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  1. On which river was the Battle of Ten Kings fought? Answer: The Parushni (Ravi).

  2. Who did Alexander defeat at the Battle of the Hydaspes? Answer: King Porus.

  3. Which battle led Ashoka to embrace Buddhism? Answer: The Kalinga War (261 BCE).

  4. Who defeated Harshavardhana at the Battle of the Narmada? Answer: Pulakeshin II.

  5. Which battle ended with Prithviraj Chauhan's death? Answer: The Second Battle of Tarain (1192).

  6. Which battle founded the Mughal Empire? Answer: The First Battle of Panipat (1526).

  7. Who defeated Humayun at Chausa and Kannauj? Answer: Sher Shah Suri.

  8. Which battle allowed Akbar to secure control of Delhi-Agra? Answer: The Second Battle of Panipat (1556), against Hemu.

  9. In which battle did Maharana Pratap's horse Chetak become legendary? Answer: The Battle of Haldighati (1576).

  10. Who defeated the Mughals at the Battle of Saraighat? Answer: Lachit Borphukan (Ahoms).

  11. Which battle broke the power of the Vijayanagara Empire? Answer: The Battle of Talikota (1565).

  12. Which battle checked Maratha expansion into North India? Answer: The Third Battle of Panipat (1761).

  13. Which battle is considered the beginning of British political dominance in India? Answer: The Battle of Plassey (1757).

  14. Which battle is considered more decisive than Plassey by many historians? Answer: The Battle of Buxar (1764).

  15. Who was defeated and killed at the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War (1799)? Answer: Tipu Sultan.

  16. Which war ended the Peshwa's authority? Answer: The Third Anglo-Maratha War (1817–18).

  17. Which war resulted in a catastrophic British military defeat during a retreat from Kabul? Answer: The First Anglo-Afghan War (1839–42).

  18. Which war led to the full annexation of Punjab? Answer: The Second Anglo-Sikh War (1848–49).

  19. Which 1971 conflict led to the creation of Bangladesh? Answer: The Indo-Pak War of 1971 (Bangladesh Liberation War).

  20. Which 1999 conflict was fought in the Kargil sector? Answer: The Kargil War.

(End of Important Battles notes. Cross-reference with Ancient India, Medieval India, Modern India, and Historical Timelines files.)

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