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This is a list of wars involving the political entities based in the [[Magadha (region)|Magadha region]] of India.

== Ancient Magadha ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Conflict
! Magadha and Allies
! Opponent(s)
! Outcome

|-
|'''[[Magadha–Anga war]]''' (540–535 BCE)
|[[Haryanka dynasty]]
|[[Anga]]
|'''Victory''' :Magadha annexation of [[Anga]]. <ref>{{Cite book |last=Singh |first=Upinder |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Pq2iCwAAQBAJ |title=A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Century |date=2008 |publisher=Pearson Education India |isbn=978-81-317-1677-9 |language=en}}</ref>

|-

|-
|[[Avanti–Magadhan War|'''First Magadha–Avanti War''']] (544–413 BCE)
|[[Haryanka dynasty]]
|[[Avanti (region)|Avanti]]
|'''Defeat''': Magadha failed to annex [[Avanti (region)|Avanti]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sathe |first=Shriram |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BNgGAAAAYAAJ |title=Dates of the Buddha |date=1987 |publisher=Bharatiya Itihasa Sankalana Samiti |language=en}}</ref>
|-

|-
|'''[[Magadha–Kosala War]]''' (Late 5th century BCE)
|[[Haryanka dynasty]]
|[[Kosala (Mahajanapada)|Kosala]]
|'''Victory''': Magadha annexation of [[Kosala (Mahajanapada)|Kosala]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=SHARMA |first=J. P. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ijsqvwEACAAJ |title=REPUBLICS IN ANCIENT INDIA c. 1500 B.C.- 500 B.C. |date=1968 |pages=182–206 |language=en}}</ref>
|-

|-
|'''[[Magadha–Vajji war]]''' (484–468 BCE)
|[[Haryanka dynasty]]
|[[Vajjika League]]
|'''Victory''': Magadha annexation of [[Vajjika League|Vajjika Republic]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}}
|-
|[[Avanti–Magadhan War#Shishunaga: Conquest of Avanti|'''Second Magadha–Avanti War''']] (413–400 BCE)
|[[Shaishunaga dynasty|Shishunaga dynasty]]
|[[Avanti (region)|Avanti]]
|'''Victory''': Magadha annexation of [[Avanti (region)|Avanti]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Raychaudhuri|first=Hemchandra|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=h1KObc_qaXYC&pg=PA166|title=Political History of Ancient India: From the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of the Gupta Dynasty |date=2006|publisher=Cosmo Publications |isbn=978-81-307-0291-9 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|[[Nanda dynasty#Imperial extent|'''Nanda's conquest of Northern India''']]
(c.345 - 321 BCE)
|[[Nanda Empire|Nanda dynasty]]
|[[Nanda dynasty#Imperial extent|North Indian states]]
|'''Victory'''<ref>{{Cite book |last=Ganguly |first=Dilip Kumar |url=https://archive.org/details/historyhistorian00gang |title=History and historians in ancient India |date=1984 |publisher=New Delhi : Abhinav Publications |others=Internet Archive |pages=19-20}}</ref>
|-
|[[Nanda–Mauryan War|'''Overthrow of the Nanda dynasty''']] (c. 323–321 BCE)
|[[Nanda Empire|Nanda dynasty]]
|[[Chandragupta Maurya]]
|'''Defeat''': Establishment of the [[Mauryan Empire]] over annexed [[Nanda Empire|Nanda]] territories.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r0ZBAQAAMAAJ |title=Journal of the Buddhist Text Society of India |date=1895 |publisher=The Society |pages=26–32 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|'''[[Chandragupta Maurya#Unrest and warfare in the Punjab|Chandragupta's conquest of North-western India]]''' (c. Early 3rd century BCE)
|[[Maurya Empire|Maurya dynasty]]
|Greek satrapies
|'''Victory''': All remaining Macedon satrapies defeated.<ref>[https://books.google.co.in/books?id=i-y6ZUheQH8C&redir_esc=y Chandragupta Maurya and his times] pg.6-8 31-33</ref>
|-
|[[Chandragupta Maurya#Assumed control of Southern India|'''Chandragupta's Conquests of Deccan''']]
(c. Early 3rd century BCE)
|[[Maurya Empire|Maurya dynasty]]
|Deccan states
|'''Victory''': Chandragupta's reign extended over most of the subcontinent.<ref>[https://indianculture.gov.in/ebooks/age-nandas-and-mauryas-0 Age of Nanadas and Mauryas] Pg.18</ref>
|-
|'''[[Seleucid–Mauryan War]]''' (305–303 BCE)
|[[Maurya Empire|Maurya dynasty]]
|[[Seleucid Empire]]
|'''Victory''': Treaty of the Indus; Seleucid Empire's eastern satrapies such as Aria, Arachosia, Gedrosia and Paropamisadae ceded to the Maurya Empire.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Thapar Romila |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.ernet.4083/page/70/mode/1up |title=Ancient India A Textbook Of History For Middle Schools |date=1966 |publisher=Ncert}}</ref>
|-
|[[Bindusara#Takshashila revolt|'''First Takshashila Revolt''']] (c. Late 3rd century BCE)
|[[Maurya Empire|Maurya dynasty]]
|Rebels
|'''Victory''': Prince Ashoka stops the revolt.{{cn|date=November 2024}}
|-
|[[Bindusara#Takshashila revolt|'''Second Takshashila Revolt''']] (c. Late 3rd century BCE)
|[[Maurya Empire|Maurya dynasty]]
|Rebels
|'''Defeat''': Prince [[Susima|Shushima]] fails to stop the revolt.{{cn|date=November 2024}}
|-
|'''[[Kalinga War]]''' (c. 262–261 BCE)
|[[Maurya Empire|Maurya dynasty]]
|[[Kalinga (region)|Kalinga]]
|'''Victory''': [[Kalinga (historical kingdom)|Kalinga]] annexed by [[Mauryan Empire|Mauryan dynasty]].{{cn|date=November 2024}}
|-
|[[Samprati#Reign|'''Mauryan Reconquest''']] (c. Early 2nd century BCE)
|[[Maurya Empire|Maurya dynasty]]
|Breakaway Deccan states & [[Kalinga (region)|Kalinga]]
|'''Victory''': Imperial soldiers disguised as Jain monks reconquer breakaway territories.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Chandra |first=Moti |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rDL4kA7SWkEC&pg=PA75 |title=Trade And Trade Routes In Ancient India |publisher=Abhinav Publications |isbn=978-81-7017-055-6 |pages=75 |language=en}}</ref>{{Bcn|date=November 2024}}
|-
|'''[[Shunga–Greek War]]''' (c. Late 2nd century BCE)
*'''[[Demetrius I's invasion of India]]'''
|[[Shunga Empire|Shunga dynasty]]
|[[Greco-Bactrian Kingdom]] & [[Indo-Greek Kingdom]]
|'''Victory''': [[Shunga Empire|Shungas]] managed to resist the invasion.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sen |first=Sailendra Nath |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wk4_ICH_g1EC&pg=PA170 |title=Ancient Indian History and Civilization |date=1999 |publisher=New Age International |isbn=978-81-224-1198-0 |pages=170 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|[[Vidarbha kingdom (Mauryan era)#War with Shungas|'''Shunga–Vidarbha War''']] (c. Mid 1st century BCE)
|[[Shunga Empire|Shunga dynasty]]
|[[Vidarbha kingdom (Mauryan era)|Vidarbha]]
|'''Victory''': Vidarbha recognized the suzerainty of the Shunga rulers.{{cn|date=November 2024}}
|-
|[[Kanva dynasty#Succession|'''Kanva–Satavahana War''']] (28 BCE)
|[[Kanva dynasty]]
|[[Satavahana dynasty]]
|'''Defeat'''<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=chGrJUMarHoC&pg=PA39 |title=Indian Numismatic Studies |pages=38–39 |isbn=978-81-7017-035-8 |language=en |last1=Bajpai |first1=K. D. |date=October 2004 |publisher=Abhinav Publications }}</ref>{{Bcn|date=November 2024}}
|}

