List of battles 301–1300

This is a list of battles from 301 A.D. to 1300 A.D.

4th century

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Year War Battle Loc. Date(s) Description
301 War of the Eight Princes Battle of Yangdi–Huangqiao China April—June Sima Jiong, Sima Ying and Sima Yong defeats Sima Lun.
303 Siege of Luoyang September 303—March 304 Sima Yong and Sima Ying defeats Sima Ai.
304 Battle of Dangyin 9 September Sima Ying defeats Sima Yue and captures Emperor Hui of Jin.
Battle of Pingji September Wang Jun and Sima Teng defeats Sima Ying.
306 Sack of Chang'an June Sima Yue defeats Sima Yong and returns Emperor Hui of Jin to Luoyang.
311Upheaval of the Five BarbariansBattle of NingpingMayHan-Zhao General Shi Le ambushes and annihilated the Jin army, Wang Yan executed.
Fall of Luoyang13—14 JulyHan-Zhao capture the Jin Dynasty's capital and capture Emperor Huai of Jin.
312Civil wars of the TetrarchySiege of SegusioItalySpringThe series of wars between Constantine and Maxentius starts.
Battle of TurinConstantine defeats forces loyal to Maxentius.
Battle of BresciaSummerMaxentius sends Ruricus to lead an attack against Constantine, only to fail.
Battle of VeronaConstantine defeats Maxentius once more in an attack, Ruricus dying whilst leading it.
Battle of the Milvian Bridge28 OctConstantine takes control of Italy, executing Maxentius and his family after.
313Battle of TzirallumTurkey30 AprilIn the eastern part of the Empire, the forces of Licinius defeat Maximinus Daia.
314Battle of CibalaeCroatiaConstantine defeats Licinius.
315 Arab incursions into the Sassanian empireArab incursion into Pars Iran During the childhood of Shapur II , Arab nomads made several incursions into Pars, where they raided Gor and its surroundings.
316Upheaval of the Five BarbariansFall of Chang'anChinaHan forces receives the surrender of Emperor Min of Jin; end of the Western Jin.
Civil wars of the TetrarchyBattle of MardiaBulgariaLate 316 or early 317Constantine again defeats Licinius, who cedes Illyricum to Constantine.
324Battle of AdrianopleTurkey3 JulyConstantine defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium.
Battle of the HellespontJulyFlavius Julius Crispus, son of Constantine defeats the naval forces of Licinius.
Battle of Chrysopolis18 SepConstantine decisively defeats Licinius, establishing his sole control over the Empire.
325Shapur II's Arab campaignShapur II's Abd Al Qays campaignSaudi ArabiaShapur II led an expedition against Abd al-Qays, during which he massacred most of the tribe, Later several Abd al-Qays tribesmen were relocated by Shapur to the province of Kirman
328Sixteen KingdomsBattle of LuoyangChinaAug/Sep 328—21 Jan 329Later Zhao defeats the Former Zhao and captures their emperor, Liu Yao.
c. 330Sack of MeroëSudanKingdom of Axum under King Ezana sack the capital of the Kingdom of Kush, leading to Kush's collapse.
336Sixteen KingdomsBattle of PingguoChinaFebMurong Huang defeats and captures his brother, Murong Ren.
Battle of OshakanArmeniaCommander Vache I Mamikonian of Armenia defeats king Sanesan of Maskut.
337Perso-Roman wars of 337-361Siege of NisibisTurkeyPersians unsuccessfully siege Roman city.
338Sixteen KingdomsBattle of JichengChina12–16 JuneFormer Yan repels a Later Zhao invasion.
Perso-Roman wars of 337–361Siege of NisibisTurkey15 June—14 or 24 AugShapur II besieges Nisibis for 60 days before returning to Persia.
344Battle of SingaraIraqEmperor Constantius II fights an indecisive battle against the Persian King Shapur II.
346Siege of NisibisTurkey346—347Persian King Shapur II again sieges the city and is repelled.
350Siege of NisibisKing Shapur II sieges Nisibis for the third time, flooding the city but ultimately being unsuccessful and retreats.
351Roman civil war of 350–353Battle of Mursa MajorCroatia28 SepEmperor Constantius II defeats the usurper Magnentius.
Sixteen KingdomsBattle of XiangguoChinaNov/Dec 350—April/May 351Later Zhao and Former Yan defeats Ran Wei. However, the last ruler of Later Zhao, Shi Zhi, is soon assassinated.
352Battle of Liantai17 MayFormer Yan defeats Ran Wei and captures Ran Min.
353Roman civil war of 350–353Battle of Mons SeleucusFranceAugFinal defeat of Magnentius by Constantius II.
356Roman–Alamanni conflict and Roman–Germanic WarsSiege of AutunThe city of Autun, Burgundy, is besieged by Alamanni forces. Julian the Apostate of Rome relieves the city, ending the siege.
Battle of DurocortorumCaesar Julian is defeated by the Alemanni.
Battle of BrumathRoman troops under Julian destroy a Germanic war band in open battle.
Siege of SenonaeGermanic troops unsuccessfully besiege the city of Senonae, where Julian is staying for the winter.
357Battle of StrasbourgJulian expels the Alamanni from the Rhineland.
359Perso-Roman wars of 337–361Battle of AmidaTurkeySasanians capture Amida from the Romans.
360Siege of SingaraIraqSasanians take Singara.
363Julian's Persian expeditionBattle of Ctesiphon29 MayEmperor Julian defeats Shapur II outside the walls of the Persian capital, but is unable to take the city, leading to an ultimate disaster on the retreat back to Roman territory.
Battle of SamarraJuneJulian fights the Sasanians and is subsequently killed in battle. Though indecisive, the battle leads to massive losses for the Roman Empire through a forced peace treaty.
366Procopius' RebellionBattle of ThyatiraTurkeyThe army of the Roman Emperor Valens defeats the usurper Procopius.
367Roman–Alamanni conflict and Roman–Germanic WarsBattle of SoliciniumGermanyRomans under Emperor Valentinian I defeat yet another Alemanni incursion.
369Huan Wen's Northern ExpeditionsBattle of FangtouChinaMarch/April—9 NovFormer Yan and Former Qin defeats Eastern Jin forces led by Huan Wen.
370Conquest of Former Yan by Former QinBattle of LuchuanNovFormer Qin forces led by Wang Meng defeat Former Yan.
373Battle of the Tanais RiverRussiaThe Huns defeat the Alans near the Don, beginning the great period of the Germanic migrations.[citation needed]
377Gothic War and Roman–Germanic WarsBattle of the WillowsBulgariaRoman troops fight an inconclusive battle against the Goths.
Battle of DibaltumGoths, Alans and Huns defeat Romans.
378Battle of AdrianopleTurkey9 AugThe Thervings under Fritigern defeat and kill the Eastern Roman Emperor Valens.
Roman–Germanic WarsBattle of ArgentovariaFranceThe Western Emperor Gratianus is victorious over the Alamanni, yet again.
380Gothic War and Roman–Germanic WarsBattle of ThessalonicaGreeceThe Goths under Fritigern fight and defeat a Roman army under Emperor Theodosius I.
383Sixteen KingdomsBattle of FeishuiChina30 NovFu Jiān is defeated by the Jin commander Xie An. The kingdom of the Former Qin collapses shortly thereafter.
388Roman civil warBattle of the SaveCroatiaEmperor Theodosius I defeats the usurper Magnus Maximus. Also known as the Battle of Poetovio.
394Battle of the FrigidusSlovenia5–6 SepThe Christian Roman Emperor Theodosius I defeats and kills the last Pagan-tolerant usurper Eugenius and his Frankish general Arbogast.
395Sixteen KingdomsBattle of Canhe SlopeChina8 DecPart of the Later Yan campaign into Northern Wei territory; crushing defeat for the Later Yan forces.
397Battle of Baisi23–24 MarchNorthern Wei defeats the Later Yan, driving them out of the Central Plains.

5th century

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Year War Battle Loc. Date(s) Description
402Gothic War and Roman–Germanic WarsBattle of PollentiaItaly6 AprilRomans under Flavius Stilicho win a small victory against the Visigoths under Alaric.
403Battle of VeronaJuneStilicho defeats the Visigoths under Alaric, forcing them out of Italy.
405War of RadagaisusSiege of FlorenceStilcho defends city from the Goths, but Florence is nearly destroyed.
406War of Radagaisus and Roman–Germanic WarsBattle of FaesulaeStilicho defeats Visigoths and Vandals under Radagaisus.
Vandal–Frankish warBattle of MainzGermanyAn army of Vandals, Suevi, and Alans defeats the Frankish federation.
409Fall of the Roman EmpireBattle of OstiaItalyVisigoths under Alaric I defeat Romans.
Liu Yu's Northern ExpeditionsBattle of LinquChinaEastern Jin decisively defeats Southern Yan.
Siege of GuangguJin dynasty conquer Southern Yan
410Fall of the Roman EmpireSack of RomeItaly24 AugThe Visigoths under Alaric sack Rome.
413Siege of MassiliaFranceVisigoths under Ataulf are defeated by Romans under Bonifacius while trying to siege Roman city. They make peace with Rome soon after.
419Battle of the Nervasos MountainsSpainSuebi under Hermeric allied with Romans in Hispania defeat coalition between the Vandals and Alans.
422Battle of TarracoThe Vandals defeat the Western Roman Empire.
425Gothic revolt of Theodoric ISiege of ArlesFranceThe Roman general Aëtius defeats the Visigoths under Theodoric I.
428Fall of the Roman EmpireBattle of MéridaSpainVandals defeat Suebi.
430Siege of Hippo RegiusAlgeriaJune 430—Aug 431Vandals under Genseric establish a foothold in Africa, strategically defeating Rome. Saint Augustine dies during the siege.
431Battle of HelenaFranceRomans defeat Franks.
432Battle of RiminiItalyThe Roman general Aëtius is defeated by his rival Count Boniface, who is killed.
436Gothic WarBattle of NarbonneFrance436—437Aëtius again defeats the Visigoths under Theodoric I.
439Fall of the Roman EmpireBattle of CarthageTunisia19 OctRomans lose Carthage to the Vandals.
Battle of ToulouseFranceVisigoths led by Theodoric I defeat Romans under General Litorius, who is killed.
447Battle of the UtusBulgariaHunnic victory, led by Attila, over Roman forces in what is today Bulgaria.
445Battle of Vicus HelenaFrancec. 445—450Romans under Aëtius defeated the Franks under Chlodio.
450Legends of the Germanic heroic ageBattle of FinnsburgNetherlandsPossibly mythical battle where Frisians allied with Jutes fight and are defeated by Danes in the Germanic heroic age. Frisian King Finn and Danish Prince Hnæf both supposedly died in combat.
451Battle of AvarayrIran26 MayForces of Yazdegerd II annihilate the Christian Armenian rebels led by Saint Vartan.
Fall of the Roman EmpireBattle of ChâlonsFrance20 JuneAn alliance under Visigothic king Theodoric I and Romans under Aëtius repulse the attack of Attila the Hun and his allies. Theodoric is killed in the battle.
452Sack of AquileiaItaly18 JulyAquileia is razed to the ground by the forces of Attila the Hun.
454Germanic-Hunnic WarsBattle of NedaoA Germanic alliance under the leadership of the Ostrogoths and the Gepids breaks Hunnic power in Europe.
455Roman–Germanic WarsSack of RomeItaly2–6 JuneThe Vandals sack Rome during their campaign against Emperor Petronius Maximus, looting the city for 14 days.
Anglo-Saxon settlement of BritainBattle of AylesfordEnglandBritons and Anglo-Saxons battle in Kent, victory is unclear.
456Fall of the Roman EmpireBattle of CorsicaFranceRomans repel Vandal attempt to annex Corsica.
Battle of ÓrbigoSpainTheodoric II, king of the Visigoths defeats the Suevi, sacks their capital, and conquers Spain.
457Battle of GariglianoItalyRomans under Majorian defeat the Vandals.
Battle of Campi CanniniRomans under Majorian defeats the Alemanni.
458Gothic War and Fall of the Roman EmpireBattle of ArelateFranceLate 458The Roman Emperor Majorian, with the support of Aegidius and Nepotianus, defeats the Visigoths at Arlate.
Fall of the Roman EmpireBattle of ToulouseThe Roman Emperor Majorian defeats the Visigoths.
461Battle of CartagenaSpainA Vandal fleet surprises and destroys the Roman fleet.
461Battle of BergamoItalyRomans under General Ricimer defeat Roman followers of emperor Majorian.
463Roman–Germanic WarsBattle of OrleansFranceKingdom of Soissons and Alans led by Aegidius defeat Visigoths under Theodoric II.
465Anglo-Saxon settlement of BritainBattle of WippedesfleotEnglandThe Saxons under Hengest battle the Britons, victory is undecided.
468Fall of the Roman EmpireBattle of BoliaHungaryOstrogoths defeat a coalition of Gepids, Heruli, Rugii, Sarmatians, Sciri, Suebi and the Roman Empire.
Vandal War and Fall of the Roman EmpireBattle of Cape BonTunisiaVandals decisively defeat large joint effort by Western Roman Empire and Eastern Roman Empire to retake Carthage.
469Fall of the Roman EmpireBattle of DéolsFranceVisigoths defeat Bretons.
471Battle of ArlesVisigoths defeat the Western Roman Empire.
472Siege of RomeItalyMarch—JulyRicimer, having fallen out with his choice for Roman Emperor, allies with the Burgundians and Germans under Odoacer, defeats and kills the Roman Emperor Anthemius.
476Battle of Ravenna2–4 SepThe Germanic foederati led by Odoacer decisively defeat the Western Roman Empire and depose Emperor Romulus Augustulus. Western Roman Empire dissolved.
484Hephthalite–Sasanian War of 484Battle of HeratAfghanistanHephthalite Empire decisively defeats the Sasanian Empire and kills King Peroz I.
485Anglo-Saxon settlement of BritainBattle of MercredesburneEnglandSaxons under Aelle defeat British defenders.
486Franco-Roman War of 486Battle of SoissonsFranceClovis I defeats Syagrius and gains the Domain of Soissons.
489Conquest of Italy by Theodoric the GreatBattle of IsonzoItaly28 AugOdoacer fights the Ostrogoths under Theodoric the Great, ending in the Italian troops' defeat.
Battle of SirmiumSerbiaAugKing Theodoric the Great of the Ostrogoths defeats king Thraustila of the Gepids.
Conquest of Italy by Theodoric the GreatBattle of VeronaItaly30 SepOdoacer fights the Ostrogoths near Verona, and is defeated a second time.
490Siege of RavennaLate 490—5 March 493Odoacer holds out against Theodoric the Great until the Ostrogothic king is able to enforce a naval blockade on the city. Several days after a truce is negotiated to end the siege, Theodoric kills Odoacer with his own hands.
492Isaurian WarBattle of CotyaeumTurkeyByzantine army under John the Scythian defeats Isaurians under Longinus of Cardala.
496First Franco-Visigothic war (496–498)Battle of TolbiacGermanyFranks under Clovis I defeat the Alamanni, killing their king.
497First Hunnic WarSack of KausambiIndiaAlchon Huns sack the central Indian city of Kosambi.
498First Battle of EranAlchon Huns decisively defeat the Gupta Empire and annex Malwa.

6th century

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Year War Battle Loc. Date(s) Description
502Anastasian WarSiege of TheodosiopolisTurkeyAugSasanians under Kavadh I take ungarrisoned Byzantine city.
Siege of MartyropolisSasanians take Byzantine city.
Siege of AmidaOct 502—Jan 503Byzantine city holds out for three months without reinforcements against Persian siege led by Kavadh I before they eventually take the city until the Byzantines ransom it back in a treaty two years later.
505Basus War Battle of zanaebSaudi ArabiaTaghlib victory in zanaeb valley in Najd.
Battle daryaTaghlib victory in Darya near Al-Qassim Province.
506Campaigns of Clovis IBattle of StrasbourgFranceThe Franks under Clovis I defeats the Alemanni.
Battle of ZhongliChina506-507Northern Wei invaded Liang Dynasty, but the attack failed.
507Franco–Gothic WarBattle of VouilléFranceThe Franks under Clovis I defeat the Visigoths under Alaric II decisively, gaining Gallia Aquitania. Clovis kills Alaric in single combat.
510First Hunnic WarSecond Battle of EranIndiaAlchon Huns defeat the Guptas and temporarily conquer the province of Malwa.
512War of the Visigothic SuccessionBattle of BarcelonaSpain

The Ostrogothic Kingdom under Ibbas defeats Visigothic rebels under Gesalec.

518Anglo-Saxon conquest of BritainBattle of Mons BadonicusUnited KingdomOr Battle of Mynydd Baddon. British forces defeat the Saxons decisively, ending their advance into British lands. Later connected to King Arthur.
520Second Hunnic WarSack of PataliputraIndiaAlchon Huns under Mihirakula sack and devastate the capital of the Gupta Empire, leading to the permanent decline of both the Gupta Empire and Pataliputra as a city.
522Basus WarBattle of the shaved headsSaudi ArabiaBanu Bakr soldiers shave their heads so that they would know each others on the battlefield , Banu Bakr defeat Taghlib
524Invasion of BurgundyBattle of VézeronceFrance25 JuneBurgundians and Ostrogoths under Theodoric the Great defeat the Merovingian Franks.
525Battle on the RhineNetherlandsThe army of king Theudebert I of Austrasia and a king in Frisia defeat an army of Danes.
Aksumite invasion of Himyarsiege of sanaaYemenKingdom of Aksum under Kaleb of Axum annexes the Himyarite Kingdom of Dhu Nuwas.
528Iberian WarBattle of ThannurisSyriaSummerSasanians defeat Byzantines under Belisarius, but take heavy losses.
Second Hunnic WarBattle of SondaniIndiaAlliance of Indian rulers defeat the Alchon Huns, who retreat out of India.
530Iberian WarBattle of DaraTurkeyJuneByzantine commander Belisarius, in alliance with Heruli and the Huns, defeats Sasanian Persians in Turkey.
Battle of SatalaSummerByzantines under Sittas and Dorotheus defeat attacking Persians under Mermeroes.
Banu Asad Revolt against Hujr of kindaSaudi ArabiaBanu Asad Revolt against Kingdom of Kinda and kill king Hujr .
Imru' al-Qais' attack on Asad tribeImru' al-Qais with the help of Taghlib tribe exacts revenge on Banu Asad for killing his father "Hujr" killing many of them , but he fails to regain control of the throne of his father
Battle on the Ice of Lake VänernSwedenBetween Eadgils and his uncle King Onela of Sweden with the help of Beowulf. This event appears in several Norse sagas and in the Anglo-Saxon epic Beowulf.
531Iberian WarBattle of CallinicumSyria19 AprilA Sasanian army defeats a Byzantine force in Syria, but with heavy losses on both sides.
Siege of MartyropolisTurkeyAutumnSasanians withdraw from attack on Byzantine city, last battle of the Iberian War.
Battle of the Unstrut RiverGermanyFrankish King Theuderic I defeats Thuringian King Hermanafrid and conquers Thuringia
532Battle of AutunFranceFrankish kings Childebert I and Chlothar I defeat the Burgundians and conquer their territory.
533Vandalic WarBattle of Ad DecimumTunisia13 SepBelisarius defeats the Vandals under Gelimer near Carthage.
Battle of Tricamarum15 DecBelisarius again defeats the Vandals near Carthage, ending Vandal rule in North Africa.
534Byzantine–Moorish warsBattle of MammesByzantine general Solomon defeats the Moorish rebels and secures control of Byzacena.
535Battle of Mount BourgaonSummer
536Gothic WarSiege of NaplesItalyOct—NovByzantines under Belisarius take city from the Ostrogoths.
537Matter of BritainBattle of CamlannUnited KingdomKing Arthur killed, perhaps mythical, by Mordred.
Byzantine–Moorish warsBattle of Scalas VeteresTunisiaSpringGermanus defeats rebel African army.
Battle of ShayuanChinaWestern Wei dynasty defeats the Eastern Wei dynasty
538Gothic WarSiege of RomeItalyUnsuccessful siege of Rome by the Ostrogoths, Byzantine defenders under Belisarius remain victorious.
Siege of AriminumItalyMarch–JulyBelisarius broke the Ostrogothic siege without a fight against a numerically superior force with the use of psychological warfare.
Siege of UrbinusItalyBelisarius continues to expand at the expense of Ostrogoths.
540Byzantine–Moorish warsBattle of BabosisAlgeriaByzantine general Solomon defeats the Moorish rebels of the Aurès Mountains region and secures control of Numidia and Mauretania Sitifensis.
Battle of Zerboule
Siege of BanavasiIndiaChalukyas under Kirttivarman I defeat Kadamba dynasty and annex their capital of Banavasi.
541Lazic WarSiege of PetraGeorgia (country)Feb—JuneSasasians under Khosrow I capture Byzantine fortress.
Gothic WarSiege of VeronaItalyWinterOstrogoths under Totila defend city against larger Byzantine army.
542Battle of FaventiaSpringOstrogoths under Totila defeat Byzantine army.
Battle of MucelliumOstrogoths defeat Byzantine army.
543Lazic WarBattle of AnglonArmeniaA Byzantine invasion of Sasanian Armenia is defeated by a small force under Nabedes.
544Siege of EdessaTurkeyMarch—AprilSasanians under Khosrow I abandon siege of Byzantine city of Edessa, which pays them 5 centenaria of gold.
Byzantine–Moorish warsBattle of CilliumTunisiaByzantine General Solomon killed in battle by a coalition of Berber tribes.
545Battle of ThaciaAutumnStotzas mortally wounded by Byzantine general John.
546Battle of SufetulaLate 546 or early 547Byzantine general John Troglita defeats the Moorish rebels under Antalas.
547Battle of MartaLate summerJohn Troglita is defeated by a coalition of Tripolitanian Moors.
548Battle of the Fields of CatoSummerJohn Troglita defeats the last Moorish coalition and suppresses the Moorish revolt.
550Lazic WarSiege of PetraGeorgia (country)Summer 550—Spring 551Byzantines recapture city and dismantle its walls.
551Gothic WarBattle of Sena GallicaItalyAutumnA Byzantine naval squadron defeats the Ostrogoth fleet decisively.
552Battle of TaginaeJulyByzantines under Narses defeat Ostrogoths under Totila, who dies in battle.
Battle of AsfeldLongobards under King Audoin defeat the Gepids under Thurisind, who is killed.
Battle of HuaihuangChinaGöktürk Khaganate decisively defeats Rouran Khaganate whose cheiftain Anagui commits suicide.
553Gothic WarBattle of Mons LactariusItalyOct 552 or early 553Byzantines under Narses defeat the Ostrogoths under Teia, ending Ostrogoth resistance.
Lazic WarBattle of Telephis-OllariaGeorgia (country)Sasanians defeat Byzantines.
554Gothic WarBattle of the VolturnusItalyOctByzantines under Narses defeat the Franks and Alamanni decisively.
Yawm Halima ("Day of Halima")SyriaJuneThe Ghassanids under al-Harith ibn Jabalah defeat the Lakhmids under al-Mundhir III ibn al-Nu'man, who is killed.
Lazic WarSiege of OnogurisGeorgia (country)554 or 555Sasanians decisively defeat Byzantines and force them to retreat from the area and abandon Archaeopolis, which they subsequently raze.
555Siege of PhasisJuly 555—June 556Byzantines defeat Sasanian siege of town.
556Anglo-Saxon settlement of BritainBattle of Beran ByrigEnglandWest Saxons under Cynric and his son Ceawlin defeat Britons.
559Byzantine-Kutrigurs war 558–559Battle of MelantiasTurkeyMarchByzantines under Belisarius defeat the Kutrigurs 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of Constantinople.
560Expansion of the Uí Néill dynastyBattle of Cúl DreimhneRepublic of IrelandUí Néill defeat King Diarmait mac Cerbaill.
563Hephthalite–Sasanian WarsBattle of Gol-ZarriunUzbekistanAlso known as the Battle of Bukhara - Sasanians under King Khosrow I allied with the Göktürks decisively defeat the Hephthalite Empire, which dissolved into smaller kingdoms in the aftermath.
568Battle of WibbandunEnglandCeawlin of Wessex and Cutha defeat Æthelberht of Kent.
Dahis and al-GhabraTayy raid on Banu AbsSaudi ArabiaBanu Abs repel the attack of Tayy tribe with the help of Antarah ibn Shaddad
570Battle of 'Ayn UbaghIraqThe Ghassanids under al-Mundhir III ibn al-Harith defeat the Lakhmids under Qabus ibn al-Mundhir.
Aksumite–Persian warsBattle of HadhramautYemenSasanians defeat the Kingdom of Aksum and kill King Masruq ibn Abraha.
Siege of SanaaSasanians take Yemen from Aksum.
The day of the elephantSaudi Arabiathe army of Abraha is defeated
571Anglo-Saxon settlement of BritainBattle of BedcanfordEnglandCuthwulf of Wessex defeated the Celtic Britons and took several towns.
573Battle of ArfderyddWalesWelsh battle between Christian and non-Christian forces; Gwenddoleu dies.
574Aksumite–Persian wars spilloversBattle of al-SafqaSaudi ArabiaKhosrow I sent forces to attack Banu Tamim as retribution for raiding Haudha ibn Ali's caravan that was carrying weapons and supplies for Sasanian Yemen , a large number of people from the Banu Tamim tribe were massacred.[1]
575Sack of al-HirahIraqThe Ghassanids under al-Harith ibn Jabalah sack the Lakhmid capital, al-Hirah.
576Byzantine–Sasanian War of 572–591Battle of Melitene (576)TurkeyByzantine victory
577Anglo-Saxon settlement of BritainBattle of DeorhamEnglandWest Saxons defeats the Briton Celts in Wiltshire, England.
580Battle of Shi'b JabalaSaudi ArabiaBanu Amir victory, evacuation of the last Kindite kings from Najd to South Arabia.
582Battle of Gaoyu PlainChinaMayThe Sui Dynasty with 30,000 infantry and cavalry defeat Apa Qaghan of the Göktürks.
584Anglo-Saxon settlement of BritainBattle of Fethan LeagEnglandCeawlin of Wessex decisively defeats Celtic Britons in modern-day Stoke Lyne, although his son Cutha is killed.
585Fijar Warsyawm Sharab battleSaudi ArabiaQuraysh defeats Hawazin.
yawm al-Ḥurayra battleHawazin defeats Quraysh, Peace was restored after a few further skirmishes.
586Byzantine–Sasanian War of 572–591Battle of SolachonTurkeySpringByzantine forces under Philippicus defeat a Sasanian army in Mesopotamia.
Siege of MardinByzantines aided by the Salihids siege Sasanian-owned city.
587Soga–Mononobe conflictBattle of ShigisanJapanJulyBuddhist Soga clan defeats Shinto Mononobe clan. Mononobe clan leader Mononobe no Moriya killed in battle.
588Byzantine–Sassanid War of 572–591Battle of MartyropolisTurkeySummerByzantine forces defeat a Sasanian army at Martyropolis.
589Perso-Turkic war of 588–589Battle of HeratAfghanistanAugGeneral Bahram Chobin of the Sasanian Empire defeats the First Turkic Khaganate under prince Yangsu Tegin of Bukhara.
590Anglo-Saxon settlement of BritainBattle of Alclud FordScotlandKingdom of Rheged defeats Bernicia
591Sasanian civil war of 589–591 and Byzantine–Sassanid War of 572–591Battle of BlarathonIranAugCombined Byzantine-Persian armies led by Byzantine generals John Mystacon and Narses and Persian king Khosrau II defeat the Persian rebel Bahram Chobin.
592Anglo-Saxon settlement of BritainBattle of Woden's BurgEnglandBritons defeat Ceawlin of the West Saxons.
598Goguryeo-Sui WarsBattle of LinyuguanChinaKorean Goguryeo Kingdom repulses the Chinese Sui dynasty.
599Avar–Byzantine WarsBattles of ViminaciumSerbiaSummerByzantines defeat the Avars.
Conquest of the Revati IslandIndiaChalukya King Mangalesha's navy conquers Revati Island.

