1991 Uprising in Basra
  • March 5–19, 1991 Uprising in Karbala
  • March 5 – April 3, 1991 Uprising in Sulaymaniyah
  • March 11–29, 1991 Uprising in Kirkuk
  • March 10–24, 1991 Uprising in Tuz Khormato
• 1991–2002 Air engagements of the Post Gulf War
  • March 20, 1991 – In accordance with the ceasefire, an F-15C shoots down an Iraqi Su-22 bomber with an AIM-9 missile.
  • March 22, 1991 – In accordance with the ceasefire, an F-15C shoots down an Iraqi Su-22 bomber with an AIM-9 missile.
  • December 27, 1992 – A MiG-25 crossed the no-fly zone and an F-16D shot it down with an AIM-120 AMRAAM missile. It is the first kill with an AIM-120.
  • January 17, 1993 – A USAF F-16C shoots down a MiG-23 when the MiG locks the F-16 up.
  • January 5, 1999 – A group of four Iraqi MiG-25s crossed the no-fly zones and sparked a dogfight with two patrolling F-15Cs and two patrolling F-14s. A total of six missiles were fired at the MiGs, none of which hit them. The MiGs then bugged out using their superior speed.
  • September 9, 1999 – A lone MiG-23 crossed the no-fly zone heading towards a flight of F-14s. One F-14 fired an AIM-54 Phoenix at the MiG but missed and the MiG headed back north.
  • December 23, 2002 – In what was the last aerial victory for the Iraqi Air Force before the Invasion of Iraq, an Iraqi MiG-25 destroyed an American UAV RQ-1 Predator after the drone opened fire on the Iraqi aircraft with a Stinger missile.
• September 3, 1996 Operation Desert Strike
• December 16–19, 1998 Operation Desert Fox
• March 20, 2003 – December 15, 2011 Third Persian Gulf War

Map of the invasion routes and major operations/battles of the Iraq War as of 2007.

• • March 19 – May 1, 2003 Invasion of Iraq
    • March 21–25, 2003 Battle of Umm Qasr
    • March 20–24, 2003 Battle of Al Faw
    • March 21 – April 6, 2003 Battle of Basra
    • March 23–29, 2003 Battle of Nasiriyah
    • March 24, 2003 Attack on Karbala
    • March 24 – April 4, 2003 Battle of Najaf
    • March 26, 2003 – Operation Northern Delay
    • March 28–30, 2003 Operation Viking Hammer
    • March 30 – April 4, 2003 Battle of Samawah
    • March 31 – April 6, 2003 Battle of Karbala
    • April 2–4, 2003 Battle of the Karbala Gap
    • April 3–12, 2003 Battle of Baghdad
    • April 6, 2003 Battle of Debecka Pass

Coalition Provisional Authority

• 2003–2004 Post-invasion insurgency
  • March 20, 2003 – December 7, 2011 Iraq War in Anbar Province
  • October 26 – November 24, 2003 Ramadan Offensive
  • December 13, 2003 Operation Red Dawn
  • April 4 – June 24, 2004 Iraq spring fighting
  • April 4 – May 1, 2004 First Battle of Fallujah
  • April 4 – May 11, 2008 Siege of Sadr City
  • April 6–10, 2004 Battle of Ramadi
  • April 17, 2004 Battle of Husaybah
  • August 5–27, 2004 Battle of Najaf
  • August 5–28, 2004 CIMIC-House
  • October 1–3, 2004 Battle of Samarra
  • November 7 – December 23, 2004 Second Battle of Fallujah
  • November 8–16, 2004 Battle of Mosul

Republic of Iraq

• 2005–06 Post-invasion insurgency
  • May 8–19, 2005 Battle of Al Qaim
  • August 1–4, 2005 Battle of Haditha
  • September 1–18, 2005 Battle of Tal Afar
  • June 17 – November 15, 2006 Battle of Ramadi
  • August 28, 2006 Battle of Diwaniya
• February 2006 – May 2008 Civil war in Iraq
  • September 23 – October 22, 2006 Ramadan Offensive
  • September 27, 2006 – February 18, 2007 Operation Sinbad
  • October 19–20, 2006 Battle of Amarah
  • November 15–16, 2006 Battle of Turki
  • December 25, 2006 – October 1, 2007 Diyala campaign
  • January 6–9, 2007 Battle of Haifa Street
  • January 20, 2007 Karbala provincial headquarters raid
  • January 28–29, 2007 Battle of Najaf
  • February 14 – November 24, 2007 Operation Imposing Law
  • February 27 – September 3, 2007 Siege of U.K. bases in Basra
  • April 6–10, 2007 Operation Black Eagle
  • June 16 – August 14, 2007 Operation Phantom Thunder
  • March 10 – August 19, 2007 Battle of Baqubah
  • June 30 – July 1, 2007 Battle of Donkey Island
  • February 15, 2007 Operation Shurta Nasir
  • August 27–29, 2007 Battle of Karbala
  • January 8 – July 28, 2008 Operation Phantom Phoenix
  • January 18–19, 2008 Iraqi Day of Ashura fighting
  • January 23 – July 28, 2008 Ninawa campaign
  • March 25 – May 15, 2008 Iraq spring fighting
  • March 25–31, 2008 Battle of Basra
  • April 15 – May 19, 2008 Al-Qaeda offensive in Iraq

Canaan

• c. 2061–2010 BCE Military activities in Canaan of the Pharaoh Mentuhotep II
• c. 2000 BCE Battle of Siddim
• c. April 16, 1457 BCE Battle of Megiddo

The Egyptian Empire at its maximum territorial extent in the 15th century BCE

• c. 1290–1279 BCE Seti's military campaigns in Canaan
• c. 1279–1213 BCE Campaigns and Battles of Ramesses II
  • First Syrian Campaign
  • Second Syrian Campaign
  • Third Syrian Campaign

Confederated Tribes of Israel

• c. 1200 BCE the biblical Battle of Gibeah

United Kingdom of Israel and Judah

Different interpretations of what the Bible says about the extent of King David's empire

• c. 1050–1010 BCE Saul, according to the Bible king of the United Kingdom of Israel and Judah, fought in a civil war
• c. 931–913 BCE Rehoboam, according to the Bible king of the Kingdom of Judah, fought the Kingdom of Israel in a civil war

Kingdom of Judah

• 925 BCE Sack of Jerusalem an event described in the Bible as sacked by biblical Pharaoh Shishaq, who some identify as Shoshenq I of the Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt.
• 911–605 BCE Campaigns of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
  • 701 BCE Siege of Lachish
  • 701 BCE Assyrian Siege of Jerusalem by Sennacherib
  • 701 BCE Sennacherib's campaign in Judah
  • 635 BCE Fall of Ashdod
• 601–587 BCE Jewish–Babylonian war
  • 597 BCE Siege of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar II
  • 587 BCE Siege of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar II

Babylonian Province of Yehud

• 601–587 BCE Jewish–Babylonian war
  • 597 BCE Siege of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar II
  • 587 BCE Siege of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar II

Persian Province of Yehud Medinata

• 335–323 BCE Wars of Alexander the Great
  • October 332 BCE Siege of Gaza

Seleucid Empire

• 322–275 BCE Wars of the Diadochi
  • 312 BCE Battle of Gaza
• 219–217 BCE Fourth Syrian War
  • June 22, 217 BCE Battle of Raphia
• 202–195 BCE Fifth Syrian War
  • 200 BCE Battle of Panium
• 167–160 BCE Maccabean Revolt

Hasmonean Kingdom

• 63 BCE Siege of Jerusalem by Pompey the Great, intervening in the Hasmonean civil war on behalf of the Roman Republic.

