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Early Modern War Dataset 1.0
| START | FINISH | CONFLICT NAME | TYPE | REGION | INTENSITY | DURATION | UNCERTAINTY | CIVILIANS | EXTENDED CONFLICT | CONQUEST | INTERVENTION | BORDERS | RELIGIOUS COMPONENT | SUCCESSION | COLONIAL/IMPERIAL | GUERRILLAS | PEASANT REVOLT | PREDATORY RAIDING | NAVAL COMPONENT | DESCRIPTION | VICTOR | SOURCES |
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| 1500 | 1589 | Japanese Warring States Period | 1 | 3 | 1 | 89 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Extended conflict during the "Sengoku" or warring states period. Begins, by most counts, in 1467. Scores of battles betweeen clans vying for control of region and, eventually, the country. More than one battle/year - not all big. Mostly samurai vs. samurai; civilians rarely involved. Could be cut into dozens of wars. | Toyotomi Clan | Turnbull 2022; Berry 1997 |
| 1500 | 1502 | Mi-lu's Rebellion | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Peasant Revolt in Guizhou, China, that began in 1499. Took 80K soliders to put it down. Many thousands killed. | Ming Dynasty | Mote, 2008, p. 381 |
| 1500 | 1504 | Italian Wars of Louis XII | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | French invasion in 1499, opposed by Spain (Aragon), with Italians on each side. Sometimes split into two phases, 1499-1501 and 1502-04. Perhaps between 10K (Brecke) and 18K (Levy) total KIA. | Spain | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 621; Clodfelter, p. 7; Levy, p. 88 |
| 1500 | 1503 | Ottoman-Venetian War (1499-1503) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Ottomans vs. Venice, with Spanish involvement. Began in 1499. Largely at sea, or over ports. First Lepanto, 1499, among many battles. | Ottoman Empire | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 1250 |
| 1500 | 1501 | Rebellion of the Alpujarras (1499-1504) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Morisco revolt in Grenada (beginning in 1499) in response to forced conversions. Put down by 80K Spanish troops. | Spanish Government | Carr, 2009, Chapter 5 |
| 1500 | 1503 | Georgian Raids into Ottoman Empire | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | As many as 9K invaders clashing against about 7K defenders, on and off. Encouraged, perhaps supported by Persians. | Inconclusive | Rayfield, p. 164 |
| 1500 | 1503 | Li Rebellion | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | AKA Hainan Rebellion. Peasant rebellion on Hainan Island, China, which grew to involve other classes. Put down with Chinese and Mongol troops, with "heavy losses" on both sides. | Ming Dynasty | Mote, p. 382 |
| 1500 | 1503 | Muscovite-Lithuanian War (1500-03) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | AKA Russo-Polish War. Russian invasion, resulting in big annexations. 7K Lithuanians killed in Battle of Mstislavl; "major battle" at Vedrosha River, 1500, where Russian sources claim Poles lost 5K KIA. 93K total KIA, including civilians (Brecke). | Muscovy | Tony, p. 693; Davies, p. 5; Martin p. 342; Phillips and Axelrod, p. 981; Stevens, p. 58 |
| 1500 | 1500 | Schleswig-Hostein Peasant Revolt | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Over 7K imperial troops KIA at the Battle of Hemmingstedt; peasant casualties unknown. Establishes peasant republic of Dithmarchen. | Peasants | |
| 1500 | 1503 | Persian Civil War (1500-03) | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Shia vs. Sunni, largely. Safavids establish themselves in Iran. Couple of big battles which were probably fierce. | Safavids | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 877; Black, 1998, p. 21 |
| 1500 | 1513 | Luso-Malabarese War (1500-13) | 2 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | AKA First Luso-Malabrese War. Portugal and local allies vs. Calicut, in modern SE India. First of nine, of various sizes. Over 18K Calicut KIA at Cochin (1503). | Portugal and allies | |
| 1501 | 1501 | Aq Qoyunlu Civil War | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Succession struggle in Turkomen kingdom covering modern-day Azerbaijan and northern Iran. Early Safavids emerge by the end, ending the dynasty. | Safavid Empire | |
| 1501 | 1502 | Azov War | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Crimean Tatars vs. Circassians. Mutual invasions, few details. Intensity is estimated conservatively. | Inconclusive | |
| 1501 | 1512 | Dano-Swedish War (1501-1512) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | First in a series. Rather ruthless suppression of Danish revolt. | Sweden | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 404 |
| 1502 | 1510 | Persian–Uzbek Wars | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Safavid expansion. Bleeds into next war. 1510 Big battle at Merv - 10K Uzbek KIA. At least 5 other big battles. | Safavid Empire | Black, 1998, p. 21 |
| 1502 | 1502 | Tatar Conquest of Golden Horde | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Capital sacked, Golden Horde destroyed. No contemporary casualty numbers, but Horde did not go gentle. | Tatars | |
| 1502 | 1510 | Moldavian-Polish War (1502-1510) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Moldavian invasion, supported by Ottomans. 20K troops on Polish side alone at Battle of Khotyn (1509). Perhaps 7200 KIA (Brecke). | Poland | |
| 1503 | 1504 | Spanish Conquest of Hispaniola | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Taino mounted attacks with tens of thousands of warriors, unsuccessfully. Spanish did not note KIA, but extensive. | Spain | Wilson, p. 154 |
| 1503 | 1504 | Timurid-Uzbek War (1503-04) | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Battle of Akhsi and big siege of Kabul, proto-Mughals taking it from Arghuns. Part of Babur conquests. A few engagements. | Timurids | |
| 1503 | 1505 | War of the Succession of Landshut | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bavaria. Many villages destroyed. Battle of Wenzenbach (1504) pitted 3K against 5K or so. | Bavaria-Munich | |
| 1503 | 1512 | Spanish-Algerian War | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Sieges of Mers-el-Kébir (1505 and 1507), Oran, others. Zayyanid Kingdom added to empire, temporarily. | Spain | Cherif, p. 236; Phillips and Axelrod, p. 1090 |
| 1504 | 1504 | Funj-'Abdallabi War (1504) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sudan/Ethiopia. Funj Sultanate decisively defeats 'Abdallabi, makes their king a vassal. Heavily populated part of the continent. Low estimate. | Funj Sultanate | Yassan and Ogot, pp. 173, 195; Holt and Daly, pp. 29-30; Holt p. 41 |
| 1505 | 1507 | Russo-Kazan War | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60K Kazans attack, annihilate Russians. Perhaps 2400 KIA (Brecke), though I cannot find where that number comes from. | Kazans | |
| 1506 | 1506 | Portuguese Conquest of Brava | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Cape Verde. 1K in attacking party. Casualties highest of any engagment on Swahili coast. | Portugal | Salim, p. 758 |
| 1507 | 1507 | Portuguese-Ajuran Sultanate War | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Somalia. At Battle of Barawa, 4K Ajurans suffered heavy casualties. Then Portguese drove on to Oja, then Mogadishu. | Portugal | |
| 1507 | 1507 | Crimean Tatar Raid into Muscvovy (1507) | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Gets all the way to Moscow. First raid of the century, and many more would follow. | Tatars | |
| 1507 | 1508 | Ottoman Invasion of Georgia | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Attacks Safavid cities, outposts. More like a series of raids. 10K enslaved; total casualties unknown. | Ottomans | Cipa, p. 36 |
| 1507 | 1508 | Muscovite–Lithuanian War (1507-08) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | AKA Russo-Polish War (1506-08), AKA Third Lithuanian-Muscovite War. Some say 4800 total fatalities (Brecke); others, "light" (P&A). | Inconclusive | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 981 |
| 1507 | 1507 | Safavid Conquest of Dulghadir | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Anatolia, against Ottoman clients. | Safavids | Jackson, p. 220 |
| 1508 | 1516 | War of the League of Cambrai | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | AKA War of the Holy League. Italian wars. Shifting alliances. Perhaps 10K KIA (Brecke); other sources say 12K KIA at Battle of Ravenna (1512) alone. Includes Second Milanese War (1515), campaigns of Gaston of Foix (1511-12), 13K KIA, Spanish Conquest of Iberian Navarre, which had 6K KIA at Battle of Noáin (1521); Italian War of Francis I and the Battle of Marigano, 10K KIA | France, Venice | Clodfelter, pp. 8, 12; Levy, p. 88; Phillips and Axelrod, p. 515 |
| 1508 | 1509 | Portuguese-Mamluk War (1508-09) | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 sea battles, Battle of Chaul and Battle of Diu; 850 KIA in former and 2K in latter. | Portugal | |
| 1509 | 1510 | Uzbek Invasion of the Kazakh Khanate (1509-10) | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bukrarah Uzbeks vs. Kazakhs. Erring on low side. | Inconclusive | |
| 1509 | 1512 | Ottoman Civil War (1509-1512) | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Succession struggle, between Bayezid II's sons, Ahmed vs. Selim. 40K Shi'ites slain during messy war. | Selim | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 844 |
| 1509 | 1513 | Vijayanagara-Deccan War | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Alliance of Deccans (Golonda and Bijapur) smashed, eventually. Size hard to estimate. | Vijayanagara Empire | Stein, p. 116; Phillips and Axelrod, p. 1272 |
| 1510 | 1512 | Safavid-Uzbek War (1510-12) | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Safavid invasion of Aghanistan - Battle Uzbeks at Marv (10K Uzbek KIA), sack Herat. Then Uzbeks invade. | Inconclusive | Jackson, p. 217 |
| 1510 | 1512 | Sichuan Rebellion | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | China. "Bandits" (AKA rebels), mostly, but also peasants. | Ming Dynasty | Dardess, p. 118; Geiss, pp. 412-413; Robinson, p. 121 |
| 1510 | 1512 | Portuguese Conquest of Goa | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 250 Portuguese, c. 10K Goans KIA. Then besieged by Bijapur. | Portugal | Vlekke, pp. 88-89; Richards, p. 5 |
| 1511 | 1515 | Spanish Conquest of Cuba | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Unclear on casualties. Brutal, but no large set battles that the Spanish noted. | Spain | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 1082 |
| 1511 | 1511 | Şahkulu Rebellion | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Shia/Turkmen revolt in Anatolia. Mass slaughter follows. | Ottoman Government | Gündoğdu, pp. 63-66; Jackson, pp. 220-222 |
| 1511 | 1514 | Timurid-Uzbek War (1511-1514) | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Conquests of Babur. At least one big clash. Erring on low side. | Timurids | |
| 1511 | 1511 | Portuguese Conquest of Malacca | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 Portguese KIA and unknown Malaccans, out of 20K. Javanese fleet destroyed. | Portugal | Ricklefs, 1993, pp. 25-26 |
| 1511 | 1511 | Tran Tuan Rebellion | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Peasant revolt vs. Lê Dynasty in Vietnam. Thousands involved; won one battle, then slaughter. | Lê Dynasty | |
| 1512 | 1512 | Crimean Tatar Raid into Poland (1512) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | One battle - at Wisniowiec - 6K casualties. | Poland | |
| 1512 | 1522 | Muscovite–Lithuanian War (1512-22) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | With Crimean raids that get to Moscow. Perhaps 13,200 total casualties (Brecke) - but 30K Russian casualties at Battle of Orsha. | Muscovy | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 982; Stevens, p. 59; Martin, p. 362 |
| 1512 | 1516 | Mrauk U-Bengal War | 2 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Kingdom of Mrauk U invades Bengal Sultanate in modern Bangladesh, as part of independence effort. Details scarce; estimate is conservative. | Bengal Sultanate | Phayre, pp. 79-80 |
| 1513 | 1514 | Anglo-Scottish War | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Scottish invasion. 6.5K KIA at Battle of Flodden alone - maybe twice that. Sometimes lumped in with War of League of Cambrai, but distinct. Perhaps 10K total KIA (Brecke); Levy claims 4K, which seems to ignore Flodden. | England | Clodfelter, p. 17; Levy, p. 88; Fissel, pp. 21-22 |
| 1513 | 1515 | Windic Revolt | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Peasant revolt in Lower Styria and Krajn, Austria. Crushed. | Habsburgs | |
| 1514 | 1514 | György Dózsa Rebellion | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Peasant revolt in Hungary. 40K rebels routed by 20K . Maybe as many as 100K rebels (P&A). | Hungary | Molnar, p. 82.; Lendvai, p. 87; Phillips and Axelrod, p. 418 |
| 1514 | 1517 | Ottoman-Safavid War (1514-17) | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Battle of Chaldiran, and six others, one of which had 13K casualties. Thousands killed; numbers vary wildly, between 18K (P&A) and 39K (Brecke). | Ottoman Empire | Phillips and Axelrod, pp. 715, 1163 |
| 1514 | 1517 | Idar War of Succession | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Indian state. Three battles, drawing in troops from Mewar and Gujarat. Heavy losses for the latter. Rajputs take over. | Rajputs | |
| 1514 | 1527 | Rana Sanga's Conquests | 2 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mewar expansion. 18 pitched battles, against Delhi, Malwa, Gujarat. Gotta be close to 100K. Battle of Gagron, and Siege of Mandsaur: 80-100K vs 140-160K in armies. | Mewar, mostly | |
| 1515 | 1519 | Aztec-Tlaxcala War | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Started, on-and-off, much earlier. Aztecs try to absorb Tlaxala. Enormous armies; Aztecs lose. 10K+ KIA | Tlaxcala | |
| 1515 | 1523 | Crimean Tatar Raids into Muscovy (1515-23) | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | There were 43 "major" Crimean and Nogai raids on Muscovy in first half of 16th century, many of which came during this active period. One source suggests 11K KIA (Brecke); overall, much bigger. | Tatars? | Stevens, 1994 |
| 1515 | 1515 | Slovene Peasant Revolt | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 80K rebels attack castles; put down by HRE mercenaries. | Croation Nobles | |
| 1515 | 1515 | Ottoman Reconquest of Dulghadir | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Anatolia, against an independent Beylik 40K Ottomans engaged at the Battle of Turnadağ. | Ottoman Empire | |
| 1516 | 1516 | Adal-Ethiopia War of 1516 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Pretty steady warfare in Horn. Invasion of Fatagar in 1516. No numbers, but religious war in heavily populated area. | Ethiopian Empire | Molvaer, p. 26 |
| 1516 | 1516 | Texcoco Civil War | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Aztec war of succession. Begins violently, settled before it gets too bad. | Tenochca | Benton, pp. 27-28 |
| 1516 | 1517 | Ottoman-Mamluk War | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Selim conquers the Malmuks. Two big battles, mostly. Battle of Marj-Dabiq in 1516 - 60K vs. 60K, Ottoman victory, overthrows Mamluks. Sparked by Ottoman-Safavid War. | Ottoman Empire | Clodfelter, p. 22; Holt, pp. 15-17 |
| 1516 | 1521 | Trần Cao Rebellion | 1 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Peasant (mostly) revolt vs. Lê dynasty in Vietnam. One big battle with "high death toll." | Lê Dynasty | Kiernan, pp. 213-214 |
| 1517 | 1517 | Mongol Invasion of China (1517) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Nearly reaches Beijing, but Ming hold them off in "major battle." | Ming Dynasty | Perdue, p. 63; Geiss, pp. 420-421 |
| 1517 | 1520 | Dano-Swedish War (1517-1520) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | AKA Second Dano-Swedish War. Declared in 1512, heats up 5 years later. Probably just barely 10K total KIA. 1K Swede KIA at Battle of Brännkyrka. A couple of sieges, and a major Swedish peasant army involved. | Denmark | |
| 1519 | 1521 | Spanish Conquest of the Aztec Empire | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Brutal. 1800 Spaniards dead; maybe 200K Aztecs civilians alongside its warriors. Tens of thousands of Spanish allies die too. | Spanish | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 1083 |
| 1519 | 1519 | Prince of Ning Rebellion | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | China. Lasts 42 days. Probably over 30K KIA. 90% of an invasion force drowned. Climax of years of turmoil. | Ming Dynasty | Israel, p. 113; Dardess, p. 119; Geiss, pp. 423-430 |
| 1519 | 1519 | Crimean Tatar Raid into Poland (1519) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bigger than usual. Battle of Sokal, more than 1200 Poles KIA, unknown number of Tatars. | Tatars | |
| 1519 | 1523 | Hildesheim Diocesan Feud | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Intra-HRE. Sometimes called the "last medieval feud." Heavy casualties. | Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel | |
| 1519 | 1521 | Polish–Teutonic War | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Last in a series. Tens of thousands of troops on each side. Perhaps 2400 KIA (Brecke). | Poland | |
| 1519 | 1522 | Revolt of the Brotherhoods | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Against ascension of Charles V. Thousands KIA in one battle. Includes Comuneros in Castille, Germanias in Barcelona and on Mallorca too. | Habsburgs | |
| 1520 | 1521 | Revolt of Janbirdi al-Gazali | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Arab revolt against Ottomans, in Levant and Tripoli. Ottomans sack Damascus. | Ottoman Empire | Bagley, pp. 68-69 |
| 1520 | 1520 | Vijayanagar Invasion of Bijapur | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Battle of Raichur, 1520, c. 30K KIA, minimum. Then sack of Bijapur. Muslim vs. Hindu. | Vijayanagara Empire | |
| 1520 | 1524 | Aceh Wars of Expansion (1520-24) | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Indonesia. Expansion across Sumatra against Daya and other parts of island. Also attacks Portuguese fleet in 1524 during conquest of Muslim kingdom of Pasai, with c. 2500 KIA. | Aceh Sultanate | RIcklefs, 1993, pp. 32-33 |
| 1521 | 1526 | Four Years' War | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | AKA Italian War of 1521–1526. Oddly called "Four Years' War," since it lasted five. Armies in the tens of thousands. Mabye 31K KIA (Brecke). Includes Scottish War (1522-23). | Habsburgs | Clodfelter, p. 7; Levy, p. 88 |
| 1521 | 1526 | Ottoman-Hungarian War | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Battle of Mohacs: 10-15K Hungarians killed, unknown number of Ottomans. Then Buda sacked. | Ottoman Empire | Levy, p. 88; Clodfelter, p. 22; Phillips and Axelrod, p. 586 |
| 1521 | 1523 | Swedish War of Liberation | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Ends Kalmar Union. 3 substantial battles, with peasant involvement. 14K KIA. | Sweden | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 655 |
| 1522 | 1523 | Adal-Ethiopia War (1522-23) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | On-again, off-again. Details are scarce. Christians vs. Muslims. | Ethiopian Empire, mostly | Molvaer, pp. 29-31 |
| 1522 | 1524 | Spanish Conquest of Guatemala | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | At least one bloody siege. Standard atrocities, standard Spanish failure to record atrocities. | Spain | |
| 1522 | 1522 | Knights' War | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Holy Roman Empire. Catholics vs. Protestants, mostly. One prolonged siege; perhaps 2K KIA (Brecke). | Holy Roman Empire | Clodfelter, p. 11 |
| 1522 | 1522 | Siege of Rhodes | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Ottoman victory over the Knights of Rhodes. 65K dead, at least. | Ottoman Empire | Clodfelter, p. 22 |
| 1522 | 1527 | South Vietnam War of Succession | 1 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Lê Dynasty disintegrates, temporarily. Few details. | Mạc Dynasty | |
| 1523 | 1524 | Egyptian Revolt | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Against Ottomans. Captures Cairo, briefly. | Ottoman Empire | Vesely, p. 140 |
| 1524 | 1526 | Spanish Conquest of Honduras | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Limited Spanish casualties, but high on other side | Spain | |
| 1524 | 1540 | Safavid-Uzbek War (1524-40) | 2 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Or 5 separate wars - all Uzkbek invasions of Khurasan (1524-25, 1526-28, 1529-31, 1532-33, 1535-38). Also a revolt in Baghdad. | Inconclusive | Jackson, pp. 255-257 |
| 1524 | 1528 | Ming-Turpan War | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Mongol invasion into Suzhou, with 20K warriors. Repelled. Perhaps 14K KIA (Brecke). | Ming Dynasty | Geiss, p. 453 |
| 1524 | 1525 | German Peasants' War | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Worst of all of them. >125K killed, huge rebel army. | Holy Roman Empire | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 864 |
| 1524 | 1530 | Babur's Wars of Conquest | 2 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Father of Mughal Dynasty, Big battles in Punjab, then First battle of Panipat, then Kashmir, Bihar and Bengal. Meets Rana Sanga's troops sometimes. Battle of Bayana 1527; Battle of Khanwa 1527, 50K vs. 110K, heavy casualties. Battle of Ghaghra 1529 vs. Aghans, 50K vs. 100K - latter wiped out. | Mughal Empire | Richards, p. 8; Phillips and Axelrod, pp. 155-156 |
| 1524 | 1527 | Shan Invasion of Ava | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Burma. No details, except Shan victory. | Shan Kingdom | Harvey, p. 106 |
| 1525 | 1527 | Fulani Invasions of Jolof | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Senegambia. Weakens Jolof Empire. Years approximate. Sources describe "massive" invasion. | Inconclusive | Barry, p. 267 |
| 1525 | 1525 | Bakhchisarai War | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Crimean-Circassian War. 26-28K casualties. Chariots involved. | Circassian Principality | |
| 1526 | 1527 | Safavid Civil War | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Succession crisis in which the Uzkbeks meddle. | Tahmasp Shah | Jackson, p. 234 |
| 1526 | 1527 | Yao War | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ming campaign against Yao people; 20K troops invade. | Ming Dynasty | Faure, p. 177 |
| 1526 | 1530 | War of the League of Cognac | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Italian wars. Sack of Rome, Siege of Naples. 18K die in retreat from Naples alone. | Habsburg Empire | Levy, p. 88; Phillips and Axelrod, p. 616; Clodfelter, p. 9 |
| 1527 | 1527 | Wattasid-Sa'di War | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Moroccan civil war. Weakens both sides, opens door to Portuguese influence. | Sa'di Sultanate | El Fasi, pp. 200-201 |
| 1527 | 1542 | Spanish Conquest of Yucatan | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mayan put up stiff resistance; guerrilla fighting, mostly unrecorded, often intense. | Spain | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 1090 |
| 1527 | 1528 | Hungarian Civil War | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | After Ottoman war. Ottomans, HRE involved. Big battle at Tokay. | Habsburg Empire | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 578; Lendvai, pp. 94-95 |
| 1527 | 1527 | Kalender Çelebi Rebellion | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Religious rebellion vs. Suleyman the Magnificent in Anatolia. Does not end well - massacres follow. | Ottoman Empire | Gündoğdu, pp. 68-70 |
| 1527 | 1530 | Demak Wars of Expansion | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Indonesia. Over Kediri, Tuban, Madiun. No details. | Demak Sultanate | Ricklefs, 1993, p. 37 |
| 1529 | 1543 | Adal-Ethiopia War (1529-43) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Christians vs. Muslims, again. Adal invasion, eventually repulsed. Very bloody. Portuguese and Ottomans involved near the end. Big battles, including Battles of Wofla (1542) and Woina-Dega (1543). Includes Portuguese-Ottoman War (1541). | Ethiopian Empire | Haberland, pp. 713-715; Black, p. 24 |
| 1529 | 1532 | Inca Civil War | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | War over succession. Atahualpa vs. Huascar. Estimates of KIA range from 60K to 1 million | Atahualpistas | |
| 1529 | 1533 | Ottoman-Habsburg War (1529-33) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Suleiman I's campaign of 1529. Siege of Vienna. Big engagements avoided, mostly. Perhaps 38K KIA in battle, 43K dead total (Brecke). Most frozen. | Ottoman Empire | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 145 |
| 1530 | 1538 | Moldavian–Polish War (1530-38) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Two battles: 1531, around 9K KIA; 1538, smaller. Perhaps 10K KIA total (Brecke). | Poland | |
| 1530 | 1532 | Vijaynagara-Deccan War (1530-32) | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Deccan sultanates attack Vijayanagara. Includes Bijapur succession conflict. Invasions, forts, sieges. | Inconclusive | Stein, p. 116 |
| 1531 | 1531 | Mongol Raid into China of 1531 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60K Mongol cavalry wreak havoc. Bigger than normal. | Mongols | Geiss, p. 468 |
| 1531 | 1532 | Musso War (1531-32) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | AKA Second Musso War. Swiss vs. Milan. Two Milanese attacks, both of which fail. First was 1524-26, too small; second probably over 1K. Ignites Second War of Kappel (1531), a Swiss civil war of Protestants vs Catholics. | Swiss Confederation | |
| 1531 | 1532 | Chellappa's Revolt | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tamil rebelliion against Vijayanagara. Put down with substantial force. | Vijayanagara Empire | Stein, p. 99 |