7th century

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Year War Battle Loc. Date(s) Description
602Sui–Early Lý WarBattle of Co LoaVietnamThe Chinese Sui dynasty defeats and conquers the Vietnamese Early Lý dynasty.
603Anglo-Saxon settlement of BritainBattle of DegsastanScotlandNorthumbrian king Æthelfrith defeats Scots under Áedán mac Gabráin
604Battle of Dhi QarIraq604—611Arabs in southern Iraq defeat a Sasanian army.
612Goguryeo–Sui WarsSiege of Yodong FortressChinaKorean Goguryeo defeats the Chinese Sui dynasty.
Battle of SalsuNorth KoreaGoguryeo cavalry forces, although outnumbered, overwhelm the Chinese troops in combat and eventually emerge victorious.
613Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628Battle of AntiochSyriaAn attack by Byzantine forces on the recently captured Antioch ends in a decisive Sasanian victory.
614Siege of JerusalemIsrael/PalestineApril—MayAfter 21 days, Jerusalem falls to the Sasanian forces and their Jewish allies.
615Jewish revolt against HeracliusJewish expedition to TyreLebanonJewish forces withdrawal .
616Anglo-Saxon settlement of BritainBattle of ChesterEnglandÆthelfrith defeats the armies of Welsh kingdoms Powys and Rhôs.
Battle of the River IdleEast Anglia defeats Northumbria under Aethelfrith, who is slain in battle.
617Avar–Byzantine warsSiege of Thessalonica (617)GreeceSclaveni under the chieftain Chatzon attempt to capture the city.
Transition from Sui to TangBattle of HuoyiChina8 SepLi Yuan defeats the Sui dynasty and enters Chang'an.
618Battle of Yanshi5–6 OctWang Shichong scores a decisive victory over Li Mi, breaking the blockade of Luoyang and taking over the latter's followers.
Battle of Qianshuiyuan29 NovThe Tang dynasty scores a decisive victory over their rival Xue Rengao.
Chalukya–Pallava WarsBattle of PullalurIndia618—619Chalukya Empire defeats the Pallava Kingdom.
Siege of SumpaChinaNamri Songtsen the Emperor of Tibet annexes the Kingdom of Sumpa after taking their capital.
619Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628Siege of AlexandriaEgyptThe advancing Sasanian armies easily capture Alexandria in their campaign to conquer Roman Egypt.
Battle of NarmadaIndiaFebChalukyas under Pulakeshin II defeat Vardhana dynasty under Harsha and conquer the Deccan up to the Narmada River.
Yawm al-BuathSaudi ArabiaAws tribe defeats khazraj tribe , Abd Allah ibn Ubayy chosen as a leader of Medina
620Transition from Sui to TangBattle of JiexiuChinaMayLi Shimin of Tang dynasty defeats Liu Wuzhou after an extended skirmish.
621Transition from Sui to TangBattle of HulaoChina28 MayThe Tang under Li Shimin crush the forces of Dou Jiande. Luoyang surrenders soon after, securing the Tang dynasty's victory in the civil war that followed the collapse of the Sui dynasty.
Battle of JianglingChinaAutumnTang defeat Xiao Xian.
624Muslim–Quraysh WarBattle of BadrSaudi Arabia13 MarchMuslim forces under Muhammad defeat a larger, pagan, Meccan force, killing their leaders.
625Battle of Uhud23 MarchKhalid ibn al-Walid defeats a Muslim force, before eventually converting to Islam himself and joining the Muslim forces.
Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628Battle of SarusTurkeyAprilHeraclius fights the Sasanian army of General Shahrbaraz, ending in a draw that doesn't stop the Persian advance towards Constantinople.
626Siege of ConstantinopleJune—JulyThe Avars, in alliance with the Sasanians and Slavic tribes, besiege Constantinople unsuccessfully.
627Perso-Turkic war of 627–629Siege of DerbentRussiaEarly 627Tong Yabgu of Western Turks capture the fortress.
Muslim–Quraysh WarBattle of the TrenchSaudi Arabia31 March—c. 14 AprilAn army from the city of Mecca fails to capture Muslim-held Medina, defended by Muhammad using an early form of trench warfare.
Byzantine–Sassanid War of 572–591Battle of NinevehIraq12 DecByzantines under Emperor Heraclius defeat Sasanian Persians.
Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628 and Perso-Turkic war of 627–629Siege of TbilisiGeorgia (country)627—628Joint attack of the Byzantine Empire allied with the Western Turkic Khaganate where they defeat the Sasanian Empire and their vassal the Kingdom of Iberia.
628Military campaigns of MuhammadBattle of KhaybarSaudi ArabiaMarch/AprilForces under Muhammad defeat the Jewish tribes living in the Hejaz region of the Arab peninsula
Anglo-Saxon settlement of BritainBattle of CirencesterEnglandMercia under Penda of Mercia defeats Cynegils and Cwichelm of Wessex.
629Arab–Byzantine warsBattle of Mu'tahJordanSepKhalid ibn al-Walid leads a Muslim Arab army against a larger Roman army in his first battle against the Roman Empire, which results in a Byzantine victory.
Muslim–Quraysh WarConquest of MeccaSaudi ArabiaDec 629—Jan 630Muhammad conquers Mecca without any bloodshed.
Irish clan battlesBattle of Fid EoinNorthern IrelandIrish clan battle where the Dál nAraidi defeated the Dál Riata and killed their king.
630Military campaigns of MuhammadBattle of HunaynSaudi ArabiaMuhammad defeats the Hawazin Bedouin tribe.
Expedition of TabukOctMuhammad successfully campaigns against the Byzantines at Tabuk in his last campaign.
Battle of AutasDecMuslims defeat coalition of Arab tribes.
Siege of Ta'ifBanu Thaqif fend off siege from Muhammad, surrender a few months later regardless.
Tang campaign against the Eastern TurksBattle of YinshanChina27 MarchTang Chinese army, led by Li Jing, decisively defeats the Eastern Turks, fall of the Eastern Turkic Khaganate.
Anglo-Saxon settlement of BritainBattle of Cefn DigollWalesEdwin of Northumbria defeated by King Cadwallon ap Cadfan of Gwynedd and Penda of Mercia. Northumbria loses control of Gwynedd.
631Battle of WogastisburgKing Samo defeats Austrasian forces, led by Dagobert I, Merovingian king of the Franks.
632Arab-Byzantine warsExpedition of Usama bin ZaydSyriaJuneRashidun forces under Usama ibn Zayd successfully operate against the Byzantines .
Ridda WarsBattle of Zhu QissaSaudi Arabia25–30 JulyRashidun forces defeat the rebels of Tulayha.
Battle of BuzakhaSepRashiduns defeat the pagan Arab tribes.
Battle of ZafarOctKhalid ibn al-Walid defeats rebelling tribes.
Battle of YamamaDecRashidun forces defeat a numerically superior rebel army under Musaylimah, killing him.
Battle of DibbaUnited Arab Emirates632—634Generals of Caliph Abu Bakr decisively defeat rebel pagan tribes.
633Muslim conquest of PersiaBattle of ChainsKuwaitAprilKhalid ibn al-Walid decisively defeats a Persian army in his first battle against the Persian Empire.
Battle of RiverIraqKhalid ibn al-Walid decisively defeats the Persian Empire.
Battle of WalajaMayKhalid ibn al-Walid decisively defeats the larger forces of the Persian Empire using a double envelopment maneuver.
Battle of UllaisKhalid ibn al-Walid decisively defeats a larger army from the Persian Empire.
Battle of HiraKhalid ibn al-Walid defeats Persians.
Battle of Al-Anbar
Battle of Dawmat al-JandalSaudi ArabiaAugKhalid ibn al-Walid defeats rebelling Arab Christians.
Anglo-Saxon settlement of BritainBattle of Hatfield ChaseEngland12 OctPenda of Mercia allied with the Kingdom of Gwynedd defeats and kills Edwin of Northumbria.
Muslim conquest of PersiaBattle of MuzayyahIraqNovKhalid ibn al-Walid decisively defeats Persians and Arab Christians.
Battle of Saniyy
Battle of ZumailKhalid ibn al-Walid decisively defeats the Persian forces, conquering most of Mesopotamia (Iraq) from the Persian Empire.
Battle of Ayn al-TamrKhalid ibn al-Walid decisively defeats Persia and its Christian Arab allies.
634Battle of FirazJanKhalid ibn al-Walid defeats the combined forces of the Persian Empire and Roman Empire, completing his conquest of Mesopotamia.
Arab–Byzantine WarsBattle of DathinPalestine4 FebRashiduns defeat Byzantines around Gaza.
Muslim conquest of PersiaBattle of Marj RahitSyria24 AprilRashiduns decisively defeat Ghassanids.
Battle of BabylonIraq13 MayRashiduns defeat Sasanians.
Arab–Byzantine WarsBattle of al-QaryataynSyriaJuneRashiduns defeat Ghassanids.
Battle of BosraJune—JulyA small Muslim army under Khalid ibn al-Walid lay siege to the city of Bosra, decisively defeating a larger army of Romans and Christian Arabs.
Battle of AjnadaynIsrael/PalestineJuly/AugThe first major pitched battle between the Muslim Arabs under Khalid ibn al-Walid against a larger Roman army under Heraclius leads to a decisive Muslim victory for Khalid.
Battle of YaqusaSyriaAugArabs defeat Byzantines.
Battle of Marj al-Saffar (634)Aug 634—23 Jan 635
Siege of Damascus21 Aug – 19 SepThomas surrenders after four-week siege with no relief in sight and Muslim forces inside the city.
Battle of Sanita-al-UqabSep12,000 Byzantines are defeated in an attempt to break the siege of Damascus in a battle 20 miles north of the city.
Battle of Maraj-al-DebajRefugees from the surrender at Damascus are intercepted just short of Antioch and butchered by Muslim forces.
Muslim conquest of PersiaBattle of the BridgeIraq25 OctPersians decisively defeat Muslim Arabs.
Battle of KaskarRashiduns defeat Sasanian Empire.
Battle of Namaraq
Anglo-Saxon settlement of BritainBattle of HeavenfieldEnglandOswald of Bernicia defeats and kills the Welsh king Cadwallon ap Cadfan of Gwynedd.
635Muslim conquest of PersiaBattle of FahlJordanJanKhalid ibn al-Walid defeats the forces of the Roman Empire under Theodore the Sacellarius.
Battle of BuwaibIraqAprilRashiduns defeat Sasanian advance.
Siege of EmesaSyriaDec 635—March 636Rashiduns under Khalid ibn al-Walid take the city of Emesa from the Byzantines.
636Arab–Byzantine warsBattle of Yarmouk15–20 AugMuslim Arab forces under Khalid ibn al-Walid crush the Byzantine forces led by Theodore Trithyrius and conquer the Levant from the Roman Empire.
Muslim conquest of PersiaBattle of al-QadisiyyahIraq16–19 NovMuslim Arabs defeat a Sasanian army led by general Rostam Farrokhzad.
Arab–Byzantine warsSiege of JerusalemIsrael/PalestineNov 636—April 637Arabs take city from Byzantines.
Siege of LatakiaSyriaLaodicea annexed by Arabs.
Muslim conquest of PersiaBattle of BursIraqRashiduns defeat Sasanian garrison.
Battle of BabylonRashiduns take city from Sasanians in pursuit of Ctesiphon.
637Siege of CtesiphonJan—MarchMuslim Arabs conquered the Sasanian capital of Ctesiphon.
Battle of JalulaAprilRashiduns annex all territory west of the Zagros Mountains from the Persians.
Arab–Byzantine warsBattle of HazirSyriaJuneKhalid ibn al-Walid defeats the garrison of Qinnasrin under Meenas at Hazir in Syria, wiping out the Byzantine force.
Battle of MoiraNorthern IrelandSummerDomnall II, High King of Ireland defeats his foster son Congal Cáech King of Ulaid as well as Domnall Brecc king of Dál Riata in Northern Ireland. Cáech killed in the battle.
Arab–Byzantine warsSiege of AleppoSyriaAug—OctKhalid ibn al-Walid takes city from Byzantines.
Battle of the Iron BridgeTurkeyOctKhalid ibn al-Walid decisively defeats a larger Roman army under Heraclius in his final battle against the Roman Empire, conquering northern Syria and southern Turkey.
638Siege of GermaniciaRashidun Caliphate takes city of Germanica from the Byzantines.
Early Tang expansionBattle of SongzhouChinaTang Chinese defeat the Tibetans.
639Battle of Lake BaikalTang Chinese defeat and conquer the western Turkic Tiele.
640Muslim conquest of EgyptSiege of Babylon FortressEgyptMay—DecRashidun Caliphate takes major Byzantine fortress in Egypt.
Battle of Heliopolis6 JulyRashidun Caliphate decisively defeats the Byzantines in Egypt.
Emperor Taizong's campaign against the Western RegionsSiege of KarakhojaChinaTang Chinese defeat and conquer the Karakhoja.
641Muslim conquest of EgyptSiege of AlexandriaEgyptMarch—SepRashidun Caliphate takes Byzantine capital of province of Egypt.
Muslim conquest of PersiaSiege of ShushtarIran641—642Muslim Arabs defeat Sasanians.
Emperor Taizong's campaign against XueyantuoBattle of Nuozhen RiverChinaLi Shiji intercepts and decisively defeats Xueyantuo attack.
642Early Muslim conquestsFirst Battle of DongolaSudanSummerNubian Kingdom of Makuria defeats the Rashidun Caliphate.
Anglo-Saxon settlement of BritainBattle of MaserfieldEngland5 AugPenda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia.
Chalukya–Pallava WarsBattle of ManimangalaIndiaPallavas defeat the Chalukyas.
Battle of VatapiPallavas defeat the Chalukyas and conquer Vatapi.
Muslim conquest of PersiaSiege of GundishapurIranMuslim Arabs take city from Sasanians.
Battle of NahavandMuslim Arabs gain a major victory over the Persian Empire, Sasanian dynasty under near collapse and loses centralization.
Battle of SpahanArabs defeat Persians.
643Battle of Bayrudh
Battle of Waj Rudh
Battle of Bishapur643—644Rashidun Caliphate defeats Sasanian Empire.
644Muslim conquests in South AsiaBattle of RasilPakistanEarly 644Rashidun Caliphate defeats the Rai Kingdom on the western bank of the Indus River.
Emperor Taizong's campaign against the Western RegionsBattle of KarasahrChinaTang Chinese defeat the Western Turkic Khaganate.
645Goguryeo–Tang WarSiege of Yodong FortressApril—OctThe Chinese Tang dynasty defeats Goguryeo.
Battle of Mount Jupil23 JuneThe Chinese Tang dynasty army annihilated the Korea Goguryeo field army.
Siege of Ansi Fortress23 June – 18 SepKorean Goguryeo forces defeat the Chinese Tang dynasty.
646Muslim conquest of EgyptBattle of NikiouEgyptMayArabs repel Byzantine attempt to retake Egypt.
647Muslim conquest of the MaghrebBattle of SufetulaTunisiaRashidun Caliphate defeats and kills Gregory the Patrician, the rebelling Byzantine Exarch of Africa.
648Battle of Dos PilasGuatemalaMayan city-state of Dos Pilas attacked and defeated by Yuknoom Che'en II of Calakmul, Balaj Chan K'awiil captured.
Emperor Taizong's campaign against the Western RegionsBattle of KuchaChina648—19 Jan 649The ChineseTang dynasty defeat the Western Turkic Khaganate.
650Muslim conquest of PersiaBattle of IstakhrIran650—651Rashiduns sack new Sasanian capital, kill over 40,000 defenders, and finish the annexation of the province of Pars.
651Battle of RayRashiduns, with the help of a defecting noble family, defeat the Sasanians.
Battle of Oxus RiverTurkmenistanMuslim Arabs gain a final victory over the Persian Empire, ending the Persian Sasanian dynasty.
652Battle of NishapurIranRashiduns defeat the Zoroastrian remnant House of Karen.
Siege of HeratAfghanistanRashiduns defeat the House of Karen.
Early Muslim conquestsSecond Battle of DongolaSudanRashiduns defeated by Makuria, Baqt signed between Makuria and the Caliphate.
First Arab–Khazar WarBattle of BalanjarRussiaKhazar Turks defeat the Rashidun Caliphate's forces.
654Muslim conquest of PersiaBattle of BadghisAfghanistanRashiduns defeat the House of Karen and Hephthalites, subjecting the former.
Anglo-Saxon settlement of BritainBattle of BulcampEnglandMercian King Penda defeats and kills East Anglian King Anna and his son Jurmin.
655Anglo-Saxon settlement of BritainBattle of the WinwaedEngland15 NovNorthumbrian king Oswiu defeats and kills pagan Mercian king Penda.
Arab–Byzantine warsBattle of the MastsTurkeyRashiduns defeat the Byzantine navy.
656siege of Uthman ebn affan's houseSaudi ArabiaJuneUthman assassinated, start of the First Fitna
First FitnaBattle of the CamelIraq8 DecRashidun forces under Ali ibn Abi Talib defeat a rebel army at Basra, Iraq.
657Tang campaigns against the Western TurksBattle of Irtysh RiverChinaTang Chinese army led by Su Dingfang decisively defeats the Western Turkic khagan Ashina Helu, led to the Tang conquest of the Western Turks.
First FitnaBattle of SiffinSyria26–28 JulyForces of Caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib battle rebel forces of Muawiyah I, Governor of Syria, indecisively.
658Battle of NahrawanIraq17 JulyCaliph Ali of the Rashidun Caliphate defeats leader Abd Allah ibn Wahb al-Rasibi of the Kharijites.
660Baekje–Tang WarBattle of HwangsanbeolSouth Korea9 JulyA superior Silla army defeats Baekje decisively, killing General Gyebaek.
663Goguryeo–Tang WarBattle of BaekgangTang Chinese and Silla forces decisively defeat Yamato Japanese and Baekje forces.
Battle of ForinoItalyDuke Romuald I of Benevento defeats general Saburrus of the Byzantine Empire.
667Goguryeo–Tang WarBattle of GeumsanChinaTang dynasty decisively defeats Goguryeo.
668Conquest of P'yongyangNorth Korea22 OctSilla and the Chinese Tang dynasty defeat and conquer Goguryeo.
670Battle of Dafei RiverChinaTang Chinese army annihilated the Tibetans, and take over control of the Tarim Basin.
671Anglo-Saxon settlement of BritainBattle of Two RiversUnited KingdomNorthumbrians defeat Picts.
674Arab–Byzantine warsFirst Arab siege of ConstantinopleTurkey674—678The Byzantines defeat the Arabs after 4 years of siege through the use of Greek fire.
Battle of PeruvallanallurIndiaParameswaravarman I of the Pallava dynasty decisively defeats the Chalukyas.
675Silla-Tang WarBattle of MaesoSouth Korea29 SepSilla fights Tang dynasty.
Anglo-Saxon settlement of BritainBattle of BiedanheafdeÆscwine of Wessex defeats Wulfhere of Mercia, repelling his invasion of Wessex.
678Arab–Byzantine warsSiege of ThessalonicaGreece676—678Byzantines defeat Sclaveni siege of Thessalonica after two years.
679Anglo-Saxon settlement of BritainBattle of the TrentEnglandMercia defeats Northumbria.
680Frankish civil warBattle of LucofaoFranceEarly 680Neustrians defeat Austrasians in Frankish civil war.
Byzantine–Bulgarian warsBattle of OngalRomaniaSummerBulgar and probably Slavonic forces under Khan Asparukh defeat a Byzantine army led by Emperor Constantine IV near the mouth of the River Danube. As a result, a Bulgar kingdom is founded on former Byzantine territories in the Balkan peninsula.
Second FitnaBattle of KarbalaIraq10 OctThe Umayyad forces defeat Husayn ibn Ali, grandson of Muhammad, and his partisans.
682Arab–Byzantine WarsBattle of VesceraAlgeriaDefeat of the Umayyads under Uqba ibn Nafi by the Berbers and Byzantines.
683Second FitnaSiege of MeccaSaudi Arabia24 Sep – 26 NovUnsuccessful siege of Mecca by Umayyad forces, which allows Ibn al-Zubayr to set himself up as anti-Caliph there.
684Battle of Marj RahitSyria18 AugUmayyads supported by the Banu Kalb defeat a hostile tribal coalition around the Qays and secure control of Syria.
685Battle of Ayn al-WardaSyriaTurkey4 JanThe "Penitents" of Kufa are annihilated by the Umayyads.
Pictish-Northumbrian conflictsBattle of Dun NechtainScotland20 MayPicts defeat Northumbrians in Scotland, killing their leader.
686Second FitnaBattle of MadharIraqLate 686—687Forces of Mus'ab ibn al-Zubayr defeat pro-Alid forces.
Battle of HaruraMus'ab ibn al-Zubayr defeats pro-Alid forces of Mukhtar al-Thaqafi and temporarily gains control of all of Iraq.
687Battle of TertryFranceMerovingian Franks defeat Neustria and Burgundy.
688Muslim conquest of the MaghrebBattle of MammaAlgeriaUmayyads defeat the Berber Kingdom of Altava and kill their king Kusaila in battle.
689Battle of CoronateItalyThe army of Cunipert, king of the Lombards, defeat the followers of the usurper Alahis on the Adda River.
691Second FitnaBattle of MaskinIraqMid-OctUmayyads defeat Mus'ab ibn al-Zubayr and recover control of Iraq.
692Siege of MeccaSaudi ArabiaMarch—Oct/NovUmayyad forces under al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf capture Mecca, the stronghold of the anti-Caliph Ibn al-Zubayr, ending the Second Fitna with an Umayyad victory.
Arab–Byzantine WarsBattle of SebastopolisTurkeyUmayyads defeat Byzantine forces after the defection of 20,000 Slav soldiers.
695Frisian–Frankish warsBattle of DorestadNetherlandsFranks under Pepin of Herstal defeat Frisians.
698Muslim conquest of the MaghrebBattle of CarthageTunisiaAfter a surprise attack of Byzantine forces on Carthage, Umayyad forces take back the city with very heavy losses.
Battle of MeskianaAlgeriaBerber Queen Dihya defeats Umayyads under Hasan ibn al-Nu'man.
Battle of TianmenlingChinaThe Balhae allied with the Mohe tribes defeat the Tang dynasty in Manchuria.

