16 Questions
Who defeated the Kalinga king in 261 B.C.?
Ashoka
Who did Alexander the Great defeat in the Battle of Hydaspes?
Porus
Who defeated Jayachandra of Kannauj in 1194 A.D.?
Mohammed Ghori
Who won the First Battle of Panipat in 1526 A.D.?
Babur
What was the outcome of the Treaty of Salbai?
The Marathas got back all their territories occupied by the British
Who formed an alliance with the Nizam and the Marathas in 1780 A.D.?
Haider Ali
Which empire was defeated in the Battle of Talikota?
Vijayanagar Empire
When did the First Anglo-Mysore War take place?
1767-1769 A.D.
Which Sultan was compelled to sign the Treaty of Seringapatam?
Tipu Sultan
Who defeated the Marathas in the Second Anglo-Maratha War?
Arthur Wellesley
Who was defeated by Babur in the Battle of Khanwa?
Rana Sanga
Who was defeated by the Mughals in the Battle of Haldighati?
Rana of Mewar Pratap
Who was the king who escaped by crossing over the river after being defeated by Sher Shah in the Battle of Chausa?
Humayun
Who was defeated by the British East India Company in the First Carnatic War?
French armies
Who was the Sultan who was defeated and killed by the British forces in the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War?
Tipu Sultan
Who was defeated by the Mughals in the Battle of Panipat?
Hem Chandra Vikramaditya (Hemu)
Study Notes
Important Battles Fought in India
- Battle of Kalinga (261 B.C.): Ashoka defeated the Kalinga king and later embraced Buddhism.
- Battle of Hydaspes (326 B.C.): Alexander the Great defeated the Paurava king Porus, but was impressed by his valour and returned his kingdom to him.
- Battle of Chhandwar (1194 A.D.): Mohammed Ghori defeated Jayachandra of Kannauj.
Mughal Dynasty
- First Battle of Panipat (1526 A.D.): Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodhi, marking the beginning of the Mughal Dynasty.
Anglo-Maratha Wars
- First Anglo-Maratha War (1775–1782 A.D.): Fought between the British East India Company and the Maratha Empire, ending with the Treaty of Salbai, where the British returned all occupied territories to the Marathas.
- Second Anglo-Maratha War (1803-1805 A.D.): British defeated the Marathas and annexed Tanjore, Surat, and Carnatic.
- Third Anglo-Maratha War (1817–1818 A.D.): British defeated the Marathas, marking the formal end of the Maratha empire.
Anglo-Mysore Wars
- First Anglo-Mysore War (1767–1769 A.D.): Fought between the Sultanate of Mysore and the East India Company, with the British being defeated.
- Second Anglo-Mysore War (1780 A.D.): Alliance between Haider Ali, the Nizam, and the Marathas defeated the English, with Hyder Ali becoming the master of Carnatic.
- Third Anglo-Mysore War (1790-1792 A.D.): Tipu Sultan was compelled to sign the Treaty of Seringapatam.
- Fourth Anglo-Mysore War (1799 A.D.): British forces defeated and killed Tipu Sultan.
Other Battles
- Battle of Talikota (1564-1565 A.D.): Alliance between Bijapur, Bidar, Ahmednagar, and Golconda under Hussain Nizam Shah defeated Ram Raja of Vijayanagar Empire.
- Battle of Chausa (7 June 1539): Sher Shah defeated the Mughals, but Humayun, the king, escaped by crossing the river.
- Battle of Kannauj (17 May 1540): Sher Shah won against Humayun, occupying only Agra city.
- First Battle of Tarain (1191): Prithviraj of Chauhan Dynasty defeated Mohammad of Ghori.
- Second Battle of Tarain (1192): Mohammad Ghori defeated Prithviraj Chauhan.
- Battle of Khanwa (17 March 1527): Rajputs under Rana of Mewar Rana Sanga were defeated by Babur of Mughals.
- Battle of Panipat (5 November 1556): Hem Chandra Vikramaditya (Hemu) was defeated by Mughals under Akbar.
- Battle of Haldighati (1576): Akbar's Mughals defeated Rana of Mewar Pratap, but Rana did not accept Mughal sovereignty.
- First Carnatic War (1745-1748): French occupied Madras, later returned it to British after the war between British and French armies.
This quiz covers significant battles fought in ancient India, including the Battle of Kalinga and the Battle of Hydaspes, and their impact on Indian history.
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