| 1532 | 1534 | Spanish Conquest of Peru | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Inca lost 4K KIA in one battle. Spanish ally with Huancas, Chankas, Cañaris, Chachapoyas. | Spain | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 1087; Clodfelter, p. 32 |
| 1532 | 1555 | Ottoman-Safavid War (1532-55) | 2 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Long long long. Over 100K total, presumably, but not steady. Ottomans 50K casualties; Persians unknown. | Ottoman Empire | Clodfelter, p. 23; Phillips and Axelrod, p. 1163 |
| 1532 | 1533 | Bengal-Ahom War | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Muslim invasion of Assam. At sea as well. Eventually repulsed after the Battle of Duimunisila, where 2500 men from Bengal Sultanate die. | Ahom Kingdom | |
| 1534 | 1536 | Count's War | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | AKA Count's Feud. Danish war of succession. Religious war. Many thousands killed. At least 8 battles. | Protestants | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 363 |
| 1534 | 1537 | Muscovite–Lithuanian War (1524-37) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Russian troops reach outskirts of Vilnius. Perhaps 9600 total KIA (Brecke) | Inconclusive | |
| 1534 | 1535 | Conquests of Tunis | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | First by Ottomans, then by Spain. Perhaps 2500 KIA (Brecke). | Spain | Levy, p. 88 |
| 1534 | 1534 | Mughal Assault on Bikaner | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Siege of fortress; Rajput state army exits, attacks at night, wins. | Rajputs | |
| 1534 | 1541 | Toungoo–Hanthawaddy War | 2 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Lower Burma. Toungoo overran Pegu. 130K in attacking army. High casualties on both sides. | Toungoo Dynasty | Phayre, p. 229; Harvey, pp. 153-154 |
| 1535 | 1535 | Nupe-Oyo War (1535) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Nigeria/Benin. Nupe invade, take and sack Oyo capital, kings flee. Oyo power does not recover for decades. | Nupe Kingdom | |
| 1535 | 1537 | Incan Revolts | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Vs. Spanish. Incan in-fighting too. Siege of Cosco, 10 months, 40-100K Incas involved. | Spain | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 598; Clodfelter, p. 33 |
| 1535 | 1536 | Mughal War against Gujarat (1535-36) | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Post-Babur. Near Delhi, also west coast. Simultaneous with war on Sur. | Mughal Empire | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 764; Richards, p. 10 |
| 1536 | 1538 | Italian War (1536–38) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | French invade northern Italy; Spanish invade France. Piedmont, Savoy stay in French hands. Between 32K (Levy) and 75K (Brecke) KIA. | France | Levy, p. 88; Clodfelter, p. 8 |
| 1536 | 1537 | Kazan Raid on Muscovy | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Maybe biggest. Besides 1521, most ruinous Kazan attacks occurred in 1522, 1533, 1537, 1538, 1539, 1540, and 1541. | Kazan Khanate | Davies, p. 15 |
| 1536 | 1536 | Portuguese Sack of Johor | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Malay Peninsula. Portuguese and allies crush locals. Other assaults: 1518, 20, 21, 23, 24, 26, 35, 87. | Portugal | Ricklefs, 1993, p. 32 |
| 1537 | 1537 | Mongol Raid into China of 1537 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | This time, 40K cavalry, met by only about 14K Ming. | Mongols | Geiss, p. 472 |
| 1537 | 1540 | Ottoman–Venetian War (1537-40) | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | AKA Third Ottoman Venetian War. Perhaps 30K KIA (Brecke). 8K KIA for Ottomans alone. Battle of Preveza (1538) and Siege of Castelnuovo (1539). | Ottoman Empire | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 1250 |
| 1537 | 1547 | Ottoman-Habsburg War (1537-47) | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Algiers expedition, 1541. Papal states dragged in. Perhaps 20K KIA (Brecke), perhaps 97K (Levy - he probably mixes in Ottoman-Venetian War into that total). Habsburgs alone may have suffered 20K KIA (P&A). Includes Hungarian Civil War, stoked and supported by Ottomans, 1540-1547. | Inconclusive | Levy, p. 88; Phillips and Axelrod, p. 146 |
| 1537 | 1540 | Sur Conquest of Bengal | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Afghan assault on modern-day Bangladesh. | Sur Empire | Richards, p. 10 |
| 1538 | 1538 | Yemeni Expedition of 1538 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | By Ottomans. Failure. Few return. | Yemeni Tribes | |
| 1538 | 1538 | Portuguese-Gujarat War of 1538 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | (Second) Siege of Diu. 20-30K Ottomans there for some reason. | Portugal | |
| 1538 | 1545 | Toungoo–Ava War (1538-45) | 2 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Toungoo overran Ava. Burma. Unknown, but sources say heavy casualties. 12K killed in Battle of Salin, 1544. | Toungoo Dynasty | Baker and Phongpaichit, p. 102 |
| 1539 | 1539 | Spanish Conquest of Florida | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 650 Spaniards involved. 2200 total killed in one battle (100:1 natives). | Spain | |
| 1539 | 1547 | Crimean-Circassian War (1539-47) | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Crimean Tatars invade, 1539, 1542, 1545, 1546, 1547 | Crimean Khanate | |
| 1539 | 1540 | Mughal-Sur War (1539-40) | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | A pair of enormous battles, Battle of Chausa (1539) and Battle of Kannauj (1540). | Sur Empire | Richards, p. 11; Phillips and Axelrod, p. 765 |
| 1540 | 1540 | Battle of Mabila | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Central Alabama, Spanish vs. Tuskalusa. 2.5-3K natives probably killed. | Spain | Urlacher, 2021 |
| 1540 | 1542 | Mixtón War | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Revolt of native people of Caxcan against Spanish. NW Mexico. 30-60K Aztecs & Spanish showed no quarter. Might have been remarkably bloody. | Spain | Clodfelter, p. 34; Enriquez, p. 57 |
| 1540 | 1561 | Spanish Conquest of Chile | 2 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130K or so natives killed, but hard to know civilian-soldier balance. Hundreds of Spanish KIA. Lingers for decades more; revolts through the 1590s. | Spain | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 1082 |
| 1540 | 1554 | Safavid Invasions of Georgia | 2 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Four separate campaigns, but three in this time period. Captures capital several times. | Safavid Empire | Jackson, p. 245 |
| 1541 | 1541 | Algerian Expedition | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Charles V attacks Algiers, loses 8-12K. | Regency of Algiers | |
| 1542 | 1542 | Mongol Raid into China (1542) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Larger-than-usual Mongol raid/invasion. Maybe as many as 200K total deaths (Brecke). A 30K-man imperial army crushed. | Mongols | Geiss, p. 473 |
| 1542 | 1543 | Dacke War | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Peasant revolt in Sweden. Heavy casualties among Swedish troops, and surely heavier among peasants. | Sweden | |
| 1542 | 1546 | Italian War (1542–46) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Ottomans and France vs. Habsburgs and England. Somwhere between 55K (Levy) and 77K KIA (Brecke). | Inconclusive | Levy, p. 88 |
| 1542 | 1550 | Rough Wooing | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | AKA 8 Year War AKA Greatest Named War Ever. England vs. Scots and French. Includes sieges of Boulogne (1544) and retaking (1550). Perhaps 13K KIA (Levy). | Scotland and France | Clodfelter, p. 17; Levy, p. 88; Phillips and Axelrod, p. 86 |
| 1542 | 1543 | Vijayanaran War of Successsion (1542-43) | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Several fierce battles, few reliable details. | Rama Raya Faction | Stein, pp. 113-114 |
| 1543 | 1545 | Ottoman-Georgian War (1543-45) | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | "Major invasion." 2 big battles, with >20K in armies. Battle of Sokhoista (1545) in NE Turkey is disaster for Georgians. | Ottoman Empire | Rayfield, pp. 168-169 |
| 1544 | 1544 | Sur-Marwar War | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Afghan Sur Dynasty vs. Rajputs. Battle of Sammel, well over 10K KIA. 80K on Sur side. | Sur Empire | |
| 1544 | 1544 | Vijayanara-Travancore War | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Punitive expedition by the former that meets success, mostly. | Vijayanagara Empire | Stein, p. 114 |
| 1545 | 1547 | Toungoo–Mrauk-U War | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Burma. Invasion by Toungoo forces that fails. Details sketchy, but large armies and battles at sea. Two assaults. | Kingdom of Mrauk U | Harvey, p. 158 |
| 1546 | 1547 | Oromo Invasion of Fatagar | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ethiopia. First big Oromo assault; failed, but bloody. | Ethiopian Empire | |
| 1546 | 1547 | Mayan Revolt | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yucatan region. Put down with "iron brutality". "Nearly genocide." | Spain | Phillips and Axelrod, pp. 1090, 739 |
| 1546 | 1547 | Schmalkaldic War | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | HRE vs. Charles. 8K killed in one battle, | Habsburg Empire | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 1015; Clodfelter, p. 12 |
| 1546 | 1547 | Koch-Ahom War (1546-47) | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bangladesh. Battle of Pichalapariya Ran, sieges, "heavy losses." | Ahom Kingdom | |
| 1546 | 1547 | Portuguese-Gujarat War (1546-47) | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Another sige of Diu, then Battle of Bharuch. | Portugal | |
| 1547 | 1552 | Russian Invasions of Kazan | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1547, 1559 - and conquest in 1552, w/150K in army, vs. 30K Tatars. | Russian Empire | Kappeler, p. 25; Martin, p. 394; Stevens, p. 79 |
| 1547 | 1555 | Mughal-Sur War (1547-55) | 2 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Surs invade. A few big battles - 50K v 90K. Battle of Sirhind (1555). | Mughal Empire | Richards, p. 11 |
| 1547 | 1547 | Ahenese-Portuguese War (1547) | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Mostly the Battle of Perlis River, where 4K Acehnese killed. | Portugal | |
| 1547 | 1549 | Burmese–Siamese War (1547-49) | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Peguan (Burma) attacked Ayutthaya (Thailand). Some sources claim 400K in Thai army facing 800K invaders. Others suggest smaller. | Inconclusive | Baker and Phongpaichit, pp. 76, 93-94, 100 |
| 1548 | 1550 | Mongol Raids into China (1548-50) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | In 1550, they get to gates of Beijing. Big battles. | Mongols | Dardess, p. 16; Rossabi, 1998, p. 237; Geiss, p. 475; Wakeman, p. 32 |
| 1549 | 1549 | Kett's Rebellion | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Peasant revolt, England. 3250 killed, at least. | English Government | Cornwall, 1977; Phillips and Axelrod, p. 660; Wood, p. 69 |
| 1549 | 1549 | Prayer Book Rebellion | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Peasant revolt, England. 2500 dead, or 6000, according to Levy. Latter seems right. | English Government | Levy, p. 88; Cornwall, 1977; Wood, p. 47 |
| 1550 | 1550 | Bunyoro War of Succession | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Oral history. Over Empire of Kitara, Uganda & Ethiopia. Winyi II wins. Succcesion wars were very common in Bunyoro - at least 8, and maybe many more, are discussed by sources. | Winyi II | Uzoigwe, p. 56; Alpers and Ehet, p. 473 |
| 1550 | 1550 | Capture of Mahdia | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Siege and amphibious operation, by Spain against Ottomans in Tunis. 500 Spaniards, 7K Ottomans killed and captured. | Spain | |
| 1550 | 1554 | Moroccan Civil War (1550-54) | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sucession war, with Ottoman involvment. Siege of Fez pitted 40K troops against 10K. Battle of Tadla (1554) decisive. | Saadi Sultanate | El Fasi, p. 201. |
| 1550 | 1558 | Moroccan-Algiers War (1550-58) | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Moroccans take Tlemcen in 1550, lose it in 1557. Plus Battle of Oued Zadidja, 20K vs. 40K troops, with 2K Spaniards, Ottoman fleet involved. And Battle of Taza and capture of Fez, 30K vs. 11K. Then Battle of Wadi al-Laban in 1558, smaller. | Inconclusive | El Fasi, pp. 201-203 |
| 1551 | 1556 | Temryuk War | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Crimean-Circassian War. Big hordes, multiple campagins, few details. Crimeans acting on orders from Sublime Porte. | Circassian Principality | |
| 1551 | 1559 | Italian War (1551–59) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Casualty estimates vary wildly, from 51K (Levy) to 95K KIA (Brecke). Includes Franco-Spanish War (1556-9), 24K and Anglo-French War (1557-60). | Habsburg Empire | Levy, p. 88 |
| 1551 | 1562 | Ottoman-Hapsburg/Hungarian War | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Somewhere between 24K (Levy) and 44K (Brecke) KIA. Siege of Eger, 1552; Expedition to Mostaganem, 1558. | Ottoman Empire | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 146; Lendvai, p. 126; Levy, p. 88 |
| 1551 | 1551 | Siamese Invasion of Lovek | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Cambodia. 50K troops in invasion force. | Ayutthaya Kingdom | Baker and Phongpaichit, p. 89 |
| 1551 | 1551 | Siege of Malacca | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Indonesia. Japara tries to oust Portuguese, with Jahore. Fails. | Portugal | Vlekke, p. 97 |
| 1552 | 1571 | Crimean Tatar Raids into Muscovy (1552-71) | 2 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Sources discuss "large" raids in 1552, 1555, 1558, 1562, 1563, 1564, 1565, 1568, 1570, 1571, 1572. In 1571, the Tatars burned Moscow; 80K killed. | Tatars? | Davies, pp. 16-18; Stevens, p. 42 |
| 1552 | 1556 | Kazan Rebellion | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Rebellion against new Russian rulers. Just four years of continuous violence. Thousands slaughtered. | Russian Empire | Stevens, p. 79 |
| 1552 | 1556 | Margrave War (1552-56) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | AKA Second Margrave War. Between Principalities of the Holy Roman Empire. 4K killed in one battle. | Inconclusive | Delbrueck, p. 123 |
| 1552 | 1552 | Tuggurt Expedition | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sutanate vs. sultanates in Algeria. 11K on one side, unknown on other. Heavy casualties in latter. | Regency of Algiers | |
| 1553 | 1555 | Sur War of Succession | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Rebellions in provinces too. Mughals take advantage of chaos, retake Delhi and Agra. Bleeds into next Mughal-Sur conflict. | Mughals, mainly | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 765 |
| 1554 | 1559 | Adal-Ethiopia War (1554-59) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Adal raid Bale and Hadyia in Ethiopia. Then Battle of Fatagar 1559 - armies of 1500 vs. 1500. Emperor killed. | Adal Sultanate | Haberland, p. 726 |
| 1554 | 1556 | Russian Conquest of Astrakhanate | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | More than 30K Russians invade, crush Khanate, slaughter. | Russian Empire | Martin, p. 395 |
| 1554 | 1556 | Pirate Raids into Nanjing | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Japanese pirates get deep into the Chinese interior, cause havoc. | Inconclusive | Dardess, p. 58; Geiss, pp. 496-498 |
| 1554 | 1557 | Russo-Swedish War (1554-57) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Border skirmishes, mostly. Prelude to Livonian War. Battle of Kivinebb biggest engagment. Perhaps 4800 KIA total (Brecke). | Inconclusive | |
| 1554 | 1562 | Lê–Mạc Wars (1554-1562) | 2 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Vietnam, between rival dynasties, North vs. South. 440K deaths, including civilians. Peak years 1554-55, 1557, 1559-60. | Lê Dynasty | Kiernan, p. 223. |
| 1554 | 1558 | Toungoo–Ava War (1554-58) | 2 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Burma. Large armies - 24K on one side. Two invasions - one in 1558, following a revolt. Laotians involved. | Toungoo Dynasty | Baker and Phongpaichit, p. 97 |
| 1555 | 1555 | Spanish Conquest of the Virgin Islands | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Particularly vicious attack on St Croix; they did not take notes. | Spain | Wilson, p. 146 |
| 1555 | 1555 | Vijayanagara-Deccan War (1555) | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Vijayanagara invades Bijapur and Golkonda. "Large-scale" massacre of defenders of Telugu fort. | Vijayanagara Empire | Stein, p. 118 |
| 1556 | 1569 | Safavid-Georgian War (1556-69) | 2 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Long, drawn-out conflict. One big battle, Battle of Garisi, 13K total casualties. Then goes on for years. | Safavid Empire | Rayfield, p. 173 |
| 1556 | 1557 | Marwar Invasion of Mewar | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sur troops help. Battle of Harmada, 1557, Mewar loses. | Kingdom of Marwar | |
| 1556 | 1558 | Mughal-Sur War (1556-58) | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Second Battle of Panipat and Battle of Tughlaqabad. | Mughal Empire | Richards, p. 13 |
| 1557 | 1559 | Portuguese-Sinhalese War (1557-59) | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | First big one. Siege of Kotte (1557–1558) and then Battle of Mulleriyawa - 1600 Portuguese dead, unknown Sinhalese, but lots, one would think, since they charged muskets. "Terrible carnage." | Portugal | Pieris, p. 85 |
| 1558 | 1583 | Livonian War | 2 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Russia & Livonia vs. Poland, Sweden, Denmark, Baltics. Constant state of war for 25 years. Tens of thousands KIA; perhaps 86K (Brecke). | Denmark-Sweden-Poland-Lithuania | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 696; Martin, pp. 400-402 |
| 1559 | 1563 | Ethiopian-Ottoman War (1559-63) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ethiopians fight off Ottoman expansion. Might be pretty big; hard to tell. | Ethiopian Empire | Haberland, p. 726; Abir, 1975, pp. 538-39, 544 |
| 1559 | 1559 | Oromo-Adal War (1559) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Battle of Hazalo. Oromo victory, over Adals. Seems pretty big; heavily populated region. Might be a 2 intensity; erring on low side. | Oromo | Haberland, p. 719 |
| 1559 | 1559 | Caucasus War | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tatar-Ottoman attack on Russians in Astrakahn wiped out by surprise attack of Kabardians. Erring on low side. | Russian Empire | |
| 1559 | 1560 | Scottish War | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | French get involved. Between 1K (Fissel) and 6K (Levy) KIA. Siege of Leith - 1200 KIA. Mostly standoff. | Inconclusive | Fissel, pp. 116-120; Levy, p. 88 |
| 1559 | 1567 | Shane O'Neill's Rebellion | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Against the government, other clans. Routed in 1567. Perhaps 3500 KIA (Brecke). | England | |
| 1559 | 1559 | The Last Feud | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Fall of Dithmarschen peasant republic. 18K Danes invade, at least 3K Dithmarschen/peasant warriors KIA. | Denmark | |
| 1559 | 1559 | Ottoman War of Succession | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Selim vs. Bayezid. Battle of Konya, Selim's forces aided by miraculous salt of some nature. | Selim | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 845 |
| 1559 | 1581 | Mughal-Marwar War | 2 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Battles at Ajmer, Merta, then invasion. Complicated, long. Simultaneous Marwar civil war, which was intense at times. Siege of Siwana (1572). | Mughal Empire | |
| 1560 | 1560 | Spanish Assault on Tripoli | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Big invasion force lands near Tripoli. Ottomans attack - sea Battle of Djerba results in 9-18K Spanish killed, unknown Ottomans. Then land forces mopped up. | Ottoman Empire | Carr, 138; Levy, p. 88 |
| 1560 | 1562 | Mughal Conquest of Malwa | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | "Wholesale slaughter." Then Malwa re-takes capital, only to have it conquered again. | Mughal Empire | Richards, pp. 14-15 |
| 1561 | 1561 | Borno-Kebbi War | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Nigeria. Borno's army was reportedly 100K strong - and it lost. | Kebbi | Laya, p. 456 |
| 1561 | 1561 | Mughal-Afghan War (1561) | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | One battle of consequence, a re-taking of a fort. | Mughal Empire | Richards, p. 16 |
| 1562 | 1563 | Oromo-Ethiopian War | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Oromo incursions deep into Ethiopian territory provoke punitive response. Oromo defeated | Ethiopian Empire | |
| 1562 | 1563 | First Huguenot War | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | AKA First French War of Religion. Probably around 6K KIA (Brecke and Levy). | Inconclusive | Levy, p. 88; Phillips and Axelrod, p. 931 |
| 1562 | 1562 | Siege of Magazan | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Morocco besieges Portuguese, with the former suffering "heavy" losses out of 85-120K engaged. | Portugal | |
| 1562 | 1563 | Koch-Ahom War (1562-63) | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bangladesh. 60K in former army, with allies. Ahoms routed in two invasions. | Koch Kingdom | |
| 1563 | 1570 | Northern Seven Years' War | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Denmark, Norway, Poland vs. Sweden, mostly at sea. KIA in dispute - P&A claim only 4K KIA, whereas Swedish sources say 100K on their side alone. | Inconclusive | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 405 |
| 1563 | 1563 | Sieges of Oran and Mers El Kebir | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Spain vs. Algiers & France. 100K in home army, which suffered heavy losses. | Spain | |
| 1563 | 1564 | Burmese–Siamese War (1563-64) | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Toungroo overrun Siam kingdom of Lan Na/ChienGmai, Ayuthia. Armies of 70K and 120K, respectively. | Toungoo Dynasty | Black, 1998, p. 24 |
| 1564 | 1567 | Ottoman-Hapsburg War (1565-67) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Begins in 1564 as a Hapsburg-Transylvania war over boundaries, which draws in opportunistic Ottomans. Perhaps as many as 24K KIA (Levy). Includes Siege of Szigetvár, with 3K Habsburgs and between 20-30K Ottoman KIA. Treaty negotiations stretch into 1568. | Ottoman Empire | Lendvai, p. 97; Phillips and Axelrod, p. 146; Levy, p. 89 |
| 1564 | 1564 | Mughal Invasion of Gondwana | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Comparatively sparsley populated. Relatively swift victory by large army, one big battle. | Mughal Empire | Richards, p. 17 |
| 1564 | 1565 | Aceh Sack of Johor | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Indonesia. Two invasions; 20-40K troops in first, 30-40K in second. Defenders suffer "heavy casualties." Sultan brought back to Aceh, killed. | Aceh | Ricklefs, 1993, p. 33 |
| 1565 | 1565 | Great Siege of Malta | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Ottomans attack Malta, face Knights Hospitaller, Spanish. Christian relief force arrives, lifts siege. Around 30K KIA. | Christian Alliance | Carr, 138; Levy, p. 88 |
| 1565 | 1565 | Koch-Ahom War (1565) | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bangladesh. Ahom attacks, tries to retake land lost in last war. Rout a Koch fleet, but ultimately fail. | Koch Kingdom | |
| 1565 | 1566 | Revolt of Uzbek Nobles | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Against Mughals. Does not end well for nobles. | Mughal Empire | Richards, pp. 17-18 |
| 1565 | 1565 | Vijayanagara-Deccan War (1565) | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | At the Battle of Talikota, 150K Vijayanagarans met 110K Deccans. Vijayanagarans lose, empire never recovers. | Deccan Sultanates | Stein, p. 119; Gordon, 1993, p. 49 |
| 1566 | 1569 | Kongo War | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Kongo vs. Tio of Pool. Kongo still had an enormous military. Ends with Jaga warriors coming out of nowhere, sacking capital, villages. | Inconclusive | Vansina, p. 557; Hilton, pp. 191-192 |
| 1567 | 1572 | Oromo-Adal War (1567-72) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ethiopia. Over 100 Muslim villages sacked as Oromos invade Adal; massive loss of life. >10K KIA, almost certainly. | Oromo | |
| 1567 | 1568 | Second French War of Religion | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16K French vs. 3.5K Huguenots. "Heavy" casualties on each side (P&A); Brecke puts KIA at 3K. | Inconclusive | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 932 |
| 1567 | 1569 | Mughal Invasion of Mewar (1567-69) | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sieges of Chittorgarh and Ranthambore resulted int 60K+ KIA. | Mughal Empire | Richards, pp. 26-27; Phillips and Axelrod, p. 761 |
| 1568 | 1609 | Eighty Years' War, Phase 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Rages at sea and on land until 12 year truce that begins in 1609. Perhaps 100K (P&A), perhaps 129K KIA (Brecke) in all 80 years. | United Provinces | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 428 |
| 1568 | 1570 | Third French War of Religion | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Peasant revolts going on, too, and massacres. 9K KIA at Battle of Moncontour alone, and there were other battles & sieges. | Huguenots | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 932 |