== Classical Magadha ==
In the [[Middle kingdoms of India|classical age of India]], [[Magadha]] was ruled by the [[Gupta Empire]] and then the [[Later Gupta dynasty]].
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:small;"
|-
! style="background:orange;"| Conflict
! style="background:orange; width:150px;"| Allies
! style="background:orange; width:150px;"| Opponent(s)
! style="background:orange; width:320px;"| Outcome
|-
|[[Samudragupta#Early victories|'''Samudragupta's first North Indian campaign''']]
(c. 4th century CE)
|[[Gupta Empire]]
|[[Samudragupta#Early victories|3 kings]] of [[Āryāvarta|Aryavarta]]
|'''Gupta Victory'''
|-
|[[Samudragupta#Northern conquests|'''Samudragupta's second North Indian campaign''']]
(c. 4th century CE)
| [[Gupta Empire]]
|[[Samudragupta#Northern conquests|8 kings]] of [[Āryāvarta|Aryavarta]]
|'''Gupta Victory'''
|-
|[[Samudragupta#Southern conquests|'''Samudragupta's South Indian campaign''']]
(c. 4th century CE)
|[[Gupta Empire]]
|[[Samudragupta#Southern conquests|12 kings]] of [[Dakshinapatha]]
|'''Gupta Victory'''
|-
|'''[[Gupta–Saka Wars]]'''
(c. 375 to 413 CE)
|[[Gupta Empire]]
|[[Western Satraps]]
|'''Gupta Victory'''
|-
|[[Chandragupta II#Punjab region|'''Chandragupta II's conquest Balkh (Punjab and Afghanistan)''']]
(c. 4th century to 5th century CE)
|[[Gupta Empire]]
|[[Balkh Province|Balkh states]]
|'''Indecisive'''
|-
|[[Kumaragupta I#Possible south-western conquests|'''Kumaragupta I's conquest of South-western India''']]
(c. 5th century CE)
|[[Gupta Empire]]
|[[Traikutaka dynasty]]
|'''Gupta Victory'''
|-
|'''[[Battle of Sondani]]''' (528 CE)
| [[Alchon Huns]]
| [[Aulikaras]] [[Gupta Empire]]
| '''Gupta and Aulikara victory'''
|-
|'''[[Gauda–Gupta War]]''' 
(528 CE)
| [[Kingdom of Gauda|Gauda Kingdom]]
| [[Gupta Empire]]
* [[Later Gupta dynasty]]
* [[Maukhari dynasty]]
| '''Gupta and Maukhari victory'''
|}

== References ==

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