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Year War Battle Loc. Date(s) Description
701Battle of Dayr al-JamajimIraqAprilUmayyad forces under al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf defeat the Iraqi rebellion of Abd al-Rahman ibn Muhammad ibn al-Ash'ath.
703Muslim conquest of the MaghrebBattle of TabarkaAlgeriaUmayyads defeat and kill Queen Dihya in battle, annexing the Berber Kingdom of the Aurès.
707Arab–Byzantine WarsSiege of TyanaTurkey707—708Umayyads besiege the Byzantine town of Tyana over the winter and capture it after a relief army is defeated in spring.
708Byzantine–Bulgarian WarsBattle of AnchialusBulgariaBulgarians under Tervel defeat a Byzantine army under Justinian II.
709Muslim conquests of AfghanistanBattle of KabulAfghanistan
711Muslim conquest of the Iberian PeninsulaBattle of GuadaleteSpainJulyThe invading Umayyad armies defeat the Visigoths in Iberia, killing King Roderic.
Battle of ÉcijaMid-AugThe Umayyad Caliphate under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeats the Visigothic Kingdom
Arab conquest of SindhBattle of ArorPakistanUmayyads under Muhammad ibn al-Qasim conquer Sindh encompassing modern-day Pakistan from Dahir of Aror.
Battle of BolchuChinaThe Türgesh are defeated by the Eastern Turkic Khaganate.
713Muslim conquest of the Iberian PeninsulaBattle of OrihuelaSpainLate MarchThe Umayyad Caliphate commanded by Abd al-Aziz ibn Musa defeats the Visigothic Kingdom under Theodemir.
715Frankish Civil WarBattle of CompiègneFrance26 SepIn the first significant battle of the Frankish Civil War of 715–718, Ragenfrid defeats Theudoald.
716Battle of CologneGermanyCharles Martel suffers his only defeat.
Battle of AmblèveBelgiumCharles Martel defeats his Neustrian and Frisian rivals.
717Battle of VincyFrance21 MarchCharles Martel and the Austrasians defeat the Frankish king, Chilperic II, and his mayor of the palace, Ragenfrid.
Arab–Byzantine warsSecond Arab siege of ConstantinopleTurkey15 July/Aug 717—15 Aug 718Umayyad forces lay siege to the Byzantine Capital once more. They are defeated after a year by Leo III with the help of a Bulgar army under Khan Tervel.
Muslim conquest of TransoxianaBattle of AksuChinaTang Chinese forces defeat an alliance of the forces of Umayyad Muslims, Tibetans, and Turgesh Turks.
718Frankish Civil WarBattle of SoissonsFranceThe last significant battle of the Frankish civil war, with Charles Martel victorious.
720Battle of AqrIraq24 AugThe Umayyad Caliphate under Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik defeats Yazid ibn al-Muhallab.
721Umayyad invasion of GaulBattle of ToulouseFrance9 JuneUmayyad forces besiege Toulouse, subsequently lose to Odo of Aquitaine's relief troops.
Anglo-Saxon settlement of BritainBattle of HehilEngland721—722Britons defeat Anglo-Saxons of Wessex "among the Cornish".
722Battle of Marj al-HijaraFeb—MarchKhazars decisively defeat army of the local Arab governor.
ReconquistaBattle of CovadongaSpainSummerAsturian forces defeat the Umayyad invaders for the first time (date uncertain 718–725).
723Arab–Khazar WarsBattle of BalanjarRussiaUmayyad forces successfully conquer Balanjar from the Khazars, looting and killing its population in the process.
724Muslim conquest of TransoxianaDay of ThirstTajikistanUmayyad army is routed by the Turgesh; beginning of the collapse of the Umayyad position in Transoxiana.
727Arab–Byzantine WarsSiege of NicaeaTurkeyJuly—AugUmayyad forces unsuccessfully besiege Nicaea for 40 days.
729Muslim conquest of TransoxianaBattle of BaykandUzbekistanUmayyad forces break through Turgesh encirclement and reach Bukhara.
Siege of KamarjaUmayyad Arabs defend the fortress of Kamarja for 58 days against overwhelming Turgesh numbers before being allowed to retire.
Battle of RavennaItalyByzantine forces are defeated by Italians following an argument about icon veneration.
730Second Arab–Khazar WarBattle of Marj ArdabilIran9 DecKhazars defeat the Umayyads.
Battle of BajarwanAzerbaijanDecUmayyad Caliphate defeats the Khazars.
731Muslim conquest of TransoxianaBattle of the DefileUzbekistanJulyKhagan Suluk of the Türgesh defeats the Umayyad Caliphate under governor Junayd ibn Abd ar-Rahman al-Murri of Khurasan.
732Umayyad invasion of GaulBattle of the River GaronneFranceBefore 10 OctGovernor Abd al-Rahman ibn Abd Allah al-Ghafiqi of Al-Andalus of the Umayyad Caliphate defeats duke Odo the Great of Aquitaine.
Battle of Tours10 OctUmayyad forces, led by Abd er-Rahman, lose to Charles Martel near Poitiers.
Second Arab–Khazar WarBattle of BalanjarRussiaUmayyad Arabs defeat the Khazars.
734Frisian–Frankish warsBattle of the BoarnNetherlandsCharles Martel defeats the Frisians, killing King Poppo and ending the Frisian Kingdom.
737Muslim conquest of TransoxianaBattle of the BaggageAfghanistan30 SepTurgesh drive back an Umayyad invasion of Khuttal and capture their baggage train.
Battle of KharistanDecUmayyad governor of Khorasan Asad ibn Abdallah al-Qasri defeats the Turgesh khagan in battle, halting the Turgesh invasion south of the Oxus River.
Umayyad invasion of GaulSiege of AvignonFranceFranks under Charles Martel destroy Umayyad garrison.
Siege of NarbonneFranks besiege Umayyad city, results inconclusive.
Battle of the River BerreFranks defeat Umayyad forces attempting to relieve siege of Narbonne.
740Arab–Byzantine WarsBattle of AkroinonTurkeyByzantine emperor Leo III the Isaurian wins an important victory over the Umayyads in modern Turkey.
Berber RevoltBattle of the NoblesMoroccoBerber forces defeat the Umayyads near Tangier, killing their leader and 10,000 Arabs.
741Battle of BagdouraOctBerbers push the Umayyad Caliphate out of Morocco.
Siege of LaonFranceFranks under Carloman and Pepin the Short defeat the rebellion of their brother Grifo.
743Battle of Epfach [de]GermanyFranks under Carloman and Pepin the Short defeat a rebellion of Baiuvarii, Alemanni and Slavic allies.
746Arab–Byzantine WarsBattle of KeramaiaCyprusThe Cibyrrhaeots defeat the Egyptian fleet of the Umayyad Caliphate.
Battle of Rupar ThuthaIraqKufa and Mosul taken by Marwan II.
749Abbasid revolutionSiege of WasitAug/Sep 749—June/July 750Umayyad holdout led by Governor Yazid ibn Umar al-Fazari taken by the Abbasids.
Bashmurian revoltsSack of RosettaEgyptEgyptian rebels sack Rosetta and kill its Arab inhabitants.
750Abbasid revolutionBattle of ZabIraq25 JanDecisive victory for the Abbasids resulting in the Umayyads' fall and rise of a new Caliphate.
Dano-Swedish warsBattle of BråvallaSwedenThe Danish army is defeated by the Swedish.
751Muslim conquest of TransoxianaBattle of TalasKazakhstanKyrgyzstanMay—SepAbbasid forces defeat Tang forces on the banks of the Talas River.
756An Shi RebellionBattle of YongqiuChinaSpringTang forces deal a decisive blow to the Yan.
Muslim conquest of the Iberian PeninsulaBattle of MusarahSpainMarchUmayyad prince Abd al-Rahman I, on the run from his dynasty's overthrow by the Abbasids, defeats Yusuf ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri, the Governor of al-Andalus, and takes control of Iberia.
Battle of the Long WallsTurkeyThe Bulgar Khan Kormisosh is defeated by the Byzantine forces of Emperor Constantine V. As a result, the Bulgars overthrow Kormissosh and a period of political instability begins in the Bulgar khanate.
Byzantine–Bulgarian warsBattle of MarcellaeBulgariaEmperor Constantine V of Byzantium defeats a Bulgar army under the new Khan Vinekh.
757An Lushan RebellionBattle of SuiyangChina18 Feb – 24 NovPyrrhic victory for the Yan against Tang forces.
759Byzantine–Bulgarian WarsBattle of the Rishki PassSerbiaBulgar Khan Vinekh defeats a Byzantine army in a mountain pass.
760Siege of NandigramaIndiaPandya King Maravarman Rajasimha I defeats Pallava under Nandivarman II.
Battle of VenbaiPandya defeat Western Chalukyas and annex the southern territory of their kingdom.
762Alid revolt of 762–763Battle of BakhamraIraqSep 762—Feb 763The Abbasids under Isa ibn Musa crush an Alid rebel army under Ibrahim ibn Abdallah.
763Byzantine–Bulgarian WarsBattle of AnchialusBulgaria30 JuneThe Bulgar Khan Telets is defeated by the Byzantine Emperor Constantine V.
766Arab–Byzantine WarsSiege of KamachaTurkeyAutumnUnsuccessful attack on the Byzantine border fortress of Kamacha by the Abbasids.
770Dano-Swedish warsBattle of BrávellirSwedenSwedes allied with Western Geats defeat Danes allied with Eastern Geats.
772Muslim conquest of the MaghrebBattle of JanbiMoroccoRustamid state established in Morocco.
773Siege of PaviaItalySep 773—June 774Franks under Charlemagne decisively defeat the Lombards and annex northern Italy.
774Byzantine–Bulgarian WarsBattle of LitosoriaTurkeyOctByzantine Empire under Constantine V defeat the Bulgars under Telerig.
Battle of BerzitiaGreeceSuperior Byzantine forces led by Constantine V crush a Bulgar army led by Khan Telerig.
ReconquistaBattle of MontecubeiroSpainKing Silo of Asturias defeats Galician rebels.
775Battle of BagrevandTurkey25 AprilThe Abbasid Caliphate defeats a major Armenian rebellion and kills its leaders. Muslim control over Transcaucasia is solidified, while several major Armenian nakharar families lose power and flee to the Byzantine Empire.
778ReconquistaBattle of RoncesvallesSpainFrance15 AugBasques defeat an invading Frankish army. Roland, Paladin of Charlemagne, dies.
779Anglo-Saxon settlement of BritainBattle of BensingtonEnglandMercia decisively defeats Wessex.
782Saxon WarsBattle of SuntelGermanySaxons kill a detachment of Frankish forces.
783Battle on the Hase [de]Late summerFranks under Charlemagne defeat the Saxons under Widukind.
Siege of FengtianChinaOctEmperor Dezong of Tang fends off coup that sieges the Tang capital by General Zhu Ci.
786Alid UprisingBattle of FakhkhSaudi Arabia11 JuneA Hasanid Alid uprising in Mecca is crushed by the Abbasids. Idris ibn Abdallah flees to the Maghreb, where he later founds the Idrisid dynasty.
788Arab–Byzantine WarsBattle of KopidnadonTurkeySepAbbasid forces defeat Byzantine forces.
789Thirty-Eight Years' WarBattle of SufuseJapanJapanese army defeated by the Isawa Emishi under their general Aterui. Much of the imperial army drowned in the Koromo River.
791Saxon WarsBattle of RaabHungaryCharlemagne defeats the Avars and as a result subdues Pannonia into vassalage.
ReconquistaBattle of the Burbia RiverSpainCórdoba defeats Asturias.
Battle of Ganges-Yamuna DoabIndiaRashtrakuta King Dhruva Dharavarsha defeats Vatsaraja of the Gurjara Pratihara Empire and Dharmapala of the Pala Empire for control over Kannauj in the Doab by the Ganges and Yamuna rivers.
792Byzantine–Bulgarian warsBattle of MarcellaeBulgariaThe Bulgar Khan Kardam defeats a Byzantine army under Emperor Constantine VI.
793ReconquistaBattle of Orbieu RiverFrance28 March/SummerThe Umayyad state of Córdoba defeats the Frankish Empire.
794Battle of LutosSpainAsturias defeats Córdoba.
795Saxon WarsBattle of Lüne and the ElbeGermanyFranks under Charlemagne defeat the Obotrite Slavs under Witzlaus, who was killed by his own men while crossing the Elbe.
798Battle of BornhövedThe Obotrites under prince Thrasco and the Frankish Empire under Eburisus defeat the Nordalbingian Saxons.
799Siege of TrsatCroatiaAutumnCroatia decisively defeats an invading Frankish force led by Eric of Friuli, who dies in the conflict.

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Year War Battle Loc. Date(s) Description
800ReconquistaSiege of BarcelonaSpainOct 800—4 April 801Carolingians under Louis the Pious conquer Barcelona from the Emirate of Córdoba.
801Battle of WeizhouChina801—802Tang Chinese forces decisively defeat Tibetan forces in the South-West front.
803Siege of GaochangThe Uyghur Khaganate annexed oasis city of Gaochang, which they renamed Qocho.
804Arab–Byzantine WarsBattle of KrasosTurkeyAug/SepAbbasids under Ibrahim ibn Jibril surprise and defeat the Byzantine emperor Nikephoros I.
808ReconquistaSiege of TortosaSpain808—809The Umayyads repel the Carolingian army under Louis the Pious.
809Byzantine–Bulgarian WarsSiege of SerdicaBulgariaSpringBulgar Khan Krum seizes the fortified Byzantine town of Serdica, nowadays Sofia.
811Fourth FitnaBattle of RayyIran1 MayAbbasid Civil War ends with Al-Ma'mun defeating his half-brother Al-Amin, who dies in this battle.
Byzantine–Bulgarian WarsBattle of PliskaBulgaria26 JulyNikephoros I of the Byzantine Empire captures and destroys the Bulgar capital, Pliska, only to be crushingly defeated and killed a few days later by the Bulgar khan Krum.
812Siege of DeveltosMay—JuneBulgar Khan Krum besieges ancient city of Develtos, Thrace. Decisive victory for Krum – the population of Develtos are deported to Bulgarian territories.
813Battle of VersinikiaBulgaria/Turkey22 JuneThe Bulgars of Krum defeat the Byzantines of Emperor Michael I Rangabe.
814Battle of BurdizonA Bulgar force led by the new Khan Omurtag is defeated by a Byzantine army of Emperor Leo V. A peace treaty follows as a result.
816ReconquistaBattle of PancorboSpainEmirate of Cordoba decisively defeats invading forces of Asturias and the Basques, killing all commanders against Cordoba.
Gurjara–Gauda WarBattle of MonghyrIndiaPratihara King Nagabhata II decisively defeats Pala Empire under Dharmapala, ending the Tripartite Struggle.
819Battle of KupaSlovenia or CroatiaDuke Ljudevit of the Slavs in Lower Pannonia defeats duke Borna of Croatia.
Battle of YanzhouChinaTang Chinese forces decisively defeat Tibetan forces in the North-West front.
822Rebellion of Thomas the SlavBattle of KedouktosTurkeyOct or NovThe Bulgars of Khan Omurtag attack the Byzantine rebel Thomas the Slav as a favour to Byzantine Emperor Michael II, but are defeated.
824ReconquistaBattle of Roncevaux PassSpainKing Íñigo Arista of Pamplona and leader Musa ibn Musa al-Qasawi of the Banu Qasi defeat the Frankish Empire under count Aeblus and duke Aznar Sánchez of Gascony.
825Battle of AnceoKing Alfonso II of Asturias defeats the Umayyad state of Córdoba.
Anglo-Saxon settlement of BritainBattle of EllandunEnglandEgbert of Wessex defeats Beornwulf of Mercia, ending Mercian supremacy.
829Arab–Byzantine WarsBattle of ThasosGreece829The Cretan Saracens defeat the Byzantines off Thasos.
Tang-Nanzhao ConflictsSiege of ChengduChinaTang dynasty defeats invasion by Nanzhao.
830Battle of TellaruIndiaPallavas defeat the Pandyas.
831Bashmurian revoltsal-Maʾmūn campaign against BashmurEgyptAbbasid victory over the rebel Copts
832Pictish-Northumbrian conflictsBattle of AthelstanefordScotlandSemi-legendary battle where the Picts defeated Northumbria.
838Arab–Byzantine warsBattle of AnzenTurkey22 JulyTheophilus is defeated by the Abbasids in modern Turkey.
Viking invasions of EnglandBattle of Hingston DownEnglandEgbert of Wessex defeats a Cornish and Viking army, ending Cornish independence.
Arab–Byzantine warsSack of AmoriumTurkeyAugAbbasids take and raze Byzantine city.
841Carolingian civil warBattle of FontenoyFrance25 JuneCharles the Bald and Louis the German defeat emperor Lothair I in the Carolingian civil war.
842Battle of the Bridge of CornellanaSpainRamiro I of Asturias defeats Nepotian of Asturias, during a civil war in Asturias.
843Franco-Breton warsBattle of Messac [fr]France24 MayFranks under count Renaud of Nantes defeat the Bretons under Nominoe and prefect Lambert II of the Breton March.
Battle of BlainBretons of the Duchy of Brittany defeat Renaud of Nantes.
844Viking expansionBattle of TabladaSpain25 Sep—11 or 17 NovEmirate of Cordoba decisively repels Viking raid on Seville.
Arab–Byzantine WarsBattle of MauropotamosTurkeyAbbasids defeat the Byzantines.
Carolingian civil warBattle of ToulouseFranceKing Pepin II of Aquitaine defeats king Charles the Bald of West Francia.
845Viking expansionSiege of Paris28/29 MarchVikings plunder and occupy Paris, leaving for 7,000 pounds of silver and gold.
Franco-Breton warsBattle of Ballon22 NovCharles the Bald of West Frankish Kingdom is defeated by the Bretons of Nominoe.
847Viking incursions into GasconySiege of Bordeaux [fr]847—848Vikings plunder and occupy Bordeaux.
849Battle of OstiaItalySummerAn Italian alliance fleet defeats Saracen pirates.
851Franco-Breton warsBattle of JenglandFrance22 AugBretons under Duke Erispoe defeat king Charles the Bald of West Francia.
ReconquistaBattle of AlbeldaSpainThe Umayyad state of Córdoba defeats West Francia.
852Croatian–Bulgarian warsCroatian–Bulgarian battle of 852Bosnia and HerzegovinaIndecisive battle between Croatia and Bulgaria
853Arab-Byzantine warsSack of DamiettaEgypt22-24 MayByzantine navy successfully raids Abbasid port city.
ReconquistaBattle of JándulaSpainRebels of Toledo defeat the Umayyad state of Córdoba.
854Battle of GuadalaceteEmir Muhammad I of Córdoba defeats king Ordoño I of Asturias, king García Íñiguez of Pamplona, leader Musa ibn Musa al-Qasawi of the Banu Qasi and Ibn Balyus.
856Viking incursions into GasconySiege of Paris [fr]France856—857Danish Vikings capture and plunder Paris, capital of West Francia again.
859/860ReconquistaBattle of Monte LaturceSpainKing Ordoño I of Asturias and king García Íñiguez of Pamplona defeat leader Musa ibn Musa al-Qasawi of the Banu Qasi.
860Rus'–Byzantine WarsSiege of ConstantinopleTurkey18 June – 4 AugRus' Khaganate raids the suburbs outside Constantinople.
861Viking incursions into GasconySiege of Paris [fr]FranceJanDanish Vikings capture and plunder Paris.
863Tang-Nanzhao war in AnnanSiege of SongpingVietnam14 Jan – 1 MarchNanzhao captures Songping (modern Hanoi) from the Tang
Arab–Byzantine warsBattle of LalakaonTurkey3 SepByzantines under Michael III defeat the Emirate of Melitene forces decisively.
865ReconquistaBattle of the MorcueraSpain9 AugCordoba defeats Asturias and Castile.
866Frankish–Viking battles and Franco-Breton warsBattle of BrissartheFrance2 JulBretons and Vikings under Salomon, Duke of Brittany and Hastein defeat Franks. Robert the Strong and Ranulf I of Aquitaine die in the battle.
867Viking invasions of EnglandBattle of YorkEngland21 MarchGreat Heathen Army defeats and occupies Northumbria, executes King Aella of Northumbria, and establishes the Danelaw.
868Siege of NottinghamEnglandGreat Heathen Army seizes Nottingham and defeats the combined forces of Mercia and Wessex.
869Zanj RebellionBattle of the BargesIraq24 OctZanj rebels defeat militia trying to quell their rebellion.
870Viking invasions of EnglandBattle of EnglefieldEngland31 DecAnglo-Saxons under Æthelwulf defeat the Danelaw Vikings.
Muslim conquest of SicilySiege of MeliteMaltaAghlabids under Sawāda Ibn Muḥammad capture the Byzantine city of Melite.
Hindu Shahi-Saffarid warsFirst Battle of KabulAfghanistanSaffarids under Ya'qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar defeat the Hindu Shahis.
Zanj RebellionBattle of al-UbullaIraq28 JuneZanj defeat Abbasid forces and sack city of Al-Ubulla.
871Viking invasions of EnglandBattle of ReadingEngland4 JanEthelred of Wessex and Alfred the Great are defeated by a Danish army, suffering heavy losses.
Zanj RebellionBattle of BasraIraq7–10 SepZanj defeat Abbasid forces and sack city of Basra.
872Unification of NorwayBattle of HafrsfjordNorwayHarald Fairhair takes over great parts of Norway; the country of Norway is regarded to be founded after the battle.
Byzantine–Paulician warsBattle of Bathys RyaxTurkeyThe Byzantine Empire defeats the Paulician heretics, killing their leader Chrysocheir. May also have occurred in 878.
c.872/3Arab–Byzantine warsBattle of KardiaByzantine admiral Niketas Ooryphas defeats a fleet of Cretan Saracens under the renegade Photios.
c.873Battle of the Gulf of CorinthGreeceByzantine admiral Niketas Ooryphas defeats a fleet of Cretan Saracens and kills their commander, the renegade Photios. Possibly occurred as late as 879.
876Battle of Dayr al-'AqulIraq8 AprilAbbasids defeat Saffarid dynasty near the Tigris River.
Franco-Breton warsBattle of AndernachGermany8 OctKing Louis the Younger of East Francia defeats the invading army of emperor Charles the Bald.
878Viking invasions of EnglandBattle of EdingtonEnglandMayWest Saxons under Alfred the Great defeat the Danelaw Vikings.
Battle of CynwitWest Saxons, said to have been under the command of a certain ealdorman named Odda, defeat a Viking army, killing their leader, an unnamed man who may have been identical to Ubba.
Vikings defeat forces of St Cuthbert in West Sussex.
ReconquistaBattle of PolvorariaSpainKing Alfonso III of Asturias defeats emir Muhammad I of Córdoba.
879Battle of ThirupurambiyamIndiaPallavas and Cholas defeat Pandya kingdom in Southern India. Cholas become most prominent regional power soon after this.
880Battle of Lüneburg HeathGermany2 FebVikings of the Great Heathen Army defeat the Franks under Louis the Younger.
Frankish–Viking battlesBattle of ThimeonBelgiumFebFranks under Louis the Younger march on and defeat Vikings.
Siege of Vienne [fr]France880—882The Frankish army under Charles the Fat, Louis III and Carloman II fail to take the capital of king Boso of Provence.
Battle of Attigny [fr]A Frankish army defeats a rebel army of self-proclaimed king Boso of Provence.
Arab–Byzantine warsBattle of CephaloniaGreeceByzantine admiral Nasar defeats an Aghlabid fleet in a night attack off western Greece.
Battle of StelaiItalyByzantine admiral Nasar defeats an Aghlabid fleet off southern Italy.
Battle of TarantoThe Byzantines under Leo Apostyppes capture Taranto from the Muslims.
881Muslim conquest of SicilyBattle of TaorminaSpringThe Aghlabids under al-Hasan ibn al-Abbas defeat the Byzantines under Barsakios near Taormina.
Frankish–Viking battlesBattle of Saucourt-en-VimeuFrance3 AugFranks under Louis III of France and Carloman II decisively defeat Danish Vikings.
Muslim conquest of SicilyBattle of CaltavuturoItaly881 or 882The Byzantines under Mosilikes defeat the Aghlabids under Abu Thawr.
Battle of the ConwyWalesAnarawd ap Rhodri defeats the Mercians under Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians. Known in Welsh as Dial Rhodri: the Avenging of Rhodri.
Zanj RebellionSiege of al-MukhtarahIraq881 to August 883Abbasid forces defeat the Zanj rebels killing their leader and ending the rebellion.
882Viking raids in the RhinelandBattle of RemichLuxembourg11 AprilDanish Vikings under Godfrid and Sigfrid defeat the Franks under Archbishop Wala of Metz, Archbishop Bertulf of Trier and count Adalhard of Metz.
Frankish–Viking battles and Dano-German ConflictsSiege of AsseltNetherlandsFranks defeat Viking camp, whose leader Godfrid made to become Frankish vassal and convert to Christianity.
ReconquistaFirst Battle of CellorigoSpainSpanish defeat Cordoba.
883Abbasid declineBattle of MeccaSaudi Arabia13 JuneAbbasids defeat Tulunid army trying to gain control of the city.
884Battle of NorditiGermanyAutumnFrisia under Archbishop Rimbert of Bremen-Hamburg makes an army of Danish Vikings retreat from East Frisia.
885Abbasid–Tulunid warsBattle of TawahinIsrael5/6 AprilTulunids defeat Abbasid attempt at recovering Syria and Egypt.
Frankish–Viking battlesSiege of ParisFrance25 Nov 885—Oct 886Franks defend Paris decisively from Viking siege, Vikings granted passage of the Seine and given 700 pounds of silver.
886Viking invasions of EnglandSiege of LondonEnglandAlfred the Great recaptures London.
887Croatian–Venetian warsBattle of MakarskaCroatia18 SepA fleet under Branimir, Duke of Croatia defeats doge Pietro I Candiano of Venice.
891Frankish–Viking battlesBattle of LeuvenBelgiumSepArnulf of the Franks defeats a Viking army, ending their invasion.
893Viking invasions of EnglandBattle of ButtingtonWalesAn army of Mercians, West Saxons, and Welsh led by Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians defeats a Viking army.
894Battle of NiravadyapuraIndiaEastern Chalukyas defeat Rashtrakutas under Krishna II.
Battle of Peruvanguru
896Byzantine–Bulgarian war of 894–896Battle of BulgarophygonTurkeySummerDuring the summer the Bulgars led by Prince Simeon I defeat a Byzantine army decisively.
Battle of Southern BuhUkraineBulgarians defeat Magyars, who abandon the area and migrate westwards.
Siege of DorostolonBulgariaThe Bulgars under their princes Boris-Michael and his son Symeon finally break a Magyar siege.
897Battle of QingkouChina29 NovForces loyal to Yang Xingmi defeat forces of fellow warlord Zhu Wen.
899Hungarian invasions of EuropeBattle of BrentaItaly24 SepHungarians decisively defeat the Kingdom of Italy.

