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Punjab (/pʌnˈdʒɑːb, -ˈdʒæb, ˈpʊn-/; Punjabi: [pə̞ɲˈdʒäːb] ^ⓘ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb), also known as the Land of the Five Rivers, is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is specifically located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern-Pakistan and northwestern-India.

This list includes wars involving Ancient Indian states and Pre-Modern Indian states based in Punjab.

Alexander Conquest of Punjab (326 BCE)


Name of the Conflict	Belligerents	Belligerents	Outcome
Battle of Hydaspes	Pauravas	Macedonian Empire Gandhara	Defeat Macedon annexes most of Punjab, from the Hydaspes to the Hyphasis Macedonian Victory
Siege of Sagala (Cathean Battle)	Sagala	Macedonian Empire Pauravas	Defeat Macedonian Victory. Macedon razes the city to the ground.^[1]

Sikh Confederacy (1748–1799)



Battle of Manupur	Sikh Confederacy Mughal Empire Jaipur Kingdom	Afghani Empire	Victory^[2]
Battle of Amritsar (1757)	Shaheedan Misl (Sikh Confederacy)	Afghani Empire	Defeat

References

^ Pande, G. C.; Pande, Govind Chandra (1995). Foundations of Indian Culture. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. ISBN 978-81-208-0712-9.
^ Grewal, J. S. (8 October 1998). The Sikhs of the Punjab. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-63764-0.

[1] Pande, G. C.; Pande, Govind Chandra (1995). Foundations of Indian Culture. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. ISBN 978-81-208-0712-9.

[2] Grewal, J. S. (8 October 1998). The Sikhs of the Punjab. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-63764-0.

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