- Pala Empire (750–1200)
- Sena dynasty (1070–1230)
- Bengal Sultanate (1338–1576)
- Bengal Subah (1576–1717)
- Nawab of Bengal (1717–1765)
- Bengal Presidency (1765–1947)
- East Bengal (1947–1955)
- East Pakistan (1955–1971)
- Bangladesh (1971–present)
- See also
- References
- External links
{{more citations needed|date=January 2017}}{{History of Bangladesh}}This is a list of battles and wars that involved and occurred in Bangladesh, or Bengal throughout different periods in history. Most of the battles and wars occurred when the modern area of Bengal was under different empires, especially the Mughal Empire and the British Empire, and the Bengalis served in both the Mughal and the British militaries. Since the independence of Bangladesh in 1971, it has its own military. Pala Empire (750–1200) The Pala Empire is famous for the conquest of Kannuj held by Dharmapala by fighting a war or battle against Gujara Prahibitra Sena dynasty (1070–1230) {{Empty section|date=January 2017}} Bengal Sultanate (1338–1576) Bengal became independent from the Delhi Sultanate in 1338, and remained independent till 1576 (except for brief Mughal and Afghan occupations in the 1540s). During this period, the Bengal Sultanate had its own military, and took part in various wars and armed conflicts. Conflict | Bangladesh and allies | Opponents | Results |
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Bengali expedition in Nepal (1349–1350) Location: Nepal | {{flagicon image|Bengal_Sultanate_Flag.gif}} Bengal | {{flagicon image|Pre-1962 Flag of Nepal (with spacing).svg}} Nepal | Victory[1]- Bengali withdrawal after gaining spoils of war
| First Delhite invasion of Bengal (1353–1354) Location: Bengal | {{flagicon image|Bengal_Sultanate_Flag.gif}} Bengal | {{flagicon image|Delhi Sultanate Flag (catalan atlas).png}} Delhi Empire | Victory[2]- Delhite invasion of Bengal repelled
| Second Delhite invasion of Bengal (1358–1360) Location: Bengal | {{flagicon image|Bengal_Sultanate_Flag.gif}} Bengal | {{flagicon image|Delhi Sultanate Flag (catalan atlas).png}} Delhi Empire | Victory[3]- Delhite invasion of Bengal repelled
| Bengali conquest of Chittagong (1512–1516) Location: Chittagong | {{flagicon image|Bengal_Sultanate_Flag.gif}} Bengal | {{flagicon image|Arakan Liberation Party flag.png}} Arakan | Victory[4]- Chittagong annexed into Bengal[4]
- Arakan became a vassal of Bengal[4]
| Mughal invasion of Bengal (1572–1576) Location: Bengal | {{flagicon image|Bengal_Sultanate_Flag.gif}} Bengal | {{flagicon image|Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg}} Mughal Empire | Defeat- Mughal annexation of Bengal
- Start of the anti-Mughal insurgency in Bengal
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Bengal Subah (1576–1717) In 1576, the Mughal Empire conquered Bengal and turned it into a province of the empire. The Mughal rule continued until 1717, when Mughal Subadar (provincial governor) Murshid Quli Khan declared the independence of Bengal. During this period, Bengalis served in the Mughal military, and took part in manh wars undertaken by the Mughals. Conflict | Bangladesh and allies | Opponents | Results |
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Conquest of Chittagong (1665–1666) | {{flagicon image|Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg}} Bengal{{flagicon|Netherlands|size=22px}} Netherlands {{flagicon|Portugal|size=22px}} Portugal | {{Flagicon image|Arakan Liberation Party flag.png}} Arakan | Victory- Re-annexation of Chittagong into Bengal