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900Battle of BalkhAfghanistanSamanids defeat the Saffarid dynasty and annex Balkh and the rest of the cities in Khurasan.
902Muslim conquest of SicilySiege of TaorminaItalyJuly—1 AugThe former Aghlabid emir, Ibrahim II, captures the fortress of Taormina from the Byzantine Empire.
Æthelwold's RevoltBattle of the HolmeEngland13 DecemberDanelaw and East Anglia win phyrric victory over Wessex and Kent, Æthelwold's Revolt put down after he's KIA.
903Battle of HamaSyria29 NovThe Abbasid army under Muhammad ibn Sulayman al-Katib deals a crushing defeat on the Qarmatians under the Sahib al-Shama.
904Arab–Byzantine WarsSack of ThessalonicaGreeceSaracens under Leo of Tripoli sack the Byzantine Empire's second-largest city.
907Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian BasinBattle of PozsonySlovakia/Hungary4–6 JulyHungarians completely defeat East Francia and expand their military control to River Enns.
908Hungarian invasions of EuropeBattle of EisenachGermany3 AugHungarians decisively defeat Franco-German army from Franconia, Saxony, and Thuringia.
909Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms periodBattle of JisuChinaWarlord Liu Shouguang defeats his brother Liu Shouwen
910Hungarian invasions of EuropeBattle of LechfeldGermany12 JuneHungarians decisively defeat Louis the Child's united Frankish Imperial Army, devastating East Francia.
Battle of Rednitz22 JuneHungarians deliver another devastating defeat to East Francia and the German kingdoms near the River Rednitz.
Viking invasions of EnglandBattle of TettenhallEngland5 AugBetween Edward the Elder and the Yorkshire Danes. The Danish were defeated.
911Frankish–Viking battlesSiege of ChartresFrance20 JulyVikings under Rollo defeated by the Franks, who afterwards bargain to give Rollo the Duchy of Normandy in exchange for vassalage and religious conversion.
Battle of VallalaIndiaCholas led by Parantaka I decisively defeat the Rashtrakutas.
913Hungarian invasions of EuropeBattle of the InnGermanyDuchies of Bavaria and Swabia defeat Hungarian raiding party.
915Arab–Byzantine WarsBattle of GariglianoItalyJuneChristian League defeats the Saracen bands in southern Lazio.
Viking invasions of IrelandBattle of ConfeyRepublic of Ireland915—917Vikings defeat Leinster and kill their king.
Battle of VelloreIndiaChola Empire under Parantaka I defeats the combined forces of the Pandya Kingdom and the Sri Lankan Anuradhapura Kingdom.
916Sack of KannaujRashtrakutas sack Kannauj, the capital of the Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty.
917Viking invasions of EnglandBattle of DerbyEnglandJulyAnglo-Saxons defeat the Danelaw Vikings.
Byzantine–Bulgarian wars and Byzantine–Bulgarian war of 913–927Battle of AcheloosBulgaria20 AugA large-scale Byzantine invasion against Bulgaria is decisively defeated by Tzar Simeon I of Bulgaria.
Viking invasions of IrelandBattle of Mag FemenRepublic of Ireland22 AugStrategic Viking victory against the Irish of Ui Niell.
Byzantine–Bulgarian war of 913–927Battle of KatasyrtaiTurkeyAutumnBulgarians defeat Byzantine Empire in village in proximity to Constantinople.
ReconquistaBattle of San Esteban de GormazSpainLeón defeats Córdoba.
918Viking invasions of EnglandBattle of CorbridgeEnglandStalemate between Norse and Kingdom of Scotland.
919Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms periodBattle of Langshan JiangChina10 MayState of Wuyue decisively defeats Wu. First documented use of a type of flamethrower.
Viking invasions of IrelandBattle of IslandbridgeRepublic of Ireland14 SepVikings of Dublin decisively defeat the Irish kingdoms trying to drive them off the continent, killing six Irish kings.
Hungarian invasions of EuropeBattle of PüchenGermanyHungarians defeat new German King Henry the Fowler.
Battle of WinterthurSwitzerlandThe army of Burchard II, Duke of Swabia defeats the army of Rudolph II, King of Upper Burgundy.
920ReconquistaBattle of ValdejunqueraSpain26 JulyCordoba defeats Leon and Navarre.
921Byzantine–Bulgarian war of 913–927Battle of PegaeTurkeyMarchBulgarians decisively defeat Byzantines near Constantinople.
Arab-Byzantine warsBattle of SevanArmeniaKingdom of Armenia defeats the Iranian Sajid dynasty.
923Battle of SoissonsFrance15 JuneRollo of Normandy killed by Charles III, but Charles is defeated and imprisoned by Rudolf, Duke of Burgundy who succeeded Robert.
Battle of FirenzuolaItaly29 JulyKing Rudolph II of Burgundy and margrave Adalbert I of Ivrea defeat emperor Berengar I, who is dethroned and Rudolph is given the title King of Italy.
Qarmatian—Abbasid warsSack of BasraIraq11–28 AugQarmatians of Bahrayn sack the Abbasid city of Basra.
925Croatian–Hungarian WarsBattle of Drava RiverCroatiaCroatia defeats Hungary
926Croatian–Bulgarian warsBattle of the Bosnian HighlandsBosnia and HerzegovinaSimeon I of Bulgaria sent an army under Alogobotur against the Byzantine ally Croatia, but this army was defeated by King Tomislav of Croatia. Fearing a Bulgarian retribution, Tomislav accepted to abandon his union with Byzantium and make peace on the basis of the status quo, negotiated by the papal legate Madalbert.
927Sack of GyeongjuSouth KoreaGyeongju, the capital of Silla is sacked by Kyon Hwon the King of Later Baekje. King Gyeongae of Silla commits suicide, and Baekje installs Gyeongsun of Silla intended as a puppet.
928Qarmatian invasion of IraqQarmatian raid into Upper MesopotamiaIraqQarmatians victory
929Hungarian invasions of EuropeSiege of GanaGermanyEarly 929A German army commanded by king Henry the Fowler captures the Glomatian fort of Gana.
Battle of Lenzen4 SepDuchy of Saxony defeats the Slavic Veleti and Obotrites.
930Qarmatian—Abbasid warsSack of MeccaSaudi Arabia11 JanQarmatians sack Mecca and plunder the Kaaba.
Battle of GochangSouth KoreaGoryeo decisively defeats the forces of Later Baekje.
933Hungarian invasions of EuropeBattle of RiadeGermany15 MarchHenry the Fowler, Holy Roman Emperor defeats Magyars.
934Battle of W.l.n.d.rSerbiaMarch or AprilHungarians and Pechenegs defeat Byzantines and Bulgarians.
Battle of Unju CastleSouth KoreaSepForces of Goryeo led by Wang Geon allied with Silla decisively defeat Later Baekje again.
936Battle of IllicheonGoryeo led by Wang Geon conquers Later Baekje.
937Viking invasions of EnglandBattle of BrunanburhEnglandAthelstan of England defeats a combined Norse-Celtic force.
938Five Dynasties and Ten KingdomsBattle of Bạch ĐằngVietnamAutumnNgô Quyền defeats Southern Han.
939ReconquistaBattle of SimancasSpain19 JulyCaliph Abd-ar-Rahman III of Córdoba is defeated by a combined Hispanic-Christian force.
Frankish–Viking battles and Franco-Breton warsBattle of Trans-la-ForêtFrance1 AugBretons drive Vikings out of Brittany and found the Duchy of Brittany right after.
Battle of AndernachGermany2 OctThe royal German army defeats the rebel dukes Eberhard of Franconia and Gilbert of Lorraine.
940Samanid–Ziyarid WarsBattle of IskhabadIran25 DecSamanid Empire defeats Ziyarid dynasty and Firuzanids.
941Rus'-Byzantine WarsSiege of ConstantinopleTurkeyByzantine Empire repelled Rus' attack.
942Hungarian invasions of EuropeBattle of FraxinetFrance20 MayHungarian raiding army defeat the Muslim frontier state of Fraxinet and they continued on their way to Hispania. Their victory laid the foundation of a successful Italian–Byzantine campaign against the Muslims in the Mediterranean.
Battle of al-Mada'inIraq16–19 AugHamdanid dynasty defeats Baridis for control over Baghdad.
Hungarian invasions of EuropeBattle of BaltargaSpainCombined Catalan forces defeat a group of Hungarian raiders.
943Battle of WelsAustria10/12 AugBavarians and Carantanians defeat Principality of Hungary.
Caspian expeditions of the Rus'Siege of Bardha'aAzerbaijanRus' under Igor of Kiev defeat the army of Marzuban ibn Muhammad then take the capital of Sallarid Caucasian Albania in modern-day Azerbaijan, killing many of the inhabitants and occupying it for a few months before leaving.
946Buyid-Hamdanid WarsBattle of BaghdadIraqApril—AugBuyid dynasty defeats Hamdanid dynasty.
Battle of RouenFranceHugh the Great, Count of Paris and Richard I of Normandy, Count of Rouen, defeat king Louis IV of France, Arnulf I, Count of Flanders and Otto the Great, Holy Roman Emperor.
948Krishna's Southern ExpeditionBattle of TakkolamIndia948—949Rashtrakuta dynasty decisively defeats Chola Empire, Rajaditya Chola killed in battle.
953Arab–Byzantine WarsBattle of MarashTurkeyThe Hamdanid Emir of Aleppo, Sayf al-Dawla, scores a major victory over the Byzantines under Bardas Phokas the Elder.
955Hungarian invasions of EuropeBattle of LechfeldGermany10–12 AugOtto I, Holy Roman Emperor defeats Magyars, ending their invasion of the West.
Battle on the Raxa16 OctOtto I, Holy Roman Emperor defeats Obotrites, Veleti, and allied Slavs.
Later Zhou conquest of HuainanSiege of ShouzhouChina955—957Later Zhou decisively defeats Southern Tang
956TurkeySep/OctA Byzantine fleet under Basil Hexamilites deals a crushing defeat on the fleet of Tarsus.
958Arab–Byzantine WarsBattle of RabanOct/NovThe Byzantines under John Tzimiskes defeat the Hamdanid Emir of Aleppo, Sayf al-Dawla.
960Battle of Andrassos8 NovThe Byzantines under Leo Phokas the Younger score a crushing victory over the Hamdanid Emir of Aleppo, Sayf al-Dawla.
Siege of ChandaxGreece960—6 March 961The Byzantines reconquer Crete from the Cretan Saracens.
Hungarian-Serbian WarBattle of DrinaBosnia and Herzegovina/SerbiaSerbian victory, Hungarian leader named Kisa was defeated by Časlav, the Prince of Serbia
Battle of SyrmiaCroatia/SerbiaHungarian victory, a Hungarian army defeated Časlav, the Prince of Serbia by avenge of the widow of Kisa
962Viking invasions of ScotlandBattle of BaudsScotlandIndulf of Scotland is killed in battle with Danish pirates.
Muslim conquest of SicilySiege of TaorminaItaly25 Nov – 25 DecThe Kalbids capture the fortress of Taormina from the Byzantine Empire on behalf of the Fatimid Caliphate.
965Arab–Byzantine warsBattle of the StraitsEarly 965The Fatimid fleet deals a crushing defeat on the Byzantine fleet under Niketas Abalantes.
Muslim conquest of SicilySiege of RomettaMayFatimids defeat Byzantines and consolidate Sicily.
Rus'–Byzantine WarsSiege of SarkelRussiaKievan Rus' under Sviatoslav I captures and razes Khazar fortress of Sarkel.
968Battle of SilistraBulgariaSpringSviatoslav I of Kiev defeats Bulgaria.
Arab–Byzantine warsSiege of AntiochTurkeyNov 968—28 Oct 969Byzantines retake city of Antioch from the Hamdanids.
Siege of KievUkrainePecheneg siege of Kievan Rus' successfully lifted by the general Pretich.
969Rus'–Byzantine WarsCapture of PreslavBulgariaSviatoslav I of Kiev captures Preslav, the Bulgarian capital.
Caspian expeditions of the Rus'Sack of AtilRussiaSviatoslav I of Kiev sacks and razes the capital of the Khazars, conquering the Khazar state for Kievan Rus'
Fatimid conquest of EgyptOccupation of FustatEgypt26 June-9 JulyFatimid forces under Jawhar take over the Fustat the capital of Egypt at the time .
970Rus'–Byzantine WarsBattle of ArcadiopolisTurkeyMarchBardas Skleros defeats a Russo-Bulgarian-Magyar-Pecheneg army.
971Arab–Byzantine WarsBattle of AlexandrettaLate springByzantines defeat a Fatimid army near Alexandretta, forcing them to lift their siege of Antioch.
Rus'–Byzantine WarsBattle of DorostolonBulgariaByzantine emperor John Tzimiskes defeats the Rus'.
Viking expansionBattle of the Cebreiro MountainsSpainSpanish defeat Vikings.
972Polish–German WarsBattle of CedyniaPoland24 JuneMieszko I of Poland defeated Hodon of Germany.
Sack of ManyakhetaIndiaParamara King Siyaka plunders the capital of the Rashtrakuta Empire, leading to their swift decline.
973Battle of TourtourFranceCount William I of Provence and margrave Arduin of Turin defeat the Saracens of Fraxinetum.
977Battle of the Yarkon RiverIsraelFatimid general Jawhar decisively defeated by combined forces of Buyid general Alptakin, Qarmatians and Banu Tayy tribes.
978Battle of TawahinSyria15 AugCaliph al-Aziz Billah of the Fatimid Caliphate defeats Alptakin, the emirate of Damascus and the Qarmatians.
978 or 979Rebellion of Bardas SklerosBattle of PankaleiaTurkeyThe rebel Byzantine general Bardas Skleros defeated the loyalist commander Bardas Phokas the Younger.
980Viking invasions of IrelandBattle of TaraRepublic of IrelandIrish of the Kingdom of Meath defeat the Norse.
981Song–Đại Cồ Việt warBattle of Bạch ĐằngVietnamJan—AprilFormer Le defeated the Song dynasty.
ReconquistaBattle of TorrevicenteSpain9 JulyAlmanzor defeats Ghalib ibn Abd al-Rahman, king Ramiro Garcés of Viguera and count García Fernández of Castile.
Civil war in BrittanyBattle of ConquereuilFranceIndecisive battle between Conan I of Rennes, supported by the Duchy of Normandy and Hoël I, Duke of Brittany, supported by the County of Anjou.
ReconquistaBattle of RuedaSpainCordoba defeats Leon, Castile, and Navarre.
982Battle of CrotoneItaly13 or 14 JulyEmperor Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor is defeated by a Kalbid army .
982Viking incursions into GasconyBattle of TallerFranceDuke William Sánchez of Gascony defeats Vikings.
985ReconquistaBattle of RoviransSpainChancellor Almanzor of the Umayyad state of Córdoba defeats count Borrell II of Barcelona.
986Byzantine–Bulgarian WarsBattle of the Gates of TrajanBulgaria17 AugBulgarians under Samuil of Bulgaria decisively defeat Byzantines under Basil II.
988Chola Expansions under RajarajaBattle of Kandalur SalaiIndiaCholas defeat members of the Kandalur Salai in Southern India.
991Viking invasions of EnglandBattle of MaldonEngland10 AugOlaf Tryggvason's Vikings defeat English of Ealdorman Brihtnoth of Essex.
992Franco-Breton warsBattle of ConquereuilFrance27 JuneFulk III, Count of Anjou, supported by Nantes and the County of Poitiers, defeats Duke Conan I of Brittany, supported by the Duchy of Normandy and the County of Blois.
Battle of RattapadiIndiaChola Empire led by Rajaraja I defeat the Western Chalukyas, capturing Chitradurga.
994Arab–Byzantine warsBattle of the OrontesSyria15 SepFatimid victory over the Byzantines under Michael Bourtzes.
996Siege of TyreLebanon996—May 998Fatimid Caliphate defeats the city's rebels and the Byzantine army supporting them.
997Byzantine–Bulgarian WarsBattle of SpercheiosGreece16 JulyByzantines defeat Bulgarian attack.
Western Chalukya expansionBattle of PuriIndiaWestern Chalukyas led by crown Prince Satyashraya defeat and annex the Shilaharas.
998Arab–Byzantine WarsBattle of ApameaSyria19 JulyFatimids defeat Byzantine army under Damian Dalassenos.
Croatian–Bulgarian warsSiege of ZadarCroatiaBulgarian emperor Samuil unsuccessfully besieged the fortified city of Zadar during the military campaign against Croatia.
Campaigns of Mahmud of GhazniBattle of GhazniAfghanistanMarchMahmud of Ghazni defeats and captures his younger brother Ismail of Ghazni and becomes ruler of the Ghaznavids.
999Ghaznavid-Samanid warBattle of MervTurkmenistanMayGhaznavids led by Mahmud of Ghazni defeat Samanid Empire.
Viking wars in IrelandBattle of Glenn MamaRepublic of Ireland30 DecBrian Boru and Máel Sechnaill defeat the Leinstermen and Vikings of Dublin.
1000ReconquistaBattle of CerveraSpainChancellor Almanzor of the Umayyad state of Córdoba defeats count Sancho García of Castile and Álava and the Kingdom of León under count García Gómez.
Dano-Norwegian ConflictsBattle of SwoldAt sea9 SepSemi-legendary battle. Norway is defeated by an alliance of the other Scandinavians.
Croatian-Venetian warsBattle of LastovoCroatiaForces of the Republic of Venice occupied the island of Lastovo in southern Croatia.

