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  1. Which battle converted Emperor Ashoka to Buddhism? — Kalinga War, 261 BCE.
  2. Name the two consecutive battles fought near Delhi in 1191 and 1192 between the same two rulers. — First and Second Battles of Tarain (Prithviraj Chauhan vs. Muhammad of Ghor).
  3. Which battle founded the Mughal Empire, and in what year? — First Battle of Panipat, 1526 (Babur vs. Ibrahim Lodi).
  4. Which Rajput ruler did Babur defeat the year after Panipat I? — Rana Sanga, Battle of Khanwa, 1527.
  5. Who defeated Humayun twice in 1539 and 1540, forcing him into exile? — Sher Shah Suri (Battles of Chausa and Kannauj/Bilgram).
  6. At Haldighati (1576), who commanded the Mughal forces against Maharana Pratap? — Man Singh I of Amber.
  7. Which siege ended with jauhar and saka at a Mewar fort, in 1568? — Siege of Chittorgarh (defenders Jaimal and Patta, against Akbar).
  8. Which battle in 1658 decided the Mughal war of succession, and who won it? — Battle of Samugarh; Aurangzeb (with Murad Baksh) defeated Dara Shikoh.
  9. Which battle ended the Vijayanagara Empire as a major power? — Battle of Talikota, 1565.
  10. Who led the Ahom resistance at the Battle of Saraighat (1671), and against which Mughal commander? — Lachit Borphukan; against Raja Ram Singh I of Amber.
  11. Which 1739 battle saw Nadir Shah defeat the Mughals and led to the loss of the Peacock Throne and the Koh-i-Noor? — Battle of Karnal.
  12. Which 1741 battle saw an Asian power (Travancore) defeat a European colonial power (the Dutch)? — Battle of Colachel.
  13. Which battle in the First Carnatic War demonstrated that a small European-drilled force could defeat a much larger Indian army? — Battle of Adyar (St. Thome), 1746.
  14. Which siege made Robert Clive's reputation during the Second Carnatic War? — The Defence of Arcot, 1751.
  15. Which battle effectively ended French political-military ambitions in India, and who commanded the winning side? — Battle of Wandiwash, 1760; Sir Eyre Coote (defeating the Comte de Lally).
  16. Which 1757 battle is considered the foundation of British political power in India, and who betrayed the Nawab? — Battle of Plassey; Mir Jafar.
  17. Which battle led directly to the Company gaining Diwani rights over Bengal, Bihar, and Odisha? — Battle of Buxar, 1764 (via the Treaty of Allahabad, 1765).
  18. Third Battle of Panipat (1761): who defeated whom? — Ahmad Shah Abdali (Durrani) defeated the Marathas under Sadashivrao Bhau.
  19. Which battle in the Anglo-Maratha Wars features Arthur Wellesley, the future Duke of Wellington? — Battle of Assaye, 1803 (Second Anglo-Maratha War).
  20. Which war ended with Tipu Sultan's death defending his capital? — Fourth Anglo-Mysore War, 1799 (Siege of Seringapatam).
  21. Which battle/war ended with the full annexation of Punjab in 1849? — Second Anglo-Sikh War (Battle of Gujrat).
  22. Which 1818 battle, fought by a small Company force including Mahar soldiers, precedes the final surrender of Peshwa Baji Rao II? — Battle of Koregaon (Third Anglo-Maratha War).
  23. Which two 1944 battles halted the Japanese Army's Operation U-Go, and which Indian force fought alongside the Japanese in that campaign? — Battles of Kohima and Imphal; the Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauj) under Subhas Chandra Bose.
  24. Which 1944 battle was voted "Britain's Greatest Battle" in a 2013 National Army Museum poll? — Battle of Kohima.
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