| 1568 | 1571 | War of the Alpujarras | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | AKA Morisco Revolt. Expulsion of 250K. Brecke suggests 1500 rebel KIA; P&A, 22K. | Spain | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 778; Clodfelter, p. 11 |
| 1568 | 1569 | Russo-Turkish War (1568-69) | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | First in a series of 12. 30K vs. 50-70K…but battles avoided. Tens of thousands die of exposure. Only 1/3 of Ottoman army returns after assault on Muscovy. | Russian Empire | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 989; Martin, p. 399; Stevens, p. 83 |
| 1568 | 1570 | Burmese–Siamese War (1568-70) | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Huge. Burmese (Toungoo) invasion, with 500K-1.8 million troops. Hundreds of thousands of casualties. Intense butchery. | Toungoo Dynasty | Baker and Phongpaichit, p. 96 |
| 1569 | 1573 | First Desmond Rebellion | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ireland. Put down with ferocity against rebels and civilians alike. British capture, slaughter inhabitants of 25 castles in one six-week period. | England | Ó Siochru, p. 20 |
| 1569 | 1570 | Rising of the North | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | England. Northern Catholic nobles vs. Elizabeth. 14K march north - two sieges, skirmishes, fleeing. | English Government | |
| 1569 | 1570 | Capture of Tunis | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Algiers vs. Hafsids (Berbers) and Spain. 11K on former side at climax. Algerians take the city. | Regency of Algiers | |
| 1569 | 1569 | Yemeni Expedition of 1569 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | By Ottomans, responding to Yemeni revolt. Unsuccessful. Multiple battles; 10K in rebel army at one battle. Erring on the small side. | Ottoman Empire | |
| 1570 | 1582 | Wars of Oda | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Japanese unification wars. Total killed probably under 100K, but close. | Toyotomi Clan | Turnbull, 1998 |
| 1570 | 1574 | Ottoman-Habsburg/Venetian War (1570-74) | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Cyprus, Lepanto. Tunis falks to Christians, then recaptured. The total is well above 100K KIA. | Ottoman Empire | Clodfelter, p. 25; Levy, p. 89; Phillips and Axelrod, p. 1251 |
| 1570 | 1593 | Lê–Mạc Wars (1570-93) | 2 | 8 | 2 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Vietnam, rival dynasties, north and south. Constant fighting. Several rounds, but never peace in the era. Eventually Lê prevail. | Lê Dynasty | |
| 1570 | 1574 | War of the League of the Indies | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | League of Indian and Indonesian polities vs. Portuguese. Fighting at sea and in Indonesia, India. At least 25K killed. Siege of Goa has 8K KIA. Aceh too. Siege of Malacca (1574). | Portugal | Vlekke, p. 97 |
| 1571 | 1573 | Kongo Reconquest | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jaga warriors ousted, with Portuguese assistance. | Kongo Kingdom | Vansina, p. 558 |
| 1571 | 1571 | Kuban War | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | AKA Crimean-Circassian War of 1571 . 130K+ in Crimean host. Crimeans move toward Circassia after the latter burned Moscow. Circassians launch attack, and are defeated, with Khan and sons killed. No further details - but rout and slaughter seem likely. | Crimean Khanate | |
| 1571 | 1572 | Russo-Crimean War | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Heavy losses from 23-70K vs. 60-120K armies. Tatar assault into Moscow, killing 60K. The next year they were stopped at the Battle of Molodi, where 27K Crimean/Ottoman soldiers killed, unknown number of Russians. | Russian Empire, sorta | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 974; Martin, pp. 392, 399-400; Stevens, pp. 90-91 |
| 1572 | 1573 | Fourth French War of Religion | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Marked by widespread massacres of civilians. Probably less than 10K total KIA. | Huguenots, effectively | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 933 |
| 1572 | 1574 | Mughal Conquest of Gujarat | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15K "Rebels" defeated. A rebellion and a siege. 20K in each army. | Mughal Empire | Richards, p. 31; Phillips and Axelrod, p. 764 |
| 1573 | 1573 | Croatian–Slovene Peasant Revolt | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Peasant revolt; 3-5K KIA. | Croation Nobles | |
| 1573 | 1574 | Bijapur-Golkonda War | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Deccan Sultanates fight one another; Vijayanagara drawn in. | Inconclusive | Stein, p. 120 |
| 1574 | 1574 | Moldavian Uprising | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Moldavian revolt vs. Ottomans. Cossacks too. Rebels had 20K soldiers. But it fails. | Ottoman Empire | Beczek, p. 95 |
| 1574 | 1576 | Mughal Invasion of Bengal | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Attempt to conquer Bengal Sultanate and Afghans. Mughals win, in a series of battles. Mostly 1575, it appears. Battle of Rajmahal - 47K of defenders KIA. Battle of Tukaroi - 180K total casualties. | Mughal Empire | Richards, p. 33 |
| 1575 | 1575 | Nupe-Oyo War (1575) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Nigeria - date very approximate. Oyo take revenge on Nupe, slaughter many. The Oyo also conquer most Yoruba lands in this period. | Oyo Kingdom | |
| 1575 | 1581 | Ming-Mongol Wars | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ming campaign against the Mongols. 5 failed invasions, all pretty big. | Mongols | |
| 1575 | 1577 | Danzig Rebellion | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Nobles protest succession. Big armies. 4400 Danzigers killed in main battle, Battle of Lubieszów. Other battles too. | Inconclusive | |
| 1575 | 1576 | Fifth French War of Religion | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Had a peasant revolt component, and multiple Huguenot risings. Battle of Dormans (1575), but only about 100 KIA. A few sieges too. Probably just barely over 1K KIA. | Huguenots | |
| 1575 | 1575 | Szekely Revolts | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Two ethnic revolts against Hapsburgs in Transylvania; one big engagement, the Battle of Kerelőszentpál. Habsburg-backed prince loses. | Inconclusive | |
| 1576 | 1576 | Capure of Fez | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | By Ottomans and Algerians, away from Saadi Moroccans. Maybe 14K vs. 60K troops. Deaths unknown. | Ottoman Empire | |
| 1576 | 1583 | Mughal Invasion of Mewar (1576-83) | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Success at first, then Rajput victories. | Mughal Empire | |
| 1577 | 1578 | Oromo-Adal War (1577-78) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Adal attacks Oromo, retakes lands lost. But fated to be temporary. | Adal Sultanate | Abir, 1975, p. 541 |
| 1577 | 1577 | Sixth French War of Religion | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Brief, but two sieges and one sacking, plus attacks on Huguenot towns. | Inconclusive | |
| 1578 | 1589 | Ethiopia-Ottoman War (1578-89) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ottomans attack, fail. 700 Jannisaries killed in one battle, 1579. | Ethiopian Empire | Peacock, p. 97; Abir, p. 546 |
| 1578 | 1590 | Ottoman-Safavid War (1578-90) | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | First three years were bloodiest. 20K casualties on Ottoman side, minimum. Includes opportunisitic Uzbek attacks, rebellion vs. Safavids in Khurasan. | Ottoman Empire | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 1164; Clodfelter, p. 23; Jackson pp. 257-266 |
| 1578 | 1578 | Portuguese Invasion of Morocco | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Battle of Alcácer Quibir AKA "Battle of Three Kings" AKA "The Battle of Alcazar." 8K Portuguese KIA, 15K sold into slavery. Between 1.5K and 7K Moroccan KIA. | Saadi Sultanate | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 1578; El Fasi, p. 210 |
| 1579 | 1583 | Second Desmond Rebellion | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Irish rebellion against England. Spanish & Papal troops show up. Munster, mostly, where population drops by a third. Might be over 10K. | England | |
| 1579 | 1580 | Revolt in Bihar and Bengal | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Against Mughals rule. Squashed by large army; might be more intense than coded. | Mughal Empire | Richards, p. 40 |
| 1580 | 1583 | War of the Portuguese Succession | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4K KIA at Battle of Alcantara; 2K at the (sea) Battle of Ponta Delgada. Alba marched into Lisbon. Another sea battle too. | Spain | Clodfelter, p. 16 |
| 1581 | 1581 | Siege of Kartli | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ottoman outpost besieged by Georgians. 20K relief force too late, ambushed. | Kingdom of Georgia | Rayfield, p. 177 |
| 1582 | 1595 | Jurchen Succession Crisis | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Juchen vs. Jurchen, inner Mongolia/northern China. Lots of fighting in 1591. | Jurchens loyal to Nurhaci | Swope pp. 16-17, Wakeman, p. 53 |
| 1582 | 1585 | Muscovy Conquest of Siberian Tatars | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Around 3K casualties, or killed, in one battle alone. Cossacks involved. Many died of exposure. | Muscovy | Martin, p. 397 |
| 1582 | 1591 | Wars of Toyotomi | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Japanese unification wars. Total killed probably under 100K. | Toytomi | Turnbull, 1998 |
| 1583 | 1588 | Cologne War | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Catholic vs. Protestant factions in Cologne. Spanish support latter. Armies in tens of thousands, but few set battles. Just barely 1K KIA/year, probably. | Catholics | |
| 1583 | 1586 | Wars of Isa Khan | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Expansionist wars by Bengals, in modern-day Bangladesh and India. Mostly against Kochs, partially against Pathans. Mughals involved. Mostly successful. | Bengal Sultanate | |
| 1584 | 1587 | Ottoman-Georgian War (1584-87) | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | At least two big battles, including Battle of Khatisopeli (1584). Casualties "heavy" Battle of Gori (1598-99). Includes Georgian civil war. Distinct from Ottoman-Safavid War (1578-90). | Rayfield, p. 179 | |
| 1584 | 1593 | Burmese–Siamese War (1584-93) | 2 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | AKA Nandric War. Standard gigantic armies. Begins with Ava revolt, then multiple campaigns. Siamese win independence. | Ayutthaya Kingdom | Baker and Phongpaichit, p. 113; Harvey, pp. 181–182 |
| 1585 | 1585 | Ottoman-Funj War | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sudan. Ottomans try to conquer the Funj - sources describe a "major battle," but little else. | Funj Sultanate | Peacock, p. 96 |
| 1585 | 1589 | Portugal-Ndongo-Matamba War (1585-89) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Angola. Major battles in 1585 and 1589, with nearly 10K on each side. Kongo forces invade at some point too. | Ndongo Kingdom | Thornton, p. 65 |
| 1585 | 1604 | Anglo-Spanish War (1585-1604) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 88K English dead; unknown Spain. But well over 100K total. Brecke says 48K, as does JL. Armada and whatnot. | Inconclusive | Levy, p. 89 |
| 1585 | 1589 | War of the Three Henrys | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | AKA The Eighth French War of Religion. Spain and England show up. 3600 KIA. | Henry of Navarre | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 934 |
| 1585 | 1589 | Mughal Conquest of Kashmir | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Battle of Hastivanj (1586) 5-10K vs 10-20K, heavy casualties, then "dogged resistance." | Mughal Empire | Richards, p. 51 |
| 1585 | 1586 | Mughal Invasion of Swat and Bajaur | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Disaster. Battle of Malandari Pass vs. tribesmen - 8-10K Mughals KIA, minimum. | Afghan Tribesmen | Richards, pp. 50-51 |
| 1586 | 1594 | Wars of the Oromo Expansion | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ethiopia. Constant fighting in all directions for the Oromo, against Ethiopia, Adal, Harari. Latter almost eliminated. Warfare every year 1578-94 at least; 86-94 appears to be peak. Intensity is average - some big battles. | Inconclusive/Mixed | |
| 1586 | 1593 | Mughal Invasion of NW India | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Battle of Bhuchar Mori against regional coalition; very bloody. | Mughal Empire | Richards, pp. 51-52 |
| 1587 | 1588 | War of the Polish Succession (1587-88) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Germans get involved on losing side. 3K in one battle. Not much more. Probably between 4K (Brecke) and 8K (Levy) KIA. | Sigismund III | Levy, p. 89 |
| 1587 | 1588 | Portuguese-Sinhalese War (1587-88) | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Siege of Colombo, mostly. At least 5K Sinhalese KIA. 50K in Sinhalese army throughout. | Portugal | Pieris, pp. 103-109 |
| 1587 | 1591 | Mataram Wars of Expansion | 2 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Indonesia. Conquered Pajang, Demak, Kediri, all of which had relatively high populations. | Mataram Sultanate | Ricklefs, 1993, p. 41 |
| 1587 | 1587 | Siamese-Cambodian War (1587-1594) | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Cambodian attack, temporarily retake some territory. | Cambodia | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 1041 |
| 1589 | 1589 | Crimean Tatar Raid into Poland (1589) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Sources note that this was unusually large, but not much else. | Tatars? | Davies, p. 17 |
| 1589 | 1594 | Ninth French War of Religion | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | British troops support Bourbons. 25K killed or wounded, at least. Bleeds into Franco-Spanish War of 1595. | Anglo-French | Levy, p. 89; Phillips and Axelrod, p. 935 |
| 1589 | 1599 | Solorese Uprising | 2 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Indonesia, against Portuguese rule. 90 ships come to squash this "major" uprising. One-sided. | Portugal | Ricklefs, 1993, p. 25 |
| 1590 | 1595 | Russo-Swedish War (1590-95) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Russians attack once truce expires. Fails, mosty, though outcome disputed. Armines in the 25K range. Perhaps 4800 KIA (Brecke). | Sweden | |
| 1591 | 1594 | Moroccan Invasion of Songhai | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sultanate of Morocco vs. Songhai Empire in Mali. Battle of Tondibi (1591) pitted 3K Moroccans against 20-50K from Songhai - but the former had guns. Maybe bigger than coded here. Songhai had been weakened in a prolonged succession war. | Saadi Sultanate | Bitbol, pp. 301-303; Phillips and Axelrod, p. 779; Smith, p. 45 |
| 1591 | 1593 | Kosiński Uprising | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Cossack rebellion, crushed by Poland/Lithuania. 3K Cossacks killed at the Battle of Piatka. | Poland/Lithuania | Gordon, p. 125 |
| 1591 | 1591 | Crimean Tatar Raid into Moscovy (1591) | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Again, described as "unusually large." Raids were routine in this era. | Tatars? | Davies, p. 17 |
| 1591 | 1594 | Portuguese Campaigns in Ceylon | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Campaigns against Jaffna, Sitawaka and Danture, with the last a disaster that resulted in maybe 15K Portuguese KIA. | Mixed | Pieris, pp. 124-125 |
| 1592 | 1593 | Portuguese-Zimba War | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Zimba kill, eat thousands of Portuguese. Portuguese and allies counter next year. 15K in Zimba army; only 100 return. Ottomans involved too. Total, over 10K KIA; maybe fewer in battle. | Portugal | Allina, pp. 214-216 |
| 1592 | 1598 | Imjin War | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Two Japanese invasions of Korea, 1592 and 1597. More than a million Koreans killed, including civilians. At least 100K Japanese soldiers, sailors die. Ming Dynasty supports Korean Joseon Dynasty. | Joseon and Ming Dynasties | Clodfelter, p. 30; Huang, pp. 567-573 |
| 1592 | 1592 | The Ordos Campaign | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | AKA Pubei Rebellion. Rebels and Mongols in China. Mostly rebels. 48K vs. 40K in armies; perhaps 20K KIA (Huang). | Ming Dynasty | Swope 2009, p. 33; Huang, pp. 566-567 |
| 1593 | 1606 | Long Turkish War | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Ottomans vs. Habsburgs. Perhaps around 90K KIA (Brecke, Levy). Other sources say 23K Habsburgs and 20K Ottomans KIA (P&A). Includes Moldovan Magnate Wars I (1593-95) and II (1599-1601). Starts in Croatia, 1591, maybe. | Inconclusive | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 148; Levy, p. 89; Clodfelter, p. 27 |
| 1593 | 1600 | Burmese–Siamese War (1593-1600) | 2 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Multiple campaigns. One had 120K. Siam revolt. Thai invasions. Thai army butchers 20K en route to Burma. | Inconclusive | Baker and Phongpaichit, p. 117; Harvey, pp. 182-184 |
| 1593 | 1594 | Siamese–Cambodian War (1593-94) | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Huge armies; 100K vs. 75K. Thais invade, get to Cambodian capital. | Ayutthaya Kingdom | Baker and Phongpaichit, p. 114; Phillips and Axelrod, p. 1041 |
| 1594 | 1598 | Bozhou-Ming War | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | China. Bozhous troops inflict big defeat on Mings, then Mings counterattack in 1598; 140K in Bozhou army. Bozhou independence ended. | Ming Dynasty | Dardess, pp. 8-9 |
| 1594 | 1596 | Nalivaiko Uprising | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Cossack revolt. 6500 retreating cossacks killed; 500 in another battle; plus heavy Pole and Cossack casualties at another. | Poland | Gordon, pp. 194-203 |
| 1594 | 1603 | Nine Years' War | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ireland. AKA Tyrone's Rebellion. 130K die, including civilians to famine and disease. 21K vs. 18K in the field. | England | Fissel, pp. 216-235; Phillips and Axelrod, p. 1171 |
| 1595 | 1596 | Mughal Conquest of Baluchistan | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Last area of NW India not under their control. Afghan tribes resist, but futilely. | Mughal Empire | |
| 1595 | 1598 | Franco-Spanish War (1595-98) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | France declares war after detecting Spanish plot to invade. Battle of Fontaine-Française (1595), Siege of Amiens (1597). | France | |
| 1595 | 1601 | Mughal-Deccan War | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Complicated, messy. Many sultanates, many battles. | Mughal Empire | Richards, pp. 54-56 |
| 1596 | 1597 | Club War | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | AKA Cudgel War. Finnish Peasant revolt vs. Swedes. More than 2.5K KIA. | Swedish Nobility | |
| 1597 | 1599 | Ethiopian Civil War (1597-99) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Succession conflict, following the death of Sarsa the Great. Couple of rounds, battles. Years approximate. | Yacob's forces | Haberland, p. 730 |
| 1598 | 1598 | Mapuche Uprising | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Against Spanish, in Chile. One mid-size skirmish (Battle of Curalaba), 3K Spaniards killed total. | Mapuche People | |
| 1598 | 1599 | Kazakh Invasion of Bukhara | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20K KIA on defending side. No one around to write much about it. | Kazakh Khanate | |
| 1598 | 1603 | Safavid-Uzbek War (1598-1603) | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Squeezed between Ottoman wars. Safavids capture Herat, but are eventually repulsed. | Safavid Empire | Jackson, p. 267 |
| 1598 | 1599 | Polish-Swedish War (1598-99) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | AKA War against Sigismund. Two battles, mostly, with just around 1K KIA. | Sweden | |
| 1598 | 1598 | Tarnovo Uprising (1598) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | AKA First Tarnovo Uprising. Bulgarians rebelling against Ottomans. Brutally suppressed. | Ottoman Empire | |
| 1599 | 1599 | Manchu Defeat of Hada Tribes | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Northern China, as Manchus rise. No details. | Manchus | Perdue, p. 110 |
| 1599 | 1599 | Yang Ying-lung's Rebellion | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | China. Climax of long-simmering rebellion. Fighting lasts 104 days; 22K rebels killed. | Ming Dynasty | Huang, p. 565 |
| 1599 | 1599 | Moroccan Conquest of Mali Empire | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Moroccans enter Timbuktu in 1599, after Battle of Jenné. Casualties unknown, but "substantial." | Saadi Sultanate | |
| 1599 | 1600 | Mughal Invasion of Mewar (1599-1600) | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Begins when Mewar besieges fort; then Mughals respond. Siege of Ontala (1599). | Mughal Empire | |
| 1600 | 1600 | Kano-Kwarafara War | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Nigeria. Then Katsina gets involved. Three regional powers, probably bigger than most conflicts of the time. | Inconclusive | Laya, p. 458 |
| 1600 | 1603 | Wars of Japanese Succession | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tokugawa Bakufu emerges. Battle of Sekigahara, c. 40K killed. | Tokugawa Shogunate | |
| 1600 | 1601 | Franco-Savoyard War | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | France vs. Savoy. Perhaps 2K (Levy) to 3300 (Brecke) KIA, but I can't find original sources. | France | Levy, p. 89 |
| 1600 | 1611 | Polish–Swedish War (1600-11) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Part of a long series. Perhaps as many as 22.5K KIA (Brecke). Poles claim 9K Swedish dead. | Inconclusive | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 902; Clodfelter, p. 54 |
| 1600 | 1607 | Mughal Civil War | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Father vs. son. 30K in army on one side. P&A say two wars, 1600-05 (a pre-succession war) and then 1607. Deccans involved. | Akbar Faction | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 758; Gordon, 1993, p. 42 |
| 1600 | 1600 | Mughal Conquest of Ahmadnagar | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mughals under Akbar attack Deccan fort at Ahmednagar, 1600; succeed; fierce fighting. 30 years of fighting follow, devasting countryside | Mughal Empire | Gordon, 1993, pp. 41, 52; Richards, pp. 112-114 |
| 1602 | 1605 | Mataram-Demek War | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Indonesia. No details, but big populations. Exacerbated by Dutch. | Inconclusive | Ricklefs, 1993, p. 42 |
| 1603 | 1610 | Moroccan Civil War | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sucession conflict after death of Sultan Ahmed al-Mansur. End date approximate - descent into anarchy, and country splits. | Inconclusive | |
| 1603 | 1612 | Ottoman-Safavid War (1603-12) | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Safavids on offense. Probably over 10K KIA. Includes Ottoman-Georgia War of 1609. | Safavid Empire | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 1165; Rayfield, p. 188 |
| 1603 | 1603 | Sangley Rebellion (1603) | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Philippines. Revolt of rural Chinese - results in massacre of 15-22K Chinese by Spanish. Chinese resist, so not merely one-sided violence against civilians. | Spain | Clodfelter, p. 62; Huang, pp. 561-562 |
| 1604 | 1605 | Daghestan Expedition | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Russians try to capitaize on conflict in Daghestan. Meet guerrillas, lose 7K KIA. One siege; Jannisaries involved. | Daghestani Tribesmen | |
| 1604 | 1613 | Russian Civil War | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Russia's "time of troubles." Lots of outside intervention. Maybe as many as 27K KIA at various points (Brecke). Includes Uprising of Bolotnikov (1606-07), a Cossack and peasant revolt involving 100K troops vs. 30K. | Romanovs | Stevens, pp. 118-125; Phillips and Axelrod, p. 987 |
| 1604 | 1604 | Lovet Revolt | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Cambodia, against Thai-installed ruler. Thai troops arrive. | Ayutthaya Kingdom | Baker and Phongpaichit, p. 115 |
| 1605 | 1606 | Siege of Kandahar | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | By Safavids, vs. Mughals. After Akbar's death. City falls. | Safavid Empire | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 762 |
| 1606 | 1609 | Revolt of Zybrzidowski | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Revolt of the gentry in Poland. One battle. | King Sigismund | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 898 |
| 1606 | 1606 | Mughal Invasion of Mewar (1606) | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Battle of Dewair, at least 18K vs. 32K. | Inconclusive | |
| 1608 | 1608 | Mughal Invasion of Mewar (1608) | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mughals defeated, harrassed on the way out. Erring on low side. | Mewar Dynasty | |
| 1608 | 1608 | Ava Siege of Prome | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Burma. Siege is "bloody," lasts 8 months. | Ava Dynasty | Harvey, pp. 186-188 |
| 1608 | 1611 | Gowa Religious Wars | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Indonesia. Gowa conquers regional polities, imposes Islam. | Gowa Sultanate | Ricklefs, 1993, p. 48 |
| 1609 | 1609 | Invasion of Ryukyu | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | AKA Disturbance of Kiyū. Feudal Japan; Satsuma invasion of Ryukyu Islands. Between 1K and 2K KIA. | Satsuma | |
| 1609 | 1618 | Polish–Russian War | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Period of most intense warfare: 1609-1611 . Sometimes split into two wars. 15K Russian KIA in one battle. Includes Moldovan Magnate War III (1607-13). | Poland-Lithuania | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 983; Clodfelter, p. 54 |