Herodian Kingdom of Israel

• 37 BCE Siege of Jerusalem by Herod the Great, ending Hasmonean rule over Judea.

Roman Tetrarchy of Judea

Roman Province of Judea

• 66–136 Jewish–Roman wars
  • 66–73 First Jewish–Roman War
    • 70 Siege of Jerusalem by Titus, ending the major phase of the First Jewish–Roman War. It ended in the destruction of Herod's Temple.
  • 115–117 Second Jewish–Roman War

Roman Province of Syria Palaestina

• 66–136 Jewish–Roman wars
  • 132–136 Third Jewish–Roman War

Byzantine Province of Palaestina Prima

• c. 602–628 Byzantine–Sasanian War
  • 614–628 Jewish revolt against Heraclius
    • 614 Siege of Jerusalem by Shahrbaraz (Sasanian general) capturing the city from the Byzantines, part of the Roman-Persian Wars
• Muslim conquests
  • 629 – c. 1050 Arab–Byzantine wars
    • 634–638 Muslim conquest of the Levant
      • 637 Siege of Jerusalem by Khalid ibn al-Walid (Rashidun general) under Umar the Great, capturing the city from the Byzantine Empire

Rashidun Province of Jund Filastin

• 637 Siege of Jerusalem by Khalid ibn al-Walid (Rashidun general) under Umar the Great, capturing the city from the Byzantine Empire

Map detailing the route of Khalid ibn Walid's invasion of Northern Syria.

Abbasid Province of Jund Filastin

• 1099–1291 The Crusades
  • 1099 First Crusade
    • 1099 Siege of Jerusalem by the Crusaders, a part of the First Crusade
    • 1099 Battle of Ascalon

Kingdom of Jerusalem

• 1099–1291 The Crusades
  • 1096–99 First Crusade
    • 1099 Siege of Jerusalem by the Crusaders, a part of the First Crusade
    • 1099 Battle of Ascalon
  • Inter-Crusade Period
    • September 7, 1101 First Battle of Ramla
    • May 17, 1102 Second Battle of Ramla
    • August 27, 1105 Third Battle of Ramla
    • 1113 Battle of Al-Sannabra
    • 1123 Battle of Yibneh

The Kingdom of Jerusalem and the other Crusader states in the context of the Near East in 1135

• • 1145–1149 Second Crusade
  • Inter-Crusade Period
    • 1153 Battle of Ascalon
    • November 25, 1177 Battle of Montgisard
    • 1179 Battle of Jacob's Ford
    • July–August 1182 Battle of Belvoir Castle
    • September 1183 Battle of Al-Fule
    • May 1, 1187 Battle of Cresson
    • July 4, 1187 Battle of Hattin
    • 1187 Siege of Jerusalem
  • 1189–92 Third Crusade
    • 1189–91 Siege of Acre
    • September 7, 1191 Battle of Arsuf
    • August 8, 1192 Battle of Jaffa
  • 1197 German Crusade
  • 1212 Children's Crusade
  • 1217–21 Fifth Crusade
    • 1218–19 Damietta
  • 1228–29 Sixth Crusade
  • Aftermath of the Sixth Crusade
    • 1244 Siege of Jerusalem
    • October 17–18, 1244 Battle of La Forbie
  • 1251 Shepherds' Crusade
  • Late Crusades Period
    • 1265 Fall of Caesarea
    • 1265 Fall of Haifa
    • 1265 Fall of Arsuf
    • April 4 – May 18, 1291 Siege of Acre
  • 1271–72 Ninth Crusade
  • April 4 – May 18, 1291 Siege of Acre
• 1260–1300 Mongol raids into Palestine
  • September 3, 1260 Battle of Ain Jalut

The 1260 Mongol offensives in the Levant. The early successful attacks on Aleppo and Damascus led to smaller attacks on secondary targets such as Baalbek, al-Subayba, and Ajlun as well as raids against other Palestine towns, perhaps including Jerusalem. Smaller raiding parties reached as far south as Gaza.

Ottoman Eyalet of Damascus

• 1516–17 Ottoman–Mamluk War
  • October 28, 1516 Battle of Yaunis Khan
• May 17, 1805 – March 2, 1848 Campaigns of Muhammad Ali of Egypt
  • 1834 Arab revolt in Palestine

Ottoman Vilayet of Syria

• July 28, 1914 – November 11, 1918 World War I
  • October 29, 1914 – October 30, 1918 Middle Eastern theatre of World War I
    • November 17 – December 30, 1917 Battle of Jerusalem
    • November 18–24, 1917 Battle of Nebi Samwil
    • December 1, 1917 Battle of El Burj
    • December 20–21, 1917 Battle of Jaffa

State of Israel

• 1948–49 1948 Palestine war
  • 1948 Siege of Jerusalem
• 1951–55 Retribution operations
• 1956 Suez War
• 1967 Six-Day War
  • 1967 Encirclement of Jerusalem
• 1967–70 War of Attrition
• 1973 Yom Kippur War
• 1978 South Lebanon conflict
• 1982 First Lebanon War
• 1982–2000 South Lebanon conflict
• 1987–93 First Intifada
• 2000–04 Second Intifada
• 2006 Second Lebanon War
• 2008–09 Gaza War
• 2012 Operation Pillar of Defense
• 2014 Gaza War

Muslim conquests

• List of expeditions of Muhammad
• Ridda wars

Map detailing arenas of Ridda campaigns.