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Year War Battle Loc. Date(s) Description
1001Ghaznavid campaigns in IndiaBattle of PeshawarPakistan27 NovGhaznavids decisively defeat the Hindu Shahi and capture their ruler Jayapala, who commits suicide in shame.
1002ReconquistaBattle of CalatañazorSpainJulyBattle where the Christian kings of Spain defeated Saracens under Almanzor, who is said to have died of wounds received in this battle.
1003Battle of ToràCount Ramon Borrell of Barcelona, count Ermengol I of Urgell, Bernard I, Count of Besalú and Wifred II, Count of Cerdanya defeat chancellor Abd al-Malik al-Muzaffar of the Umayyad state of Córdoba.
1004Byzantine–Bulgarian warsBattle of SkopjeNorth MacedoniaByzantines under Basil II defeat Bulgarians under Samuel of Bulgaria.
1007Chalukya-Chola warsSeige of UnkalIndiaChola Empire defeats Western Chalukyas.
1007Chalukya-Chola warsBattle of DonurIndiaChola Empire defeats Western Chalukyas.
Ghaznavid campaigns in IndiaBattle of ChachPakistanSpringGhaznavids again decisively defeat the Hindu Shahi.
1008Battle at HerdalerFinlandFinns defeat and almost kill Norse King Olaf II of Norway.
Chalukya-Chola WarsBattle of RattapadiIndiaWestern Chalukyas regain Chitradurga from the Cholas.
Battle of TavareyaghattaWestern Chalukya Empire decisively defeats the Chola Empire, driving them out of their domains.
Battle of ChebroluWestern Chalukyas defeat Cholas, driving them out of Vengi.
1008Chalukya-Chola warsReconquest of VengiIndiaRajaraja chola sent Prince Rajendra to counter Invasion Chalukya country and compelled chalukya army withdrew Vengi.
1010Fitna of al-AndalusBattle of Aqbat al-BakrSpain2 JuneRebels defeat forces of the Caliphate of Córdoba.
Battle of KwakjuNorth KoreaDecLiao Dynasty defeats Goryeo.
1011First Battle of TongjuNorth KoreaJanGoryeo led by Kang Cho repels first attack by Liao Dynasty.
Second Battle of Tongju7 JanLiao Dynasty led by Emperor Shengzong of Liao decisively defeat Goryeo and execute Kang Cho.
1014Viking invasions of IrelandBattle of ClontarfRepublic of Ireland23 AprilIrish King Brian Boru ends Norse rule of Ireland, but is killed in battle.
Byzantine–Bulgarian WarsBattle of KleidionBulgaria29 JulyByzantine Emperor Basil II conquers the Bulgarians, ending Bulgarian independence for 171 years.
1015German–Polish WarBattle of Dadosesani LandPoland1 SepPolish victory.
Ghaznavid campaigns in IndiaSiege of LohkotIndiaLohara dynasty in Kashmir repels the Ghaznavids.
1016Battle of NesjarNorway15 MarchFuture Norwegian king Saint Olav Haraldsson laid foundation for his reign in this victory.
Battle of PontlevoyFrance6 JulyFulk III, Count of Anjou and Herbert I, Count of Maine defeat Odo II, Count of Blois.
Cnut's invasion of EnglandBattle of AssandunEngland18 OctDanes led by Canute the Great defeat an English army led by King Edmund II ('Ironside').
1017Siege of AnuradhapuraSri LankaChola Empire led by Rajendra Chola I razes and sacks Anuradhapura, ending the Anuradhapura Kingdom and annexing Sri Lanka to the Chola.
1018Norman conquest of southern ItalyBattle of CannaeItalyByzantine forces defeat a Lombard revolt
Battle of CarhamEnglandMáel Coluim II, King of Scots, defeats the Northumbrians.
Kievan succession crisis of 1015–1019Battle of the River BugPoland/Ukraine22–23 JulyPoland defeats Kievan Rus.
Battle of VlaardingenNetherlands29 JulyCount Dirk III of West Frisia defeats an army sent by Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor at Vlaardingen.
Third Goryeo–Khitan WarBattle of HeunghwajinNorth Korea10—1019Koreans defeat the Khitan.
1019Battle of KujuNorth Korea10 MarchThe major battle during the Third Goryeo-Khitan War, decisive victory for the Goryeo.
Chalukya–Chola warsBattle of MaskiIndia1019—1020Rajendra Chola I defeats Jayasimha II of the Western Chalukyas.
1021Byzantine–Georgian warsBattle of ShirimniTurkey11 SepByzantine forces under Basil II defeats Georgian forces under George I.
Siege of GwaliorIndiaBetween Ghaznavid Empire and Kachchhapaghata dynasty.
1022Byzantine–Georgian warsBattle of SvindaxTurkeySpringByzantine Emperor Basil II defeats Giorgi I of Georgia, forcing him to accept a treaty.
1024Rus'-Byzantine warsBattle of LemnosGreeceByzantine forces annihilate a Rus' raid.
Post-Kievan succession crisis of 1015–1019Battle of ListvenUkraineMstislav of Chernigov defeats Yaroslav the Wise, stalemate over sole rulership of Kiev.
1025South-East Asia campaign of Rajendra IRaid of PalembangIndonesiaRajendra Chola of the Chola Empire defeats and sacks the capital of Srivijaya.
Battle of KedahMalaysiaRajendra Chola defeats Srivijaya.
1026Ghaznavid campaign in IndiaSack of SomnathIndia8 JanuaryGhaznavids defeat Chaulukya dynasty.
1027Battle of the IndusPakistanMarchGhaznavids led by Mahmud of Ghazni defeat the Jats.
1028Battle of MailbergAustria12 MayDuke Vratislaus II of Bohemia defeats Leopold II, Margrave of Austria
Chola-Chalukya warsBattle of the Godavari RiverIndiaWestern Chalukyas decisively defeat an Indian Coalition of the Cholas, Paramaras, and Kalachuris.
1030Battle of StiklestadNorway29 JulyNorwegian King Saint Olaf Haraldsson is killed in battle, but Christianization of Norway is ensured.
Arab–Byzantine WarsBattle of AzazSyria8–10 AugMirdasids defeat a large Byzantine army led by Emperor Romanos III in person.
1032Battle of DabusiyyaUzbekistanAprilStalemate between Ghaznavid Empire and Kara-Khanid Khanate. Ghaznavid commander Altun Tash mortally wounded.
1035Chalukya-Chola warsBattle of VengiIndiaRajathiraja chola defeated Western chalukyas and captured Vengi .
1035Seljuk-Ghaznavid WarsIranJuneSeljuks defeat Ghaznavids.
ReconquistaBattle of TafallaSpainGarcía Sánchez III of Pamplona defeats his brother Ramiro I of Aragon.
1037Battle of Tamarón4 SepFerdinand, Count of Castile defeats and kills his brother-in-law Vermudo III King of León.
Battle of Bar-le-DucFrance15 NovA Holy Roman Imperial army under Gothelo I, Duke of Lorraine defeats Odo II, Count of Blois, contender to the Kingdom of Arles. Odo II is killed.
1038Seljuk-Ghaznavid WarsBattle of SarakhsTurkmenistan IranMaySeljuks again defeat Ghaznavids.
1040Seljuk-Ghaznavid WarsBattle of DandanaqanTurkmenistan23 MaySeljuk Turks defeat the Ghaznavid Empire and begin occupying Khorasan.
Battle at BrůdekCzech Republic22/23 AugDuke Bretislav I of Bohemia defeats king Henry III of Germany.
Siege of ZaranjAfghanistanGhaznavids defeat Seljuks.
1041Norman conquest of southern Italy Battle of OliventoItaly17 MarchNormans and Lombards defeat Byzantines.
Battle of Montemaggiore4 MayLombards and Normans defeat Byzantines in Italy, whose remaining forces retreated to Bari.
Battle of OstrovoGreeceEmperor Michael IV the Paphlagonian of the Byzantine Empire defeats Bulgarian rebels under Petar Delyan.
1042Byzantine–Serbian warsBattle of BarMontenegro7 OctDuklja victory over Byzantines, resulting by future of Duklja without Byzantine imperial authority. 7 October is commemorated as the day of Military of Montenegro.
Georgian civil warBattle of SasiretiGeorgia (country)Byzantine Empire intervenes in a civil war in Georgia in favor of the rebels. Royal army of Georgia crushed.
Song-Xia warsBattle of Dingchuan VillageChinaWestern Xia defeat the Song Dynasty.
1044German-Hungarian WarBattle of MénfőHungary5 JuneGermans and Hungarian supporters of the deposed King Peter Orseolo defeat Hungarians under King Samuel Aba who was captured and killed.
Battle of NouyFrance22 AugGeoffrey II, Count of Anjou defeats Theobald III, Count of Blois and count Stephen II of Troyes.
1046Byzantine–Seljuq wars and Georgian–Seljuk warsBattle of GanjaAzerbaijanSeljuks defeat Byzantines in their first military encounter.
Chalukya-Chola warsBattle of DannadaIndiaCholas under Emperor Rajadhiraja I defeat the Western Chalukyas on the Krishna River and burn down their fort.
1046Chalukya-Chola warsBattle of PundurIndiaRajathiraja chola defeated Western Chalukyas
1047Battle of Val-ès-DunesFranceEarly summerWilliam, Duke of Normandy and King Henry I of France against the forces of several rebel Norman barons.
1048Byzantine–Seljuq wars and Georgian–Seljuk warsBattle of KapetronTurkey18 SepByzantines and Georgians defeat Seljuk Turkish army; however, the Turkish central flank captured Liparit IV of Kldekari and received a large ransom for him after escaping back to Seljuk territory.
1051Seljuk-Ghaznavid WarsBattle of HupyanAfghanistanGhaznavids under Toghrul of Ghazna defeat Seljuks under Alp Arslan.
Battle of VértesHungaryIt was a conflict that broke out, when the Emperor Henry III tried to invade Hungary and was defeated by King Andrew I of Hungary and Duke Béla of Hungary.
1052Hilalian invasion of IfriqiyaBattle of HaydaranTunisia14 AprilDecisive Banu Hilal victory
Chalukya-Chola warsBattle of KoppamIndia28 MayChola Empire defeats Western Chalukyas in battle but their king Rajadhiraja Chola is slain in battle.
1053Battle of CivitateItaly18 JuneRobert Guiscard's Normans destroy the army of Pope Leo IX.
Arab–Byzantine warsSiege of MedinaMalta1053 or 1054Failed Byzantine attempt to retake Medina, Malta.
1054Battle of DunsinaneScotland27 JulyMalcolm defeats MacBeth.
Battle of AtapuercaSpain1 SepKing Ferdinand I of Leon and Castile decisively defeats and kills King García Sánchez III of Pamplona. Leon reannexes all of Navarre's territories south of the Ebro river.
Byzantine–Seljuq warsSiege of ManzikertTurkeyByzantines successfully defend from Seljuk Turks.
Battle of MortemerFranceThe Duchy of Normandy under Robert, Count of Eu defeats France under Odo of France.
1055Battles of the AlmoravidsCapture of AoudaghostMauritaniaAlmoravids capture West African town of Aoudaghost.
1056Battle of Tabfarilla21 March – 19 AprilBerber Godala tribe defeats Berber Lamtuna tribe allied with Takrur state in present-day Mauritania.
1057Battle of LumphananScotland15 AugMacBeth is killed in battle against Malcolm's forces.
Battle of PetroeTurkey20 AugIsaac I Komnenos defeats emperor Michael VI Bringas of the Byzantine Empire.
Battle of VaravilleFranceAugNormans under William, Duke of Normandy defeats French King Henry I of France and Count Geoffrey Martel of Anjou.
Battle of SinjarIraqal-Basasiri leading the forces of the Buyids and Fatimids defeat the Seljuks.
1060Hungarian civil warBattle of the Theben PassHungaryAutumnBéla I of Hungary with a Hungarian and Polish army defeats king Andrew I of Hungary with a Hungarian and German army. Andrew dies of his battle wounds and Béla becomes king.
1062Chalukya-Chola WarsBattle of Kudal-SangamamIndiaChola defeat Western Chalukyas.
Zenkunen WarSiege of KuriyagawaJapanForces of Minamoto no Yoshiie defeat forces of Abe no Sadato
1063Norman conquest of southern ItalyBattle of CeramiItalyJuneNormans under Roger I of Sicily defeated a Muslim alliance of Sicilian and Zirid dynasty troops.
ReconquistaBattle of GrausSpainCastile and Zaragoza defeat Aragon, killing Ramiro I.
Battle of La CastelleFranceWilliam VIII, Duke of Aquitaine and Gascony defeats rebel Gascon forces under Bernard II Tumapaler.
Seljuk War of Succession of 1063Battle of DamghanIranAlp Arslan defeat and kills his political rival for the Seljuk throne Qutalmish.
1064Byzantine–Seljuk warsSiege of AniTurkeyJuly—AugSeljuks under Alp Arslan capture city from the Byzantines.
Georgian–Seljuk warsSiege of AkhalkalakiAzerbaijanSeljuks under Alp Arslan decisively defeat Georgians under Bagrat IV of Georgia.
1065ReconquistaBattle of PaternaSpainKingdom of León defeats Taifa of Valencia.
1066Viking invasions of EnglandBattle of FulfordEngland20 SepNorwegian Vikings led by Harald III of Norway defeat the northern earls Edwin and Morcar.
Battle of Stamford Bridge25 SepHarold Godwinson of England defeats his brother Tostig Godwinson and Harald III of Norway, both are killed.
Norman ConquestBattle of Hastings14 OctNormans under William the Conqueror defeat the Anglo-Saxon army under Harold Godwinson, who is killed.
1067Battle on the Nemiga RiverBelarus3 MarchPrincipalities of Kiev, Chernigov, and Pereiaslavl defeat Principality of Polotsk.
1068ReconquistaBattle of LlantadaSpain19 JulySancho II of Castile with the aid of El Cid defeats his brother Alfonso VI of León.
Byzantine–Norman wars and Norman conquest of southern ItalySiege of BariItaly5 August 1068—15 April 1071Byzantines lose Bari, their last possession in Italy, to the Norman Robert Guiscard.
Chalukya–Chola warsBattle of VijayawadaIndiaChola Empire defeat Western Chalukyas and recover Vengi.
Chalukya-Chola warsBattle of KampiliIndiaVira rajendra chola defeated Someshvara ll.
Kievan succession crisis of 1015–1019Battle of the Alta RiverUkraineCumans defeat Kievan Rus'.
Norman conquest of southern ItalyBattle of MisilmeriItalyNormans under Roger I of Sicily defeat larger Muslim Berber and Arab army in their conquest of Sicily.
Battle of Kerlés / CserhalomRomaniaHungarians defeat a raiding Pecheneg army in Transylvania
1069Norman ConquestBattle of NorthamEnglandNormans defeat Saxons led by the sons of the late Harold Godwinson trying to retake England.
1070Chahamana-Chaulukya WarsBattle of SanderaoIndiaChahamanas under Jendraraja defeat Chaulukyas under Bhima I
1071Battle of PedrosoPortugal18 FebruariKing García II of Galicia defeats rebel count Nuno Mendes of Portugal
Battle of CasselFrance22 FebRobert the Frisian defeats and kills Arnulf III, Count of Flanders, claiming the title of Count of Flanders.
Byzantine–Seljuk warsBattle of ManzikertTurkey26 AugByzantine emperor Romanos IV Diogenes is defeated and captured by the Seljuk Turks.
Mustansirite HardshipSiege of CairoEgyptNasir al-Dawla Ibn Hamdan leader of the Turkish mercenaries recaptures Cairo from Nubian mercenaries .
1072Battle of GolpejeraSpain11 JanuaryKing Sancho II of Castile defeats king Alfonso VI of León.
1074Battle of KemejHungary26 FebruarySolomon, King of Hungary ambushes and defeats his cousin Dukes Géza.
Battle of MogyoródHungary14 MarchPretender Géza I of Hungary defeats king Solomon of Hungary in battle and becomes the new king of Hungary.
1075Saxon revolt of 1073–1075Battle of LangensalzaGermany9 JuneKing Henry IV of Germany defeated rebel Saxons decisively.
Georgian–Seljuk warsBattle of PartskhisiGeorgia (country)Aug/Sep[2]Kingdom of Georgia decisively defeats Seljuk Empire.
Song–Đại Việt warSiege of YongzhouChinaĐại Việt raze Song city.
1076Battle of IJsselmeerNetherlandsCount Dirk V of West Frisia defeats the army of bishop Conrad of Utrecht, thereby reconquering his county.
1077Song–Đại Việt warBattle of Nhu Nguyet RiverVietnamĐại Việt beats back army of the Song dynasty, forcing them to retreat.
1078Saxon revolt of 1077–1088Battle of MellrichstadtGermany7 AugKing Henry IV of Germany is defeated by anti-king Rudolf of Swabia.
Battle of KalavryeTurkeyImperial forces under Alexios Komnenos defeat the rebels under Nikephoros Bryennios the Elder.
Norman conquest of southern ItalySiege of TaorminaItalyThe Italo-Normans capture the fortress of Taormina from the Emirate of Sicily.
1079ReconquistaBattle of CabraSpainEl Cid defeats the combined forces of the Emir of Granada and his Castilian allies.
1080Saxon revolt of 1077–1088Battle of FlarchheimGermany27 JanInconclusive battle between Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor and Rudolf of Swabia.
Battle on the Elster14 OctGerman anti-king Rudolf of Swabia defeats German king Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor militarily, however Henry defeats Rudolf politically.
Investiture ControversyBattle of Volta MantovanaItaly15 OctPro-imperial bishops defeat an army of pro-papal forces.
1081First Norman invasion of the BalkansBattle of DyrrhachiumAlbania18 OctRobert Guiscard of Apulia and Calabria defeats the Byzantines under Emperor Alexios I Komnenos.
1082ReconquistaBattle of AlmenarSpainSpring or summerThe Muslim Taifa of Zaragoza under the Christian mercenary commander El Cid defeats the Muslim ruler Mundhir al-Hajib of the Taifa of Lérida and the Christian count Berenguer Ramon II of Barcelona.
1083First Norman invasion of the BalkansBattle of LarissaGreeceJulyByzantines decisively repel Norman siege of the County of Apulia and Calabria.
1084Investiture ControversySack of RomeItalyMayHenry IV, Holy Roman Emperor besieges Rome against Pope Gregory VII, the Normans successfully rescue the Pope but then they sack the city.
Battle of Sorbara [it]2 JulyAn Imperial army is defeated by a pro-papal army.
ReconquistaBattle of MorellaSpain14 AugZaragoza under El Cid and Yusuf al-Mu'tamin defeat Sancho Ramírez, king of Aragon and Navarre
1085Siege of ToledoAlfonso VI of Castile captures and annexes Toledo, defeating the Taifa of Toledo.
1086Saxon revolt of 1077–1088Battle of PleichfeldGermany11 AugHenry IV, Holy Roman Emperor is defeated by rebel forces of anti-king Herman of Luxembourg and Welf of Bavaria.
ReconquistaBattle of SagrajasSpain23 OctAlmoravids defeat Castile and Aragon forces decisively.
Battle of Ain SalmSyria5 JuneSeljuks under Tutush defeat Sultanate of Rum under Suleiman ibn Qutalmish, who's killed in the battle.
1087Byzantine–Pecheneg warsBattle of DristraBulgariaAugPechenegs defeat Byzantines.
CrusadesSiege of MahdiaTunisiaThe Republics of Genoa and Pisa, with the support of Amalfi and the Pope, besiege and temporarily occupy the Zirid coastal town of Mahdia.
1091Komnenian restorationBattle of LevounionTurkey29 AprilByzantines under Alexios I Komnenos defeat the Pechenegs.
1093Battle of the Stugna RiverUkraine26 MayThe Kipchaks defeat Chernihiv and Kiev.
Battle of AlnwickEngland13 NovMalcolm III of Scotland is killed by English Knights under Robert de Mowbray.
Christianisation of the Germanic peoplesBattle of SchmilauGermanyA Christian coalition of Christian Obotrites under Henry, the Duchy of Saxony under Duke Magnus and Denmark defeat Obotrite followers of the Slavic Obotrite religion.
1093/1094 Norman conquest Battle of Brecon England Between 17–23 April Bernard de Neufmarché and his Norman knights defeat King Rhys Ap Tewdr and Bleddyn Ap Maenyrch near Brecon.
1094ReconquistaBattle of CuarteSpain21 OctoberEl Cid defeats the Almoravid dynasty.
Siege of HuescaSpainSancho Ramírez killed by arrows while trying to take city.
1095Battle of ReyIranBerkyaruq defeats and kills Tutush I, the rebelling Emir of Damascus and previous Sultan's brother.
1096People's CrusadeBattle of CivetotTurkey21 OctSeljuk Turks, led by Kilij Arslan I, defeat the People's Crusade.
ReconquistaBattle of AlcorazSpainKing Peter I of Aragon successfully conquers Huesca for the Christians, from king Al-Musta'in II of Zaragoza.
1097Battle of BairénJanEl Cid and Peter I of Aragon lead the Kingdom of Aragon and Kingdom of Valencia to victory against the Almoravid dynasty
War of the Croatian SuccessionBattle of Gvozd MountainCroatiaApril/MayHungarian forces under King Coloman defeat the Croats, killing their king Petar Snačić.
First Crusade and Byzantine–Seljuk warsSiege of NicaeaTurkey14 May – 19 JuneByzantines and Crusaders defeat forces of the Sultanate of Rum at Nicaea.
First CrusadeBattle of Dorylaeum1 JulyCrusaders defeat the Seljuk forces in Anatolia.
Siege of Antioch20 October 1097—28 June 1098Crusaders capture Antioch after more than eight months of siege.
ReconquistaBattle of ConsuegraSpainAlmoravid dynasty defeats Castile and León. Diego Rodríguez, the son of El Cid killed.
Siege of KalingaIndiaChola defeat Eastern Gangas, making Kalinga into their tributary.
1098First CrusadeBattle of the Lake of AntiochTurkey9 FebCrusader army of 700 knights defeat numerically superior Seljuq relief force.
Siege of Ma'arraSyriaNov—DecCrusaders capture Ma'arra.
1099Siege of JerusalemIsrael7 June – 15 JulyCrusaders capture Jerusalem from the Fatimids after a month of siege and bloody street-fighting.
Battle of Ascalon12 AugCrusaders defeat the Fatimids at Ascalon, but the city is not taken.