| 1609 | 1611 | Mughal Invasion of Mewar (1609-11) | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Initial success, then disaster at Battle of Ranakpur. | Mewar Dynasty | |
| 1610 | 1613 | Mughal Conquest of South Bengal | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Taraf, Bakla and Bhulua. Siege of Taraf, 1610. Others took about a week, 100K in defending army of former. My guess is >10K KIA, but erring on low side. | Mughal Empire | |
| 1610 | 1625 | Mataram-Surabaya War | 2 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Indonesia. Two biggest powers on island; Surabaya fielded army of 30K. Sea and land. Heavy fighting. Pause 1617-1620, maybe. | Inconclusive | Ricklefs, 1993, pp. 42-44 |
| 1611 | 1612 | Funj-'Abdallabi War | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sudan. Second conflict - first was too small. Funj inflict a "crushing defeat", kill king. Battle of Karkoj. | Funj Sultanate | Yassan and Ogot, p. 174; Holt and Daly, p. 30 |
| 1611 | 1613 | Kalmar War | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Denmark & Norway vs. Sweden. 3-day battles, sieges. Consistently 20K on each side. Sources agree on 19K total KIA. | Denmark/Norway | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 654 |
| 1611 | 1613 | Ottoman-Druse War (1611-13) | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Druse revolt in Lebanon. 40K troops vs. even more. | Ottoman Empire | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 846 |
| 1611 | 1612 | Jessore Rebellion | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Vs. Mughals, put down, including a battle at Salka, then siege of fort. | Mughal Empire | |
| 1612 | 1625 | Aceh Wars of Expansion (1612-25) | 2 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Indonesia. Expansion into Deli, Aru, Pahang, Kedah, Johore. 100K on Acheh side at Jahore. First a sack, then a raze. | Aceh Sultanate | Ricklefs, 1983, p. 34; Phillips and Axelrod, p. 8 |
| 1613 | 1615 | Persian Invasion of Georgia (1613-15) | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ottomans get involved. Destablizes Georgia, presumably. | Safavid Empire | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 885; Rayfield p. 190 |
| 1613 | 1613 | Zaporozhian Sea Campaigns | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Polish Cossacks raid Ottoman coast. Harbors burnt; admirals taken. Over 1K, almost surely. | Cossacks | |
| 1613 | 1616 | Spanish-Ottoman War in the Mediterranean | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Battle of Cape Corvo (1613) and Battle of Cape Celidonia (1616), primarily. | Habsburg Empire | Levy, p. 89 |
| 1613 | 1613 | Transylvanian Revolt | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Against 80K Turks in Hungary. "Orgiastic killing spree" results. | Ottoman Empire | Lendvai, p. 116 |
| 1613 | 1617 | War of the Montferrat Succession | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NW Italy. Draws in Mantua, Savoy, Spain, France. Several sieges, spreads to surrounding areas. Savoy and Spain have direct clashes. Maybe aroubd 2k KIA (Brecke). | Spain | |
| 1613 | 1616 | Mughal Invasion of Mewar (1613-1616) | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | This one, conquest. Attrition warfare, rather ghastly. | Mughal Empire | |
| 1613 | 1616 | Mughal-Maratha War (1613-16) | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | First in a long series. Major battle, Marathas lose. Portuguese involved early. | Mughal Empire | Gordon, 1993, p. 42 |
| 1613 | 1614 | Burmese–Siamese War (1613-14) | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Burmese eject Thais from their country, march into N. Thailand. 2K killed in one sea battle alone. Some sources say 1609-22; 1613-1614 is peak. | Toungoo Dynasty | Baker and Phongpaichit, p. 116; Harvey, p. 189 |
| 1614 | 1615 | Togukawa-Toyotomi War | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Siege of Osaka, Battle of Tennoji. Hundreds of thousands engaged, tens of thousands killed. Perhaps 18K KIA (Brecke). | Tokugawa Shogunate | Turnbull, 2016 |
| 1614 | 1621 | Polish-Ottoman War (1614-21) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Over control of Moldavia. Ottomans alone lost 30K total casualties. Ottomans ravaged countryside, 1614-20. 10K Poles killed in Moldovia. Cossacks and Tatars involved, naturally. 3500 casualties at Battle of White Mountain; 2-5K at Battle of Humenné. | Inconclusive | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 904; Clodfelter, p. 54; Levy, p. 89 |
| 1614 | 1624 | Vijayanagaran Civil War | 1 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Succession war. Some big battles as great Telugu houses vie for control after death of Venkata II. Battle of Toppur (1616) might have involved some Deccan troops. Empire fatally weakened. | Raghunatha Nayak faction | Stein, pp. 122-123 |
| 1614 | 1625 | Mataram Conquest of Surabaya | 2 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Java. 5 expeditions, 70K vs. 30K or thereabouts in armies by 1620-25, preceded by conquest of Surabaya's allies. | Mataram Sultanate | |
| 1615 | 1618 | Uskok War | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Irregular soldiers paid by Habsburgs attacked Venetian and Ottoman shipping. Big sieges. Perhaps around 6K KIA (Brecke, Levy). | Venice | Levy, p. 89 |
| 1615 | 1616 | Kakhetian Uprising | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Gerogia, against Ottomans. Battle of Tsitsamuri, heavy casualties from army of 15K, low in army 5-6K. Then butchery, ethnic cleansing in Georgia, >100K killed. | Ottoman Empire | Rayfield, p. 191. |
| 1615 | 1618 | Mughal Conquest of Kangra | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Siege of one big fort. Mughals succeeed, eventually. | Mughal Empire | Richards, p. 110 |
| 1615 | 1615 | Battle of Formoso River | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Huge Acehnese fleet destroyed by Portuguese in a 5-day engagement on a river in Malay. Maybe as many as 20K KIA on Acehnese side. | Portugal | |
| 1615 | 1616 | Mughal-Ahom War (1615-16) | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mughal invasion. Battle of Samdhara - 5K Mughals killed. Conflict every year of Jahangir's reign. | Ahom Kingdom | Richards, p. 106 |
| 1616 | 1620 | Tepehuán Revolt | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Revolt vs. Spanish in Mexico. Roughly 1400 KIA; maybe 4K total, many from disease. | Spain | |
| 1616 | 1640 | Crimean-Circassian War (1616-40) | 2 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Annual invasions and counter-invasions. Coded as average intensity of 1, though much higher some years. | Circassian Principality | |
| 1616 | 1616 | Japanese Invasion of Taiwan | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4K Tokugawa troops invade, fail to gain foothold. Half-hearted, it seems, after a typhoon scatters invasion fleet. Maybe 1200 indigenous casualties, unknown number of attackers. Then Japanese raid along the coast. | Taiwanese | Jansen. |
| 1616 | 1618 | Ottoman-Safavid War (1616-18) | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ottomans on offense. Siege of Erevan. Safavids avoid major engagements, scorch earth; thousands of Ottomans freeze, starve. | Safavid Empire | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 1165 |
| 1617 | 1619 | Oromo Invasion of Begemder and Gojjam | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Two regions of Ethiopia. Year approximate. Not much in the way of detail, but relatively heavy local populations. | Ethiopian Empire | |
| 1617 | 1618 | Polish–Swedish War (1617-18) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Separate from, but contributed to the outbreak of, the Thirty Years War. 32K Swedes face 9K Poles and 6K Austrians at various times. Perhaps 8K KIA (Brecke). Part of longer conflict between the two. | Sweden | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 902 |
| 1617 | 1621 | Spanish-Venetian War | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Spain-Venice, 1617-21. At least one big sea battle near Dubrovnik, Battle of Ragusa (1617), 4K Venetian KIA. | Inconclusive | Levy, p. 89 |
| 1618 | 1618 | Abrem-Akan War | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Gold Coast. Sources discuss 40K KIA dead in one battle. | Inconclusive | Smith, p. 34 |
| 1618 | 1619 | Funj-Ethiopian War (1618-19) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sudan and Ethiopia. "Large numbers of troops" involved. Ethiopian victory. Erring on low side. | Ethiopian Empire | Yassan and Ogot, p. 178 |
| 1618 | 1644 | Chinese Dynastic Wars | 2 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qing (FKA Later Jin or Manchhu) conquest of the Ming. Northern phase ended by 1644. Ebbs and flows, with regional involvement. Unknown number of KIA; around 25 million total deaths. Could be split into dozens of wars. | Qing Dynasty | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 715 |
| 1618 | 1619 | Manchu Conquest of Yehe | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Part of Manchu expansion. Not much detail available. | Manchu Empire | Perdue, pp. 117-118 |
| 1618 | 1648 | Thirty Years' War | 2 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-8 million dead; 500K battle deaths. Includes War of the Mantuan Succession (1628-31), Tortenson War (1643-45), Austrian Peasants War (1626), Bethlen-Gabor War (1619-27), Polish-Swedish War (1621-25), Polish-Swedish War (1626-29). | Inconclusive | |
| 1619 | 1620 | Mughal-Ahmadnagar War | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Invasion north by latter, then south by former's "large army." | Mughal Empire | Gordon, 1992, pp. 42-44 |
| 1619 | 1621 | Portuguese Conquest of Jaffna | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | With all sorts of allies and mercenaries. | Portugal | Pieris, pp. 199-208 |
| 1621 | 1629 | She-An Rebellion | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | AKA Yongning Rebellion. SW China vs. Ming. Enormous, enormous armies. Consistent butchery. | Ming Dynasty | Dardess, pp. 9-10 |
| 1621 | 1648 | Eighty Years' War, Phase 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | After 12-year truce ends. Includes War of the Jülich Succession (1609-1614) and Anglo-Spanish War (1625-30), in which English troops join in the fun. Ends with the end of the 30 Years War, with which it overlaps heavily. | Inconclusive | |
| 1621 | 1622 | First Bearnese Revolt | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | France, Huguenots. Sieges, massacres. Maybe 1600 KIA (Brecke). | Inconclusive | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 181 |
| 1621 | 1622 | Anglo-Persian Capture of Qeshm | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Island in the Strait of Hormuz, held by Portuguese. 25K Persians with English allies take it from 3K Portuguese. Heavy casualties. | Safavid Empire | |
| 1621 | 1624 | Ahmadnagar-Deccan War | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Ahmadnagar vs. Mughals and Bijapur. Some big battles; raids. Battle of Bhatvadi, 1624. | Ahmadnagar Sultanate | Gordon, 1993, p. 44 |
| 1621 | 1621 | Mughal-Sikh War (1621) | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | One big battle - Battle of Rohilla - and one source says 14K Mughals KIA; other clashes too. | Sikh Empire | |
| 1621 | 1621 | Dutch Conquest of the Banda Islands | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Indonesia. 14K indigenous casualties. | Dutch | |
| 1621 | 1622 | Khmer Revolt | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Against Thais. Two expeditions to recapture capital failed. | Khmer Rebels | Baker and Phongpaichit, p. 138 |
| 1622 | 1632 | Catholic-Christian War | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ethiopia. "Fearful losses on both sides." 8K warriors killed in one day, 1631. | Ethiopian Empire | Haberland, pp. 731-732; Pankurst, p. 106 |
| 1622 | 1623 | Kongo-Portuguese War | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Angola. Bloodiest years of a century-long conflict. Portuguese occupy much of kingdom. Battles of Mbumbi, Mbanda Kasi in 1622 and 1623. | Kongo Kingdom | Vansina , p. 558 |
| 1622 | 1622 | White Lotus Uprising (1622) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Religious sect in northern China. "Major." Takes a few cities, crushed by year's end. | Ming Dynasty | Atwell, p. 604 |
| 1622 | 1623 | Mughal-Safavid War (1622-23) | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Persians attack Kandahar, Mughuls counterattack. | Safavid Empire | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 762; Jackson, p. 267 |
| 1622 | 1626 | Shah Jahan's Revolt | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mughal civil war, sparked by defeat at the hands of the Persians in preceding war. | Shah Jahan | Richards, pp. 114-115 |
| 1623 | 1623 | Oirat-Khalkha Conflict | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mongol vs. Mongol. No details. | Oirat Khanate | Di Cosmo, p. 291 |
| 1623 | 1623 | Yi Gwal's Rebellion | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | AKA Yi Kwal Revolt. In Korea, against the government. Over 10K casualties on regime side, total annihilation of 12K rebel army. | Joseon Dynasty | |
| 1623 | 1639 | Ottoman-Safavid War (1623-39) | 2 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Over Mesopotamia. 100K killed, many of them civilians. Massacre and countermassacre, in Baghdad and elsewhere.>10K killed in battle. | Ottoman Empire | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 1166; Jackson, pp. 284-285 |
| 1624 | 1625 | Dutch Invasion of Brazil (1624) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | They seize Bahia from Portuguese, then 12K Spaniards & Portuguese arrive the next year to take it back. | Portugal | |
| 1625 | 1625 | Battle of Elmina | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dutch storm a Portuguese fort in Ghana. Almost all of the 1200 invaders perish. A successful, less bloody attempt occurs in 1637. An engagement in the long Dutch-Portuguese War of the 17th century. | Portugal | |
| 1625 | 1625 | Georgian-Safavid War (1625) | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 big battles, more than 50K killed. Followed by Georgian civil war of unknown intensity, 1626. | Inconclusive | Rayfield, pp. 193-194, 197 |
| 1625 | 1630 | Khoshut Khanate Civil War | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Mongols being Mongols. A "major" succession war, with five-figures in armies and shifiting loyalties. | Khoshut Khanate | |
| 1625 | 1625 | Zhmaylo Uprising | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Cossacks uprising against Poland. 20K vs. 12K in armies. Cossacks get good (temporary) peace deal. | Cossacks | |
| 1627 | 1627 | Later Jin Invasion of Korea | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ming try to help Joseon Dynasty. About 50K defenders vs. 30K invaders; maybe 13K total KIA. Koreans made into vassals, but left quasi-independent. | Later Jin (Manchu) | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 717 |
| 1627 | 1629 | Third Bearnese Revolt | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Huguenot rebellion, with intervention by England. 75K Hugueonts and 4K English KIA. Includes Anglo-French War (1627-28), which also could be counted as part of Thirty Years War. | France | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 80, 182 |
| 1627 | 1628 | Mughal War of Succession (1622-28) | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | After death of Jahangir. Shah Jahan's troops win. | Shah Jahan | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 743; Richards, pp. 120-121 |
| 1627 | 1635 | Mughal-Sikh War (1627-35) | 1 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Rather big battles, with gaudy casualty numbers that might be true. Mughals try & fail to squash growing Sikh power. | Sikh Empire | Grewal, p. 65 |
| 1627 | 1635 | Orccha Kingdom Revolt | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bundela Dynasty, vs. Mughals. Put down. | Mughal Empire | Richards, pp. 129-130 |
| 1627 | 1643 | Trịnh–Nguyễn War (1627-1643) | 2 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Between dynasties dominant in north and south Vietnam, with north (Trịnh) on offensive. Armies regularly in the tens of thousands. Some years way above 10K, but averages under 10K/year. | Trịnh Dynasty | |
| 1628 | 1631 | Rebellion in Shensi | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | NW China, following drought. Crushed. | Ming Dynasty | Atwell, pp. 615-616 |
| 1628 | 1629 | Aceh-Portuguese War | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Climaxes with Battle of Duyon River (1629), when attempt to conquer Malacca leads to complete destruction of Acehnese fleet by Portuguese. Maybe 19K KIA. | Portugal | Ricklefs, 1993, p. 34 |
| 1628 | 1629 | Siamese Civil War | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | "Especially violent" succession conflict. One side had 20K in army. | Ayutthaya Kingdom | Baker and Phongpaichit, p. 138; Phillips and Axelrod, p. 1044 |
| 1628 | 1629 | Siege of Batavia | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Indonesia. Two sieges, by Sultan of Mataram, to oust Dutch. 5K killed, almost all attackers. | United Provinces | Vlekke, p. 148; Ricklefs, 1993, p. 45 |
| 1630 | 1630 | Dutch Invasion of Brazil (1630) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7K Dutch besiege Portuguese at Recife, then reinforced by 6K more. Succeeds, and then guerrilla wars breaks out for years. An engagement in the long Dutch-Portuguese War of the 17th century. | United Provinces | |
| 1630 | 1638 | Cossack Uprisings Against Poland-Lithuania | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Four separate uprisings, led by/named after Fedorovych, Sulyma, Pavluk, Ostryanyn. All bloody and repressed. | Poland/Lithuania | |
| 1630 | 1633 | Mughal Invasion of Ahmadnagar | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tries to squash kingdom with "huge army". Bijapur helps defense. Siege of Daulatabad. | Ahmadnagar Sultanate | Gordon, 1993, pp. 45-46; Richards, p. 137 |
| 1630 | 1630 | Sinhalese-Portuguese War of 1630 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Battle of Randeniwela; 20K dead. 35K in Sri Lankan army. | Kingdom of Kandy | |
| 1631 | 1635 | Ottoman-Druse War (1631-35) | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Part of longer rebellion against Ottoman rule in Lebanon; these were the two big years. Big battles that pitted 80K Ottomans against 25K Druse. | Ottoman Empire | Phillips and Axelrod, pp. 420, 846 |
| 1631 | 1632 | Portuguese-Moghul War (1631-32) | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2K+ killed in battle, plus Siege of Hooghly. | Mughal Empire | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 912 |
| 1631 | 1636 | Rebellions in West Java | 1 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Against Mataram rule. Put down with brutality. | Mataram Sultanate | Ricklefs, 1993, p. 46 |
| 1632 | 1632 | Oirat-Chalhar Conflict | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mongol vs. Mongol. No details. | Inconclusive | Di Cosmo, p. 291 |
| 1632 | 1634 | Smolensk War | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Poland-Lithuania vs. Russia. Low estimate of 16K KIA (Brecke); perhaps as many as 27K Russians KIA (P&A). | Poland/Lithuania | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 983; Clodfelter, p. 55; Stevens, pp. 128-133 |
| 1633 | 1633 | Manchu Conquest of Inner Mongolia | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Generally light casualties, comparatively. But Mongols did not go quietly. | Manchu | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 717 |
| 1633 | 1634 | Polish–Ottoman War (1633-34) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tatars too. Thousands in armies, details unclear. | Inconclusive | |
| 1634 | 1635 | Mughal-Maratha War (1634-35) | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bijapur, Ahmadnagar help Marathas. Battle at Parenda (1634), Deccans win. | Marathas | Gordon, 1993, p. 47 |
| 1635 | 1645 | Zhang Xianzhong Rebellion | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | AKA Li Rebellion. Peasant revolt, at first, with bandits. Spreads from Shensi, captures Beijing, Ming Emperor commits suicide, 1644 - 100s of thousands in armies. Part of collapse of Ming. 300K in bandit/rebel army; eventually crushed by Qing. Gruesome massacres. | Qing Dynasty | Swope, 91-124; Li pp. 227-229; Atwell, pp. 621-640; Mote, pp. 816-817 |
| 1635 | 1635 | Mughal Invasion of Garwhal | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fails; Mughal heavy cavalry "badly mauled." | Garwhal Kingdom | Richards, p. 135 |
| 1635 | 1635 | Mughal Siege of Orchha | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bundela Rajputs resist, but are overthrown with heavy casualties. | Mughal Empire | |
| 1635 | 1642 | Vijayanagaran Civil Wars (1635-41) | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | A few rounds as the empire crumbles. King opposed by uncle (1635), which draws in Portuguese, Dutch. Nayaks invade, 1637; nephew of king invades from Bijapur, 1638; Golkonda sends "huge army," 1641. | Sriranga III | Stein, p. 125 |
| 1636 | 1636 | Mongol Invasion of Tibet (1636) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30K Mongols enter uninvited. Details sketchy. Conquer big chunks of territory. | Mongols | |
| 1636 | 1637 | Qing Invasion of Korea | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qing invasion of Joseon. Huge invasion, 100K vs. 80-90K, Joseon absorbed. | Qing Dynasty | Kang; Phillips and Axelrod, p. 719 |
| 1636 | 1638 | Mughal-Ahom War (1636-38) | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | NE India. On rivers too, Battle of Sualkuchi. Mughals retire with great loss. | Ahom Kingdom | Richards, p. 137 |
| 1637 | 1637 | Mughal Invasion of Lesser Tibet | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12K in invading army; "stiff resistance" overcome. | Mughal Empire | Richards, p. 136 |
| 1637 | 1638 | Shimabara Rebellion | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Japan, Catholics and peasants. 120K soliders respond. 50K killed. | Tokugawa Shogunate | Bix, p. 7. |
| 1637 | 1640 | Bijapur Invasion of Mysore | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Takes Bangalore. Few details. Maratha rebellion vs. Mysore follows in 1641. | Bijapur Sultanate | Gordon, 1993, p. 55 |
| 1637 | 1646 | Dutch Conquest of Ternate | 2 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Indonesia. Several, several assaults, eventual victory. | United Provinces | Ricklefs, 1993, p. 62 |
| 1638 | 1638 | Mughal-Safavid War (1638) | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mughals retake Kandahar. Punitive expeditions into Baluchistan. | Mughal Empire | Richards, p. 128 |
| 1638 | 1639 | Portuguese-Moghul War (1638-39) | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-40K Mughals invade Potuguese territory, lay siege to Daman, fail. | Portugal | |
| 1638 | 1640 | Sinhalese-Portuguese War (1638-40) | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sri Lanka. Battle of Gannoruwa. 4K casualties on Portuguese side. 70K Sinhalese engaged. Dutch involved, part of Port-Dutch extended conflict. | Kingdom of Kandy | |
| 1638 | 1641 | Vijayanagaran Civil War | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | AKA Sriranga III's Rebellion. Two invasions by King's newphew, with troops from Bijapur. | Vijayanagaran Empire | |
| 1639 | 1653 | Wars of the Three Kingdoms | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | British Civil War, with Cromwell and the boys. Hundreds of thousands of deaths; over 100K KIA over its length. Includes First Bishops war (1639), Second Bishops War (1640), Cromwellian Conquest (1649-1653), Irish Confederate Wars (1641-1653), Scottish War (1650-51). | Parliamentarians | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 432, 438 |
| 1639 | 1639 | Sangley Rebellion (1639) | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Philippines. Revolt of rural Chinese - again results in massacres, 17-22K dead. | Spain | |
| 1639 | 1642 | Piedmontese Civil War | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sucession war that brought in both French and Spanish interest. 12-15K troops on one side, 16-20K on the other. 3K dead at one siege. | French Allies (Madamisti Faction) | |
| 1640 | 1640 | Revolt of the Bugis | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sulawesi Island, Indonesia, vs. Gowa. 10K rebels crushed. | Sultanate of Gowa | Ricklefs, 1993, pp. 63-64 |
| 1640 | 1641 | Dutch Conquest of Malacca | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | With Johor, from Portuguese. Around 8K killed, including civilians. | United Provinces | Ricklefs, 1993, p. 32 |
| 1641 | 1642 | Oromo-Ethiopian War (1642) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Big battle where Ethiopian army annihilated. | Oromo Kingdom | |
| 1641 | 1645 | Algonquin-Dutch War | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | In 1645 alone, Indian casualties included 1600 killed. | United Provinces | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 34 |
| 1641 | 1644 | First War of Castro | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Pope vs. Dukes. Probably meets 1K KIA threshold; Second War of Castro does not. | Duke of Parma | |
| 1641 | 1644 | Spanish-Portuguese War (1641-44) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | First phase of Portuguese Restoration Wars. 3K Spanish killed; unknown Portuguese. | Inconclusive | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 1093; Clodfelter, p. 43 |
| 1641 | 1642 | Vijayanagaran-Golkonda War | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Invasion by "huge force" from Vijayanagara. Repulsed, emperor dies. | Golkonda Sultanate | |