Rashidun Caliphate

• 656–661 First Fitna

Umayyad Caliphate

• 680–692 Second Fitna
• 743–750 Third Fitna

Abbasid Caliphate

• September 762 – February 763 Alid Revolt

First Saudi state

Ibrahim Pasha's Campaign against the Saudis in Nejd

• 1746 Battle of Riyadh
• 1764 Battle of Al-Hayer
• 1789 Battle of ghrimeel
• 1793 Ibn Ufaisan's Invasion
• 1793 – 1798 Invasion of Qatar
• April 21 – 1802 or 1801 Invasion of Karbala
• 1811 Battle of Khakeekera
• Early 1811 – 1818 Ottoman–Saudi War

Second Saudi state

• 1821 – 1824 Rebellion against Egypt Eyalet
• 1865 – 1875 Royal Civil War
• 1870 – 1871 Al-Hasa Expedition
• 1883 Battle of Arwa
• 24 January 1891 Battle of Mulayda

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

• 1902–1934 Unification of Saudi Arabia
  • 13 January 1902 Battle of Riyadh (1902)
  • 27 January 1903 Battle of Dilam
  • 1903 – 1907 Saudi–Rashidi War (1903–1907)
  • 1910 Battle of Hadia
  • 1913 Conquest of al-Hasa (1913)
  • 17 January 1915 Battle of Jarrab
  • 1915 Battle of Kinzaan
  • July 1918 – 4 July 1919 First Saudi–Hashemite War
  • 1919 – 1920 Kuwait-Najd War
  • 1921 Second Saudi–Rashidi War
  • September 1924 – December 1925 Second Saudi-Hashemite War
  • 1927 – 1930 Ikhwan Revolt
• 1934 Saudi–Yemeni War
• 1948-1949 1948 Arab–Israeli War
• 1962-1970 North Yemen Civil War
• 1969 Al-Wadiah War
• 1973 Yom Kippur War
• 1975-1990 Lebanese Civil War
• 1979 Grand Mosque seizure
• 1979 1979 Qatif uprising
• 1979–1983, 2011–2020 Qatif conflict
• 1991 Gulf War
• 2009-2010 Operation Scorched Earth
• 2014-ongoing Military intervention against ISIL
• 2015-ongoing Yemeni Civil War
• 2017–2020 Qatif unrest

Chalcolithic period of Mesopotamia

• c. 3500 BCE Battle at Hamoukar

Akkadian Empire

• c. 2270–2215 BCE (Short chronology) Conquests of Sargon of Akkad

Sargon of Akkad's conquests.

• • Akkadian conquest of Ebla

Hittite Empire

The Assyrians, the Mitanni, the Egyptians, and the Hittite Empire in the 14th century BCE

• c. 1282 BCE Capture of Kadesh
• Second Syrian campaign of Ramesses II
  • Late May 1274 BCE Battle of Kadesh

Neo-Assyrian Empire

• 854–846 BCE Assyrian conquest of Aram
  • 853 BCE Battle of Qarqar

Seleucid Empire

• 274–168 BCE Syrian Wars
  • 274–271 BCE First Syrian War
  • 260–253 BCE Second Syrian War
  • 246–241 BCE Third Syrian War
  • 219–217 BCE Fourth Syrian War
  • 202–195 BCE Fifth Syrian War
  • 170–168 BCE Sixth Syrian War

French Mandate of Syria

• 1920 Franco-Syrian War
• 1925-1927 Great Syrian Revolt
• 1945 Levant Crisis

Syrian Arab Republic

• 1967 Six-Day War
• 1973 Yom Kippur War
• 1979-1982 Islamist uprising in Syria
• March 15, 2011 – ongoing Syrian Civil War
  • April 25 – May 5, 2011 Siege of Daraa
  • May 6, 2011 – March 27, 2017 Siege of Homs
  • May 7–14, 2011 Siege of Baniyas

Hittite Empire

• 1650–1600 BCE Conquests of Hattusili I and Mursili I
• 1430–1350 BCE Kaska invasions of Hatti

The Hittite Empire, c. 1400 BCE (shown in Blue).

• 1260–1240 BCE Trojan War

Kingdom of Diaokhi

• 1112 BCE Diaokhi–Assyrian War
• 756–741 BCE Diaokhi–Urartian War
• 729–722 BCE Colchian–Cimmerian War

Lydian Empire

• May 28, 585 BCE Battle of Halys

Achaemenid Empire

• 547 BCE Siege of Sardis
• 499–449 BCE Greco-Persian Wars
  • 499–493 BCE Ionian Revolt
  • 492–490 BCE First Persian invasion of Greece
  • 480–478 BCE Second Persian invasion of Greece
    • August 27, 479 BCE Battle of Mycale
  • 477–449 BCE Wars of the Delian League
    • 466 BCE or 469 BCE Battle of the Eurymedon

Macedonian Empire

• 335–323 BCE Wars of Alexander the Great
  • May 334 BCE Battle of the Granicus
  • 334 BCE Siege of Miletus
  • 334 BCE Siege of Halicarnassus
  • November 5, 333 BCE Battle of Issus

The Siege of Miletus and the Battle of Issus are shown on this map of the Achaemenid Empire around the time of Darius the Great and Xerxes.

Seleucid Empire

• 322–275 BCE Wars of the Diadochi
• 238–129 BCE Seleucid–Parthian wars

Roman Republic

• 192–188 BCE Roman–Syrian War
• 92 BCE – 629 CE Roman-Persian Wars
  • June 8, 218 CE Battle of Antioch
  • 260 Battle of Edessa
  • 344 Siege of Singara
  • 359 Siege of Amida

Expansion of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire

Kingdom of Pontus

• 88–63 BCE Mithridatic Wars
  • 88–84 BCE First Mithridatic War
  • 83–81 BCE Second Mithridatic War
    • 82 BCE Battle of Halys
  • 75–63 BCE Third Mithridatic War

Roman Empire

• 66–217 Roman-Parthian Wars
  • June 53 BCE Battle of Carrhae
  • 39 BCE Battle of the Cilician Gates
  • 39 BCE Battle of Amanus Pass

Byzantine Empire

Territorial development of the Roman Empire between the years CE 300 and 1453 (Animated map).

• 421–628 Byzantine–Sasanian wars
  • 421–422 Roman–Sasanian War
  • 502–506 Anastasian War
  • 526–532 Iberian War
  • 572–591 Roman–Persian War
  • 602–628 Byzantine–Sasanian War
    • 610 Antioch riots
    • 613 Battle of Antioch
    • 610–628 Jewish revolt against Heraclius
    • 615 Shahin's invasion of Asia Minor
    • 622 Heraclius' campaign
    • 602–628 Byzantine assault on Persia
    • 626 Siege of Constantinople
    • 627–629 Third Perso-Turkic War
• 629–1050s Arab–Byzantine wars
  • 674–678 Siege of Constantinople
  • 717–718 Siege of Constantinople
  • 804–805 Battle of Krasos
  • 838 Battle of Anzen
  • 838 Sack of Amorium
  • 863 Battle of Lalakaon
  • John Kourkouas' campaigns
    • 926–930 First Melitene campaign and conquest of Kalikala
    • 931–934 Second Malitene campaign
  • Sayf al-Dawla campaigns
    • 944 Conquest of Aleppo
    • 953 Battle of Marash
    • 962 Siege of Aleppo

Seljuq Empire

• 1048–1308 Byzantine–Seljuq wars
  • August 26, 1071 Battle of Manzikert

Seljuk Empire in its zenith in 1092, upon the death of Malik Shah I

• 1090–1194 Nizari–Seljuk conflicts

Sultanate of Rum

• 1095–1099 First Crusade
  • July 1, 1097 Battle of Dorylaeum
• 1145–1149 Second Crusade
  • October 25, 1147 Battle of Dorylaeum
• 1048–1308 Byzantine–Seljuq wars
  • September 17, 1176 Battle of Myriokephalon
  • 1207 Siege of Antalya
  • 1203 Siege of Constantinople
  • 1204 Siege of Constantinople

Expansion of the Sultanate of Rum in c. 1100–1240

Latin Empire

• 1204–1261 Bulgarian–Latin wars
  • 1235 Siege of Constantinople
• Nicaean–Latin Wars
  • 1260 Siege of Constantinople

Ottoman Empire

Greatest extent (red) with vassal states (light red) of the Ottoman Empire in 1590s.