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1101CrusadesBattle of HeracleaTurkeySummerSeljuks defeat Crusaders.
Battle of MersivanAugSeljuk Turks defeat Crusaders.
Battle of RamlaIsrael7 SepJerusalem forces under Baldwin I defeat a superior Fatimid army.
1102Battle of Ramla17 MayA Fatimid army defeats 500 Crusader knights.
1104Battle of HarranTurkey7 MayBaldwin II of Jerusalem is captured by the Seljuk Turks.
Georgian–Seljuk warsBattle of ErtsukhiGeorgia (country)King David IV of the Kingdom of Georgia decisively defeats the Seljuk Empire.
1105CrusadesBattle of ArtahSyria20 AprilCrusaders of Antioch defeat the Seljuk Turks of Aleppo.
Battle of RamlaIsrael27 AugCrusaders under Baldwin I defeat the Fatimids.
1106Henry I's invasion of NormandyBattle of TinchebrayFrance28 SepHenry I of England defeats his brother Robert, Duke of Normandy, in northwestern France.
1107Nizari–Seljuk conflictsSiege of ShahdizIranSeljuks under Sultan Muhammad I Tapar siege and capture the Nizari fortress and massacre most of the remaining defenders.
Battle of Khabur RiverIraqMuhammad I Tapar defeats and kills his brother Kilij Arslan I.
1108ReconquistaBattle of UclésSpain29 MayAlmoravids' victory over Castile and León; Sancho, son and heir of Alfonso VI of León and Castile, is slain.
1109Battle of NakloPoland10 AugBoleslaus III of Poland defeats the Pomeranians.
Battle of Hundsfeld24 AugBoleslaus III of Poland defeats King Henry V of the Holy Roman Empire.
Battle of GłogówBoleslaus III successfully holds the town of Głogów against Henry V and Svatopluk of Bohemia.
Norwegian CrusadeBattle of FormenteraSpainKing Sigurd the Crusader of Norway defeats Saracen pirates.
Battle of Ibiza
Georgian–Seljuk warsBattle of TrialetiGeorgia (country)Georgians defeat the Seljuks.
1110ReconquistaBattle of ValtierraSpain11 JanuaryEmperor Alfonso the Battler of Spain defeats emir Al-Musta'in II of Zaragoza.
Battle of Candespina26 OctoberKing Alfonso the Battler of Aragon and Navarre and Henry, Count of Portugal defeat queen Urraca of León and Castile.
Siege of KalingaIndiaChola Empire again defeats Eastern Ganga dynasty, annexing Kalinga.
1111CrusadesBattle of ShaizarSyria13–29 SepBaldwin I of Jerusalem and Mawdud ibn Altuntash fight, resulting in a tactical draw, and withdrawal of the Crusaders.
Siege of TyreLebanon21 November 1111—10 April 1112Baldwin I of Jerusalem leads a Crusader siege of Fatimid city of Tyre, but eventually withdraws.
1113Battle of Al-SannabraIsrael28 JuneBaldwin I of Jerusalem is defeated by Mawdud ibn Altuntash of Mosul.
1114ReconquistaBattle of MartorellSpainRamon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona, count Ermengol IV of Urgell and Bernard, Count of Cerdanya defeat governor Muhammad ibn al-Hajj and general Muhammad ibn Aisha of the Almoravid dynasty.
1115Battle of WelfesholzGermany11 FebSaxons under Lothair I of Supplinburg defeat the Holy Roman army.
CrusadesBattle of SarminSyria14 SepCrusaders from Antioch led by Roger of Salerno defeat the Seljuk Turks.
1116Battle of OlšavaCzech Republic13 MayVladislaus I, Duke of Bohemia defeats king Stephen II of Hungary.
Byzantine–Seljuk warsBattle of PhilomelionTurkeyAutumnByzantines defeat Seljuk Turks.
Battle of TalakadIndiaHoysalas decisively defeat Cholas.
1117Battle of GhazniAfghanistanSeljuks defeat Ghaznavids.
1118Battle of KannegalaIndiaVishnuvardhana of the Hoysalas defeats the Western Chalukyas.
1119CrusadesBattle of Ager SanguinisSyria28 JuneTurks under Ilghazi defeat Antioch troops, killing Roger of Salerno.
Battle of BrémuleFrance20 AugEngland defeats France in Normandy, repelling a French invasion.
Battle of SavehIranAhmad Sanjar defeats Mahmud II.
1120Georgian–Seljuk warsBattle of BotoraTurkey14 FebGeorgian forces under David IV attack and defeat Seljuk Turks camped at Botora.
ReconquistaBattle of CutandaSpainJuneKing Alfonso the Battler of Aragon and William IX, Duke of Aquitaine defeat the Almoravid dynasty under Ibrahim ibn Yusuf.
1121Georgian–Seljuk warsBattle of DidgoriGeorgia (country)12 AugGeorgian forces under David IV defeat a Muslim coalition under Ilghazi.
Battle of NiekładźPolandDuke Bolesław III Wrymouth of Poland defeats prince Wartislaw I and Swietopelk of Pomerania.
1122Georgian–Seljuk warsSiege of TbilisiGeorgia (country)FebGeorgians under David IV retake capital and gain independence from the Seljuk Turks.
Byzantine–Pecheneg WarsBattle of BeroiaBulgariaByzantines under John II Komnenos defeat Pechenegs.
1123CrusadesBattle of YibnehIsrael29 MayKingdom of Jerusalem led by Eustace Grenier defeats Fatimid Caliphate led by al-Ma'mun al-Bata'ihi.
1124Henry I's campaigns in NormandyBattle of BourgthérouldeFrance26 MarchA Royal English-Norman army under Odo Borleng defeats rebel Norman forces under Waleran de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Worcester.
CrusadesSiege of AleppoSyria6 October 1124—25 Jan 1125Crusaders under Baldwin II of Jerusalem withdraw attempted siege on Aleppo.
1125Battle of Azaz11 JuneCrusaders under Baldwin II of Jerusalem defeat Seljuks, Mosul, and Aleppo forces.
Jin–Song warsJingkang IncidentChinaSep 1125—March 1127Jin dynasty besiege and annex Bianjing, capital of the Song dynasty, capture Emperor Qinzong and many members of the Song royal family.
1126CrusadesBattle of Marj al-SaffarSyria26 JanCrusaders under Baldwin II of Jerusalem defeat the Burids of Damascus.
War of Bohemian SuccessionBattle of ChlumecCzech Republic18 FebA Bohemian army of duke Soběslav I defeats a German army of king Lothair III. Lothair III tried to install Otto II the Black on the Bohemian throne, who was killed in battle.
ReconquistaBattle of ArnisolSpain10 MarKing Alfonso the Battler of Aragon and Navarre defeats the Almoravid dynasty under Ibn Abu Bakr.
Battle of CorbinsAbdulla ibn Iyad of the Almoravid dynasty defeats Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona and Bernard Raymond, count of Pallars Jussà.
1128Đại Việt–Khmer WarBattle of Ba DauVietnamJan—FebViet defeat Khmer.
Battle of AxpoeleBelgium21 JuneWilliam Clito defeats Thierry of Alsace in a war for the control of the County of Flanders.
Battle of São MamedePortugal24 JuneAfonso Henriques defeats his mother Teresa of León and takes control over the County of Portugal.
Byzantine–Hungarian WarBattle of HaramSerbiaByzantines decisively defeat Hungary.
1130Battles of the AlmoravidsBattle of al-BuhayraMoroccoMayAlmoravids defeat Almohads.
Siege of BayonneFranceOct 1130—Oct 1131King Alfonso the Battler of Aragon lifts his siege on Duchy of Aquitaine's city of Bayonne.
Jin–Song WarsBattle of HuangtiandangChinaJin troops trapped for 48 days but eventually defeat Song dynasty.
1132Norman conquest of southern ItalyBattle of NoceraItaly24 JulyRoger II of Sicily is defeated in his first major engagement by Ranulf II, Count of Alife.
Jin–Song WarsSiege of De'anChinaSong dynasty victory over Jin-supported rebels, first historical use of the fire lance, an early ancestor of firearms.
Siege of TasghimutMoroccoAlmohads take major fortress from the Almoravids.
1133Chalukya-Chola warsBattle of GodavariIndiaVikrama chola defeated Someshvara lll and captured Vengi.
1134ReconquistaBattle of FragaSpain17 JulyAlmoravids defeat Aragon.
Danish Civil WarBattle of FotevikSweden4 JuneEric II of Denmark defeats the forces of Niels, King of Denmark and his son Magnus, the latter of whom is killed in battle.
1136Norman invasion of WalesBattle of Crug MawrWales10 OctWelsh under Owain Gwynedd defeat the South Wales Normans.
1137Norman conquest of southern ItalyBattle of RignanoItaly30 OctRoger II of Sicily is defeated in a major engagement by Ranulf, Duke of Apulia, again.
Battle of KhujandTajikistanKara-Khitai defeat Western Kara-Khanid Khanate and take central Transoxiana.
1138The AnarchyBattle of ClitheroeEngland10 JuneScots defeat English.
ReconquistaSiege of CoriaSpainJulyAlmoravids defeat Alfonso VII of León.
The AnarchyBattle of the StandardEngland22 AugEnglish forces under William of Aumale defeat an army of David I of Scotland.
1138 Khwarazmian rebellion against SeljuksBattle of HazaraspUzbekistanSeljuks under Ahmad Sanjar defeat rebellion by Khwarazmians under Atsiz, who fled.
1139ReconquistaSiege of OrejaSpainApril—OctAlfonso VII conquers Almoravid castle.
Portuguese ReconquistaBattle of OuriquePortugal25 JulyAfonso Henriques defeats the Almoravids and declares Portugal an independent kingdom with himself as monarch.
1140Welf-Hohenstaufen feudSiege of WeinsbergGermany21 DecConrad III of Germany besieges the Welf city of Weinsberg unsuccessfully.
Jin–Song warsBattle of YanchengChinaSong dynasty decisively defeats Jin dynasty.
1141Battle of ValdevezPortugalSummer 1140 or 1141Portugal defeats Leon.
Battle of QatwanUzbekistan9 SepKara Khitai decisively defeat the Seljuk Empire and their vassal the Kara-Khanids.
1142Battle of VysokáCzech Republic22 AprilRebel nobles defeat duke Vladislaus II of Bohemia.
ReconquistaSiege of CoriaSpainMay—JuneLeon takes city from Almoravids.
1143The AnarchyBattle of WiltonEngland1 JulyRobert, 1st Earl of Gloucester defeats the forces of Stephen of Blois.
1144Second CrusadeSiege of EdessaTurkey28 Nov – 24 DecZengi captures Edessa from the Crusaders.
Battle of Visseiche bridgeFranceRebel Breton forces under baron Robert II of Vitré defeats Conan III, Duke of Brittany.
1145Polish civil warBattle on the Pilica [pl]PolandThe army of Bolesław the Curly and Mieszko defeats the army of high duke Władysław II of Poland, in a Polish civil war.
1146ReconquistaBattle of AlbaceteSpain5 FebThe Kingdom of León and Castile defeats Zafadola.
Battle of the FischaAustria11 SepKing Géza II of Hungary defeats duke Henry XI of Bavaria.
1147Portuguese ReconquistaBattle of SantarémPortugal15 MarchPortugal captures the city of Santarém from the Almoravids.
Northern CrusadesSiege of Lübeck [de]Germany24–26 JuneDuring the Wendish Crusade, Lübeck was besieged by the Polabian Slavs.
Portuguese Reconquista and Second CrusadeSiege of LisbonPortugal1 July – 25 OctCrusaders under Afonso I of Portugal capture Lisbon from the Almoravids.
Second CrusadeBattle of ConstantinopleTurkeySepByzantines defeat German crusaders and force them to cross to Asia Minor.
Battle of Dorylaeum25 OctSeljuk Turks defeat German crusaders under Conrad III.
Battle of Ephesus24 DecFrankish Crusaders defeat Seljuk Turks.
Battle of the MeanderDecCrusaders once again defeat Seljuks.
1148Battle of Mount Cadmus6 JanSultan Mesud I of Rum slaughters the army of king Louis VII of France.
Reconquista and Second CrusadeSiege of TortosaSpain1 July – 30 DecCoalition led by Barcelona and Genoa conquer Tortosa from the Almoravids.
Second CrusadeSiege of DamascusSyria24–28 JulyFrench and German Crusaders, in alliance with Jerusalem, fail to conquer Damascus from the Saracens, ending the Second Crusade.
Battle of GhazniAfghanistanGhurid dynasty defeats Ghaznavids.
1149CrusadesBattle of InabSyria29 JuneRaymond of Antioch and the leadership of the Order of Assassins killed in battle against Nur ad-Din Zangi and Unur of Damascus.
1150Welf-Hohenstaufen feudBattle of FlochbergGermany8 FebHenry Berengar of the House of Hohenstaufen defeats the House of Welf.
CrusadesBattle of AintabTurkeyAugKingdom of Jerusalem under Baldwin III of Jerusalem has tactical victory, but strategic defeat against the Zengid dynasty.
Byzantine–Serbian wars/Byzantine–Hungarian War (1149–1155)Battle of TaraMontenegro/Bosnia and HerzegovinaAutumnEmperor Manuel I Komnenos of the Byzantine Empire defeats Serbia and Hungary.
1151Battle of Móin MhórRepublic of IrelandKingdom of Leinster defeats Kingdom of Thomond.
Battle of GhazniAfghanistanGhurid dynasty again defeats Ghaznavids and destroys the city.
1152Battle of Nab24 JuneSeljuks defeat Ghurid dynasty.
1153Crusader–Fatimid warsBattle of AscalonIsrael25 Jan – 22 AugJerusalem captures Ascalon from the Fatimid Egyptians.
1154Wars of the Guelphs and GhibellinesBattle of Vernavola [it]ItalyAugMilan fails to defeat Pavia.
1155Siege of Tortona13 Feb – 18 AprilThe army of king Frederick I of Germany defeats the city of Tortona.
Siege of MarrakeshMoroccoAlmohads suppress rebellion in their capital.
1156Byzantine–Norman WarsBattle of BrindisiItaly28 MayThe Norman Kingdom of Sicily defeats the Byzantine Empire forces at the siege of Brindisi.
1157Abbasid-Seljuq WarsSiege of BaghdadIraq12 Jan – 3 JulyAbbasids repel a Seljuk attempt to conquer Baghdad.
CrusadesBattle of Lake HulehIsraelJuneZengids ambush and defeat Crusaders.
Danish Civil WarBattle of Grathe HeathDenmark23 OctValdemar I of Denmark defeats and kills Sweyn III.
Battle of Coed EuloWalesHenry II's invasion of Wales suffers a severe check near Basingwerk by Owain Gwynedd, though the situation is recovered, and a peace agreement later signed that cedes much of modern-day Flintshire to England.
1158Wars of the Guelphs and GhibellinesSiege of Milan [it]Italy6 Aug – 7 SepMilan surrenders to Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor.
1159Siege of Crema2 July 1159—25 Jan 1160The army of Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor captures Crema.
Battle of Siziano15 JulyAn army of Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor defeats Milan.
1160Battle of LobregalSpainMarFernando Rodríguez de Castro defeats Nuño Pérez de Lara for the control of the regency of the minor king Alfonso VIII of Castile.
Wars of the Guelphs and GhibellinesBattle of Carcano [it]Italy9 AugMilan defeats an army of Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor.
1161Civil war era in NorwayBattle of OsloNorway3 FebKing Haakon II of Norway defeats and kills Inge Haraldsson.
Wars of the Guelphs and GhibellinesSiege of Milan [it]Italy30 May 1161—28 Feb 1162The army of Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor captures and destroys Milan.
Georgian–Seljuk warsSiege of AniTurkeyAugGeorgian kingdom decisively repels invasion by the Seljuk dynasty.
Jin–Song WarsBattle of TangdaoChina16 NovSong victory over Jin.
Battle of Caishi26–27 NovSong dynasty defeats Jurchen Jin dynasty.
Portuguese ReconquistaBattle of Alcácer do SalPortugalThe Almohad Caliphate under Abu Mohammed Abdallah Ben Hafs defeats king Afonso I of Portugal.
1163CrusadesBattle of al-BuqaiaLebanonCrusaders defeat Zengids.
1164Battle of VerchenGermany16 JulyA Christian army from Germany and Denmark, under Duke Henry the Lion of Saxony, defeats the Obotrites under prince Pribislav.
CrusadesBattle of HarimSyria12 AugA Crusader alliance is defeated by the Zengids.
1165Battle of Fahs al-JullabSpain15 OctAlmohads defeat Taifa of Murcia.
Portuguese ReconquistaBattle of PalmelaPortugalKing Afonso I of Portugal defeats the Almohad Caliphate.
1166 or 1167Byzantine–Serbian warsBattle of PantinaKosovoStefan Nemanja usurps the Serbian throne from his older brother, defeating both his forces and the Byzantine Empire who was assisting him.
1167CrusadesBattle of al-BabeinEgypt18 MarchCrusaders under Amalric I battle the Zengids of Syria, ending in a tactical draw.
Wars of the Guelphs and GhibellinesBattle of Monte PorzioItaly29 MayImperialists under Christian of Mainz and Rainald of Dassel defeat large Roman army.
Komnenian restorationBattle of SirmiumSerbia8 JulyByzantine Empire defeats Hungary.
1169 - 1177Pandyan Civil War (1169–1177)IndiaCholas defeated Pandya's and Sinhalese.
1169Anglo-Norman invasion of IrelandSiege of WexfordRepublic of IrelandMayWexford and parts of southeast Leinster come under Norman control.
Rise of Saladin in EgyptBattle of the BlacksEgypt21–23 AugSaladin's army defeats the pro-Fatimid forces in the Egyptian army to take control of Egypt.
1170Danish CrusadesBattle of Julin BridgePolandKing Valdemar I of Denmark defeats Bogusław I, Duke of Pomerania-Stettin and Casimir I, Duke of Pomerania-Demmin and makes an end to the Pomeranian raids on Danish territory.
1171Anglo-Norman invasion of IrelandSiege of DublinRepublic of IrelandAug—SepIrish siege of city repelled by England.
1173Revolt against Henry IIBattle of FornhamEngland17 OctEnglish royalists defeat rebels and capture Robert de Beaumont, 3rd Earl of Leicester.
1173 or 1174Caspian expeditions of the Rus'Siege of DerbentRussiaShirvanese and Georgian allies under George III capture the city of Derbent from Rus', Alan and Kipchak raiders.
1174Revolt against Henry IIBattle of AlnwickEngland13 JulyWilliam I of Scotland is defeated and captured by a small English force.
Wars of the Guelphs and GhibellinesSiege of Alessandria [it]Italy24 October 1174—12 April 1175The army of Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor fails to capture Alessandria.
Anglo-Norman invasion of IrelandBattle of ThurlesRepublic of IrelandOctIrish alliance led by High King Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair defeats English under Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke.
c.1175Battle of GoggasthanaIndiaChaulukyas defeats Paramaras under Vindhyavarman, temporarily halting his campaigns against them.
1175Ayyubid-Zengid warBattle of the Horns of HamaSyria13 AprilAyyubids under Saladin defeat the Turkish Zengid dynasty and gain control of Damascus, Baalbek, and Homs.
1176Wars of the Guelphs and GhibellinesBattle of LegnanoItaly29 MayLombard League defeats and wounds the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick Barbarossa.
Byzantine–Seljuq WarsBattle of MyriokephalonTurkey17 SepSeljuk Turks defeat army of Emperor Manuel I Comnenus of the Byzantine Empire in Phrygia.
Ghurid campaigns in IndiaSiege of UchPakistanGhurid King Muhammad Ghori takes Uch from either the Bhati Rajputs or the Qarmatians.
1177Khmer–Cham warsBattle of Tonlé SapCambodia13 JuneChams loot Khmer capital in a naval battle and kill their king Tribhuvanaditya.
CrusadesBattle of MontgisardIsrael25 NovAyyubids under Saladin are defeated by the Kingdom of Jerusalem and the Knights Templar.
Byzantine–Seljuq warsBattle of Hyelion and LeimocheirTurkeyByzantines decisively defeat Seljuk army.
1178Ghurid campaigns in IndiaBattle of KasahradaIndiaCoalition of Rajput Kings led by Mularaja II defeat Ghurid invasion and wound Muhammad Ghori.
1179Siege of TaillebourgFranceMayA young Richard the Lionheart takes a rebel castle in Aquitaine which was previously considered impregnable.
CrusadesBattle of Marj AyyunLebanon10 JuneAyyubids under Saladin defeat the Kingdom of Jerusalem and the Knights Templar, Baldwin IV of Jerusalem nearly captured.
Battle of Jacob's FordIsrael23–30 AugSaladin defeats the Kingdom of Jerusalem.
1180Genpei WarFirst Battle of UjiJapan20 JuneTaira clan defeats Minamoto clan, killing Prince Mochihito.
Battle of Ishibashiyama14 SepTaira victory near Mount Fuji.
Battle of Fujigawa9 NovTaira forces flee after a fake surprise attack by the Minamoto and Takeda clans.
1181Siege of Nara15 JanThe Taira clan destroys the city.
Battle of YahagigawaSpringMinamoto clan forced to withdraw, but Taira clan unable to pursue.
Battle of Sunomatagawa6 JuneMinamoto sneak attack thwarted, Taira are victorious.
1182CrusadesBattle of Belvoir CastleIsraelJuly—AugInconclusive battle between Baldwin IV of Jerusalem and an Ayyubid army of Saladin from Egypt.
1183Genpei WarSiege of HiuchiJapanApril—MayTaira clan captures the fortress, but Minamoto defenders escape.
Battle of Kurikara2 JuneDecisive Minamoto victory, turning the tides.
Battle of ShinoharaSummerMinamoto victory. Several single combats prior to main battle.
CrusadesBattle of Al-FuleIsrael30 Sep – 6 OctInconclusive battle between Guy of Lusignan and the Ayyubid army of Saladin from Egypt.
Siege of KerakJordanEarly Nov—4 DecSaladin lays siege to Raynald of Châtillon's stronghold during marriage of Humphrey IV of Toron and Isabella of Jerusalem. King Baldwin IV's arrival forces Saladin to withdraw.
Genpei WarBattle of MizushimaJapan17 NovTaira naval victory over the Minamoto.
Siege of FukuryūjiMinamoto forces capture the fortress.
Battle of MuroyamaThe Taira clan's five-wave assault defeats Minamoto forces.
1184Second Battle of Uji19 FebMinamoto no Yoshinaka defeated by the rest of the Minamoto, forced away from the capital at Kyoto.
Battle of Awazu21 FebMinamoto no Yoshinaka killed.
Battle of Ichi-no-Tani20 MarchMinamoto victory, Taira no Tadanori killed.
Battle of KojimaMinamoto victory over the Taira.
Siege of HōjūjidonoMinamoto no Yoshinaka's faction captures Emperor Go-Shirakawa.
Portuguese Reconquista and Almohad warsSiege of SantarémPortugalAbu Yaqub Yusuf besieges Santarém but fails to capture the Portuguese city.
Battle of NagorIndiaChahamana King Prithviraj Chauhan defeats Chaulukyas.
1185Genpei WarBattle of YashimaJapan22 MarchTaira forces confounded and defeated.
Battle of Dan-no-ura25 AprilDecisive victory for the Minamoto. Last battle of Genpei War.
Third Norman invasion of the BalkansSack of ThessalonicaGreece9–24 AugByzantine city sacked by the Kingdom of Sicily.
Battle of Demetritzes7 NovAlexios Branas decisively defeats Norman invasion army.
1186Ghurid campaigns in IndiaSiege of LahorePakistanMuhammad Ghori defeats the Ghaznavids, conquering their last territory and acquiring much of the Punjab.
1187CrusadesBattle of CressonIsrael1 MayAl-Afdal (Saladin's eldest son) defeats the small crusader army at Nazareth.
Swedish–Novgorodian WarsPillage of SigtunaSwedenSummerKarelians burn Swedish city.
CrusadesBattle of HattinIsrael4 JulySaladin destroys the Crusader army and takes several commanders prisoner.
Siege of JerusalemIsrael/Palestine20 Sep – 2 OctSaladin captures Jerusalem after 2 weeks of siege.
Siege of TyreLebanon12 November 1187—1 Jan 1188Crusaders led by Conrad of Montferrat successfully defend city from Saladin.
Rise of Genghis KhanBattle of the Thirteen WingsMongoliaInconclusive battle between Temujin and Jamukha.
Battle of Dalan BalzhutJamukha decisively defeats Temujin.
1188Battle of NetturIndiaCholas defeat Vira Pandya, claimant to the Pandya throne.
1189Third CrusadeBattle of AcreIsrael28 August 1189—12 July 1191Crusaders defeat Saladin's Ayyubid army outside Acre.
1190Battle of PhilomelionTurkey7 MayFrederick VI, Duke of Swabia defeats a Seljuk Turk army.
Battle of Iconium18 MayFrederick Barbarossa's forces defeat Seljuk Turks.
Almohad warsSiege of TomarPortugal13–19 JulyPortuguese Knights Templar defend their base from a siege by the Almohads.
Battle of MervTurkmenistanMuhammad Ghori defeats Sultan Shah of Khwarezm.
Battle of PašmanCroatiaA fleet of prince Desinjin Damjan of Zadar, Pisa, Dalmatian city-states and Hungary-Croatia defeat doge Orio Mastropiero of Venice.
1191Ghurid campaigns in IndiaFirst Battle of TarainIndia14 JanChahamana King Prithviraj Chauhan repels Ghurid invasion of Muhammad Ghori.
Third CrusadeBattle of ArsufIsrael7 SepRichard Lionheart's forces repel Saladin's attack.
Byzantine–Serbian warsBattle of MoravaSerbia/KosovoAutumnEmperor Isaac II Angelos defeats grand prince Stefan Nemanja of Serbia.
Third CrusadeCyprusRichard the Lionhearted founds the crusader Kingdom of Cyprus after taking the island from Byzantine governor Isaac Komnenos.
1192Battle of JaffaIsrael5 AugRichard I's Crusader army defeats Saladin.
Ghurid campaigns in IndiaSecond Battle of TarainIndiaMuhammad Ghori defeats Prithviraj Chauhan, who is dismounted and escapes on a horse but is later caught, captured, and executed. Ghurids annex Delhi and much of northwest India.
Feudal fragmentation of PolandBattle of DrohiczynPolandKingdom of Poland defeats the alliance of Kievan Rus' and the Yotvingians.
1194Seljuk-Khwarazmian WarsBattle of ReyIran19 MarchKhwarazmians decisively defeat the Seljuks, killing Sultan Tughril III and annexing his remaining territories.
Siege of NottinghamEngland25–28 MarchUpon his return to England, Richard the Lionhearted takes Nottingham castle from his brother Prince John's attempt to keep the throne after a brief siege.
War of the Namen-Luxembourg SuccessionBattle of Noville [nl]Belgium1 AugBaldwin V, Count of Hainaut, Flanders and Namur defeats a Holy Roman Imperial army under Henry III, Duke of Limburg. Baldwin is able to keep his possessions, that are half in France and half in Germany (Holy Roman Empire).
Battle of AberconwyWalesLlywelyn ap Iorwerth defeats his brother and assumes control of Gwynedd.
Byzantine–Bulgarian WarsBattle of ArcadiopolisTurkeyBulgarians defeat Byzantines.
Ghurid campaigns in IndiaBattle of ChandawarIndiaMuhammad Ghori defeats and kills Jaichand of Kannauj of the Gahadavala dynasty.
1195Georgian–Seljuk warsBattle of ShamkorAzerbaijan1 JuneKingdom of Georgia decisively defeats the Atabegs of Azerbaijan.
Reconquista and Almohad warsBattle of AlarcosSpain18 JulyAlmohad victory over Alfonso VIII of Castile.
1196Byzantine–Bulgarian WarsBattle of SerresGreeceBulgarian victory over Byzantines.
Ghurid campaigns in IndiaSiege of GwailorIndiaGhurids under Muhammad of Ghor defeats and conquers Kachchhapaghata dynasty.
1197Battle of Kasahrada4 FebGhurid Empire defeats Rajput Confederation led by Chaulukya King Bhima II, leading to the Ghurid annexation of Anhilwara.
1198Battle of GisorsFrance27 SepRichard I of England defeats Philip II of France.
1199Siege of Château de Châlus-ChabrolMarch-AprilRichard I of England gets shot by a crossbow while besieging the tiny castle "Château de Châlus-Chabrol" and later dies from his wound.