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Nawab of Bengal (1717–1765) In 1717, Murshid Quli Khan, who was the provincial governor of the Mughal province of Bengal, taking advantage of the weakness of the declining Mughal Empire, declared the independence of Bengal and established himself as the Nawab of Bengal. Bengal remained independent until 1764, when the British annexed the region. During this period, Bengal had its own military, and Bengalis served in it. Conflict | Bangladesh and allies | Opponents | Results |
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Maratha invasions of Bengal (1741–1751) | Bengal | {{flagcountry|Maratha Empire|size=22px}} | Military victory Political defeat- De facto Maratha occupation of Orissa, but de jure it remained a part of Bengal
| First Anglo–Bengal War (1756–1757) | Bengal | {{flagcountry|United Kingdom|size=22px}}- British East India Company
| Victory- Treaty of Alinagar (Kolkata)
| Second Anglo–Bengal War (1757) | Bengal {{flagcountry|Kingdom of France|22px}}- French East India Company
| {{flagcountry|United Kingdom|size=22px}}- British East India Company
| Defeat- Significant expansion of British influence over Bengal
| Third Anglo–Bengal War (1763–1764) | Bengal {{flagicon image|Flag of Awadh.svg|22px}} Oudh {{flagicon image|Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg|size=22px}} Mughal Empire | {{flagcountry|United Kingdom|size=22px}}- British East India Company
| Defeat- British annexation of Bengal
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Bengal Presidency (1765–1947) Conflict | Bangladesh and allies | Opponents | Results |
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Indian War of Independence (1857–1859) | {{flagicon image|Flag of the British East India Company (1801).svg}} Bengali Sepoys {{flagicon image|Flag of the British East India Company (1801).svg}} Indian Sepoys {{flagicon image|Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg}} Mughal Empire {{flagicon image|Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg}} Maratha Empire {{flagicon image|Gwalior flag.svg}} Gwalior{{flagicon image|Jhansi state flag.png}}Jhansi Oudh Many other factions | {{flag|British Empire}}- {{flagicon image|Flag of the British East India Company (1801).svg}} East India Company
Kingdom of Nepal {{flagicon image|Drapeau Ajaigarh.png}} Ajaigarh {{flagicon image|Alwar flag.svg}} Alwar {{flagicon image|Flag of Bharatpur.svg}} Bharathpur {{flagicon image|Drapeau Bhopal.svg}} Bhopal {{flagicon image|Flag of the British East India Company (1801).svg}} Bijawar {{flagicon image|Flag of Bikaner.svg}} Bikaner {{flagicon image|Bundi.svg}} Bundi {{flagicon image|Asafia flag of Hyderabad State.png}} Hyderabad {{flagicon image|Flag of Jaipur.svg}} Jaipur {{flagicon image|Jaoraflag.png}} Jaora {{flagicon image|Flag of Jodhpur.svg}} Jodhpur {{flagicon image|Kapurthala flag.svg}} Kapurthala {{flagicon image|Flag Jammu Kashmir.png}} Kashmir {{flagicon image|Keonjharflag.jpg}} Kendujhar {{flagicon image|Nabha flag.svg}} Nabha {{flagicon image|Patiala flag.svg}} Patiala {{flagicon image|Rampur flag.svg}} Rampur {{flagicon image|Rewaflag.png}} Rewa {{flagicon image|Flag of the British East India Company (1801).svg}} Sirmur {{flagicon image|Sirohi.svg}} Sirohi {{flagicon image|Mewar.svg}} Udaipur {{Flagicon image|Flag of Kingdom of Mysore.svg}} Mysore {{Flagicon image|Flag of Kingdom of Travancore.svg}} Travancore | Defeat- Direct annexation of present-day Bangladesh, India and Pakistan into the British Empire
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East Bengal (1947–1955) In 1947, East Bengal became a province of the newly established state of Pakistan, and retained this name till 1955. During this period, Bengalis served in the Pakistani military and took part in various conflicts involving Pakistan. Conflict | Bangladesh and allies | Opponents | Results |
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Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 (1947–1949) | {{flagcountry|Pakistan|size=22px}}- {{flagicon|Pakistan|size=22px}} East Bengal