| 1642 | 1645 | Golkondan Invasion of the Karnatak (1642-1645) | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | …and its Mughal governors. Back and forth for a while. | Mughal Empire | Richards, p. 155 |
| 1643 | 1645 | Kieft's War | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dutch vs. Lenape; over 1700 killed, not sure how many women & children. | United Provinces | |
| 1643 | 1656 | Kazakh-Dzungar War (1643-56) | 2 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Battle of Orbulaq, mostly. Might reach 10K threshold. | Kazakh Khanate | |
| 1643 | 1645 | Tortenson War | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Sweden invades Denmark-Norway. 32K vs. 24K in armies. Transylvaian mercenaries floating around too. | Sweden | |
| 1643 | 1644 | Cambodian–Dutch War | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1000+ dead on Cambodian side alone. | Cambodia | |
| 1644 | 1674 | Marabout War | 2 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | AKA Char Bouba War, Mauritanian Thirty Years' War. Berbers vs. Arabs and Wolofs, with associated tribal support. Not intense, but long, and battles. All told: >10 KIA, but over 30 years. | Arabs/Wolof | Barry, pp. 274-277 |
| 1644 | 1646 | Third Anglo-Powhatan War | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | First two too small for this database. Virginia colonists vs. Pohatans, who attack, kill 400-500, then colonists retaliate. | Anglo Colonists | |
| 1644 | 1662 | Qing Conquest of Southern Ming | 2 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Goes well for Ming until 1649…then poorly. Upwards of 25 million deaths, including millions in battle. | Qing Dynasty | Struve, passim |
| 1644 | 1646 | Russo-Buryat War | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Siberia. Resistance to Russian expansion. Many indigenous people resisted; this group had a larger population than others. | Russian Empire | Kollmann, p. 63 |
| 1645 | 1646 | Kongo-Soyo War | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Angola. Soyo declares independence; 2 Kongolese attacks fail to bring it to heel. | Soyo | |
| 1645 | 1654 | Insurrection of Pernambuco | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Portuguese and native rebellion against Dutch in Brazil. Outbreak of Anglo-Dutch War in 1652 helps the rebels. Two battles of Guararapes, Battle of Tabocas, a couple of sieges. Part of long Dutch-Portuguese War of the 17th century. | Portugal | |
| 1645 | 1647 | Uzbek Civil War | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | The Mughals take advantage, attack with 60K troops. Uzbeks unite and expel them with 120K troops, but bloodily. At least 10K Mughals KIA. | Uzbeks | Richards, p. 132; Clodfelter, p. 63; Jackson, p. 299 |
| 1645 | 1645 | Transylvanian-Hapsburg War | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Transylvania and Swedes vs. Habsburgs. Austrians lose 5K KIA in one battle. Other engagements too. Considered by most historians to be separate from Thirty Years War and Tortenson War somehow. | Inconclusive | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 1155 |
| 1645 | 1669 | Candian War | 2 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | AKA Cretan War. Ottomans wrestle Crete away from Venice, but slowly. 50K civilians killed, 50K KIA on Ottoman side. Perhaps 72KIA overall (Levy). | Ottoman Empire | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 281 |
| 1646 | 1646 | Abrem-Komenda War | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Gold Coast. Drew in Fetu, Akani, Mina and Sabu. | Inconclusive | Thornton, p. 65 |
| 1646 | 1650 | Muslim Rebellions against Qing | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Xinjiang. 100K dead total, but some civilians. | Qing Dynasty | Rossabi, p. 192; Perdue, p. 116 |
| 1646 | 1653 | Malay Revolts | 2 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Thai government sends in 25K+ troops multiple times to put them down. Might reach 10K KIA, who knows. | Ayutthaya Kingdom | Baker and Phongpaichit, p. 138 |
| 1647 | 1648 | Portugal-Ndongo/Matamba War (1647-48) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Portugugese re-take Luanda, Kongo, Matambo (Angola). Battle of Kombi, 3000+ casualties. Dutch involved. Second war follows, but too small. | Portugal | Vansina, p. 564 (not number) |
| 1647 | 1647 | Southern Ming Succession Conflict | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Southern Ming, trying to replace emperor, during a respite from Qing assaults. Two battles. | Li Chengdong faction | Shruve, p. 678 |
| 1647 | 1648 | Masaniello's Insurrection | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | AKA Neopolitan Revolt. Naples vs. Spain. 10K killed, but successful - Naples gains independence…until 1648. | Spain | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 736 |
| 1647 | 1665 | Mughal-Maratha War (1647-65) | 2 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | AKA Deccan Wars. Latter casualties in hundreds of thousands. Conflict that never really ends. Marathas assault Sura, Mughal port city. Then Mughals respond, take 12 forts. | Inconclusive | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 727; Richards, pp. 208-212; Gordon, 1992, pp. 73-74 |
| 1647 | 1647 | Mataram Civil War | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Java, following death of King. Sucesssion struggle. During a Balinese assault, purge of 5-6K people. Messy. | Inconclusive | Ricklefs, 1993, p. 70 |
| 1648 | 1650 | Iroquois-Huron War | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Each side had 25-30K in army. Or not. Between 1-10K KIA. Or not. But more violent than other, similar wars in region. | Iroquois Confederacy | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 612; Otterbein, p. 148. |
| 1648 | 1659 | Franco-Spanish War | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Thirty-Years War did not really end. Major war. Maybe 108K total KIA (Brecke and Levy), maybe far more. | France | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 467; Levy, p. 89 |
| 1648 | 1657 | Khmelnytsky Uprising | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Maybe Biggest of Cossack uprisings; huge casualties. 150K Poles vs. 200K Tatars & cossacks. More than 11K KIA at Battle of Batih (1652) alone. | Poland/Lithuania | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 331 |
| 1648 | 1653 | The Fronde | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Civil war in France. Maybe 11,250 KIA (Brecke); P&A suggest 50K dead, mostly of disease. | French Government | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 502 |
| 1648 | 1648 | Trịnh–Nguyễn War (1648) | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Between dynasties dominant in north and south Vietnam, with north (Trịnh) on offensive. | Inconclusive | |
| 1649 | 1653 | Mughal-Safavid War (1649-53) | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70K Moghuls vs. even more Persians. 1K Moghuls killed in one battle that had 60K on Persian side. 3 sieges of Kandhar by Mughals, with 50-70K in armies. Mughals lose Kandahar. | Safavid Empire | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 763; Jackson, pp. 299-300; Richards, p. 134 |
| 1650 | 1653 | Gaal Madow Wars | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Ajuran Sultanate in Somalia attacks invading/migrating Oromo. Several expedititions. Dates approximate. Very approximate. | Ajuran Sultanate | |
| 1650 | 1650 | Siege of Muscat | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Omanis besiege Portuguese. 4-5K Omanis KIA, alongside 700 Portuguese. | Omani Sultanate | Salim, p. 767, but no numbers |
| 1651 | 1653 | Russo-Persian War (1651-53) | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Two campaigns, Safavids attack w/12K and then 20K troops. | Safavid Empire | |
| 1652 | 1654 | First Anglo-Dutch War | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | At sea. Between 16K (Brecke) and 26K (Levy) KIA. | United Provinces | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 422; Clodfelter, p. 41; Levy, p. 89 |
| 1652 | 1658 | Great Ambon War | 2 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Indonesia, vs. Dutch. Bloodiest of campaigns fought by Dutch. | United Provinces | Vlekke, pp. 167-168; Ricklefs, 1993, p. 63 |
| 1652 | 1652 | Guo Huaiyi rebellion | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Peasant revolt of Chinese farmers vs. Dutch in Taiwan. 4K killed. | United Provinces | |
| 1653 | 1653 | Swiss Peasant War of 1653 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Peasant revolt - 8K troops meet 24K peasant army at Battle of Wohlenschwil. | Swiss Confederation | |
| 1653 | 1662 | Trịnh–Nguyễn War (1653-62) | 2 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Between dynasties dominant in north and south Vietnam, with north (Trịnh) once again on offensive. | Inconclusive | |
| 1654 | 1667 | Russo-Polish War (1654–1667) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | AKA Thirteen Years' War AKA First Northern War. Russia vs. Lithuania/Poland & Cossacks. Over 100K KIA, widespread civilian suffering. Tail end of Khelmnytsky uprising. One souce says 8K (Brecke), another 22K (Levy). But 22K Poles killed at Vilna. 16K Russians killed at Chudno, 19K at Polorsk, 10K at Buzhin. 30K Russians at one siege. | Russian Empire | Stevens, p. 160; Phillips and Axelrod, p. 984; Levy, p. 89; |
| 1655 | 1660 | Northern War (1655-1660) | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | AKA Second Northern War. Sweden & Prussia vs. Poles & Russians - even though latter two were fighting each other at the time. Overlap, but I can't seem to disentangle. 70K Swedes dead. Includes Russo-Swedish War (1656-58), War of the Polish Auxiliaries (1657), Transylvanian Campaign into Poland (1657) and two separate Dano-Swedish Wars (1657-58, 1658-60). Siege in 1657 cost 20K Swedish lives. 3-4 million Poles may have died during this era, known as "The Deluge." | Inconclusive | Levy, p. 89 |
| 1655 | 1659 | Anglo-Spanish War (1655-59) | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Overlaps with, but separate from, Franco-Spanish War. At sea, and in Flanders, Spain, Jamaica. Perhaps as many as 24K KIA (Brecke); P&A claim 200K total. | England | Levy, p. 89; Clodfelter, p. 42; Phillips and Axelrod, p. 467 |
| 1655 | 1657 | Mughal Invasion of Bijapur, Golkonda | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Marathas help defend towards the end. Ends when Mughal succession war begins. Siege of Bidar. | Deccan Sultanates | Gordon, 1993, p. 63; Richards, p. 208 |
| 1655 | 1655 | Mysore-Madurai Conflict | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Invasion and counter-invasion, latter with 25K troops. | Inconclusive | Stein, p. 135 |
| 1656 | 1656 | First Vilmergen War | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Swiss civil war. Over 1K KIA. One big battle. | Catholics | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 1279 |
| 1656 | 1658 | Dutch Conquest of Ceylon | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ends Portuguese rule. Siege of Colombo, then north to take Jaffna by 1658. An engagement in the long Dutch-Portuguese War of the 17th century. | United Provinces | |
| 1656 | 1656 | Maratha Civil War (1656) | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | AKA Shivaji's Campaign of Javali. Between clans/families. Brutal. Also rebellion against Bijapur overlords; Battle of Jawali. | Maratha Kingdom | Gordon, 1993, p. 62 |
| 1657 | 1657 | Oirat Civil War (1657) | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Few details, so inclusion here is based on assumptions of typical Mongol behavior. | Sengge Faction | Perdue, p. 104 |
| 1657 | 1661 | Transylvanian War | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Revolt against the Ottomans. Bunch of battles and sieges, many bloody. | Ottoman Empire | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 1155; Lendvai, p. 131 |
| 1657 | 1659 | Zaporozhian Cossack Civil War | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Cossack-on-cossack, during Northern War. 50K KIA. Yurii's guys vs. Ivan's guys. | Yurii's guys | Davies, pp. 125-132 |
| 1658 | 1661 | Dutch Conquest of Malabar | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Mutiple campaigns to seize Malabar coast of India from Portguese, with thousands of troops on both sides each time. Also extensive sea clashes that may have resulted in 4K KIA (Levy). | United Provinces | Levy, p. 89 |
| 1658 | 1659 | Mughal War of Succession (1658-59) | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Four sons of dead dad duke it out. Big armies. 10K KIA on one side in one battle. Ahom takes advantage, invades; plus opportunistic rebellions. | Aurangzeb faction | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 759; Richards, pp. 159-162 |
| 1659 | 1659 | Bakhtrioni Uprising | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | In Georgia, vs. the Safavids. One big battle. Many thousands killed. | Safavid Empire | |
| 1659 | 1660 | Shivaji's Rebellion | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | AKA Maratha Rebellion. Mararthas rebel against the Bijapur Sultanate. 3 battles; 3K Bijapur troops killed in one of them. | Marathas | Gordon, 1993, p. 58 |
| 1660 | 1668 | Portuguese Restoration War | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | AKA Portuguese-Spanish War. Final phase of the Portuguese Restoration War, with big engagements as Spain makes final push. British involved, 1662-68. Perhaps as many as 73K (Brecke) or 80K (Levy) KIA. | Levy, p. 89; Clodfelter, p. 43; Phillips and Axelrod, p. 1093 | |
| 1660 | 1662 | Thai War | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ayuttaya kingdom vs. Chiengmai kingdom. Provoked by Burma. Lots of unknowns. | Ayutthaya Kingdom | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 1137 |
| 1661 | 1661 | Mughal Invasion of Palamau | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Punitive invasion. Two "sharp engagements" with 6400 invaders. | Mughal Empire | Richards, p. 169 |
| 1661 | 1663 | Mughal-Ahom War (1661-63) | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Standard carnage. Mughal invasion takes Ahom capital for a while; Ahom leader becomes Mughal vassal. Battle of Kaliabor, 1662, on a river. | Mughal Empire | Richards, p. 167 |
| 1661 | 1676 | Shivaji's Invasions of Janjira | 2 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Annual Maratha invasions for 16 years. A beautiful tradition. 15K Marathas KIA. | Inconclusive | |
| 1661 | 1662 | Burmese-Chinese War (1661-62) | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20K Qings invade, after Ming leader given asylum. | Qing Dynasty | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 236; Struve, pp. 708-710 |
| 1661 | 1662 | Ming Conquest of Formosa | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Siege of Fort Zeelandia. 1600 Dutch vs. 12,500 Ming loyalist remnants. | Ming loyalists | Andrade, pp. 187-188; Clodfelter, p. 65 |
| 1662 | 1666 | Akwamu-Ga War | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ghana. Akwamu people conquer, ethnically cleanse the Ga. Danish sources report utterly devastated countryside. | Akwamu Kingdom | Rodney, p. 300 |
| 1662 | 1664 | Burmese–Siamese War (1662-64) | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Siam attacks during Ming/Qing wars to the north. Driven back with heavy losses. | Toungoo Dynasty | Harvey, p. 198 |
| 1662 | 1662 | Sangley Massacre | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Philippines. Southern Ming had just defeated the Dutch on Taiwan. Their warlord threatened Spanish in Philippines, who get nervous and begin slaughtering Chinese, who try to fight back. Not one-sided: casualties on both sides. | Spain | Clodfelter, p. 62 |
| 1663 | 1664 | Habsburg-Ottoman War | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ottomans try to capture Vienna; fail, but gain other territory. Around 30K KIA. One source claims 109K KIA (Levy); another, 17K (P&A). | Ottoman Empire | Clodfelter, p. 58; Levy, p. 89; Phillips and Axelrod, p. 148 |
| 1664 | 1668 | Denkyria Consolidation Wars | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Gold Coast. "Major war" for the region that drew in other states. Dates approximate; start may be 1659 (Rodney). Denkyira emerge as dominant Akan power, defeating Adansi, Twifo, Assin, Wassa, Aowin, Sefwi. Not totally finished until 1690s. | Denkyira Kingdom | Thornton, p. 65; Rodney, p. 297 |
| 1664 | 1666 | Polish Civil War | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | AKA Lubomirski's Rebellion. KIA certainly in the thousands - one source (Brecke) claims 27,600 total killed. Negotiated settlement; King abdicates two years later. | Inconclusive | |
| 1664 | 1664 | Djidjelli Expedition | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | French attempt, fail to seize Barbary base - 2500 dead. | Regency of Algiers | |
| 1664 | 1670 | Alawi Revolt in Morocco | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Alawi replace Saadi Dynasty. One battle was a "defeat without precedent." Dynasty established. | Alawi Sultanate | El Fasi, pp. 218-219 |
| 1665 | 1671 | Portugal-Kongo War | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Angola. Big armies, local allies, some battles. "Greatest battle of the century" - Battle of Mbwija, 1665. Portuguese & allies lose at the Battle of Kitombo in 1670. Includes Portuguese conquest of Ndongo (1671). | Kongo Kingdom | Vansina, p. 565; Thornton, pp. 121-122; Birmingham, p. 358 |
| 1665 | 1667 | Second Anglo-Dutch War | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | At sea. Perhaps between 27K KIA (Brecke) and 37K (Levy). | United Provinces | Levy, p. 89; Phillips and Axelrod, p. 422; Clodfelter, p. 44 |
| 1665 | 1666 | Sweden-Bremen War | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | First war (1654) looks to be too small. Swedes assert control over the city; fail, but gain some territory. One source (Levy) claims 2K KIA. | Inconclusive | Levy, p. 89 |
| 1666 | 1678 | Kongo Civil War (1666-78) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Follows on heels of Battle of Mbwija, drages out, as Soyo tries to secede. Large-scale mobilization. No details. | Kongo Kingdom | Vansina, p. 565; Thornton, pp. 117-118 |
| 1666 | 1671 | Doroshenko's War | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | AKA Polish–Cossack–Tatar War. 38K Poles vs. 60K+ Cossacks and Tatars. Battle of Podhajce (1667) biggest clash. Eventually draws in Russians, Ottomans, becomes larger war. Erring on low side. | Poland/Lithuania | Stevens, p. 190 |
| 1666 | 1669 | Duch Conquest of Gowa Kingdom | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Indonesia. Two "furious" campaigns. Land and sea, with Bugis and other allies. | United Provinces | Vlekke, p. 170; Ricklefs, 1993, p. 64 |
| 1667 | 1668 | War of Devolution | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | France vs. Spain, over low countries. In the neighborhood of 5000 KIA. | Inconclusive | Levy, p. 89; Clodfelter, p. 45 |
| 1667 | 1671 | Mughal-Ahom War (1667-71) | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ahom attack, retake Guwahati, Mughals respond. 100K in Ahom army at Battle of Saraighat, vs. 66K or so. Also Battle of Alaboi, where 10K brave Ahom soldiers were killed (and presumably some cowards). | Ahom Kingdom | |
| 1669 | 1669 | Jat Uprising | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Rebellion against Mughals. A pretty big battle, then more repression. | Mughal Empire | Grewall, p. 68 |
| 1670 | 1670 | Kwararafa-Bornu War | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NE Nigeria. Kwararafa invasion, disaster. One of the few for which we have casualty estimates - at least 1000 Kwararafa dead, 1000 more sent back with their ears cut off and rung around their necks. Year approximate. | Bornu Kingdom | Fisher, p. 135 |
| 1670 | 1671 | English Pirate Raids on Panama | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Henry Morgan, hired by British. 400 buccaneers killed, 780 Spaniards. | English Pirates | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 777 |
| 1670 | 1671 | Barbary War | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | British punitive expeditions. Over 5K Barbary pirates killed. | England | Clodfelter, p. 43 |
| 1670 | 1671 | Stepan Razin Rebellion | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Cossacks. Sources claim 100K rebel dead, and more civilians. | Russian Empire | Clodfelter, p. 58; Phillips and Axelrod, p. 928; Bosin, p. 2086. |
| 1670 | 1679 | Mughal-Maratha War (1670-79) | 2 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | AKA Maratha Rebellion, which is what one author calls this decade of Mughal-Maratha wars. Under Shivaji. At least 6 large engagements, lots of smaller ones. | Inconclusive | |
| 1672 | 1675 | Afridi Revolts | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Afghan borderlands, vs. Mughals. Six battles, one in which 40K Mughals were killed. | Afridi Tribesman | Richards, p. 171 |
| 1672 | 1678 | Franco-Dutch War | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Louis XIV. Most of Europe participated in some form or another. As many as 342K KIA (Levy); once soure (Clodfelter) claims 220K in battle. | France, mostly | Levy, p. 90; Clodfelter, p. 45 |
| 1672 | 1675 | Kuruc Uprising | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Hungarian rebellion against Austria. Cavalry battles. Perhaps as many as 4K KIA (Brecke). | Habsburg Empire | |
| 1672 | 1676 | Polish–Ottoman War (1672-76) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Many major clashes. 250K Ottomans in their army at times. Maybe 30K KIA (Brecke), maybe more. | Ottoman Empire | Clodfelter, p. 58; Levy, p. 90; Phillips and Axelrod, p. 904; Davies, p. 156 |
| 1672 | 1673 | Second Genoese-Savoyard War | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Savoy invades, fails. Perhaps 1200 KIA (Brecke). | Genoa | |
| 1672 | 1674 | Third Anglo-Dutch War | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | At sea, related to Franco-Dutch. Sources converge on 16,200 total KIA. | United Provinces | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 3; Clodfelter, p. 45 |
| 1672 | 1677 | Alawi Succession Conflict | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Morocco. Includes a two-year siege. 12K in royal army at times. Berbers involved. 3K Berbers KIA, thousands of rebels. | Ismail Ibn Sharif | El Fasi, p. 222 |
| 1672 | 1673 | Maratha-Bijapur War | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Following a war of succession in Bijapur. Battle of Umrani pitted 10K vs. 12K, with perhaps 5200 Maratha KIA. | Inconclusive | Gordon, 1992, p. 80 |
| 1672 | 1672 | Satnami Uprising | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | AKA Satnami Revolt. Peasant, untouchable uprising vs. Mughals. 10K in Mughal army kill 2K rebels in pitched battle and many more as they fled. | Mughal Empire | Grewall, p. 68 |
| 1672 | 1672 | Trịnh–Nguyễn War (1672) | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Starts with Nguyễn invasion this time. Biggest - 17K attackers killed. Maybe 500 elephants. | Trịnh Dynasty | |
| 1673 | 1681 | Revolt of the Three Feudatories | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | AKA Rebellion of Wu Sangui. Against Qing. 100Ks of thousands killed? 900K in Qing army. | Qing Dynasty | Graff, 120 |
| 1674 | 1679 | Messian Rebellion | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Rebellion in Messina, Sicily leads to 3-year naval war between Spanish and France. Big reprisals. Messina gains brief independence. | Messina | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 745 |
| 1674 | 1681 | Trunajaya Rebellion | 2 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Java, civil war that involves Dutch; tens of thousands in armies. While raging, king dies, so sons battle for succession. | Mataram Sultanate | Vlekke, pp. 175-178; Ricklefs, 1993, pp. 74-77 |
| 1675 | 1675 | Taureg-Hausa War | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Nigeria, Niger and Mali. Air Tauregs vs. the Hausa in Gobir, Zamfara and Kebbi. Two battles, both over 1000 KIA, probably. Amid a period of raids and violence. | Air Tauregs | Laya, p. 456; Fisher, p. 125 |
| 1675 | 1676 | King Philip's War | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | AKA First Indian War. Coalition of native peoples vs. colonists and coalition of native peoples. 5K+ killed. Great Britain vs. Wampanoag. | Colonists | Starkey, p. 80 |
| 1675 | 1679 | Scanian War | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | AKA Charles XI's War. Denmark vs. Sweden. Over 10K KIA in four big(ish) battles. | Inconclusive | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 406 |
| 1677 | 1682 | Anglo-Algerian War | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | British sink some privateers; Algerians declare war. 350 English ships sunk or captured. | Regency of Algiers | |
| 1677 | 1677 | Golkondan Invasion of the Karnatak (1677) | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60K+ Golkondans invade again, with mixed results. | Inconclusive | Richards, p. 214 |
| 1678 | 1680 | Dzungar Conquest of Altishahr | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | End of Chatagai Knanate; did not go quietly; possible major war. 120K in Dzungar army. | Dzungar Khanate | |
| 1678 | 1683 | Thokoly's Revolt | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Hungarians vs. Habsburgs. Allied with Ottomans. 10K or so rebels take a number of Habsburg castles. Ends when Ottomans invade. Perhaps 7K KIA (Brecke). | Inconclusive | Lendvai, pp. 138-142 |
| 1678 | 1679 | Moroccan Civil War | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relatives of the Sultan revolt again. He launches a "massive expedition" against them; a battle occurs in the Jbel Saghro, and many oases towns taken. | Alawi Sultanate | |