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Year War Battle Loc. Date(s) Description
1201Danish CrusadesBattle of StellauGermanyKing Valdemar II of Denmark defeats count Adolf III of Holstein and Schauenburg, and captures Holstein from Germany.
Rise of Genghis KhanBattle of the Thirteen SidesMongoliaTemujin and his coalition of Mongol tribes decisively defeat Jamukha, the Naimans, Tatars, Merkits, Taichuud, Jadarans, and smaller tribes not allied with his coalition.
Ghurid conquestsBattle of NishapurIranGhurids annex Greater Khorasan from the Khwarazmian Empire
1202Anglo-French WarBattle of MirebeauFrance1 AugMercenary army led by John of England defeat a rebel army led by the House of Lusignan and Arthur of Brittany as well as a French army.
Fourth CrusadeSiege of ZadarCroatia10–24 NovThe crusaders besieged the fortified city of Zadar in Croatia according to an agreement with the Republic of Venice and

captured and sacked it, despite letters from Pope Innocent III forbidding such an action and threatening excommunication.

Georgian–Seljuk warsBattle of BasianTurkeyGeorgians under David Soslan decisively defeat Seljuk Turks.
Rise of Genghis KhanBattle of KöyitenMongoliaTemujin and Toghrul Khan make forces of Buyruq khan, Jamukha and the Oirats retreat but both armies are scattered.
1203Fourth CrusadeSiege of ConstantinopleTurkey11 July – 1 AugCrusaders capture the Byzantine throne and install Alexios IV Angelos
Anglo-French WarSiege of Château GaillardFranceAug 1203—6 March 1204French forces under Philip II of France defeat the English and Normans during a lengthy siege. English relief force is decisively defeated. Phillip gains control of Normandy from the Kingdom of England.
Rise of Genghis KhanBattle of Khalakhaljid SandsMongoliaForces led by Jamukha and Toghrul Khan defeat Temujin. Temujin's son Ogodei Khan is wounded.
Ghurid campaigns in IndiaSiege of KalinjarIndiaGhurids annex Kalinjar from Chandelas.
1204Fourth CrusadeSack of ConstantinopleTurkey12–15 AprilCrusaders and Venetians capture Constantinople.
Khwarazmian-Ghurid warsBattle of AndkhudAfghanistanKhwarazmian Empire and Qara Khitai defeat Ghurid Empire, annexing back Khurasan.
Genghis Khan's campaignsBattle of ChakirmautMongoliaTemujin decisively defeats the larger forces of the Naimans under Tayang Khan and his son Kuchlug, joined by Jamukha's forces. Tayang dies in battle, Jamukha is captured by Temujin and executed. As a result of this battle, Mongolia is unified under Temujin.
1205Nicaean–Latin warsBattle of AdramyttionTurkey19 MarchLatins defeat Nicaea.
Bulgarian–Latin warsBattle of Adrianople14 AprilThe Bulgarian army defeats the Latin Empire and captures Baldwin I of Constantinople.
Battle of SerresGreeceJuneThe Bulgarian army defeats the captures Serres.
Feudal fragmentation of PolandBattle of ZawichostPoland19 June or 14 OctLesser Poland defeats Galicia-Volhynia.
Fourth CrusadeBattle of the Olive Grove of KountourasGreeceSummerFranks defeat local Greek resistance to Frankish rule and solidify Crusader control over the Peloponnese.
Sack of MaduraiIndiaCholas under Kulothunga III sack Pandya capital of Madurai.
1206Bulgarian–Latin warsBattle of RusionTurkey31 JanBulgarians win major victory over the Latin Empire.
Battle of RodostoFebBulgarians defeat Latin Empire.
Ghurid campaigns in IndiaBattle of JhelumPakistanFeb—MarchGhurids defeat rebellion by Hindu Khokhars.
1207Byzantine–Seljuk warsSiege of AntalyaTurkeyMarchTurks capture Byzantine city.
Bulgarian–Latin warsBattle of MessinopolisGreece4 SepBulgarians defeat Latin Empire. Boniface of Montferrat killed.
1208Dano-Swedish warsBattle of LenaSweden31 JanSwedish armed peasants defeat Danish army.
Age of the SturlungsBattle of VíðinesIcelandThe forces of Bishop Guðmundur Arason defeat forces under the Icelandic Gothi one of which Kolbeinn Tumason was killed in the conflict.
1209Albigensian CrusadeSiege of CarcassonneFrance1–15 AugustCrusaders led by Arnaud Amalric capture Carcassonne.
1210Albigensian CrusadeSiege of MinerveFranceEarly June—22 JulyCrusaders under Simon de Montfort capture Minerve from the Cathars under Guilhem de Minerve.
Siege of TermesEarly Aug—22 NovCrusaders under Simon de Montfort capture Termes from the Seigneurie of Termes.
Livonian CrusadeBattle of ÜmeraLatviaAug or SepEstonian forces defeat the Livonian Order.
Battle of CēsisLivonian Order defeats Estonians.
1211Albigensian CrusadeSiege of LavaurFranceMarch—3 MayCrusaders under Simon de Montfort capture Lavaur from the Siegneurie of Lavaur.
Battle of MontgeyAprilRaymond-Roger, Count of Foix defeats an army of Crusaders.
Livonian CrusadeBattle of ViljandiEstoniaSpringLivonians defeat Estonians.
Byzantine–Seljuk warsBattle of Antioch on the MeanderTurkey17 JuneNicaea defeats Sultanate of Rum.
Livonian CrusadeBattle of TuraidaLatviaSummerLivonian Order defeats Oeselians and other Estonians.
Mongol–Jin WarBattle of YehulingChinaAug—OctGenghis Khan decisively defeats the Jin dynasty.
Nicaean–Latin warsBattle of the RhyndacusTurkey15 Octthe Latin emperor Henry of Flanders defeats the Nicaean emperor Theodore I Lascaris.
First Battle of UlrichenSwitzerlandCanton of Valais defeats city of Bern.
1212Reconquista and Almohad warsBattle of Las Navas de TolosaSpain16 JulyAlmohads expelled from most of Iberia by a joint army of the Christian kingdoms of Castile, León, Portugal, Navarre, and Aragon.
1213Anglo-French WarBattle of DammeBelgium30–31 MayEnglish under William Longsword, Earl of Salisbury, sink most of fleet of France's King Philip II in the harbor of Damme.
Albigensian CrusadeBattle of MuretFrance12 SepFrench crusaders under Simon de Montfort defeat forces of Aragon and Catalonia, killing King Peter II of Aragon. End of Aragonese intervention in Languedoc.
Battle of SteppesBelgium13 OctBrabantine defeat against Bishopric of Liège and County of Loon.
Georgian–Seljuk warsSiege of GanjaAzerbaijanAfter the Eldiguzid ruler of Ganja stopped paying tribute to George IV of Georgia, he attacked and captured the city.
1214Anglo-French WarBattle of BouvinesFrance27 JulyFrance under King Philip Augustus defeats England (under John Lackland) and Otto IV of Germany, conquering Flanders and Angevin territories in France, and bringing about the final decision in the German StaufenWelf rivalry in favor of Frederick II.
Byzantine–Seljuq warsSiege of SinopeTurkey1 NovSeljuks capture Sinope from Byzantines.
1215Livonian CrusadeBattle of LeholaEstoniaSpringLivonians defeat Estonians.
Battle of RigaLatviaLate April or early MayLivonians defeat Oeselians and other Estonians.
Mongol–Jin WarBattle of ZhongduChinaGenghis Khan and the Mongols defeat the Jin dynasty and capture Zhongdu (now Beijing).
Siege of FirozkohAfghanistanSultanate of Firozkoh defeated and annexed by Muhammad II of Khwarazm.
1216Ghurid campaigns in IndiaThird Battle of TarainIndia31 JanMamluk Delhi Sultanate led by their King Iltutmish defeat Ghurid remnants led by Taj al-Din Yildiz.
Vladimir-Suzdal war of successionBattle of LipitsaRussia22 AprilKonstantin of Rostov defeats his younger brothers, Yuri and Yaroslav.
Albigensian CrusadeSiege of BeaucaireFrance3 June – 24 AugCrusaders under Simon de Montfort fail to capture Beaucaire. Raymond VII, Count of Toulouse was entrenched in Beaucaire with an army.
1217Livonian CrusadeBattle of OtepääEstoniaFebEstonian and Russian victory over the Livonian Order.
First Barons' WarBattle of LincolnEngland20 MayEnglish forces under William, Earl of Pembroke defeat the French.
Battle of Sandwich24 AugFleet of English Hubert and Burgh defeat French fleet of Eustace the Monk off Dover.
Northern CrusadesBattle of St. Matthew's DayEstonia21 SepThe Livonian Order and its allies defeat Estonians.
Albigensian CrusadeSiege of ToulouseFrance22 September 1217—25 July 1218Crusaders under Simon de Montfort fail to Capture Toulouse.
Mongol conquest of the Qara KhitaiSiege of KashgarChinaWith little resistance from the city's population, Mongols conquer the Kara-Khitai. Kuchlug captured and executed soon after.
1218Fifth CrusadeSiege of DamiettaEgypt29 May 1218—early Nov 1219The Crusaders successfully besiege and capture the city from the Ayyubids.
Albigensian CrusadeSiege of MarmandeFranceOct 1218—June 1219King Louis VIII of France captures Marmande from the County of Toulouse.
Mongol conquest of the Qara KhitaiSiege of BalasagunKyrgyzstanMongols under Genghis Khan defeat Kuchlug's army and take capital of the Kara Khitai.
1219Northern CrusadesBattle of LindaniseEstonia15 JuneDanish forces under Valdemar II defeat the Estonians.
Albigensian CrusadeBattle of Baziège [fr]FranceSpringRaymond VII, Count of Toulouse and Raymond-Roger, Count of Foix defeat Crusaders under Foucault de Bercy, Alain de Roucy, Hugh de Lacy, 1st Earl of Ulster and Sicard VI de Lautrec.
Siege of Toulouse [fr]17 June – 1 AugKing Louis VIII of France fails to capture Toulouse.
Mongol invasion of the Khwarazmian EmpireSiege of OtrarKazakhstanDec 1219—Feb 1220Mongol forces besiege and take the border town of Otrar in the Khwarazmian Empire.
Mongol invasions of KoreaSiege of KangdongNorth KoreaMongols allied with Goryeo take Kangdong, the last Khitan stronghold.
1220Mongol invasion of the Khwarazmian EmpireSiege of BukharaUzbekistanFebMongols take lightly fortified Khwarezmian city and raze most of it to the ground.
Siege of SamarkandMarchMongols take capital of the Khwarezmian Empire.
Livonian CrusadeBattle of LihulaEstonia8 AugInvading Swedish forces are defeated by Estonians.
1221War of the Galician Succession (1205–1245)Battle of HalychUkraine24 MarPrince Daniel of the Principality of Volhynia and prince Mstislav Mstislavich of Novgorod defeat military leader File Szeretvai of Hungary. Hungary was aided by the Duchy of Kraków and the Duchy of Sandomierz.
Mongol conquest of the Khwarazmian EmpireSiege of GurganjTurkmenistanOct 1220-Apr 1221Mongols take city from the Khwarezmian Empire.
Siege of MervAprilMongols under Tolui take Khwarazmian city. Mongols massacre almost entire population of city.
Jōkyū WarBattle of UjiJapanMayKamakura shogunate defeats loyalists of Emperor Go-Toba, who is exiled.
Mongol conquest of the Khwarazmian EmpireSiege of BamyanAfghanistanJulyMongols defeat Khwarezmian Empire.
CrusadesBattle of MansurahEgypt26–28 AugThe Ayybid army of sultan al-Kamil defeats the crusader army under papal legate Pelagio Galvani.
Mongol conquest of the Khwarazmian EmpireBattle of ParwanAfghanistanSepKhwarezmian Empire defeats the Mongols.
Battle of IndusPakistan24 NovMongols defeat and annex the Khwarezmian Empire.
Livonian CrusadeSiege of TallinnEstoniaEstonians retreat from siege on Danish stronghold.
1222Mongol invasions of GeorgiaBattle of KhunanAzerbaijanSepMongols under Subotai decisively defeat the Kingdom of Georgia and march north. George IV of Georgia mortally wounded.
Byzantine–Seljuk warsSiege of TrebizondTurkey1222—1223Great Seljuq Empire attempt to conquer Trebizond, are defeated by Emperor Andronikos I Gidos.
1223Mongol invasion of Kievan Rus'Battle of Kalka RiverUkraine31 MayThe Mongols under Jebe and Subutai defeat an alliance of Kiev, Galicia-Volhynia, Chernigov, and the Cumans decisively.
Mongol invasion of Volga BulgariaBattle of Samara BendRussiaAutumnVolga Bulgaria wins tactical victory over the Mongols.
Livonian CrusadeBattle of ViljandiEstonia29 JanEstonians defeat Livonians.
Mongol conquest of Persia and MesopotamiaSiege of FirozkohAfghanistanMongols under Tolui take Firozkoh and raze the city.
1224Nicaean-Latin WarsBattle of PoimanenonTurkeyEarly 1224The Nicaean emperor John III Vatatzes defeats a joint army of the Latin Empire and of rebels under the brothers Isaac and Alexios Laskaris.
Livonian CrusadeSiege of TartuEstonia15 AugLivonians defeat Estonians and mercenaries from Novgorod and Pskov.
1225Battle of Mölln [de]GermanyJanA coalition of German princes, Gerhard II (archbishop of Bremen and Hamburg), count Adolf IV of Holstein, Henry I, Count of Schwerin and Henry Borwin II, Lord of Mecklenburg defeat Denmark under Albrecht II of Holstein, and Otto.
Jalal al-Din's invasions of GeorgiaBattle of GarniArmeniaAugKhwarezmid Empire under Jalal al-Din Mangburni, his realm conquered by the Mongols, defeats Kingdom of Georgia.
1226Siege of TbilisiGeorgia (country)9 MarchAfter defeating Georgians in battle, Jalal al-Din Mangburni successfully besieges the capital city of Tbilisi. Queen Rusudan of Georgia fled to Kutaisi.
Albigensian CrusadesSiege of AvignonFrance10 June – 9 SepKing Louis VIII of France besieges the town of Avignon. After a three-month siege, it surrenders on terms.
1227Livonian CrusadeBattle of MuhuEstoniaJanLivonians decisively defeat Oeselians.
Dano–German WarBattle of BornhövedGermany22 JulyHolstein and Hanseatic forces defeat the Danish king Valdemar II who has to relinquish the Northern German territories he had occupied with the exception of Rügen.
Battle of AneNetherlands28 JulyOtto II of Lippe, Bishop of Utrecht, is defeated by the Drenths near Ane (modern Netherlands).
Mongol conquest of Western XiaSiege of YinchuanChinaMongols eliminate the Western Xia and execute Emperor Mozhu. Genghis Khan dies during the siege under debated circumstances, but this is kept secret from the army until the siege's end.
1228Jalal al-Din's invasions of GeorgiaBattle of BolnisiGeorgia (country)Khwarazmian Empire again defeats Kingdom of Georgia.
1229Ayyubid succession warSiege of DamascusSyriaMarch—15 JuneSultan al-Kamil of Egypt conquers Damascus from emir an-Nasir Dawud.
Lombard League civil warBattle of San CesarioItalyAugModena, Cremona and Parma defeat Bologna, Milan and Piacenza.
ReconquistaBattle of PortopíSpain12 SepCatalan forces led by King James I defeat the Almohads at Serra de Na Burguesa (present Palma de Mallorca).
1230Byzantine–Bulgarian WarsBattle of KlokotnitsaBulgaria9 MarchVictory for the Second Bulgarian Empire over the Despotate of Epirus.
Battles involving Jalal al-DinBattle of YassıçemenTurkey10–12 AugSeljuk Turks defeat forces of Jalal al-Din Mangburni of Khwarazm.
Norman wars in IrelandSiege of Dun Beal GallimheRepublic of IrelandWeek-long inconclusive battle between the Irish and Normans.
ReconquistaBattle of AlangeSpainLeon defeats Almohads under Ibn Hud.
1231Battle of JerezAprilCastile defeats Moorish forces of Ibn Hud.
Mongol invasions of KoreaSiege of KujuNorth KoreaSep 1231—Jan 1232Goryeo defeats Mongol attack.
1232Mongol–Jin WarBattle of SanfengshanChina9 FebMongols led by Subutai defeat last field army of Jin dynasty, leaving them prone to their upcoming conquest.
Siege of Kaifeng8 April 1232—29 May 1233Mongols capture Kaifeng, the capital of the Jin dynasty.
War of the LombardsBattle of AgridiCyprus (Northern Cyprus)15 JunJohn, Old Lord of Beirut, regent of Cyprus, and king Henry I of Cyprus defeat the Holy Roman Empire and Genoa under military commander Richard Filangieri.
Mongol invasions of KoreaBattle of CheoinSouth Korea16 DecGoryeo decisively defeats Mongol attack.
1233War of the Galician Succession (1205–1245)Battle of ShumskUkraineBattle between prince Daniel of Galicia and prince Vasylko Romanovych of Belz versus king Andrew II of Hungary.
Mongol–Jin War and Jin–Song WarsSiege of CaizhouChinaDec 1233—9 Feb 1234Mongols under Ögedei Khan allied with the Song dynasty eliminate the Jin dynasty.
1234CrusadesBattle of AlteneschGermany27 MayA crusader army (Stedinger Crusade) defeats the rebel peasants of Stedingen.
1235Battle of KirinaMaliSundiata Keita decisively defeats Sumanguru Kante, conquering Sosso and forming the Mali Empire.
Nicaean–Latin wars and Bulgarian–Latin warsSiege of ConstantinopleTurkeyNiceans and Bulgarians fail to take Constantinople from the Latins.
1236Livonian CrusadeBattle of SauleLithuania22 SepSamogitians and Semigalians defeat Livonian Brothers of the Sword, whose remnants are incorporated into the Teutonic Knights.
Mongol invasion of Volga BulgariaSiege of BilärRussiaAutumnMongols conquer Volga Bulgaria.
Battle of MahendramangalamIndiaHoysalas defeat Pandyas in South India.
1237ReconquistaBattle of the PuigSpain15 AugAragonese forces defeat the Almohad army at El Puig.
Wars of the Guelphs and GhibellinesBattle of CortenuovaItaly27 NovEmperor Frederick II defeats the Lombard League.
Mongol invasion of Kievan Rus'Siege of RyazanRussia16–21 DecMongols burn Ryazan to the ground. First Russian city sieged by Batu Khan.
Battle of Voronezh RiverDecMongols defeat Principality of Ryazan.
Siege of KolomnaDec 1237—Jan 1238Mongol victory.
1238Siege of Moscow15–20 JanMongols take city of Moscow and execute Prince Vladimir.
Siege of Vladimir3–8 FebMongols take city of Vladimir.
Battle of the Sit River4 MarchMongols led by Batu Khan defeat Vladimir-Suzdal forces, Prince Yuri II killed.
Siege of KozelskMarch—MayMongols defeat Principality of Chernigov and raze Kozelsk.
Wars of the Guelphs and GhibellinesSiege of BresciaItaly11 July – 7 OctLong unsuccessful siege during the war between Emperor Frederick II and the Guelphs in Northern Italy.
1239Mongol invasion of Kievan Rus'Sack of ChernigovUkraine18 OctThe Mongols sack the city of Chernigov.
Barons' CrusadeBattle of GazaPalestine13 NovThe Crusaders under Theobald I of Navarre are defeated by an Ayyubid army at Gaza.
1240Swedish–Novgorodian WarsBattle of the NevaRussia15 JulyAlexander Nevsky of the Novgorod Republic stops the Swedish invasion of Russia.
Wars of the Guelphs and GhibellinesSiege of FaenzaItalyAug 1240—14 April 1241Long successful siege during the war between Frederick II and the Guelphs in Northern Italy.
Mongol invasion of Kievan Rus'Siege of KievUkraine28 Nov – 6 DecThe Mongols under Batu Khan besiege and sack the city of Kiev.
1241First Mongol invasion of PolandSack of SandomierzPoland13 FebThe Mongols under Baidar Khan capture and devastate the city of Sandomierz.
Battle of TurskoThe Mongols under Baidar Khan defeat the Polish forces at Tursko Wielkie.
Battle of TarczekThe Mongols under Kadan defeat the Polish forces at Tarczek.
Battle of Chmielnik18 MarchThe Mongols under Baidar Khan defeat the Polish forces at Chmielnik.
Battle of Racibórz20 MarchThe Polish forces under Mieszko II the Fat defeat the Mongols at Racibórz.
Sack of Kraków22 or 28 MarchThe Mongols under Subutai capture and devastate the city of Kraków, massacring most of the inhabitants.
Battle of OpoleEarly AprilThe Mongols defeat the Polish forces from Silesia and Lesser Poland provinces at Opole.
Battle of Liegnitz9 AprilMongols of the Golden Horde defeat feudal nobility including Knights Templar in Silesia, killing King Henry II the Pious.
First Mongol invasion of HungaryBattle of MohiHungary11 AprilThe Mongol forces under Batu Khan and Subutai defeat the Hungarian army under King Béla IV at Mohi.
Wars of the Guelphs and Ghibellines and Genoese-Pisan WarsBattle of GiglioItaly3 MayThe fleet of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, commanded by Enzo of Sardinia defeats the Genoese fleet.
Nicaean-Latin WarsBattle of ConstantinopleTurkeyMay—JuneVenetian fleets capture Constantinople.
1242First Mongol invasion of HungarySiege of EsztergomHungaryJanMongols destroy most of Hungarian city.
Northern CrusadesBattle on Lake PeipusEstonia/Russia5 AprilAlexander Nevsky defeats the alliance of Teutonic Knights, the Livonian Order, Denmark, and Dorpat.
Saintonge WarBattle of TaillebourgFrance21–22 JulyLouis IX of France defeats Henry III of England.
First Mongol invasion of HungaryBattle of Grobnik FieldCroatiaLegendary battle where Croatia defeated invading Mongols.
1243Albigensian CrusadeSiege of MontségurFranceMay 1243—16 March 1244French royal forces besiege and capture the Cathar-held Château de Montségur, after a nine-month siege.
Mongol invasions of AnatoliaBattle of KösedağTurkey26 JuneThe Mongols defeat the Seljuk Turks, making Anatolia and Trebizond vassal states of the Mongol Empire.
Wars of the Guelphs and GhibellinesSiege of ViterboItalyFrederick II of Sicily unsuccessfully besieges Viterbo.
1244CrusadesSiege of JerusalemIsrael15 JulyJerusalem is razed by the Khwarazmiyya allied with the Ayyubids.
Battle of La Forbie17–18 OctCrusaders defeated by Ayyubids.
1245War of the Galician Succession (1205–1245)Battle of YaroslavlPoland17 AugPrince Daniel of Galicia, prince Vasylko Romanovych of Belz, grand duke Mindaugas of lithuania and duke Konrad I of Masovia defeat Rostislav Mikhailovich, military commander File Szeretvai of Hungary and commander Florian Wojciechowicz of the Duchy of Kraków.
ReconquistaSiege of JaénSpain1245—28 Feb 1246Castilian forces under King Ferdinand III besiege Jaén during the winter. The city finally is handed over by Sultan Muhammad I of Granada.
1246Age of the SturlungsBattle of HaugsnesIceland19 AprilThe largest and bloodiest battle in Icelandic history where the forces of Thordur Kakali defeat Gissur Thorvaldsson.
Battle of the Leitha RiverHungary/Austria15 JuneKing Béla IV of Hungary defeated Duke Frederick II of Austria. Duke Frederick is killed, ending Austrian claims to the western counties of Hungary.
Crusade against the StauferBattle of FrankfurtGermany5 AugAn army of anti-king Henry Raspe defeats the Imperialst army of king Conrad IV of Germany.
1247Reconquista and Almohad warsSiege of SevilleSpain1247—28 Nov 1248Castilian forces under Ferdinand III besiege the city of Seville. Due to a famine, the Almohad garrison capitulates after a 16-month siege.