• 1265–1479 Byzantine–Ottoman Wars
  • 1265–1328 Rise of the Ottomans
  • 1328–1341 Byzantium counter
    • 1331 Siege of Nicaea
    • 1333–1337 Siege of Nicomedia
  • 1341–1371 Balkan invasion and civil war
  • 1371–1394 Byzantine civil war and vassalage
  • 1394–1424 Resumption of hostilities
    • 1422 Siege of Constantinople
  • 1424–1453 Ottoman campaign on Constantinopolis
    • April 6, 1453 – May 29, 1453 Fall of Constantinople
• 1893 Battle of Al Wajbah
• 1893-1908 Macedonian Struggle
• 1894 1894 Sasun rebellion
• 1894-1897 Hamidian massacres
  • 1895-1896 Zeitun rebellion (1895–96)
• 1897 Greco-Turkish War (1897)
• 1903 Theriso revolt
• 1903 Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising
• 1904 1904 Sasun uprising
• 1905 Shoubak revolt of 1905
• 1906 Ottoman invasion of Persia (1906)
• 1908 Young Turk Revolution
• 1909 31 March Incident
• 1909-1910 Hauran Druze Rebellion
• 1910 Albanian revolt of 1910
• 1910 Karak revolt
• 1911 Albanian revolt of 1911
• 1911-1912 Italo-Turkish War
• 1912 Albanian revolt of 1912
• 1912-1913 Balkan Wars
  • 1912-1913 First Balkan War
    • 1912 Battle of Kumanovo
    • 1912 Battle of Prilep
    • 1912 Battle of Monastir
    • 1912-1913 Siege of Adrianople
    • 1912-1913 Siege of Scutari
  • 1913 Second Balkan War
• 1914-1918 World War I
  • 1914-1918 Middle Eastern theatre of World War I
    • 1914-1918 Caucasus campaign
    • 1914-1918 Mesopotamian campaign
    • 1914-1918 South Arabia during World War I
    • 1914-1918 Persian Campaign
    • 1915-1918 Sinai and Palestine campaign
    • 1915-1916 Gallipoli campaign
    • 1916-1918 Arab Revolt
• 1919-1923 Turkish War of Independence
  • 1918-1922 Franco-Turkish War
  • 1919-1922 Greco-Turkish War
  • 1919-1920 [Revolt of Ahmet Anzavur]
  • 1920 Turkish-Armenian War
  • 1920 Battle of Geyve
  • 1920 Konya rebellion

Republic of Turkey

• 1921 Kurdish rebellions in Turkey
  • 1921 Koçgiri rebellion
  • 1924 Beytussebab rebellion
  • 1925 Sheikh Said rebellion
  • 1927-1930 Ararat rebellion
  • 1937-1938 Dersim rebellion
  • 1978-ongoing Kurdish–Turkish conflict (1978–present)
  • 1990-ongoing Serhildan
  • 2015-ongoing Kurdish–Turkish conflict (2015–present)
• 1960 1960 Turkish coup d'état
• 1962 February 22, 1962 uprising
• 1963 May 20, 1963 uprising
• 1969 20 May 1969 coup attempt
• 1971 1971 Turkish military memorandum
• 1963-1964 Cypriot intercommunal violence
• 1972-ongoing Maoist insurgency in Turkey
  • 1990-present DHKP/C insurgency in Turkey
• 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus
• 1980 1980 Turkish coup d'état
• 1997 1997 Turkish military memorandum
• 1993-ongoing Turkish government–Gülen movement conflict
  • 2013 Gezi Park protests
  • 2016 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt
  • 2016 2016–present purges in Turkey

Ghaznavids

• 962 Ghaznavid Empire

Afghan Empires and the Great Game

• 1709 Hotaki Empire and Durrani Empire
• The Great Game
• Khost rebellion (1856–1857)
• Khost rebellion (1912)
• Khost rebellion (1924–1925)
• Afghan Civil War (1928–1929)
• Afghan Civil War (1989–1992)
• Afghan Civil War (1992–1996)
• Afghan Civil War (1996–2001)
• War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)

Russian Empire

• 1916–1934 Basmachi movement

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

• 1916–1934 Basmachi movement
• 1979–1988 Soviet–Afghan War

Dayuan

• 104–101 BCE War of the Heavenly Horses

The Dayuan (in Ferghana) was one of the three advanced civilizations of Central Asia around 130 BCE, together with Parthia and Greco-Bactria, according to the Chinese historical work Book of Han.

Tajikistan

• 1992-1997 Tajikistani Civil War
• 2010-2012 Tajikistan insurgency

Sogdia

• 335–323 BCE Wars of Alexander the Great
  • 327 BCE Siege of the Sogdian Rock

Sogdia, c. 300 BC.

Greco-Bactrian Kingdom

• 250 BCE Independence
• 230 BCE Overthrow of Diodotus II
• 210 BCE Seleucid invasion
• 180 BCE Expansion into India
• 141 BCE Defeats against Parthia

Yuezhi Kingdom

• 162 BCE Yuezhi expansion

The migrations of the Yuezhi through Central Asia, from around 176 BC to AD 30.

Indo-Greek Kingdom

• 36 BCE Battle of Sogdiana

Kushan Empire

• 1st and 2nd Centuries CE Kushan expansion

Rouran Khaganate

• Origin and expansion

Göktürk Khaganate

• Göktürk civil war
• Emperor Taizong's campaign against Eastern Tujue
• Tang campaigns against the Western Turks
• 657 Conquest of the Western Turks

Khwarazmian dynasty

• 1216–1221 Mongol invasion of Central Asia

Mongol Empire

• 1262 Berke–Hulagu war

Timurid dynasty

• 1370 Siege of Balkh

Zunghar Khanate

• Conquest of the Tarim Basin and war with the Central Asians

Russian Empire

• The Great Game
• 1916–1934 Basmachi movement

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

• 1916–1934 Basmachi movement

Russian Empire

• 1916–1934 Basmachi movement

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

• 1916–1934 Basmachi movement
• 1979–1988 Soviet–Afghan War

Longshan culture

• 2852–2070 BCE Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors Period
  • c. 2500 BCE Battle of Banquan
  • c. 2500 BCE Battle of Zhuolu