| 1678 | 1681 | Russo-Turkish War (1678-81) | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Turks suffered "severe casualties" ravaging Ukraine. Huge armies, >100K. KIA in the five figures. | Inconclusive | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 989; Levy, p. 90; Stevens, pp. 189-193 |
| 1679 | 1679 | Dzungar Conquest of Hami and Turfan | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Part of endemic Mongol-on-Mongol action. 10K in invading army. | Dzungar Khanate | Perdue, p. 140 |
| 1679 | 1684 | Tibet–Ladakh War | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tibetans vs. Ladakh, with Mughals helping latter and Mongols former. Minor territorial changes. | Inconclusive | |
| 1679 | 1707 | Rathore Rebellion | 2 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | AKA Rajput War. Mughals vs. Marwar. Alongside, but separate from, Deccan wars. Hundreds of thousands on each side. Includes Eighth Mughal Invasion of Mewar (1680), Battles at Udaipur and Aravalli Hills. | Rajputs, eventually | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 927; Richards, p. 181 |
| 1679 | 1682 | Mughal-Ahom War (1682) | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mughals invade, repulsed at Battle at Itakhuli. Final invasion of Ahom by Mughals. | Ahom Kingdom | Richards, p. 247 |
| 1680 | 1680 | Pueblo Revolt | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Against Spanish, in New Mexico. Brief, but violent - over 1K killed. Pueblos expel Spanish, which lasts 12 years. | Pueblos | |
| 1680 | 1683 | Siege of Tangier | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Moroccans besiege city, which was held it by 4000 British soldiers. Reinforcements arrive, lift siege. Right around 1K KIA. English abandon the city in 1683. | England | |
| 1681 | 1681 | Portugal-Matamba War | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Angola. 40K on Portuguese side in Battle of Katole; Pyrhhic victory, with heavy losses. | Matamba Kingdom | |
| 1681 | 1681 | Mughal Invasion of Mysore | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Lingered on throughout 1680s, with guerrillas. | Inconclusive | Gordon, 1993, p. 91 |
| 1681 | 1707 | Mughal-Maratha War (1681-1707) | 2 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | AKA Deccan Wars. Just constant fightiing. Sieges of Janjira (1682) and Jinji (1690-98); lots of forts, 1702-07; includes the sacking of Burhanpur, 1681. Remarkably, does not appear to be the same as the Rathbore Rebellion. | Richards, pp. 219, 119-235, Gordon, 1993, p. 97 | |
| 1682 | 1683 | Dutch-Banten Conflict | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Indonesia. Dutch intervene in Banten civil war to crush the dynasty. | United Provinces | Ricklefs, 1993, p. 79 |
| 1683 | 1684 | Kazakh-Dzungar War (1683-84) | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Dzungars on the offense, seize Sayram, Tashkent, Shymkent, and Taraz. | Dzungar Khanate | |
| 1683 | 1699 | Great Turkish War | 2 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Habsburgs and Christian allies vs. Ottomans. 384K military deaths (Levy). Includes Karposh's rebellion (1689), Morean War (1684-99), Polish-Ottoman War (1683-99), Russo-Turkish War (1686-1700). | Habsburg Empire, Russia, Poland | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 149; Levy, p. 90 |
| 1683 | 1684 | War of the Reunions | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Louis XIV. France vs. Spain, HRE. Around 5K KIA (Brecke and Levy). Includes French conquest of Luxembourg (1684). | Inconclusive | Levy, p. 90 |
| 1683 | 1685 | Alawi Civil War | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Morocco. Nephews, in two rebellions, with Ottoman troops involved. A "huge army" conducts a siege. 2000 KIA in another battle. | Alawi Sultanate | El Fasi, p. 222 |
| 1683 | 1684 | Maratha-Portuguese War (1683-84) | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Maratha invasion of Portuguese holdings in South India. Lots of engagements. | Maratha Empire | |
| 1683 | 1683 | Qing Conquest of Taiwan | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Qing attack last remnants of Ming on Taiwan. 20K dead. Extended Battle of Penghu at sea, c. 17K casualties. | Qing Dynasty | Wong, 168 |
| 1684 | 1684 | Portuguese-Matupa War | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Zimbabwe. Big battle in Mahungwe, where Portuguese guns were defeated by waves of gun-less warriors. Matupa Empire weakened by the victory. | Matupa Empire | Marks and Gray, p. 395 |
| 1684 | 1685 | Oromo-Ethiopian War (1684-85) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Peak of endemic conflict. Ethiopians mount punitive expedition, dividing the Oromo somewhat. | Inconclusive | |
| 1685 | 1686 | Russo-Qing War | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Some clashes, one siege of Albazin. Together, well over a thousand KIA. | Qing Dynasty | Perdue, p. 166 |
| 1685 | 1685 | Monmouth Rebellion | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | AKA Pitchfork Rebellion. Peasant revolt in England, c. 1700 KIA. | England | Clodfelter, p. 52; Phillips and Axelrod, p. 776 |
| 1685 | 1699 | Morean War | 2 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Ottomans vs. Venice. Battles all over, many in Greece. Overall, >10K KIA, but long. | Venice | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 1252 |
| 1685 | 1687 | Mughal Conquest of Bijapur and Golkonda | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50K in Mughal army in former; 90-120K in latter. 2 sultanates fall after long sieges. | Mughal Empire | Grewall, p. 68; Richards, pp. 220-221 |
| 1686 | 1686 | Tarnovo Uprising (1686) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | AKA Second Tarnovo Uprising. Bulgaria, against Ottomans. Only one Russian source. Huge armies. Brutal suppression. | Ottoman Empire | |
| 1686 | 1700 | Russo-Turkish War (1686-1700) | 2 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Includes two failed Russian expeditions into Crimea. Russian losses: 20K and 50K KIA respectively. Also assaults on Azov, with heavy losses out of 75K attackers, 7K Janissary defenders. | Russian Empire | Stevens, pp. 205-209; Phillips and Axelrod, p. 990; Clodfelter, p. 61 |
| 1686 | 1690 | Anglo-Mughal War | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | AKA Child's War. Bombay besieged (by Mughals); 80-90% of inhabitants died or fled. Not a big deal for Moghuls; 2K British KIA. | Mughal Empire | |
| 1687 | 1697 | Dzungar–Qing War (1687-97) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Pretty big. Chinese army of 80K. Starts with Dzungars battling neighbors. Lots of campaigns; maybe - maybe - even over 100K KIA. | Inconclusive | Masson, p. 48; Clodfelter, p. 65 |
| 1687 | 1689 | Revolt of the Barretinas | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Catalonia, fueled by the French. Related to Nine Years War, but started earlier. | Spain | |
| 1688 | 1697 | Nine Years' War | 2 | 4, 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | AKA War of Grand Alliance. France vs. everybody. 680K military deaths (Levy). Mostly disease. Includes King Williams War in Americas (1689-97), Williamite War in Ireland (1689-91), where 25K died, largely of disease, but >10K in battle. 7K KIA at Aughrim alone; and Scottish Jacobite Rising (1689-92), with 3500-4500 KIA. | Inconclusive | Levy, p. 90; Phillips and Axelrod, pp. 531, 624; Childs, p. 337 |
| 1688 | 1691 | Jat Revolt | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Rebellion vs. Rajputs. 2500 KIA during 4-month siege. | Raja Bishan Singh | Richards, p. 251 |
| 1688 | 1688 | Sikh-Hill States Conflicts (1688) | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Part of expansion of Sikh Empire. Battle at Bhangani; 10K vs. 1.5K, maybe. | Sikh Empire | Grewall, p. 73 |
| 1688 | 1693 | Pattani Revolt | 1 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Thai province. 50K troops sent multiple times to put it down. Few return from first effort. | Ayutthaya Kingdom | Baker and Phongpaichit, p. 138 |
| 1688 | 1688 | Revolt in Thailand | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Europeans expelled, nobles killed. 30K vs. 14K. Not too much fighting. | Ayutthaya Kingdom | Baker and Phongpaichit, pp. 169-170, 224-225 |
| 1689 | 1699 | Benin Civil War | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Between rival factions. Capital sacked, destroyed c. 1699. End date approximate. Lower-level fighting continues until c. 1721. | Oba (king) Ewuakpe | Girshick and Thornton, esp. pp. 369-72 |
| 1689 | 1691 | Morocco-Spain War | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Spanish kicked out of Larache, Arzila. Big besieging armies, apparently. 10K KIA at Siege of Larache (1689). | Alawi Sultanate | El Fasi, p. 224 |
| 1691 | 1696 | Mughal-Sikh War (1691-96) | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bilaspur Sikhs. First Battle of Naduan (1691), Anandpur (1695) and Guler (1696). | Mughal Empire | |
| 1692 | 1693 | Moroccan Conquest of the Berbers | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | "Very large expedition" against final independent tribes. Army splits into three forces, one of which had 25K troops. "Terrible battle" follows. | Alawi Sultanate | |
| 1692 | 1693 | Moroccan-Algiers War (1692-93) | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Battle of Moulouya - 5K casualties; Siege of Oran. Spain involved. | Regency of Algiers | |
| 1692 | 1693 | Portuguese-Mughal War (1692-93) | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mughals attack, resulting in a "severe battle," and several forts taken. | Inconclusive | |
| 1693 | 1695 | Rozvi-Portugal War | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Modern Zimbabwe and Mozambique. Warrior state emerges. Rozvi were without firearms, so they suffered, but succeeded in fighting off Portuguese incursions. "Rozvi" is Portuguese term for people of the region. | Rozvi Empire | Bhila, pp. 661, 673 |
| 1694 | 1700 | Komenda Wars | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ghana. Dutch vs. English, African allies. 4 engagements, at least 3 battles, seems to qualify for inclusion, but barely. | England | Law, pp. 147, 150, 167 |
| 1694 | 1694 | Guerouan Revolt | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Morocco. Year approximate. Rebellious tribe massacred; Sultan's armies bring back 12K heads. | Alawi Sultanate | |
| 1696 | 1698 | Siege of Mombasa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Omanis vs. Portugal. Occasional relief expeditions fail. 3K in besieging army. Perhaps 2500 KIA (Brecke). | Omani Sultanate | Salim, p. 768; Bhila, p. 660 |
| 1696 | 1698 | Revolt in Bengal | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Of Afghans, vs. the Mughals. Gets messy. | Mughal Empire | Richards, pp. 247-248 |
| 1697 | 1702 | Lithuanian Civil War | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Between factions of nobles. Battle of Valkininkai (1700) had thousands of casualties. Bleeds into Great Northern War. | Anti-Sapieha Coalition | |
| 1698 | 1698 | Oyo Conquest of Allada | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Benin. Reports of genocide after fall of capital of rebellious province. | Oyo Kingdom | |
| 1698 | 1699 | Kazakh-Dzungar War (1698-99) | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Latter assaults the former, again. Light on the details, again. | Dzungar Khanate | Perdue, pp. 210-211 |
| 1699 | 1701 | Ashanti-Denkyira Conflict | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ghana. Battle of Feyiase, Ashanti and Akwamu victory. Then all Denkyira vassals conquered, 1701-1740. Altogether, pretty big. One claim: 100K dead in two battles. | Ashanti Kingdom | Boahen, p. 420; Smith, p, 34; Rodney, p. 305 |
| 1699 | 1702 | Maghrebi War | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Algiers vs. Tunis, Morocco, Tripoli. Giant armies. Includes Morocco-Ottoman Conflict (1701-02). | Regency of Algiers | El Fasi, p. 230 |
| 1699 | 1699 | Mughal-Maratha War (1699) | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Mughals, tired of Maratha raiding, attack and are victorious at the Battle of Paranda 1699. Lasting peace follows. I kid. | Mughal Empire | |
| 1699 | 1700 | Sikh-Hill States Conflicts (1699-1700) | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sikh expansion. A few battles and sieges. Bigger than the last one. | Sikh Empire | |
| 1700 | 1721 | Great Northern War | 2 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden and allies vs. Russia and allies. Complicated. Greatest (worst) of all Nordic Wars. 500K KIA, at least; perhaps as many as 800K (Brecke). Includes Civil War in Poland (1704–06). | Sweden and allies | Levy, p. 90; Clodfelter, p. 94; Phillips and Axelrod, p. 829 |
| 1700 | 1702 | Mughal-Sikh War (1700-02) | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | At least five pitched battles, with Sikhs winning most. | Sikh Empire | |
| 1701 | 1701 | Battle of Dartsedo | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qing vs. Tibetans. Much slaughter, few details. | Qing Dynasty | |
| 1701 | 1714 | War of the Spanish Succession | 2 | 4, 2 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 400K deaths in combat; 700K to 1.2 million if counting disease. American theater: Queen Anne's War. Includes War of the Catalans (1713-14). | Mixed | Levy, p. 90; Phillips and Axelrod, p. 1097; Clodfelter, p. 71 |
| 1702 | 1705 | First Camisard Revolt | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Protestant revolt in France. Battles, atrocities, guerrilla war. Maybe 2K Camisards KIA, with 14K total deaths. | France | Clodfelter, p. 76; Phillips and Axelrod, p. 279 |
| 1702 | 1704 | Paliy Uprising | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Cossack uprising vs. Poland. Crushed. | Poland/Lithuania | |
| 1703 | 1704 | Ottoman Invasion of Western Georgia | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Georgians slaughter retreating Turks. | Georgia | Rayfield, p. 228 |
| 1703 | 1711 | Rákóczi's War of Independence | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Hungarian revolt vs. Habsburgs. Maybe as many as 80K KIA (Lendval). | Habsburg Empire | Clodfelter, p. 97; Lendvai, p. 153 |
| 1704 | 1704 | Ethiopian Invasion of Sidama Plateau | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Clash with Kingdom of Innarya, others. Last in a long series of invasions/incursions. | Ethiopian Empire | Abir, 1975, p. 561 |
| 1704 | 1711 | Bashkir Uprising (1704-11) | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ethnonational rebellion in Urals. More than 40K killed. | Russian Empire | Clodfelter, p. 97 |
| 1704 | 1707 | Javanese War of Succession (1704-07) | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | AKA First Javanese War of Succession. Dutch in the middle. Set battles, with 46K on one side. | Pakubuwono I and the Dutch | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 638; Vlekke, p. 183; Ricklefs, 1993, p. 85 |
| 1705 | 1705 | Mongol Invasion of Tibet (1705) | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Success, overthrows monarchy, expels Dalai Lama. Qing gave the OK. | Khoshut Khanate | Perdue, p. 228 |
| 1705 | 1706 | Rebellion in Astrakhan | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Anti-tax revolt in Russia. Marches on Moscow; fails to attract support from Cossacks. Put down without mercy. | Russian Empire | Stevens, p. 241; Khodarkovsky, pp. 140-141 |
| 1705 | 1706 | Bavarian People's Uprising | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Peasant uprising during the War of Spanish Succession, but for some reason usually considered separate. 75 days, 5K peasants KIA. | Habsburg Empire | |
| 1705 | 1705 | Invasion of Tunisian Countryside | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | By Turks of Algiers. Helps form Tunisian state. Stiff resistance. Tunis besieged. | Regency of Algiers | Cherif, p. 253 |
| 1707 | 1707 | Oran Expedition | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Moroccans drive toward Oran, but don't get there. Army is "totally destroyed" - might be very big. | Regency of Algiers | |
| 1707 | 1708 | Siege of Oran and Mers-el-Kebir | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Spain besieges Algerian port cities. 8500 In besieging army; 100K defenders who suffer heavy causalties. | Spain | |
| 1707 | 1708 | Bulavin Rebellion | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Starts as a peasant/serf uprising, Cossacks join. Takes two tsarist expeditions to put it down. | Russian Empire | Clodfelter, p. 97; Stevens, p. 242; Kollmann, p. 355 |
| 1707 | 1709 | Mughal War of Succession (1707-09) | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | After death of Aurangzeb. Some battles. 2K killed on one side; other side probably similar. Includes opportunistic revolt in Marwar. 50-60K on boths sides at Battle of Samugarh. So >10K overall. | Bahadur Shah I | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 760; Gordon, 1993, p. 104; Richards, pp. 253-255 |
| 1708 | 1708 | Kanzhal War | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | AKA Crimean-Circassian War of 1708. One battle, mostly, where somewhere between 5K and 95K Crimeans were killed, which is…a broad range. | Circassian Principality | |
| 1708 | 1710 | Rajput Rebellion | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | First, Mughals attack and take Jodphur, Battle of Merta, from Marwar. Then rebellion of Jats and Marwar against Mughals. Succeeds in gaining back capital cities. | Rajputs | |
| 1709 | 1713 | Afghan–Safavid War | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Revolt in, around Kandahar by Hotaki tribe. Perhaps 34K Persian KIA in two battles (P&A). | Hotakis | Jackson, p. 315; Clodfelter, p. 124; Phillips and Axelrod, p. 14 |
| 1709 | 1710 | Second Camisard Revolt | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Protestant revolt in France, round two. This one was less bloody. Marginally. | France | Clodfelter, p. 76 |
| 1709 | 1716 | Mughal-Sikh War (1709-1716) | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Sikh rebellion, mostly of peasants. They seize a fort, then guerrilla. Siege of Sirhind, Battle of Chappar Chiri (70K Sikhs engaged), Battle of Kapuri. | Inconclusive | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 764; Grewall, pp. 82-84; Richards, pp. 257-258 |
| 1710 | 1710 | Dzungar-Russia War | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Dzungars destroy Russian fortress, attack two towns. | Dzungar Khanate | Perdue, p. 211 |
| 1710 | 1719 | Kazakh-Dzungar War (1710-19) | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Repeated invasions by Dzungars. Hot Mongol-on-Mongol action. Battle of Ayaguz (1718) - 1K Dzungars attack 30K Kazakhs, win. | Dzungar Khanate | |
| 1710 | 1711 | Pruth River Campaign | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | AKA Russo-Ottoman War of 1710–1711. Russians invade Moldavia, get butchered. Huge armies; Ottomans had 130K. Over 20K KIA total. | Ottoman Empire | Stevens, p. 267; Clodfelter, p. 98 |
| 1710 | 1711 | Sikh Invasion of Hill States (1710-11) | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sikh expansion. A couple of battles; entire Hill State army slaughtered in one of them. Intensity might be a 2. | Sikh Empire | |
| 1711 | 1715 | Tuscarora War | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | In North Carolina vs. Native Americans. 1400 Tuscoras KIA. | British Colonists | Clodfelter, p. 129; Phillips and Axelrod, p. 1169 |
| 1711 | 1711 | Kuban Campaign | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20,474 Kalmyks and 4,100 Russians attack Kuban. They kill 11,460 Nogais, drown 5,060 others and return with 2,000 camels. | Russia/Kalmyks | Khodarkovsky, p. 149 |
| 1711 | 1711 | Maluk Civil War | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | AKA The Great Sedition. Mostly fought in Lebanon. Battle of Ain Dara - Seems likely over 1000 KIA. One side backed by Janissaries; other, by other Ottomans. | Qasimiyya Faction | Abir, 1971, p. 190; Holt, pp. 29-30; Vesely, p. 152 |
| 1711 | 1711 | Mughal Invasion of Mewar (1711) | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Battle of Bandanwara - Last big Mughal-Mewar battle. Heavy losses for the former. | Kingdom of Mewar | |
| 1712 | 1716 | First Fox War | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | France vs. Native Americans. Over 1000 KIA. Next one bigger. | France | |
| 1712 | 1713 | Tzeltal Rebellion | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | AKA Cancuc Rebellion. In Chiapas, vs. Spain. Several thousand killed. | Spain | Clodfelter, p. 151 |
| 1712 | 1712 | Toggenburg War | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | AKA Second Vilmergen War. Swiss Civil War, with >2K KIA. One big battle. | Protestants | Clodfelter |
| 1712 | 1720 | Mughal War of Succession (1712-1720) | 1 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Complicated, long, fatally weakened empire. Battle of Balapur, 1720, Marathas involved. Includes punitive raids vs. Telugu commanders, bandits (1713-15). | Muhammad Shah | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 761; Gordon, 1993, pp. 105-106; Richards, pp. 260-272 |
| 1714 | 1718 | Ottoman–Venetian War (1714-18) | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Series finale. Venice loses last of Greek colonies. Austria, Papal states help, to no avail. 140K total casualties or thereabouts. | Ottoman Empire | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 1252; Clodfelter, p. 98 |
| 1714 | 1715 | Baiswara Rebellion | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Regional revolt vs. Mughals. Fails. | Mughal Empire | Richards, p. 275 |
| 1715 | 1718 | Dzungar-Qing War (1715-18) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Begins with invasion of Hami. 12K Qing forces crushed in one battle alone. | Dzungar Khanate | Perdue, pp. 223, 229 |
| 1715 | 1716 | Jacobite Rebellion | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Scotland. 3K total KIA. | England | Clodfelter, p. 77; Phillips and Axelrod, p. 624 |
| 1715 | 1715 | Rajput-Maratha Conflict | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Battle of Pisud, 10K Rajputs defeat 54K Maratha/Afghans. | Rajputs | |
| 1716 | 1717 | Expedition to Khiva | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Russian assault, meets 24K Khivans, anihiliated. Around 4K KIA. | Khivan Khanate | |
| 1716 | 1718 | Austro-Turkish War | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86K casualties total, perhaps. Unconncected to Venetian war. 25K killed at Battle of Petrovaradin alone. | Habsburg Empire | |
| 1717 | 1717 | Ashanti Invasion of Akyem (1717) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Ghana. Disaster for Ashanti - king killed. | Akyem Kingdom | Rodney, p. 312 |
| 1717 | 1720 | Chinese Invasions of Tibet | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Two expeditions. Qing lose one, win other, butcher the Dzungar, who had invaded Tibet in 1717. 100K+ in Qing armies. | Qing Dynasty | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 724; Perdue pp. 234-236 |
| 1717 | 1720 | War of the Quadruple Alliance | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Spain tries to recapture Italian territory, meets Great Britain, France, Austria, Dutch. 20K total combat deaths. Perhaps 25K (Levy). | Quadruple Alliance | Levy, p. 90; Clodfelter, p. 77; Phillips and Axelrod, p. 924 |
| 1717 | 1717 | Omani invasion of Bahrain | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Meet, expel Safavids. | Yaruba Dynasty | |
| 1717 | 1718 | Surabaya Rebellion | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Java. Spreads to many regions; Dutch try to suppress it, then succession crisis begins. | Inconclusive | Ricklefs, 1993, p. 87 |
| 1718 | 1722 | Mughal-Jat War (1718-1722) | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mostly a long siege. Details are scarce. Battle of Fatehpur Sikri, 1721, 5K Jats KIA. | Mughal Empire | |
| 1719 | 1719 | Lezgin Revolt | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Against Safavids, Georgians. Spreads to Kurds, Baluchis. Not much info. | Inconclusive | Jackson, p. 318 |
| 1719 | 1723 | Javanese War of Succession (1719-23) | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dutch expanded control. | United Provinces | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 639; Ricklefs, 1993, p. 87 |
| 1720 | 1729 | Marava War of Succession | 1 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tamil Nadu. Lots of battles, few details. Battle of Uraiyur (1729). Kingdom of Ramnad drastically weakened - Marathas take big chunks. | Maratha Kingdom | |
| 1720 | 1728 | Wars of Nizam-ul-Mulk of Hyderabad | 2 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Nizam vs. Mughals, Marathas, others, as Nizan expands. | Inconclusive | Clodfelter, p. 120; Gordon, 1993, pp. 117-121 |
| 1721 | 1722 | Zhu Yugui Rebellion | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Taiwan, against Qing rule. Some dispute over the years. Ethnic and peasant elements. Success at first, but crushed. | Qing Dynasty | Zelin p. 228 |
| 1721 | 1722 | Afghan Invasion of Persia | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ghalzai besiege, take Isfahan, the capital. Battle of Gulnabad - 5-15K Safavid KIA, unknown number of Afghans. | Hotaki Dynasty | Ward, p. 50; Clodfelter, p. 124; Jackson, pp. 319-324 |
| 1722 | 1723 | Dahomean Conquest of Bono-Mansu | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ghana. End of a "long-established, prestigious kingdom." | Dahomey Kingdom | Rodney, p. 313 |
| 1722 | 1723 | Russian Invasion of Persia | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Everybody was doing it. Peter the Great tags along, gets to Baku, but loses 36K KIA along the way. | Russian Empire | Stevens, p. 286; Phillips and Axelrod, p. 978 |