Norman Invasion of IrelandSack of Dun GallimheRepublic of IrelandNorman forces are defeated by the Irish.
Battle of BallyshannonNorman forces under Maurice FitzGerald are ambushed and defeated by the Gaelic army.
1248Wars of the Guelphs and GhibellinesBattle of ParmaItaly18 FebFrederick II of Sicily is defeated by the Lombard League.
German civil warSiege of AachenGermanyLate April or early May—OctCount William II of Holland captures Aachen and is crowned as king of Germany.
Battle of OujdaMoroccoKingdom of Tlemcen beats back last-ditch invasion by Almohads and Marinids.
1249Wars of the Guelphs and GhibellinesBattle of FossaltaItaly26 MayKing Enzio of Sardinia is captured by Bolognese in a clash between Guelphs and Ghibellines.
Seventh CrusadeSiege of DamiettaEgypt6 JuneCrusaders gain strategic victory over the Ayyubids in the Seventh Crusade.
Norman Invasion of IrelandFirst Battle of AthenryRepublic of Ireland15 AugGaels of Connacht siege town but are repelled by the Normans.
1250Seventh CrusadeBattle of MansurahEgypt8–11 FebThe Seventh Crusade is defeated at Al-Mansurah.
Battle of Fariskur6 AprilAyyubid Egyptians defeat Seventh Crusade forces of Louis IX of France, taking him prisoner.
Wars of the Guelphs and GhibellinesBattle of CingoliItalyPapal and Guelph army is crushed by an Imperial and Italian army.
1253Battle of OlomoucCzech Republic25 JunKing Ottokar II of Bohemia defeats king Béla IV of Hungary.
Battle of WestkapelleNetherlands4 JulyA coalition army for king William of Germany, count of Holland defeats an army of Guy, Count of Flanders.
1254Battle of Wülferichskamp [de]Germany9 OctKonrad von Hochstaden, Archbishop of Cologne, defeats Bishop Simon I of Paderborn.
Byzantine–Bulgarian WarsBattle of AdrianopleTurkeyNicaean forces under Theodore II Lascaris defeat the Bulgarians.
1255Astigiani Wars and Wars of the Guelphs and GhibellinesBattle of MontebrunoItaly25 FebAstigiani defeats Thomas II of Savoy.
Struggle for GwyneddBattle of Bryn DerwinWalesJuneLlywelyn ap Gruffudd defeats his brother Owain ap Gruffudd and assumes control of Gwynedd.
Battle between Obas of Benin and Ogiamien familyBattle of EkiokpaghaNigeriaEwedo defeats Ogiamien III for the kingship of the Benin Empire.
1256Mongol conquest of PersiaBattle of Mount SiyalanIran12 JuneMongol forces under Baiju Noyan are defeated by the Nizaris.
Siege of FiruzkuhThe Nizari garrison surrenders after a five or six-months siege to the Mongols.[3]
Siege of Maymun-Diz8–23 NovMongol forces under Hulagu Khan successfully besiege the mountain castle of Maymun-Diz. Imam Rukn al-Din Khurshah capitulates with most of the remaining garrison.
Siege of AlamutDecHulagu Khan sieges capital of the Nizari Ismaili state in the mountains of southern Iran, the garrison capitulates.
1257Battle of CadfanWalesDecisive victory for the Welsh against the English.
Norman wars in IrelandBattle of Creadran CilleRepublic of IrelandNorman forces are driven out of Lower Connacht by Gofraid O'Donnell, Irish ruler of Tyrconnell.
Livonian CrusadeBattle of MemelLithuaniaSamogitians defeat Livonian Order.
1258First MongolVietnamese WarBattle of Bình Lệ NguyênVietnam17 JanMongols defeat Vietnam's Trần dynasty.
Mongol conquest of Persia and MesopotamiaBattle of BaghdadIraq29 Jan – 10 FebHulagu Khan of the Mongols defeats the Abbasid, executing the Caliph Al-Musta'sim and his family.
War of the Euboeote SuccessionBattle of KarydiGreeceMay/JuneWilliam II of Villehardouin Prince of Achaea, defeats a coalition of princes led by the Duke of Athens, Guy I de la Roche and ends the War of the Euboeote Succession.
War of Saint SabasBattle of AcreIsrael25 JuneFleet of the Republic of Venice defeats fleet of the Republic of Genoa off Acre. Genoese abandon Acre.
1259Mongol conquest of the Song dynastySiege of Diaoyu CastleChinaFeb—AugSong dynasty keeps fortress from Mongol invasion and kills Möngke Khan.
Wars of the Guelphs and GhibellinesBattle of CassanoItaly16 SepEzzelino III da Romano is defeated by the crusade army of the Guelphs.
Nicaean–Latin wars and Epirote–Nicaean conflictBattle of PelagoniaNorth MacedoniaSepThe Empire of Nicaea defeats Achaea, Epirus, and Sicily.
Lithuanian CrusadeBattle of SkuodasLithuaniaThe Samogitian army invades Courland and defeats the Livonian Order.
1260Mongol invasions of the LevantSiege of AleppoSyria18–24 JanMongols under Hulagu Khan allied with Crusaders and Armenians defeat Ayyubids in Syria.
Second Mongol invasion of PolandSack of SandomierzPoland2 FebMongols raze the Polish city Sandomierz to the ground.
Livonian CrusadeBattle of DurbeLatvia13 JulyTeutonic Knights and its branch Livonian Order are defeated by Samogitians, what triggers the Great Prussian Insurrection.
War of the Babenberg SuccessionBattle of KressenbrunnAustriaJulyBohemian and Austrian forces under Premysl Ottokar II defeat Béla IV of Hungary.
Mongol invasions of the LevantBattle of Ain JalutIsrael3 SepEgyptian Mamluk army defeats Mongols and Georgians north of Palestine.
Wars of the Guelphs and GhibellinesBattle of MontapertiItaly4 SepSienese defeat Florentines (Guelphs and Ghibellines).
Mongol invasions of the LevantFirst Battle of HomsSyria10 DecMamluks defeat Mongols.
Nicaean–Latin warsSiege of ConstantinopleTurkeyUnsuccessful attack on the Constantinopolitan suburb of Galata by forces of the Empire of Nicaea.
1261Struggle for ConstantinopleReconquest of Constantinople25 JulyRe-establishment of the Byzantine Empire under the Palaiologos dynasty.
Norman wars in IrelandBattle of CallannRepublic of IrelandAugFinghin Mac Carthy of the Kingdom of Desmond defeats Normans.
1262Pandya-Hoysala warBattle of Kannanur koppamIndiaJatavarman sundara pandyan defeated Hoyslalas.
1262Battle of HausbergenFrance8 MarchThe bourgeois of Strasbourg defeat the army of the bishop.
Berke–Hulegu warBattle of Terek RiverRussiaNogai Khan of Golden Horde defeats Hulagu. First open conflict in the Mongol Empire.
1263Scottish–Norwegian WarBattle of LargsScotland2 OctScots versus Norwegians, no definitive victory for either.
War of Saint SabasBattle of SettepozziGreeceFirst half of 1263A Venetian fleet of 38 ships defeats a joint Byzantine-Genoese fleet of 48 ships off the Peloponnese.
Byzantine-Latin WarsBattle of PrinitzaThe forces of the Principality of Achaea defeat a far larger Byzantine army.
1264Second Barons' WarBattle of NorthamptonEngland5 April(Second Barons' War) English forces retake Northampton Castle and capture Simon de Montfort's son.
Battle of Lewes14 MayEnglish rebels under Simon de Montfort defeat Henry III of England.
War of Saint SabasBattle of SasenoAlbania14 AugA Genoese fleet tricks and captures a Venetian trade convoy near Saseno Island off the coast of Albania.
Byzantine-Latin WarsBattle of MakryplagiGreeceThe forces of the Principality of Achaea defeat a Byzantine army, taking their commanders prisoner.
1265Hungarian Civil WarBattle of IsaszegHungaryEarly MarchThe forces of younger king Stephen defeat the royal army of king Béla IV, which results the permanent division of Hungary
CrusadesFall of ArsufIsrael21/22 March—29 AprilThe Mamluks of Cairo take Arsuf from the Knights Hospitaller.
Second Barons' WarBattle of EveshamEngland4 AugEnglish forces under Prince Edward defeat the rebels under Simon de Montfort, who is killed.
1266Wars of the Guelphs and GhibellinesBattle of BeneventoItaly26 FebCharles of Anjou defeats Manfred of Sicily and conquers his kingdom.
Second Barons' WarBattle of ChesterfieldEngland15 MayEnglish forces under Henry of Cornwall, nephew of King Henry III, defeat the rebels at Chesterfield.
CrusadesSiege of SafedIsrael13 June – 23 JulyEgyptian Mamluk forces under Baibars capture the castle of Safed (defended by the Knights Templar) after a 6-week siege.
Second Barons' WarSiege of KenilworthEngland21 June – 13 DecEnglish forces under Henry III capture Kenilworth Castle after a 6-month siege.
War of Saint SabasBattle of TrapaniItaly23 JuneVenetian fleet captures Genoese fleet.
Würzburg civil warBattle on Cyriakus Day [de]Germany8 AugA civil war in the Bishopric of Würzburg. The Cathedral chapter of Würzburg, the Hohenlohe family, and several Franconian knights, supporting Poppo III von Trimberg as the new bishop, commanded by cathedral dean Berthold von Sternberg, defeat Herman I, Count of Henneberg and the Castell family, supporting Berthold I von Henneberg.
Wars of Cilician ArmeniaBattle of MariTurkey24 AugMamluks of Cairo under Baibars defeat Cilician Armenia in retaliation for their support of Mongols in past invasion.
1267Battle of Zülpich [de; fr]Germany18 OctWilliam IV, Count of Jülich defeats Engelbert II von Falkenburg, Archbishop of Cologne.
Liège-Brabant warsSiege of Maastricht [nl]NetherlandsThe armies of the Prince-Bishopric of Liège and Guelders capture Maastricht.
1268Northern CrusadesBattle of RakvereEstonia18 FebRussian victory over the Livonian Order.
CrusadesSiege of AntiochTurkeyMayMamluks under Baibars eliminate and annex the Crusader Principality of Antioch.
Mongol conquest of the Song dynastyBattle of XiangyangChina16 October 1268—14 March 1273Decisive Yuan Mongol victory over the Song dynasty. First war ever involving the usage of firearms.
Crusade against the Hohenstaufen and Wars of the Guelphs and GhibellinesBattle of TagliacozzoItaly23 AugCharles of Anjou defeats Conradin.
1269Wars of the Guelphs and GhibellinesBattle of Colle Val d'Elsa16 JuneGuelph victory over Siena.
1270Livonian CrusadeBattle of KaruseEstonia16 FebLithuanian victory over the Livonian Order.
Norman invasion of IrelandBattle of Áth an gCeapRepublic of IrelandNormans heavily defeated by the Irish.
Kaidu-Kublai warBattle of HeratAfghanistan22 JulyIlkhanate under Abaqa Khan defeats invasion by Chagatai Khanate under Ghiyas-ud-din Baraq.
1271CrusadesFall of Krak des ChevaliersSyria3 March – 8 AprilThe Mamluks under Sultan Baibars take the fortress from the Knights Hospitaller.
Sambyeolcho RebellionBattle of Jindo IslandSouth KoreaApril—MayThe Mongols put down Sambyeolcho rebellion in Goryeo.
Lord Edward's CrusadeSiege of TripoliLebanonThe Crusader state of Tripoli survives assault by Sultan Baibars.
1272Mongol Invasions of the LevantSiege of al-BiraPalestineDecemberThe Mamluk Sultanate repel an invasion by the Mongols.
1274Mongol invasions of JapanBattle of Bun'eiJapan4–19 NovThe Mongols invade Kamakura Japan but are defeated and forced to retreat.
1275ReconquistaBattle of ÉcijaSpain8 SepA Castilian army led by Nuño González de Lara is defeated by Marinid forces near the town of Écija.
Manx revolt of 1275Battle of RonaldswayUnited Kingdom8 OctScottish forces under John de Vesci defeat the Manx and establish Scottish rule on the Isle of Man.
ReconquistaBattle of MartosSpain21 OctA Castilian army led by Archbishop Sancho of Aragon is defeated by the Moors at Martos.
Wars of the Guelphs and GhibellinesBattle of RoccavioneItaly12 DecCharles I of Anjou's Neapolitan army is defeated by the Piedmontese league led by Asti.
Byzantine-Latin WarsBattle of NeopatrasGreeceThe Byzantine army besieges Neopatras but is defeated by a far smaller force from the Duchy of Athens and Thessaly.
Battle of DemetriasThe Byzantine fleet defeats a coalition of Lombard and Venetian lords of Euboea and Crete.
1276Battle of DongolaSudanMamluk Sultunate under Baibars decisively defeats the Kingdom of Makuria under David of Makuria. Makuria soon after becomes a Mamluk vassal.
Battle of Gacko FieldBosnia and HerzegovinaStefan Dragutin, aided by Hungary, defeats his father king Stefan Uroš I of Serbia.
1277Wars of the Guelphs and GhibellinesBattle of DesioItaly21 JanA Visconti army under Ottone Visconti defeats the Della Torre family troops.
Mongol invasions of the LevantBattle of ElbistanTurkey15 AprilThe Mamluks under Baibars defeat the Mongols and their Georgian and Rum vassals.
Wars of Michael VIII PalaiologosBattle of PharsalusGreeceLate 1277A Byzantine army is defeated by Greek forces led by John I Doukas in Thessaly.
First Mongol invasion of BurmaBattle of NgasaunggyanChinaThe Mongols repel the invasion of Yunnan by the Pagan Empire under Narathihapate.
1278Battle of FrohseGermany10 JanGünther I of Schwalenberg, Archbishop of Magdeburg defeats Otto IV, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal. Otto is taken prisoner.
War of the Babenberg SuccessionBattle of Marchfeld at Dürnkrut and JedenspeigenAustria26 AugRudolf of Habsburg and Ladislaus IV of Hungary defeat Ottakar II Przemyśl. The battle marked the beginning of the ascendancy of the House of Habsburg in Austria and Central Europe.
1279Pandya-Hoysala warIndiaPandyans defeated Hoyslalas and Cholas.
1279Livonian CrusadeBattle of AizkraukleLatvia5 MarchThe Lithuanians defeat units of the Livonian Order.
Song-Yuan WarsBattle of YamenChina19 MarchThe Yuan dynasty defeats the Song dynasty, young emperor Bing drowned.
Uprising of Ivaylo and Byzantine–Bulgarian WarsBattle of DevinaBulgaria17 JulyThe Bulgarians led by Tsar Ivaylo ambush and defeat a Byzantine army in the Kotel Pass in the Balkan Mountains.
1280Battle of al-JassoraSyria18 JuneMamluks defeat rebelling forces of Sunqur al-Ashqar.
Byzantine–Latin WarsSiege of BeratAlbania1280—1281Defeat of besieging Angevin army after its commander is captured by a Byzantine relief force.
1281Mongol invasions of JapanBattle of KōanJapan8 June—22 AugA typhoon wipes out the invading fleet of Kublai Khan in Japan.
Mongol invasions of the LevantBattle of HomsSyria29 OctThe Mamluks defeat Mongols of the Ilkhanate.
1282Byzantine–Georgian warsSiege of TrebizondTurkeyAprilAn unsuccessful siege by David I of Imereti.
War of the Sicilian VespersSicilian VespersItaly30 March–28 Aprila successful rebellion on the island of Sicily against Charles I of Anjou.
Wars of the Guelphs and GhibellinesBattle of ForlìItaly1 MayFrench forces under Jean d'Eppe are ambushed and defeated by Guelphe and Ghibelline troops in Forlì.
Welsh Rebellion of 1282Battle of Llandeilo FawrWales17 JuneEnglish forces are ambushed and defeated by Welsh troops at Llandeilo. English expansion into south Wales is halted.
Feudal anarchy in HungaryBattle of Lake HódHungarySep/OctHungarian forces led by King Ladislaus IV repel and defeat a Cuman invading army.
Welsh Rebellion of 1282Battle of Moel-y-donWales6 NovEnglish forces are ambushed and defeated by Welsh troops, while crossing over a floating bridge to Anglesey.
Battle of Orewin Bridge11 DecEnglish forces under King Edward I defeat a Welsh army near Cilmeri. Prince Llywelyn ap Gruffudd is killed.
1283ChamMongol WarBattle of Thị Nại BayVietnam13–14 FebThe Mongols defeat Champa and march on their capital of Vijaya.
War of the Sicilian VespersBattle of MaltaMalta8 JulyAn Aragonese fleet under Admiral Roger of Lauria attacks and defeats Angevin ships in the harbour of Malta.
1284Battle of the Gulf of NaplesItaly5 JuneAn Aragonese-Sicilian fleet led by Roger of Lauria defeats the Neapolitan ships in the Gulf of Naples.
Genoese-Pisan WarsBattle of Meloria5–6 AugA Genoese fleet led by Oberto D'Oria defeats Pisan ships near the islet of Meloria in the Ligurian Sea.
Siege of TudelaSpainSepKing Peter III of Aragon defeats an army of Navarre, commanded by Eustache de Beaumarchais.
1285Mongol invasions of IndiaBattle of Beas RiverIndia9 MarchMamluk Dynasty defeats Mongols of the Chagatai Khanate.
Aragonese CrusadeSiege of ElneFrance22–25 MayKing Philip III of France captures Elne from Majorca.
Siege of SalsesMayKing Philip III of France captures Salses from Majorca.
Second Mongol–Vietnamese WarBattle of Chương DươngVietnam24 JuneJoint forces of Champa and Đại Việt defeat the Mongols and kill their local general Sogetu.
Aragonese CrusadeSiege of Girona [ca]Spain26 June – 5 SepKing Philip III of France captures Salses from Aragon.
War of the Sicilian VespersBattle of Sant Feliu de Guíxols27–28 JulyAn Aragonese fleet defeats a French fleet.
Aragonese CrusadeBattle of Les Formigues4 SepAn Aragonese-Sicilian fleet led by Roger of Lauria defeats French and Genoese ships near the Formigues Islands.
Battle of the Col de Panissars30 Sep – 1 OctAragonese forces led by King Peter III ambush and defeat a French expeditionary army in the Pyrenees.
War of the Sicilian VespersBattle of BesalúSepAragon defeats a French army.
Aragonese CrusadeBattle of Alaró Castle30 DecAragon captures Alaró Castle and annexes Mallorca
Battle of UrhezenNigeriaOba Oguola of Benin decisively defeats the forces of Udo.
1287Livonian CrusadeBattle of GarozaLatvia26 MarchThe Semigallians defeat the Livonian Order.
War of the Sicilian VespersBattle of the CountsItaly23 JuneAn Aragonese-Sicilian fleet led by Roger of Lauria defeats the larger Angevin fleet at Naples.
First Mongol invasion of BurmaBattle of PaganMyanmarDecThe Mongols end the Pagan Empire.
Third Mongol invasion of PolandBattle of ŁagówPolandWinterHigh duke Leszek II the Black of Poland defeats khan Talabuga of the Golden Horde. The Golden Horde was aided by the Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia.
1288Battle of Stary SączJanHigh duke Leszek II the Black of Poland and ispán George Baksa of Szabolcs County, military commander of Hungary, defeat prince Nogai Khan of Borjigin, military commander of the Golden Horde.
Mongol invasions of VietnamBattle of Bạch ĐẳngVietnam9 AprilĐại Việt defeats the invasion of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty.
War of the Limburg SuccessionBattle of WorringenGermany5 JuneBattle for the Duchy of Limburg. Dutch forces defeat the coalition army of Cologne, Luxembourg, and Nassau.
1289CrusadesFall of TripoliLebanonMarch—AprilCrusader state of Tripoli falls to the Mameluks.
Battle of SchosshaldeSwitzerland27 AprilRudolf II, Duke of Austria defeats Ulrich I von Bubenberg, commander of the army of the city of Bern.
Wars of the Guelphs and GhibellinesBattle of CampaldinoItaly11 JuneFlorence and their allies defeat the city-state Arezzo.
War of the OutlawsSiege of CopenhagenDenmark7 JulyCopenhagen withstands a siege of the Norwegian fleet under King Eric II (supported by Danish outlaws).
Battle of SkanörSweden9 JulySkanör withstand the attack, Norwegian Chieftain Thord Krytter falls in battle.
1291CrusadesSiege of AcreIsrael4 April – 18 MayMameluks capture the last Crusader city.
1295Welsh revolt of 1294–95Battle of Maes MoydogWales5 MarchOne of Edward I's armies defeats Welsh rebels, hastening the end of Madog ap Llywelyn's revolt.
ReconquistaBattle of IznallozSpainSultan Muhammad II of Granada defeats Castile under Ruy Pérez Ponce de León.
1296Battle of CoffraneSwitzerland28 FebRudolph IV, Count of Neuchâtel defeats counts John I and Thierry of Aarberg-Valengin and the Prince-Bishopric of Basel.
First War of Scottish IndependenceSack of BerwickEngland30 MarchEnglish forces under Robert Clifford attack and sack the town of Berwick.
Battle of DunbarScotland27 AprilEnglish forces defeat the Scots and occupy much of Scotland. First battle of the Wars of Scottish Independence.
1297Gascon WarBattle of BonnegardeFrance2 FebFrance under Robert II, Count of Artois defeats England under Henry de Lacy, Earl of Lincoln.
Franco-Flemish WarSiege of Lille [fr]23 June – 1 SepFrance captures Lille from Flanders.
Battle of FurnesBelgium20 AugFrench under Robert II of Artois defeat the Flemish at Bulskamp, near Veurne (Furnes).
First War of Scottish IndependenceBattle of Stirling BridgeScotland11 SepScots under William Wallace defeat the English forces under John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey.
1298Mongol invasions of IndiaBattle of Jaran-ManjurIndia6 FebDelhi Sultanate repels Mongol invasion.
Livonian Civil WarBattle of TuraidaLatvia1 JuneThe Livonian Order is decisively defeated by the residents of Riga allied with Lithuania under command of Vytenis.
Fight for rule over the Holy Roman EmpireBattle of GöllheimGermany2 JulyAlbert I of Habsburg defeated Adolf of Germany. After battle, Albert was elected King of the Romans.
First War of Scottish IndependenceBattle of FalkirkScotland22 JulyIn Stirlingshire, English forces under King Edward I defeat the rebellious Scots led by William Wallace.
War of CurzolaBattle of CurzolaCroatia9 SepThe Genoese fleet under Admiral Lamba Doria defeats the Venetian fleet (including capturing Marco Polo).
Mongol invasions of IndiaBattle of SivistanIndia1298—1299Delhi Sultanate again defeats invading Mongols.
1299War of the Sicilian VespersBattle of Cape OrlandoItaly4 JulyAn Aragonese-Angevin fleet led by Roger of Lauria defeats the Sicilian fleet near Sicily.
Battle of Falconaria1 DecSicilian forces under King Frederick II defeat the Neapolitans under Philip I of Taranto.
Mongol invasions of the LevantBattle of Wadi al-KhaznadarSyria22–23 DecThe Mongols defeat Mamluk forces.
Mongol invasions of IndiaBattle of KiliIndiaLate 1299Delhi Sultanate expels another invasion by the Chagatai Khanate.
First War of Scottish IndependenceFirst Siege of Stirling CastleScotlandScottish forces besiege constable John Sampson unsuccessfully.

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  1. https://www.alwasatnews.com/news/517794.html
  2. Metreveli, Samushia, King of Kings Giorgi II, pg. 77-82.
  3. Willey, Peter (25 November 2005). Eagle's Nest: Ismaili Castles in Iran and Syria. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 163. ISBN 978-1-85043-464-1.