Xia dynasty

• c. 1628–1600 BCE Rise of Shang
  • c. 1600 BCE Battle of Mingtiao

Shang dynasty

• c. 1628–1600 BCE Rise of Shang
  • c. 1600 BCE Battle of Mingtiao
• c. 1046 BC\
  • c. 1046 BCE Battle of Muye

Remnants of advanced, stratified societies dating back to the Shang found primarily in the Yellow River Valley

Zhou dynasty

• c. 1046 BCE Foundation of the Zhou dynasty
  • c. 1046 BCE Battle of Muye
• 771–476 BCE Spring and Autumn period
  • 632 BCE Battle of Chengpu
  • 595 BCE Battle of Bi
  • 588 BCE Battle of An
  • 575 BCE Battle of Yanling
  • 506 BCE Battle of Boju
  • 4th century BCE Gojoseon–Yan War
  • 478 BCE Battle of Lize
• 475–221 BCE Warring States period
  • 453 BCE Battle of Jinyang
  • 353 BCE Battle of Guiling
  • 342 BCE Battle of Maling
  • 293 BCE Battle of Yique
  • 260 BCE Battle of Changping
  • 230–221 BCE Qin's wars of unification

Qin dynasty

• 215 BCE Qin's campaign against the Xiongnu
• 214 BCE Qin's campaign against the Yue tribes
• 209 BCE Dazexiang Uprising

Qin dynasty, c. 210 BC.

Han dynasty

• 206–202 BCE Chu–Han Contention
  • 207 BCE Battle of Julu
  • 205 BCE Battle of Pengcheng
  • 205 BCE Battle of Jingxing
  • 203 BCE Battle of Wei River
  • 202 BCE Battle of Gaixia
  • 200 BCE Battle of Baideng
• 154 BCE Rebellion of the Seven States
• 133 BCE – 89 Han–Xiongnu War
  • 133 BCE Battle of Mayi
  • 119 BCE Battle of Mobei
  • 99 BCE Battle of Tian Shan
  • 67 BCE Battle of Jushi
  • 36 BCE Battle of Zhizhi
  • 73 CE Battle of Yiwulu
  • 89 CE Battle of Ikh Bayan

The Han Empire in 87 BCE (core provinces in brown), with commanderies (red dots) and protectorates (green dots) shown

• 2nd century BCE Southward expansion of the Han dynasty
  • 111 BCE Han–Nanyue War
• 109-108 BCE Han-Gojoseon War
• 17–25 CE Lülin Rebellion
  • 23 Battle of Kunyang
• 189–220 End of the Han dynasty
  • 184 Yellow Turban Rebellion
  • 190 Campaign against Dong Zhuo
    • 190 Battle of Xingyang
  • 191 Battle of Yangcheng
  • 191 Battle of Jieqiao
  • 191 Battle of Xiangyang
  • 193 Battle of Fengqiu
  • 194 Battle of Yan Province
  • 194 Sun Ce's conquests in Jiangdong
  • 197 Battle of Wancheng
  • 198 Battle of Rangcheng
  • 198 Battle of Xiapi
  • 199 Battle of Yijing
  • 199 Campaign against Yuan Shu
  • 200 Battle of Guandu
  • 202 Battle of Bowang
  • 208 Battle of Xiakou
  • 208 Battle of Changban
  • 208 Battle to the Southwest of Xiakou
  • 208 Battle of Red Cliffs
  • 209 Battle of Jiangling
  • 211 Battle of Tong Pass
  • 213 Siege of Jicheng
  • 213 Battle of Lucheng
  • 214 Liu Bei's takeover of Yi Province
  • 215 Battle of Baxi
  • 215 Battle of Yangping
  • 217 Battle of Xiaoyao Ford
  • 218 Battle of Ruxu
  • 219 Battle of Mount Dingjun
  • 219 Battle of Han River
  • 219 Battle of Fancheng
  • 219 Lü Meng's invasion of Jing Province

Wei dynasty

• 220–280 Three Kingdoms
  • 222 Battle of Xiaoting
  • 225 Zhuge Liang's Southern Campaign
  • Spring 228 – August 234 Zhuge Liang's Northern Expeditions
    • 228 Battle of Tianshui
    • 228 Battle of Jieting
    • 228 Battle of Shiting
    • 229 Siege of Chencang
    • 234 Battle of Wuzhang Plains
  • 227–228 Xincheng Rebellion
  • 244 Battle of Xingshi
  • 247–262 Jiang Wei's Northern Expeditions

The territories of Cao Wei (in yellow), 262 CE.

• • • 255 Battle of Didao
  • 263 Conquest of Shu by Wei

Jìn dynasty

• 220–280 Three Kingdoms
  • 280 Conquest of Wu by Jin
• 291 War of the Eight Princes
• 304–439 Sixteen Kingdoms
  • 304 Wu Hu uprising
  • 354 Huan Wen's expeditions
  • 383 Battle of Fei River
  • 395 Battle of Canhe Slope
  • 409 Liu Yu's expeditions

Liu Song dynasty

• 420–589 Southern and Northern Dynasties
  • 537 Battle of Shayuan

Sui dynasty

• 602 Ly–Sui War
• 598–614 Goguryeo–Sui War
• 617–621 Transition from Sui to Tang
  • 617 Battle of JYP against Sahyo
  • 621 Battle of Hulao

Tang dynasty

Emperor Taizong's campaign against the oasis states (640–648)

China under the Tang dynasty c. 700 AD

• 629–630 Tang campaign against the Eastern Turks
  • 630 Battle of Yinshan
• 640–657 Tang campaigns against the Western Turks
  • 640–648 Tang campaign against the oasis states
  • 640 Conquest of Karakhoja
  • 644–648 Conquest of Karasahr
  • 648–649 Conquest of Kucha
  • 657 Battle of Irtysh River
  • 657 Conquest of the Western Turks
• 645–668 Goguryeo–Tang War
  • 645 Siege of Yodong
  • 645 Siege of Ansi
  • 668 Siege of Pyongyang
• 660–663 Baekje-Tang War
  • 663 Battle of Baekgang
• 670 Battle of Dafei River
• 698 Battle of Tianmenling
• 7th century – 8th century Muslim conquest of Transoxiana
  • 717 Battle of Aksu
  • 751 Battle of Talas
• 745–749 Siege of Shibao fortress
• December 16, 755 – February 17, 763 An Lushan Rebellion
  • 756 Battle of Tong Pass
  • 756 Battle of Yongqiu
  • 757 Battle of Suiyang
  • 757 Battle of Xiangjisi
  • 758–759 Battle of Xiangzhou
  • 762 Battle of Luoyang
• 801–802 Battle of Weizhou
• 819 Battle of Yanzhou
• 874–884 Huang Chao Rebellion