| 1723 | 1728 | Kazakh-Dzungar War (1723-28) | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | "Years of the Great Disaster" for Kazkahs, since they suffered greatly in ejecting Dzungars. Others opportuntistically invade. | Kazakh Khanate | |
| 1723 | 1732 | Dzungar-Qing War (1723-32) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Huge armies. Series of punitive expeditions. 26K Qing set off on one such expedition; 80% killed. | Inconclusive | Clodfelter, p. 124; Perdue, pp. 252-255 |
| 1723 | 1724 | Lobzang Danjin's Rebellion | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Rebellion against Tibetans. Qing intervene, take Qinghai region of Tibet. | Qing Dynasty | Perdue, pp. 243-247 |
| 1723 | 1727 | Ottoman Invasion of Persia | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | First hit Safavid territory, then Hotaki (Afghan). 15-20K vs. 50-300K Ottomans. 2 engagments, neither too big. | Hotaki Dynasty | Clodfelter, p. 125; Jackson, p. 327 |
| 1724 | 1724 | Dahomean Conquest of Allada | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Benin. English observers talk about massive bloodshed as Dahomey conquer Allada. | Dahomey Kingdom | Thornton, p. 78; Smith, p. 34; Rodney, p. 246 |
| 1725 | 1727 | Muslim Conquest of Futa Jalon | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Guinea. Mostly undocumented, but Battle at Talansan. Possible that it took place 20 years later. | Muslim Marabouts | Barry, p. 289; Thornton, p. 43 |
| 1726 | 1727 | Rebellions in Szechwan | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Wu-meng and Chen-hsiung regions in particular. Qing troops squash them. | Qing Dynasty | Zelin, pp. 224-225 |
| 1726 | 1727 | Safavid-Hotaki War | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Persians Expel Afghans, but not before Shah taken prisoner, setting off Safavid War of Succession (1726-29). General Nadir Shah emerges Armies of hundreds of thousands on each side. 15-16K KIA killed in one battle alone. | Safavid Empire | Clodfelter, p. 125; Phillips and Axelrod, pp. 873, 877; Avery, pp. 28-29 |
| 1726 | 1738 | Mughal-Sikh War (1726-28) | 2 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Several big battles, with reports of heavy casualties. | Inconclusive | |
| 1727 | 1727 | Dahomey Conquest of Whydah | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Benin. Defending army routed. Details scarce, but a heavily populated area of Benin, and a major slave-trading state. Part of expansion of Dahomey. | Dahomey Kingdom | Rodney, p. 246 |
| 1727 | 1730 | Dahomey-Oyo Conflict | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dahomey invades Abomey, draws in Oyo. Bigger than average. Dahomey had no cavalry, but did have guns. First of 11 invasions, which eventually led to subjugation of Dahomey in 1748. | Oyo Kingdom | Alagoa, p. 438; Thorton, p. 79; Smith, p. 122; Rodney, p. 237 |
| 1727 | 1728 | Tibetan Civil War | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qing send in 15K troops. Dalai Lama sent into exile. | Pholhané Sönam Topgyé | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 1151 |
| 1727 | 1729 | Anglo-Spanish War (1727-29) | 2 | 4, 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | A "Iimited" conflict, but maybe 15K KIA (Brecke). 800 killed at Gibraltar, heavy British losses in Panama. | Inconclusive | Clodfelter, p. 78; Levy, p. 90; Phillips and Axelrod, p. 91 |
| 1727 | 1732 | Revolt in Lan Na | 1 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Burma. Regional rebellion against weakening Toungoo Dynasty. Multiple expeditions couldn't put it down. Region gains temporary independence. | Lan Na | |
| 1728 | 1731 | Bunyoro Expansion Wars | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Uganda region. Invasions by Bunyoro of Nkore and Baganda, amid a period of constant Bunyoro civil wars. Nkore much smaller, but wins big. In Baganda campaign, Bunyoro king killed, along with 70 of his sons (!). | Nkore and Baganda | Alpers and Ehret, pp. 474-75 |
| 1728 | 1733 | Second Fox War | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Slaughter. French vs. Native Americans. Genocide. At least 10K Fox killed. | France | Urlacher, 2021 |
| 1728 | 1730 | Kazakh-Dzungar War (1728-30) | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Battle for Ańyraqaı, which lasts 40 days, involves 12-150K soldiers. Kazakh victory. Also Kazakh victory at Battle of Bulanti, 1728. | Kazakh Khanate | |
| 1728 | 1729 | Mughal-Maratha War (1728-29) | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Battle of Palkhed (with Nizam) and Battle of Bundelkhand - 25K+ vs. 50K - KIA unknown. Maybe bigger than coded. | Maratha Kingdom | |
| 1729 | 1729 | Whydah/Popo-Dahomey War (1729) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Forces from Whydah and Popo seek to take advantage of Oyo invasion of Dahomey to regain land. 15K troops invade, fail. | Dahomey Kingdom | |
| 1729 | 1731 | Chukchi War (1729-31) | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Russian conquest, in Siberia. Fails at first, then slaughter. But cannot subjugate the Chukchis. Biggest of many such wars. | Chukchi People | |
| 1729 | 1732 | Corsican Revolts | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Against Genoa, with intervention by Austria and France. Guerrilla war. First phase. | Inconclusive | |
| 1729 | 1732 | Portuguese-Maratha War (1729-32) | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Second war - the first was too small, probably. Portuguese Goa vs. Marathas. Small battles, mostly, but a few. | Inconclusive | |
| 1730 | 1732 | Herat Campaign | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Nader Shah and Persians invade, retake Herat. Might be bigger than coded. | Safavid Empire | |
| 1730 | 1735 | Ottoman-Persian War (1730-35) | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ottomans 40-50K casualties at Battle of Yeghevārd alone. General Nader Shah. Includes Patrona Halil Revolt (1730), in which Janissaries and a mob overthrow Sultan after defeat by Persians. 7K Janissaries killed, at least; maybe 50K total. | Safavid Empire | Phillips and Axelrod, pp. 1166, 630; Clodfelter, p. 125 |
| 1731 | 1731 | Dabhade Rebellion | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clan warfare, involving Gujarat and Marathas. Battle of Dabhoi pitted 40K vs. 28K - Maratha factions on both sides. | Baji Rao I | Gordon, 1993, p. 122 |
| 1732 | 1733 | Dahomean Wars of Expansion | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ghana/Benin/Nigeria. They overrun Gonja, Dagomba, Kwahu, Kete Krachi, parts of Eweland. Two battles, at least. | Dahomey Kingdom | Rodney, p. 314 |
| 1732 | 1732 | Keladi Invasion of Kolathunad | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Northern Malabar coast, India. 30,000 troops invade, overrun forts in northern part of the territory. Mysoreans use chaos to invade nearby Calicut region of Palakkad, but are repulsed. | Keladi Nayaks | |
| 1732 | 1732 | Spanish Conquest of Oran | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100 dead spaniards, unknown but heavy casualties on Algerian side out of 20K engaged. Mers el-Kebir taken too. | Spain | |
| 1733 | 1735 | War of the Polish Succession (1733-35) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Russia, Spain, HRE, France. Over 100K battle casualties, with up to 88K KIA (Levy, P&A). | Complicated; Habsburgs, mostly | Levy, p. 90; Phillips and Axelrod, p. 901 |
| 1735 | 1740 | Bashkir Uprising (1735-40) | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ethnonational rebellion in Urals. Crushed, with great carnage. More than 50K killed. | Russian Empire | |
| 1736 | 1739 | Russo-Turkish War (1736-39) | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Habsburgs also involved. Maybe around 200K KIA total (Brecke), though total Ottoman losses unknown. | No one wins, but Habsburgs lose | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 991; Clodfelter, p. 98 |
| 1737 | 1738 | Nadir Shah's Conquest of Afghans | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Persians invade with 80K troops, conquer. Lenient terms; perhaps less than 10K KIA. | Afhsharid Dynasty | Ward, p. 57; Phillips and Axelrod, p. 873; Clodfelter, p. 125; Avery, p. 38 |
| 1737 | 1739 | Maratha-Portuguese War (1737-39) | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Climaxes with Siege of Bacaim and Battle of Vasai. | Maratha Kingdom | |
| 1737 | 1737 | Mughal-Maratha War (1737) | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Battle of Bhopal . 80K vs 70K. Two other battles, same year. Marathas get the best of them. | Maratha Kingdom | |
| 1737 | 1739 | Manipur-Burmese War (1737-39) | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 incursions from India into Toungoo territory, each time with >20K soldiers. "Much loss." | Kingdom of Manipur | Pemberton, pp. 37-38. |
| 1738 | 1744 | Funj-Ethiopian War (1738-44) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Successive invasions by Ethiopians. Meets some success in 1741, but not in 1738, when at the Battle of the Dindar River, 4K Funj cavalry and unknown infantry routed 18K Ethiopians. 20K Ethiopian troops lost in battle in 1744. Ethiopians raid for years afterward, in attempt to avenge disasters. | Funj Sultanate | Pankhurst, p. 122; Yassan and Ogot, p. 178; Holt, p. 45; Abir, 1975, p. 567 |
| 1738 | 1739 | Nadir Shah's Invasion of India | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Persians. Over 10K, and Delhi sacked, with tens of thousands of civilians killed. 20K participate in battle at Delhi. | Afhsharid Dynasty | Clodfelter, p. 126; Phillips and Axelrod, p. 882; Avery, p. 39 |
| 1738 | 1750 | Vietnam-Cambodia War | 2 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Cambodians repeatedly try to recover lost territory. Always repulsed, and more territory lost. | Lê Dynasty | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 1258 |
| 1739 | 1741 | Kazakh-Dzungar War (1739-41) | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Dzungars invade again, multipled times, with 30K troops. Reports of fierce battles. | Inconclusive | |
| 1739 | 1739 | Portuguese-Maratha War (1739) | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Siege and Battle of Vasai: 65K+ Marathas attack; 800 Portuguese, unknown number of Marathas KIA. | Maratha Kingdom | |
| 1739 | 1753 | Travancore–Dutch War | 2 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Southern India. Heaviest fighting 1739-42. Travancore loses 6K KIA in one battle. Includes Carnatic invasion of Travancore (1740) and Thekkumer-Tranvacore War (1749). | Travancore Kingdom | |
| 1739 | 1740 | Wajo Revolt | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Against Dutch in Indonesia. Rebel assault and then punitive expedition. | United Provinces | Ricklefs, 1993, pp. 66-67 |
| 1740 | 1740 | Dahomey Succession War | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Benin. One side had 20K, and were "slaughtered." | Tegbessou faction | Thornton, p. 92 |
| 1740 | 1743 | Kano-Gobir War | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Nigeria. "Fierce war." Dates approximate. Appears bigger than most of the time. | Inconclusive | Laya, p. 463 |
| 1740 | 1740 | Persian Conquest of Khiva, Bukhara | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Naid Shah leads two invasions. Two big battles, then sieges. All goes well for Persians. | Afhsharid Dynasty | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 797 |
| 1740 | 1740 | White Lotus Uprising (1740) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Miao Rebellion, In Hunan. Suppressed by Qing. Maybe 22,600 total KIA (Brecke), maybe 18K (Geary). Much bigger ones later in the century. | Qing Dynasty | Woodside, p. 257 |
| 1740 | 1748 | War of the Austrian Succession | 2 | 4, 2, 7 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Maybe 350K KIA, maybe much more. Includes King George's War (1744-48), First (1740-42) and Second (1744-45) Silesian Wars, First Carnatic War (1746-48), War of Jenkins' Ear (1739-48). | Prussia, mainly | Levy, p. 90; Clodfelter, p. 79 |
| 1740 | 1743 | Maratha-Hyderabad War (1740-43) | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Arcot helped latter, for control of South India. Two big sieges (40K vs. 15K); 6K vs. 280K. Battle of Trichinopoly, 1741, 45K vs. 15K. | Maratha Kingdom | |
| 1740 | 1752 | Burmese Civil War | 1 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mon vs. Toungoo. "Bloody". Ava falls, Toungoo Dynasty disintegrates at its end. | Kongbaung Dynasty | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 242 |
| 1740 | 1743 | Java War | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Chinese, Javanese revolt against the Dutch. Follows massacre of 10K Chinese in Batavia, October 1740. More than 10K KIA. Siege and massacres. | United Provinces | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 638; Rickfels, 1983 |
| 1741 | 1742 | Ashanti Invasion of Akyem (1741-42) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ghana. First a loss, then a big victory for Ashanti, after a big battle. Maybe 40K in Akyem army. Everybody had guns. | Ashanti Kingdom | Thornton, pp. 67, 71; Rodney, p. 312 |
| 1741 | 1743 | War of the Hats | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | AKA Russo-Swedish War (1741-43). Sweden tries to take Russian territory, fails. Between 10K (Brecke and Levy) and 20K total KIA. | Russian Empire | Levy, p. 90; Phillips and Axelrod, p. 987; Clodfelter, p. 99 |
| 1741 | 1741 | Marwar-Mughal War | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Also Jaipur. Battle of Gangwana, maybe 24K total casualties; exaggeration, probably, but lots. | Inconclusive | |
| 1742 | 1751 | Maratha Invasions of Bengal | 2 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Five separate invasions into Mughal Bengal, each less charming than the last. | Inconclusive | |
| 1743 | 1746 | Ottoman-Persian War (1743-46) | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 375K Persians invade Iraq, Armenia. Ottomans 58K casualties; Persians, 10K. Status quo ante. | Inconclusive | Ward, pp. 59-60; Phillips and Axelrod, p. 1167 |
| 1743 | 1750 | Sikh War of Succession | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Marathas invited in by one side; a punitive assault follows in 1750. | Inconclusive | Gordon, 1993, p. 137 |
| 1744 | 1745 | Ashanti-Dahomey War | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Benin and Togo, roughly. Regional heavyweights. | Inconclusive | |
| 1744 | 1744 | Funj-Ethiopian War (1744) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | A "large Ethiopian army" routed. One big battle, "in the vicinity of Sennar," the Funj capital. | Funj Sultanate | |
| 1744 | 1744 | Matamba-Portugal Conflict | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Angola. Portuguese invasion with 26K troops, one of their largest actions of century. Lose a battle but reach the capital . | Portugal | |
| 1744 | 1747 | Chukchi War (1744-47) | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Russians try again to conquer, ethnically cleanse this area of Siberia. Fail again. | Chukchi People | |
| 1745 | 1745 | Calicut-Mysore Border Conflicts | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Three battles, none of which lead to any lasting changes. | Inconclusive | |
| 1745 | 1753 | Dzungar War of Succession | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Weakens the Khanate, opens door to Qing invasion. | Qing, Kazakhs, essentially | |
| 1745 | 1746 | Jacobite Rising (1745) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Scotland. Maybe 8K KIA at Culloden alone; probably over 10K total. | England | Clodfelter, p. 83; Phillips and Axelrod, p. 625 |
| 1745 | 1749 | Omani Civil War | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ya'arubi Dynasty overthrown in 1741, replaced by Busa'idi Dynasty. Ya'arubis try to return. Battle of Bitnah (1745) and another big battle in 1749. Includes Mazrui Independence War (1746), in Kenya. | Busa'idi Dynasty | Alpers and Ehret, p. 532 |
| 1746 | 1754 | Mughal-Sikh War (1746-54) | 2 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Several battles with few details. Massace of Sikhs kicks it off. "Massive" casualties from 30K Mughal force at Siege of Ram Rauni. Also Battle of Anandpur, Second Battle of Nadaun. | Inconclusive | |
| 1746 | 1757 | Javanese War of Succession (1746-57) | 1 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | AKA Third Javanese War of Succession. Indonesia. Couple of battles, the biggest of which had 13K rebels. Then guerrilla war. Sultanate divides into three. | Inconclusive | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 639; Ricklefs, 1993, pp. 95-97 |
| 1747 | 1747 | Funj-Musabaat Arabs War | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sudan. A "decisive victory" for Funj. Seems larger than their other incessant wars. | Funj Sultanate | Yassan and Ogot, p. 178; Holt and Daly, p. 48; Holt, p. 45 |
| 1747 | 1747 | Oyo Conquest of Dahomey | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | West Africa. Major regional powers engaged, Oyo wins, finally conquers Dahomey. | Oyo Kingdom | Rodney, p. 232 |
| 1747 | 1749 | First Golden Stream War | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Against Tibetan "Hill people" in Szechuan. Small, compared to the second one. | Qing Dynasty | Woodside, p. 261 |
| 1747 | 1760 | Persian Civil War (1747-60) | 1 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Iran, after Nadir is murdered. Very complicated; Zands emerge, mostly. | Zand Dynasty | Perry, passim |
| 1747 | 1757 | Afghan Invasions of India | 2 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Four major invasions, gigantic battles against Mughals, Sikhs, others. 1757 invasion reaches, plunders Delhi, Agra. | Inconclusive | |
| 1747 | 1748 | Jaipur War of Succession | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mewar Invades; Marathas involved too. First Mewar invasion fails at Battle of Rajamahal; second too, at Battle of Bagru. | Madho Singh | |
| 1749 | 1754 | Second Carnatic War | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Great Britain vs. France in India. Maybe 1500 KIA (Brecke). Siege of Arcot, Battle of Golden Rock 800 KIA. | England | Clodfelter, p. 120; Phillips and Axelrod, p. 284 |
| 1749 | 1749 | Battle of Penfui | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Timor. Dutch vs. Portuguese, with local allies on each side. 50K locals in army. 2K+ KIA. | United Provinces | Durand, 2011 |
| 1750 | 1751 | Durrani Invasion of Khorosan (1750-51) | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Afghan invasion of territories held by Iranian Afsharid and Qajar dynasties. Fails. | Qajar Dynasty | |
| 1750 | 1751 | Sino-Tibetan War | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Massacre of Chinese in Lhasa triggers invasion by Qing. Quick but violent. | Qing Dynasty | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 1060; Perdue, p. 272 |
| 1750 | 1752 | Marwar War of Succession | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mughals invade too. Battle of Ajmer (1752) between factions, massacre follows. | Vijay Singh | |
| 1752 | 1752 | Fur-Wadai War | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Northern Sudan, Chad and environs. Reports of "heavy fighting," and Wadai ruler overthrown. Slave armies. | Fur Sultanate | Yassan and Ogot, p. 188 |
| 1752 | 1757 | Konbaung–Hanthawaddy War | 2 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Burma. Ends Hanthawaddy Dynasty. Includes Pegu fighting, massacres of Mon. Heavy casualties, it seems. Armies in tens of thousands. French briefly involved. | Kongbaung Dynasty | Harvey, p. 222; Phayre, pp. 151-168 |
| 1753 | 1754 | Russian Conquest of Kamchatka | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bloodiest year in conquest of region, with suppression of Chukchis, Koraks, Yukagirs, Itelmens - all crushed, population crashes. Some in 1740s. | Russian Empire | |
| 1753 | 1753 | Safdarjung's Rebellion | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mughal civil war, essentially, when Oudh state rebels. Jats take adgantage, burn parts of Delhi. Afghans help winning side. | Mughal Empire | Gordon, 1993, p. 138 |
| 1754 | 1756 | War of the Seven Reductions | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | AKA Guaraní War. Spain & Portugal vs. native peoples in Uruguay. Low KIA on European side; well over 1000 on native. | Portgugal/Spain | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 1027 |
| 1754 | 1755 | Georgian-Lezgin War | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Three small battles, vs. raiders from Dagestan, as well as the larger Battle of Kvareli. | Georgian Kingdoms | |
| 1754 | 1755 | Durrani Invasion of Khorosan (1754-55) | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Afghan invasion of territories held by Iranian Afsharid and Qajar dynasties. One particularly bloody battle, Persians routed. Then siege. Afghans win. | Durrani Dynasty | |
| 1754 | 1754 | Mughal-Jat War (1754) | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Declining Mughals strike out against Kingdom of Bharatpur (the Jats). Battle of Kumher - Jats vs. Marathas & Mughals. Huge armies; 80K on Mughal side. Might be bigger than coded. | Kingdom of Bharatpur | |
| 1755 | 1758 | Final Qing Conquest of Dzungar | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Final solution to the Dzungar problem - defeat and genocide. 70-80% of 600K Dzungars perish, with many in battle. | Qing Dynasty | Perdue, p. 285 |
| 1755 | 1755 | Bashkir Uprising (1755) | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Revolt against Russian rule in southern Urals. 30K dead, including civilians. | Russian Empire | Kollmann, pp. 90-91 |
| 1756 | 1763 | Seven Years' War | 2 | 4, 2, 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 500-800K in battle, or as many as 992K (Levy); much more from all causes. Includes French and Indian War (1754-63), Third Silesian War (1756-63), Third Carnatic War (1757-63), Anglo-Spanish War (1762-63), Pomeranian War (1757-62), Fantastic War (1762-63), Spanish-Portuguese War (1762-63), Battle of Udgir between Marathas and Nizam of Hyderabad. | England and Allies | Levy, p. 90; Clodfelter, p. 83 |
| 1756 | 1757 | Mysorean Invasion of Calicut | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Kerala, southern India. A punitive expedition, more or less. 7K in invading army, unknown number of defenders. | Kingdom of Mysore | |
| 1756 | 1758 | Manipur-Burmese War (1756-58) | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Konbaung invade Manipur, for revenge, fun. Called today the "First Devastation." Second invasion, 1758. | Kongbaung Dynasty | Harvey, pp. 238-239 |
| 1757 | 1766 | Ottoman-Imereti War | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Georgia. Battle of Khresili (1757) pitted 55K Ottomans vs. 16K Georgians. 35-40K Ottoman casualties; fewer Georgians. Ottomans take a beating, keep on attacking. | Kingdom of Imereti | Rayfield, pp. 240-242 |
| 1757 | 1759 | Qing Conquest of Turkestan | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Revolt of the Altishahr Khojas vs. Qing. One of "ten great campaigns." Uiguhrs in Xinjiang. 10K vs. 200K. | Qing Dynasty | Perdue, pp. 288-291 |
| 1757 | 1761 | Afghan-Maratha War | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Provoked, according to some, by the Maratha invasion of Punjab. Includes Battle of Delhi (1757), Third Panipat (1761), where maybe 75K Marathas killed. Mughals and SIkhs involved, of course. They couldn't resist. | Durrani Dynasty | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 14. |
| 1757 | 1761 | Maratha-Jaipur War | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Marathas besiege Jaipur forts Barwara and Tonk, during a succession struggle in Jaipur. Multiple thousands of Marathas KIA. Battle of Kakkor (1759) - army of 4K wiped out. Battle of Mangrol (1761) - 10K Jaipur army crushed. Simultaneously, Jat army besieged Agra (in Mughal hands), fails. | Kingdom of Jaipur | Gordon, 1993, p. 157 |
| 1758 | 1759 | Mon Rebellion | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Lower Burma. Rebels seize control of Rangoon and Pegu, because of chaos in Manipur, but only for a while. | ||
| 1759 | 1760 | Burmese–Siamese War (1759-60) | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | After 6 decades of quiet. Messy. Kicks off civil war in Thai kingdom. Big battles. 50K vs. 100K. Kick-started by Mon Rebellion in lower Burma in 1758. Lots of movement by sea, but no real sea battles. | Kongbaung Dynasty | Clodfelter, p. 127; Harvey, p. 246 |
| 1760 | 1760 | Lunda-Luba Conflict | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Congo. Lunda fends off Luba assault, counterattacks and takes Luba lands. Lunda was heavily militarized, and a big slaving state. Population of both states fairly large. Date is very approximate. | Lunda Empire | Nziem, p. 603 |
| 1760 | 1761 | Tacky's War | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Slave revolt in Jamaica. More than 1000 rebels KIA at the Battle of Rocky Valley and other smaller engagements as it was crushed. | English Jamaica | |
| 1760 | 1760 | Maratha Invasion of Nagpur | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | North India. Punitive expedition. Retakes Delhi. | Maratha Kingdom | Gordon, 1993, p. 158 |
| 1762 | 1765 | Afghan Invasion of India (1762-65) | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Largely against Sikhs, who (w/Jats) took Delhi from them in 1764. Many pitched battles, mostly going the Afghan way. | Durrani Dynasty | |
| 1762 | 1763 | Maratha-Hyderabad War (1762-63) | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | AKA Maratha-Nizam War. Nizam attacks; before you know it, factions of Marathas were fighting each other and Hyderabad. 10K killed in Battle of Rakshasbhuvan. | Maratha Kingdom | Gordon, 1993, p. 156 |