| {{flagcountry|India|size=22px}} | Ceasefire- Division of Kashmir between Pakistan and India
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East Pakistan (1955–1971) East Bengal was renamed East Pakistan in 1955, and it became one of the two units of Pakistan under the Pakistani policy of 'One Unit'. East Pakistan remained a part of Pakistan till 1971. During this period, Bengalis continued to serve in the Pakistani military and took part in the wars in which Pakistan participated during this period. Conflict | Bangladesh and allies | Opponents | Results |
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Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 (1965) | {{flagcountry|Pakistan|size=22px}}- {{flagicon|Pakistan|size=22px}} East Pakistan
| {{flagcountry|India|size=22px}} | Ceasefire |
Bangladesh (1971–present) Conflict | Bangladesh and allies | Opponents | Results |
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Bangladeshi War of Independence (1971) Location: Bangladesh, Pakistan and Bay of Bengal
| {{flagcountry|Bangladesh|size=22px}} {{flagcountry|India|size=22px}} (3 - 16 December 1971) | {{flagcountry|Pakistan|size=22px}} | Victory- Independence of Bangladesh
| Communist insurgency in Bangladesh (1972–1975) Location: Bangladesh | {{flagcountry|Bangladesh|size=22px}} | Communist insurgents- {{flagicon image|}} Gonobahini
- {{flagicon image|বাংলাদেশ কমিউনিস্ট পার্টির পতাকা.svg}} Purba Banglar Sarbahara Party
| Victory- Crushing of the insurgency
- Establishment of military rule in Bangladesh
| Chittagong Hill Tracts Conflict (1977–1997) Location: Chittagong Hill Tracts
| {{flagcountry|Bangladesh|size=22px}} | Tribal insurgents- {{flagicon image|Flag of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Shanti Bahini.svg}} Shanti Bahini
Supported by: {{flag|India}}[5][6] | Victory- Signing of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord[7]
- Preservation of the territorial integrity of Bangladesh
| Gulf War (1991) Location: Iraq and Kuwait | {{flagcountry|Bangladesh|size=22px}} {{flagcountry|United States|size=22px}} {{flagcountry|Kuwait|size=22px}} {{flagcountry|France|size=22px}} {{flagcountry|Saudi Arabia|size=22px}} {{flagcountry|United Kingdom|size=22px}} and other states | {{flagdeco|Iraq|1963}} Iraq | Victory- Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait
| Operation Clean and Beautiful Nation (1991) Location: Bangladesh–Myanmar border and Northern Rakhine State | {{flagcountry|Bangladesh|size=22px}} {{flagicon image|Flag of the Rohingya Solidarity Organisation.png}} Rohingya Solidarity Organisation | {{flagcountry|Myanmar|size=22px}} | Victory- Burmese tactical failure
- Failure to disarm and expel RSO insurgents
| Bangladesh–India Border Conflict (2001) Location: Bangladesh–India border | {{flagcountry|Bangladesh|size=22px}} | {{flagcountry|India|size=22px}} | Ceasefire- 3 Bangladeshi and 16 Indian border troops killed
- Return to status quo ante bellum[8]
| Bangladesh Rifles Revolt (2009) Location: Dhaka
| {{flagcountry|Bangladesh|size=22px}} | Mutineers from Bangladesh Rifles | Victory- Crushing of the revolt[9]
| Bangladesh–Arakan Army Conflict (2015) Location: Bangladesh–Myanmar border | {{flagcountry|Bangladesh|size=22px}} | {{flagicon image|Infobox AA.png}} Arakan Army | Victory- Expulsion of the Arakan Army from Bangladeshi territory[10]
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See also - History of Bengal
- Military history of Bangladesh
- Bangladesh Armed Forces
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External links- Bangladesh Official Army website
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsN0aRn0Wh0
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