Song dynasty

• 1129–1141 Yue Fei's campaign against Jin
• November 1125 – 13th century Jin–Song Wars
  • 1161 Battle of Tangdao
  • 1161 Battle of Caishi
• 1235–1279 Song–Yuan wars
  • 1273 Battle of Xiangyang
  • 1279 Battle of Yamen

Liao dynasty

• November 15, 976 – May 8, 997 Military campaigns of Emperor Taizong of the Song dynasty
  • 979–982 First campaign against Liao dynasty
    • 979 Battle of Gaoliang River
  • 982–988 Second campaign against Liao dynasty
    • 986 Chi go Pass Campaign
• February 12, 1101 – March 26, 1125 Reign of Emperor Tianzuo of Liao
  • 1114–1122 Jurchen invasion
  • 1123–1125 End of Liao dynasty

Jin dynasty

• 1206–1337 Mongol conquests
  • 1211–1234 Mongol conquest of the Jin dynasty
    • 1211 Battle of Yehuling
    • 1215 Battle of Zhongdu

Yuan dynasty

Yuan dynasty in 1294

• 1351 Red Turban Rebellion
  • August 30 – October 4, 1363 Battle of Lake Poyang

Ming dynasty

• 1381 Ming conquest of Yunnan
• 1300s–1400s Miao Rebellions
• 1399–1402 Jingnan Campaign
• 1400s–1500s Ming–Turpan conflict
• 1406–1407 Ming–Hồ War
• 1405–1433 Treasure voyages
  • 1410 Ming–Kotte War
• 1206–1337 Mongol invasions
  • 1449 Battle of Tumu Fortress
• 1510 Prince of Anhua rebellion
• 1519 Prince of Ning rebellion
• 1521 First Battle of Tamao
• 1522 Second Battle of Tamao
• 1618–1683 Manchu conquest of China
  • 1619 Battle of Sarhu
  • 1626 Battle of Ningyuan
  • 1640 Battle of Songjin
  • 1644 Battle of Shanhai Pass
• 1633 Battle of the Southern Fujian Sea
• 1642 Battle of Nanyang
• 1644 Occupied Beijing

Qing dynasty

• 1652–1689 Sino–Russian border conflicts
• 1674–1681 Revolt of the Three Feudatories
• 1683 Battle of Penghu
• 1690–1757 First Oirat–Manchu War
  • September 3, 1690 Battle of Ulan Butung
  • 1696 Battle of Zuunmod
• 1718 Battle of the Salween River
• 1747–1792 Ten Great Campaigns
• 1796 White Lotus Rebellion
• 1839–1842 First Anglo-Chinese War
  • 1839 First Battle of Chuenpi
  • 1840 Capture of Chusan
  • 1840 Battle of the Barrier
  • 1841 Second Battle of Chuenpi
  • 1841 Battle of the Bogue
  • 1841 Battle of First Bar
  • 1841 Battle of Whampoa
  • March 1841 Battle of Canton
  • May 1841 Battle of Canton
  • 1841 Battle of Amoy
  • 1841 Capture of Chusan
  • 1841 Battle of Chinhai
  • 1842 Battle of Ningpo
  • 1842 Battle of Tzeki
  • 1842 Battle of Chapu
  • 1842 Battle of Woosung
  • 1842 Battle of Chinkiang
• 1851–1864 Taiping Rebellion
  • 1850 Jintian Uprising
  • 1853 Battle of Nanjing
  • 1856 First rout the Army Group Jiangnan
  • 1858 Battle of Sanhe
  • 1860 Second rout the Army Group Jiangnan
  • 1861 Battle of Anqing
  • 1861 Battle of Guanzhong
  • 1861 Battle of Shanghai
  • 1862 Battle of Cixi
  • 1863 Battle of Suzhou
  • 1863 Battle of Changzhou
  • 1864 Third Battle of Nanking
  • 1864 Hubei Pocket
  • 1865 Fujian Pocket
• 1856–1873 Panthay Rebellion
• 1862–1877 Dungan Revolt
  • 1870 Battle of Ürümqi
• 1864–1869 Nien Rebellion
  • 1867 Battle of Inlon River
• 1856–1860 Second Anglo-Chinese War
  • 1856 Pearl River Forts
  • 1857 Fatshan Creek
  • 1858 First Battle of Taku Forts
  • 1859 Second Battle of Taku Forts
  • 1860 Third Battle of Taku Forts
  • 1860 Battle of Palikao
• August 1884 – April 1885 Franco-Chinese War
  • 1883 Sơn Tây Campaign
  • 1883 Battle of Paper Bridge
  • 1884 Bắc Ninh Campaign
  • 1884 Bắc Lệ ambush
  • 1884 Battle of Fuzhou
  • 1884 Kep Campaign
  • 1884 Keelung Campaign
  • 1885 Lạng Sơn Campaign
  • 1885 Battle of Shipu
  • 1885 Battle of Zhenhai
  • 1885 Siege of Tuyên Quang
  • 1885 Battle of Hòa Mộc
  • 1885 Battle of Bang Bo
  • 1885 Battle of Phu Lam Tao
  • 1885 Keelung Campaign
  • 1885 Pescadores Campaign

The Qing Empire in 1890

• 1894–1895 First Sino-Japanese War
  • 1895 Battle of Weihaiwei
• 1895–1896 Dungan Revolt
• 1899–1901 Boxer Rebellion
  • 1900 Battle of Taku Forts
  • 1900 Battle of Tientsin
  • 1900 Battle of Shanhaiguan
  • 1900 Battle of Beicang
  • 1900 Battle of Yangcun
  • 1900 Battle of Yingkou
  • 1900 Battles on Amur River
  • 1900 Battle of Peking
  • 1900 Seymour Expedition
  • 1900 Siege of the International Legations
• February 8, 1904 – 5 September 5, 1905 Russo-Japanese War
• 1911–1912 Xinhai Revolution
  • 1911 Wuchang Uprising

Republic of China

• October 10, 1911 – February 12, 1912 Xinhai Revolution
• 1916–1928 Warlord Era
  • 1926–1928 Northern Expedition
• 1927–1950 Chinese Civil War
• September 18, 1931 – February 27, 1932 Japanese invasion of Manchuria
  • September 18, 1931 – February 18, 1932 Mukden Incident
• April 1933 – December 1936 Actions in Inner Mongolia
  • January 1 – May 31, 1933 Defense of the Great Wall
• July 7, 1937 – September 9, 1945 Second Sino-Japanese War
• September 1, 1939 – 2 September 2, 1945 World War II
  • 1937–1945 Pacific War
  • 1942–1945 China Burma India Theater of World War II

People's Republic of China

Area controlled by the People's Republic of China shown in dark green; claimed but uncontrolled regions shown in light green.

• 1950–1991 Cold War
  • 1950–1953 Korean War
  • 1969 Sino–Soviet border conflict
  • 1967 Chola incident
  • 1962 Sino-Indian War
  • 1964 Battle of the Paracel Islands
  • 1979, 1984 Sino-Vietnamese War
  • 1987 1987 Sino-Indian skirmish
  • 1988 Johnson South Reef Skirmish
• Xinjiang Conflict (ongoing)

Xiongnu

• 215 BCE Qin's campaign against the Xiongnu
• 133 BCE – 89 CE Han–Xiongnu War
• 60–53 BCE Xiongnu Civil War

Rouran Khaganate

• 330–555 Origin and expansion

Turkic Khaganate

• 581–593 Göktürk civil war

Turkic khaganates c. 600 CE

• 626–649 Emperor Taizong's campaign against Eastern Tujue
• 640–657 Tang campaigns against the Western Turks
  • 657 Conquest of the Western Turks

Uyghur Khaganate

• 744–848 The rise of Uyghurs in Mongolia

Mongol Empire

• 1207 Mongol conquest of Siberia

Golden Horde

• 1380–1390 Tokhtamysh–Timur war
• 1206–1337 Mongol invasions
• Tatar invasions
• 1938–1945 World War II
  • 1938–39 Soviet–Japanese border conflicts
  • 1945 Soviet invasion of Manchuria

People's Republic of Bangladesh

• 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War
  • Operation Searchlight
  • Operation Hotel Intercontinental
  • 1971 Bangladesh genocide
  • 1971 Indo-Pakistani War
  • Liberation of Mirpur
  • Battle of Gazipur
  • Battle of Sylhet
  • Battle of Boyra
• 1972-1975 Communist insurgency
• 15 August 1975 Bangladesh coup d'état
• 3 November 1975 Bangladesh coup d'état
• 7 November 1975 Bangladesh coup d'état
• 1977 Bogra mutiny
• 1977 Air Force mutiny
• 1977-1997 Chittagong Hill Tracts conflict
• 1991-1992 Operation Clean and Beautiful Nation
• 1994 Ansar mutiny
• 1996 coup d'état attempt
• 1998 coup d'état
• 2001 Indo-Bangla border skirmish
• 2004 10-Truck Arms and Ammunition Haul
• 2006–2008 Bangladeshi political crisis
• 2008 Myanmar naval standoff
• 2009 Bangladesh Rifles revolt
• 2011 coup d'état attempt
• 2015 Arakan Army border clash

Bharathvarsha

• c. 15000 BCE Ramayana War
• c. 5300 BCE – Kurukshetra War

Bharat

• c. 1700 BCE – c. 1000 BCE Battle of the Ten Kings
• 543–504 BCE Vijaya's conquest of Sri Lanka

Kingdom of Magadha

• 500–321 BCE Kingdom of Magadha conflicts
  • 323–298 BCE Chandragupta Maurya's conquests
  • 265–264 BCE Kalinga War
• 424–321 BCE Nanda Empire conflicts
  • 424–321 BCE Nanda Dynasty conflicts
  • 321–320 BCE Conquest of the Nanda Empire

Maurya Empire

• 265-264 BCE Kalinga war

Indo-Scythian Kingdom

• 320–550 Gupta Empire conflicts

Gupta Empire

• 320–550 Gupta Empire conflicts

Empire of Harsha

• 606–647 Empire of Harsha Conflicts

Delhi Sultanate

• 1206–1451 Delhi Sultanate conflicts
• 1206–1337 Mongol conquests
  • 1221–1308 Mongol invasions of India
    • Spring 1221 Battle of Indus
    • December 20, 1305 Battle of Amroha

Vijaynagara Empire

1336–1646 Vijayanagara Empire conflicts

• 1520 Battle of Raichur
• 1565 Battle of Talikota

Mughal Empire

• 1526–1757 Mughal Empire conflicts
  • 1526 First Battle of Panipat
  • 1527 Battle of Khanwa
  • 1556 Second Battle of Panipat
  • 1615–82 Ahom–Mughal conflicts
  • 1649–53 Mughal–Safavid War
  • 1739 Battle of Karnal

Maratha Empire

• 1681-1707 Mughal-Maratha Wars
• 1737-1758 Maratha conquests of North and Northwest India
• 1777–1818 Anglo-Maratha Wars
• 1780-1787 Maratha-Mysore Wars

Sikh Empire

• 1799–1849 Sikh Empire conflicts
  • 1708 Battle of Chamkaur
  • 1700 First Battle of Anandpur
  • 1687 Battle of Nadaun
  • 1897 Battle of Saragarhi
  • 1701–1704 Second Battle of Anandpur
  • September 18, 1688 Battle of Bhangani
  • 1837 Battle of Jamrud
• 1841–1842 Sino-Sikh war
• 1855–1856 Nepalese–Tibetan War

Company rule in India

• 1766–1799 Anglo-Mysore Wars
  • 1766–1769 First Anglo-Mysore War
  • 1780–1784 Second Anglo-Mysore War
  • 1789–1792 Third Anglo-Mysore War
  • 1798–1799 Fourth Anglo-Mysore War
• 1777–1818 Anglo-Maratha Wars
  • 1777–1783 First Anglo-Maratha War
  • 1803–1805 Second Anglo-Maratha War
  • 1817–1818 Third Anglo-Maratha War
• 1799–1802 Polygar Wars
• 1814–1816 Gurkha War
• 1816–1826 Burmese invasions of Assam
• 1841–1842 Sino-Sikh War
• 1845–1849 Anglo-Sikh Wars
  • 1845–1846 First Anglo-Sikh War
  • 1848–1849 Second Anglo-Sikh War
• 1845–1849 British Empire conflicts
  • 1845 Battle of Mudki
  • 1845 Battle of Ferozeshah
  • 1846 Battle of Aliwal
  • February 10, 1846 Battle of Sobraon
  • 1848 Battle of Ramnagar
  • 1849 Battle of Chillianwala
  • 1849 Battle of Gujrat
  • 1849 Siege of Multan
• 1857 Indian Rebellion/Indian Mutiny
  • 1857 Siege of Delhi
  • 1857 Siege of Cawnpore
  • 1857 Siege of Lucknow
  • 1857 Battle of Jhelum
  • 1857 Siege of Arrah
  • 1858 Jhansi

British Raj

• 1823–1886 Anglo-Burmese wars
  • 1823–1826 First Anglo-Burmese War
  • 1852–1853 Second Anglo-Burmese War
  • 1885–1886 Third Anglo-Burmese War
• 1839–1860 Opium Wars
  • 1839–1848 First Opium War
  • 1856–1860 Second Opium War
• 1839–1919 Anglo-Afghan Wars
  • 1839–1842 First Anglo-Afghan War
  • 1878–1880 Second Anglo-Afghan War
  • 1919 Third Anglo-Afghan War
• 1888 Sikkim Expedition
• 1897–1898 Tirah Campaign
• Indian independence movement
• 1905 Partition of Bengal
• 1905–1947 Revolutionary movement for Indian independence
• 1914–1918 World War I
• 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre
• 1920–1935 Non-cooperation movement
• 1939–1945 World War II
  • 1939–1945 India in World War II
  • 1941–1945 South-East Asian theatre of World War II
  • 1942–1945 China Burma India Theater of World War II
  • 1942–1945 Battles and operations of the Indian National Army
• 1942–1945 Battles and operations of the Indian National Army
• 1942–1947 Quit India Movement

Dominion of India

• 1947 Partition of India
• October 22, 1947 – January 1, 1948 Indo-Pakistani War
• September 13–18, 1948 Operation Polo

Republic of India

• 1961 Operation Vijay
• 1962 Sino-Indian War
• 1964 – ongoing Insurgency in Northeast India
• 1965 Indo-Pakistani War
• 1967 – ongoing Naxalite-Maoist insurgency
• March 26 – December 16, 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War
  • 1971 Indo-Pakistani War
• 1984 Siachen conflict
  • 1984 Operation Meghdoot
• 1984 Operation Blue Star
  • 1984 Operation Woodrose
• 1987–1990 Indian intervention in the Sri Lankan Civil War
  • 1987 Operation Pawan
  • 1988 Operation Viraat
  • 1988 Operation Trishul
  • 1988 Operation Checkmate
• 1989 – ongoing Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
• 1999 Kargil War

Kingdom of Funan

• c. 100 Preah Thaong and Neang Neak conflict

Chenla Kingdom

• Apex and decline of Funan

Khmer Empire

900 AD
Red: Khmer Empire
Light green: Haripunjaya
Yellow: Champa

• 1020–1130 Medieval Chola invasions

French Indochina

• 1945–1954 First Indochina War
• 1967–1975 Cambodian Civil War
• 1957–1975 Vietnam War
• 1978–1989 Cambodian–Vietnamese War
• 1978–1988 Vietnamese border raids in Thailand
• 1997 Clashes in Cambodia
• 2008-2011 Cambodian–Thai border dispute

Grand Duchy of Moscow

• 1368-1372 Lithuanian-Muscovite War
• 1376 Muscovite-Volga Bulgars War
  • Battle on Pyana River
  • Battle of the Vozha River
  • Battle of Kulikovo
• 1382 Siege of Moscow
• 1438–1552 Russo-Kazan Wars
• 1467-1469 Qasim War
• 1471 Battle of Shelon
• 1480 Great stand on the Ugra River
• 1478 Siege of Kazan
• 1492-1494 First Muscovite-Lithuanian War
• 1495-1497 Russo-Swedish War
• 1500-1503 Second Muscovite-Lithuanian War
• 1507-1508 Third Muscovite-Lithuanian War
• 1512-1522 Fourth Muscovite-Lithuanian War
• 1534-1537 Fifth Muscovite-Lithuanian War

Tsardom of Russia

• 1552 Siege of Kazan
• 1552-1556 Tatar Rebellion
• 1554-1557 Ivan the Terrible's Swedish War
• 1556 Russian conquest of Astrakhan
• 1558-1583 Livonian War
• 1568-1570 Astrakhan Expedition
• 1571 Russo-Crimean War
• July 1580 – 1639 Russian conquest of Siberia

Territory of Muscovy / Russia in       1500,       1600 and       1700.

• • July 1580 – 1598 Conquest of the Khanate of Sibir
    • October 23, 1582 Battle of Chuvash Cape
• 1590-1595 Russo-Swedish War
• 1605-1618 Polish-Russian War
• 1606-1607 Bolotnikov Rebellion
• 1610-1617 Ingrian War
• 1632-1634 Smolensk War
• 1651-1653 Russo-Persian War
• 1652–1689 Sino-Russian border conflicts
• 1654-1667 First Northern War
• 1656-1658 Russo-Swedish War
• 1662-1664 First Bashkir Rebellion
• 1670-1671 Razin's Rebellion
• 1676-1681 Russo-Turkish War
• 1683-1700 Great Turkish War
• 1700-1721 Great Northern War
• 1704-1711 Third Bashkir Rebellion
• 1707-1708 Bulavin Rebellion
• 1717 Peter the Great's Khivan War
• 1717-1847 Kazakh-Russian conflicts

Russian Empire

Map of the Russian Empire showing any and all territory and immediate influence it possessed regardless of time period.

  Territory^[a]

  Spheres of influence

• 1722-1723 Russo-Persian War
• 1733-1738 War of Polish Succession
• 1735-1739 Russo-Turkish War
• 1735-1740 Fourth Bashkir Rebellion
• 1740-1748 War of the Austrian Succession
• 1756-1763 Seven Years' War
• 1768-1769 Koliivshchyna Rebellion
• 1768-1772 War of the Bar Confederation
• 1768-1774 Russo-Turkish War
• 1773-1775 Pugachev's Rebellion
• 1787-1792 Russo-Turkish War
• 1788-1790 Russo-Swedish War
• 1792 Polish-Russian War
• 1794 Kościuszko Uprising
• 1796 Persian Expedition of Catherine the Great
• 1799-1802 War of the Second Coalition
• 1803-1806 War of the Third Coalition
• 1804-1813 Russo-Persian War
• 1806-1807 War of the Fourth Coalition
• 1806-1812 Russo-Turkish War
• 1807-1812 Anglo-Russian War
• 1808-1809 Finnish War
• 1809 War of the Fifth Coalition
• 1812 French invasion of Russia
• 1813-1814 War of the Sixth Coalition
• 1815 War of the Seventh Coalition
• 1817-1864 Caucasian War
• 1825 Decembrist Revolt
• 1826-1828 Russo-Persian War
• 1827 Battle of Navarino
• 1828-1829 Russo-Turkish War
• 1830-1831 November Uprising
• 1839-1841 Second Egyptian-Ottoman War
• 1839-1895 Russian conquest of Central Asia
• 1841 Gurian Rebellion
• 1842 Shoorcha Rebellion
• 1848-1849 Hungarian Revolution
• 1853-1856 Crimean War
• 1858 Mahtra War
• 1861 Bezdna Revolt
• 1863-1864 January Uprising
• 1866 Siberian Uprising
• 1877-1878 Russo-Turkish War
• 1897-1898 Cretan Revolt
• 1899-1901 Boxer Rebellion
• 1904–1905 Russo-Japanese War
• January 22, 1905 – June 16, 1907 Revolution of 1905
• July 28, 1914 – November 11, 1918 World War I
• February–October 1917 Russian Revolution
  • February 1917 February Revolution
  • July 1917 July Days
  • October 1917 October Revolution
• November 7, 1917 – October 25, 1922 Russian Civil War

Russian Republic

• November 7, 1917 – October 25, 1922 Russian Civil War

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

• 1939–1945 World War II
  • 1938–1939 Soviet–Japanese border conflicts
  • 1945 Soviet invasion of Manchuria
• 1945–1991 Cold War
  • 1969 Sino-Soviet border conflict

Russian Federation

• 1991-ongoing Kuril Islands dispute
• (1994-1996),(1999-2010) Chechen Wars
• (2022- present) Russia Invaded Ukraine