| 1763 | 1763 | Whydah/Popo-Dahomey War (1763) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Whydah and Popo enage in "serious" attack Dahomean port. The latter counterattack, with aid of English. Dahomey's female soldiers involved. | Dahomey Kingdom | Rodney, pp. 238, 315 |
| 1763 | 1765 | Pontiac's War | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | British vs. Native American coalition. Battle deaths for Brits 450 (Starkey) or 2400 (Urlacher), with fewer Native American KIA. | Inconclusive | Starkey, pp. 104-110; Clodfelter, p. 135; Urlacher 2021 |
| 1763 | 1765 | Bengal War | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | AKA Second Anglo-Mughal War. Perhaps 10K KIA (Brecke) total. Gurkas involved in one battle. Battle of Buxar, 2K+ KIA. | British East India Co. | Clodfelter, p. 121 |
| 1764 | 1764 | Ashanti-Akyem War | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Togo. Ashanti invasion, after learning Akyem had reached out to Oyo for alliance. Primary encounter: Battle of Atakpamé, where Oyo troops engage invaders. 10-12K Ashanti KIA or enslaved. | Akyem Kingdom | |
| 1764 | 1778 | Maratha-Mysore War (1764-78) | 2 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | At the Battle of Moti Talab, 18K dead. Some others. | Maratha Kingdom | Gordon, 1993, p. 158 |
| 1764 | 1788 | Mughal-Sikh War (1764-88) | 2 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Battles nearly every year. Lots of Sikhs raids (19 total) on Delhi - they capture it in 1783 from 30K Mughals. Fourth Panipat (1770), many other battles. | Sikhs, mostly | |
| 1764 | 1766 | Second Dutch-Kandyan War | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sri Lanka. Two assaults on Kandyan kingdom; second successful. "Heavy casualties," mostly guerrillas. | United Provinces | Emmer and Gommans, pp. 293-294; Black, 2007, p. 100 |
| 1765 | 1765 | Ashanti-Fante War | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Ghana. Ashanti attack a confederation that was growing, absorb more territory. | Ashanti Kingdom | Rodney, p. 315 |
| 1765 | 1769 | Burmese-Chinese War (1765-69) | 2 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 Chinese invasions. Big Burmese victory. Chinese lose 20K in one battle. 70K Chinese never return. | Konbuang Dynasty | Baker and Phongpaichit, pp. 254-256; Clodfelter, p. 127; Harvey, p. 264; Dai, 2004, p. 180. |
| 1765 | 1767 | Burmese–Siamese War (1765-67) | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Major war, in-between Qing invasions. More than 200K killed (soldiers and civilians) on Thai side alone. Ends dynasty in Siam. | Kongbaung Dynasty | Clodfelter, p. 127; Harvey, p. 250 |
| 1766 | 1767 | Afghan Invasion of India (1766-1767) | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Durranis vs. Sikhs, mostly. Battle at Amritsar, where 5-6K Afghans were killed & wounded. | Sikh Empire | |
| 1766 | 1766 | Mysorean Invasion of Malabar | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Huge army, fights Calicut in Kerala. Also takes Chirakkal. Occupies area for 26 years, until defeated by British. | Kingdom of Mysore | |
| 1767 | 1769 | Ethiopian Civil War (1767-69) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Various ethnic groups in empire back different claimants to throne. Emperor's forces lose and he is killed in 1769. Tens of thousands in armies. Beginning of the "Era of Judges," which was marked by weak emperors and frequent fighting. | Mikael Sehul | Abir, 1975, p. 571 |
| 1767 | 1767 | Revolt in Upper Egypt | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Factions descend on Cairo, enter as victors, then fall out. | 'Ali Bey | Holt, pp. 33-34 |
| 1767 | 1769 | First Anglo-Mysore War | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | British and allies fielded 11K men; Mysoris, around 80K. Most of the KIA on the Mysore side. Perhaps between 5300 (Brecke) and 8K (P&A) KIA. | Inconclusive | Clodfelter, p. 121; Phillips and Axelrod, p. 794 |
| 1767 | 1768 | Jaipur-Jat War | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bharatpur Jats. Three battles. 4-6K KIA in first. 20K Sikh mercenaries participate in third. | Kingdom of Jaipur | |
| 1768 | 1772 | Bar Confederation | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Civil war in Poland, Russia intervenes. Maybe 11,500 KIA (Brecke) or as many as 14K (Levy). | Russian Empire | Levy, p. 90; Clodfelter, p. 99 |
| 1768 | 1769 | Corsican War | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | French conquest, fresh off their loss in Seven Years War. 4K French KIA in combat; rebels more. | France | Clodfelter, p. 92; Phillips and Axelrod, p. 362 |
| 1768 | 1769 | Koliyivshchyna Rebellion | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Cossacks and peasants vs. both Russia and Poland. Simultaneous with Bar Confederation conflict, but usually considered separate for some reason. Hundreds of thousands killed, but unclear how many KIA. | Russia and Poland | |
| 1768 | 1774 | Russo-Turkish War (1768-74) | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Russia on offense. Big, but how big is unclear - between 14K (P&A) and 28K (Brecke and Levy) KIA; other sources suggest 60K casualties for Ottomans alone. Includes Cretan Revolt (1770). | Russian Empire | Levy, p. 90; Phillips and Axelrod, p. 292 |
| 1769 | 1773 | First Carib War | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | On St. Vincent, Caribs against British. Probably 1000 KIA, and far more civilians. | England | |
| 1769 | 1769 | Siege of Magazan (1769) | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Morocco vs. Portugal. More than 5K Moroccans KIA, out of 70K in army. Last Portuguese outpost in Morocco lost. | Alawi Sultanate | |
| 1769 | 1770 | Moamoria Rebellion (1769-70) | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Religious rebellion in Assam, NE India against Ahom Kingdom. Rebels capture capital for 4 months. | Ahom Kingdom | |
| 1769 | 1773 | Siamese-Vietnamese War | 2 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Over control of Cambodia. Both sides withdraw before matter decided. | Inconclusive | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 1046 |
| 1770 | 1772 | Arab Revolt | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Revolt against Ottomans, in Egypt, Arabia and Syria. Ali Bey. 20 and 30K against 8. Battle of Salihiyya. Arabs enter Damascus. Holt suggests it happened in 1775. | Ottoman Empire | Vesely, p. 164; Abir, 1971, p. 190; Holt, p. 35 |
| 1771 | 1776 | Second Golden Stream War | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Against Tibetan "Hill people" in Szechuan. Ruthless. Most destructive of 10 Great Campaigns. Followed by large-scale ethnic cleansing. | Qing Dynasty | Woodside, p. 263 |
| 1771 | 1802 | Tây Sơn Rebellion | 1 | 8 | 3 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Vietnam. Rebellion, civil war in all three Vietnamese regions. Chinese, Siamese involved. Includes Qing invasion of Đại Việt (1788-89); Siamese–Vietnamese War (1771-73); Trịnh–Nguyễn War (1774-77); Siamese–Vietnamese War (1785); Tây Sơn–Trịnh War (1786). Between 1 and 2 million civilians killed. | Tây Sơn Rebels | Dutton, p. 2; Kiernan, pp. 257-267; Clodfelter, p. 128 |
| 1772 | 1772 | Kordofan-Musaba'at Arabs War | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sudan. Arab victory. Nobody wrote much down. | Musaba'at Arabs | Holt and Daly, p. 39 |
| 1773 | 1775 | Pugachev's Rebellion | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Peasants revolt in the tens of thousands. Cossacks too. Probably between 23K (P&A) and 30K total KIA. | Russian Empire | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 918; Kollman, p. 371 |
| 1773 | 1774 | Rohilla War (1773-74) | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Punitive expedition against Rohillas by Mughals & British, for incomplete tax payment. Battle of Miranput Katra (c. 2K KIA), then siege and guerillas. | Mughal Empire | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 941 |
| 1774 | 1776 | Portuguese–Ovimbundu War | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Angola. Multiple campaigns to crush Ovimbundu Kingdom. Big battles, then years of guerrilla wars. Intensity may be higher. | Portugal | Birmingham, p. 362 |
| 1774 | 1774 | Crimean-Circassian War (1774) | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Crimean invasion, met at the Battle of Beshtamak. 20K troops on Circassian side, with 2K KIA. Far more for Crimeans. | Circassian Principality | |
| 1774 | 1774 | Shantung Rebellion | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | White Lotuses again. Rebels defeat Qings a few times, but don't last too long. Maybe 30K KIA (Brecke). | Qing Dynasty | |
| 1774 | 1775 | Spanish-Moroccan War | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Siege of Melilla by Moroccans. Perhaps several thousand Spanish KIA (P&A). Relief arrives in March. | Spain | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 1067 |
| 1774 | 1776 | Mysorean Invasion of Cochin | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dutch and Travancore try to stop them. The invasion does well at first, but stalls. | Inconclusive | |
| 1774 | 1775 | Siamese Conquest of Lan Na | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35K Siamese troops invade, conquer region of Burmese empire. | Thonburi Kingdom | |
| 1775 | 1783 | American Revolutionary War | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Washington and whatnot. Total combined KIA well over 10K, and far more if disease is counted. Includes Anglo-French War (1778-83), Anglo-Spanish War (1779-83), Fourth Anglo-Dutch War (1780-84), where 9K died (Brecke). | United States | Levy, p. 90; Clodfelter, p. 136; Phillips and Axelrod, p. 37 |
| 1775 | 1776 | Ottoman-Persian War (1775-76) | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Persians besiege, conquer Basra, w/30K troops. Amid post-Nadir chaos in Iran. | Zand Dynasty | Perry, pp. 90-92 |
| 1775 | 1775 | Spanish-Algerian War (1775) | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Official declaration of war, for a conflict almost 300 years old. Invasion of Algiers, 1775, fails. Two bombardments of Algiers followed later, in 1783 and 84. | Regency of Algiers | |
| 1775 | 1779 | Wars of the Mughal Decline | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mughal invasions follow refusals to pay tribute. Battles at Khatu Shyamji, Mandan, vs. Shekhawat chieftains, Jaipur. Heavy casualties. | Inconclusive | |
| 1775 | 1776 | Burmese–Siamese War (1775-76) | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50K Burmese invade, lose to 20K+ Siamese. Entire sections of Thailand depopulated for more than a century; 200K Siamese soldiers and civilians dead. | Thonburi Kingdom | |
| 1775 | 1782 | Manipur-Burmese War (1775-82) | 2 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Four Manipur attempts to regain land. 20K Burmese killed. Years are estimate. | Konbuang Dynasty | Phayre, p. 229; Harvey, p. 261 |
| 1778 | 1779 | War of the Bavarian Succession | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | No big battles, but much suffering. Right around 1K KIA, but more than 20K dead from disease, starvation, between Austria & Prussia. | Inconclusive | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 176 |
| 1778 | 1782 | First Anglo-Maratha War | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Maybe as many as 240K troops engaged, between 3 and 4K KIA. | Maratha Kingdom | Clodfelter, p. 122; Phillips and Axelrod, p. 728 |
| 1779 | 1794 | Persian Civil War (1779-94) | 1 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Succession again. Massacres, big battles, reconquest of regions that had broken away. | Qajar Dynasty | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 878 |
| 1779 | 1780 | Afghan Invasion of Lahore | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Some big battles with Sikhs. Succeed in Siege of Multan (1780). | Durrani Dynasty | |
| 1780 | 1781 | Kongo Civil War (1780-81) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Angola. 30K on one side in one battle. Very bloody. | Inconclusive | Thornton, p. 124 |
| 1780 | 1783 | Tupac Amaru Rebellion | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Peru. Simulataneuous Túpac Katari rebellion in Upper Peru (Bolivia). 10-15K in Spanish armies, more than 100K rebels. Brutal and horrible. | Spain | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 888; Clodfelter, p. 149 |
| 1780 | 1784 | Second Anglo-Mysore War | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Some disgagreement over casualties. One souce (Brecke) says 2250 KIA; another, (P&A) over 10K. Ends with status quo ante. | Inconclusive | Clodfelter, p. 122; Phillips and Axelrod, p. 794 |
| 1781 | 1781 | Jahriyya Revolt | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Muslim vs. muslim in China, then Qing intervene. | Qing Dynasty | |
| 1782 | 1782 | Hawai'ian War of Succession | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | After king dies. Battle of Mokuʻōhai on the big island - 4-8K KIA, perhaps. | Kamehameha | |
| 1782 | 1782 | Moamoria Rebellion (1782) | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | In Assam, NE India, between factions of Ahom Kingdom. Thousands killed. | Ahom Kingdom | |
| 1783 | 1784 | Dahomey-Badagri War | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Nigeria. Amphibious assault on Badagry, whose warriors withdrew and bogged down invading force in the interior. | Badagry Kingdom | |
| 1783 | 1783 | Oyo Invasion of Borgu | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NW Nigeria. Fails, with heavy losses. | Borgu Kingdom | Rodney, p. 251 |
| 1783 | 1783 | Kuban Nogai Uprising | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Last big attempt by Nogai to resist Russian expansion. Fails, with around 4K KIA. | Russian Empire | |
| 1784 | 1788 | Funj-Hamaj War | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | In Kordofan, Sudan, and elsewhere. At the Battle of al-Taras (1785), the Hamaj king was killed. No contemporary wrote down much. | Funj Sultanate | Holt, pp. 46-47 |
| 1785 | 1794 | Zand-Qajar Conflict | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Iran. Collapse of former, rise of latter dynasties. Couple of horrific sieges, one of which produced a pile of 20K eyeballs. | Qajar Dynasty | Hambly, pp. 114-126 |
| 1785 | 1787 | Maratha-Mysore War (1785-87) | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mostly sieges. One battle. British stay on the sideline. | Kingdom of Mysore | Gordon, 1993, p. 168 |
| 1785 | 1787 | Banjarmasin War of Succession | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Indonesia. One side aided by Bugis people, other by Dutch. Sultanate of Banjar is in a quite populous part of Borneo. | Susuhunan Nata Alam, Dutch | |
| 1785 | 1786 | Burmese–Siamese War (1785-86) | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | AKA "9 Armies War," because Burmese came in 9 armies, with 144K troops. Giant disaster for Burma. Perhaps 85K KIA. | Rattanakosin Kingdom | Phayre, pp. 216–217 |
| 1786 | 1786 | Ottoman Invasion of Egypt | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Initial success, but things eventually go poorly for invaders. Perhaps 18K KIA (Brecke). | Mamluk Sultanate | Vesely, p. 166 |
| 1786 | 1794 | Moamoria Rebellion (1786-94) | 1 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | In Assam, NE India. This time the East India Company responds. Battle of Dhai Ali. Includes Dundiya rebellion (1792). Half the population of Assam perish in this era across the three revolts. | Ahom Kingdom | |
| 1787 | 1787 | Darfur-Kordofan War | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Climax of long-running conflict. Keira Sultanate of Darfur conquers Kordofan in Sudan. | Keira Sultanate | Holt and Daly, p. 39 |
| 1787 | 1792 | Russo-Turkish War (1787-92) | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | One or two wars? Both major, 100K+. Some of the bloodiest battles of 18th century. At least 150K KIA (P&A), with as many as 192K (Brecke, Levy).Includes Austro-Turkish War (1787-1791), and Souliote Rebellion (1789-1793). | Russian Empire | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 293; Levy, p. 90 |
| 1787 | 1790 | Marwar-Gwailor War | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Former, Rajputs; latter, Maratha state. Battles of Lalsot, Patan, Merta. | Gwailor Maratha State | |
| 1787 | 1788 | Lin Shuangwen Rebellion | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Ming loyalists in Taiwan - maybe 300K rebels, 60K Qing soldiers respond. | Qing Dynasty | Rawski, p. 72; Woodside, p. 269 |
| 1788 | 1792 | Sino-Nepalese War | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Nepalese invade Tibet, then Qing invade Tibet. 17K in Chinese army, 10K for Gurkas. | Inconclusive | |
| 1788 | 1790 | Russo-Swedish War (1788-90) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Mostly at sea. Around 6K total casualties. Some sources claim 90K KIA (Brecke), which is thirty times higher than others (Levy, PA&). | Inconclusive | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 988; Levy, p. 90 |
| 1788 | 1789 | Theatre War | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | AKA Cranberry War. Sweden vs. Denmark, with failed invasion by the latter. Right around 1K KIA. | Sweden | |
| 1788 | 1788 | Burmese–Siamese War (1788) | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | AKA Tavoy Campaign. Siam invasion that fails. One siege, at Tavoy. | Kongbaung Dynasty | |
| 1788 | 1789 | Qing invasion of Đại Việt | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | During a slow period in the Vietnamese civil wars. Battle of Ngọc Hồi-Đống Đa might have resulted in 50K KIA. | Tây Sơn Dynasty | Woodside, p. 277-278 |
| 1789 | 1789 | Nupe-Oyo War (1789) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Nigeria. Oyo invasion, fails. Year may be 1791 (Rodney). | Nupe Kingdom | Rodney, p. 251 |
| 1789 | 1790 | Brabant Revolution | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Belgium, inspired by French revolution. Big armies, eventually. 3.6K Belgian troops; unclear other side. Eventually defeated - but Austrians lose this area a couple of years later. | Austria | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 220 |
| 1790 | 1791 | Kayor Revolt against Futa Toro | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Senegambia. 30K in rebel army; ruthlessly crushed. Details sketchy. | Imamate of Futa Toro | Barry, p. 297 |
| 1790 | 1795 | Northwest Indian War | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | AKA Little Turtle's War. Biggest war against Native Americans fought by US army, which suffered over 1K killed. With civilians, the death toll is over 17K (Brecke). 2K in battle. Starkey makes it seem a bit less. Some fighitng begins in 1785. | United States | Starkey, pp. 142-143; Clodfelter, p. 154; Phillips and Axelrod, p. 694 |
| 1790 | 1791 | Spanish-Moroccan War (1790-91) | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2200 KIA at Siege of Cueta, which was the central act in this charming play. | Spain | |
| 1790 | 1792 | Third Anglo-Mysore War | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Southern India, again, with British winning this time. 25K casualties. Some Mysore vs. Travancore battles too. | British East India Co. | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 796 |
| 1791 | 1804 | Haitian Revolution | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Major war. 200K Haitians, 100K French, 45K British die. Maybe 35K in battle (Brecke). Includes War of the Knives (1799-1800). | Haitian Rebels | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 1153 |
| 1792 | 1792 | War of the Second Partition | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | AKA Polish–Russian War. 5-13K KIA, depending on whom you believe, or even as many as 31K (Brecke). Poland partitioned. | Russian Empire | |
| 1792 | 1797 | War of the First Coalition | 2 | 4, 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Revolutionary France vs. everybody. More than 200K KIA; 600K more die of disease. Includes War in the Vendée (1793-96), with 50K KIA, and the British Conquest of Ceylon (1795-96). | France | |
| 1792 | 1794 | Burmese–Siamese War (1792-94) | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Another Siam invasion, another Burmese counterattack. 40K in invading army meets 50K defenders. Biggest engagement: Battle of Tavoy (1794). Might be greater intensity than coded. | Konbuang Dynasty | Harvey, p. 271 |
| 1793 | 1795 | Tripolitanian Civil War | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | War of succession in Karamanli Dynasty in Libya, which quickly brought in Ottoman intervention. | Hamet Karamanli | Cherif, pp. 255, 258 |
| 1794 | 1794 | Kościuszko Uprising | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | AKA Polish Revolution of 1794, AKA Second Polish War. Rebellion agains Russian influence in Poland. Russians, Prussians intervene. 40K total casualties ; 13K Poles killed in one battle. Another partition of Poland follows. | Russia and Prussia | Clodfelter, p. 103; Phillips and Axelrod, p. 899 |
| 1794 | 1794 | Rohilla War (1794) | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | AKA Second Rohilla War. NW India; Oudhs and British vs. Rohillas. 1100 lost of former; 25K of latter. | British/Oudhs | |
| 1795 | 1796 | Fédon's Rebellion | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Grenada. Rebellion agains British that involved, but was not exclusively made of, slaves. 7K rebels KIA. | England | |
| 1795 | 1795 | Persian Invasion of Georgia (1795) | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qajar Dynasty. Battle of Krtsanisi, c. 20K KIA. Perhaps 25K total (Brecke). | Qajar Dynasty | Rayfield, pp. 255-256; Hambly, p. 126 |
| 1795 | 1804 | White Lotus Rebellion | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | vs. Qing, again. Biggest of three, from Miao people. At least 100K KIA; perhaps as many as 275K (Brecke). | Qing Dynasty | Dai, 2009, p. 431 |
| 1795 | 1795 | Unification of Hawaii | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Kamehameha's forces take Oahu following the Battle of Nuʻuanu, which resulted in 5-12K KIA. Then fighting continued, on and off, through 1810 when the last island was taken. But 1795 was the peak year. | Kamehameha I | Clodfelter, p. 128; Phillips and Axelrod, p. 562 |
| 1795 | 1796 | Maratha-Hyderabad War (1795-96) | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Batte of Kharda had 100K soldiers on Hyderabad side, and they lost. The battle and the war. | Maratha Kingdom | Gordon, 1993, p. 169 |
| 1795 | 1800 | Second Maratha Civil War | 1 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Complicated, with battles and riots among factions. | Inconclusive | Gordon, 1993, pp. 169-171 |
| 1796 | 1800 | Afghan-Persian War | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Three campaigns, over Khorosan. Perhaps as many as 30K KIA (Brecke). Afghan civil war erupts in-between incursions (1798), Persians intervene. | Durrani Dynasty | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 874 |
| 1796 | 1808 | Anglo-Spanish War (1796-1808) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Truce in 1802; British break it, 1804. Usually considered one war, mostly fought at sea. Maybe 7K total KIA (Brecke). | Inconclusive | |
| 1796 | 1796 | Montenegrin-Albanian War | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15K Albanians, acting for Ottomans, invade Montenegro, and are butchered at the Battle of Martinići. Then Ottomans invade. Battle of Krusi, maybe 7K Ottoman dead in lost cause. | Montenegrin Tribes | |
| 1796 | 1796 | Persian Expedition of 1796 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | AKA Russo-Persian War of 1796. 2500 Russian KIA, unknown number of Persians, but probably similar. | Inconclusive | Hambly, p. 131 |
| 1796 | 1798 | Afghan Invasions of Punjab | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Two campaigns; both take Lahore, both close in on Amritsar. First called off to face a Persian attack to the north; second just stalls. | Sikh Empire | |
| 1797 | 1798 | Darfuri Factional War | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sudan. Between rival Darfuri sultans, over control of Kordofan. One faction enters Funj capital, but is eventually defeated. Nomad mercenaries employed. | Kayra Sultans | Holt, p. 51 |
| 1798 | 1798 | French Invasion of Switzerland | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Switzerland becomes a client state. Includes the Nidwalden Uprising (1798). | France | |
| 1798 | 1798 | Irish Rebellion of 1798 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Wolfe Tone and United Irishmen revolt, put down swiftly and brutally. 20K battle deaths, at least. | England | Clodfelter, p. 93 |
| 1798 | 1802 | War of the Second Coalition | 2 | 4, 6, 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Napoleonic Wars. Ottomans involved this time. 350K+ total casualites. Includes the Peasants War (1798) and the War of the Oranges (1801). | France | Clodfelter, p. 116 |
| 1798 | 1799 | Fourth Anglo-Mysore War | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70K British and allies vs. 37K from Mysore. British and allies lose 400 KIA; over 10K on other side. Maybe 19K total (Brecke). | British East India Co. | Clodfelter, p. 123; Phillips and Axelrod, p. 796 |
| 1799 | 1800 | Jaiupur-Gwailor War | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Battles of Fatehpur and Malpura (20K vs 16K). Jaipur (Rajput) vs Gwailor (Maratha). Marwar involved in former. | Inconclusive | |
| 1799 | 1801 | Polygar War | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | British vs. Polygars in Tamil Nadu. Sometimes listed as Second Polygar War (First Polygar War, 1752-1767, seems small) or South Indian Rebellion. | British East India Co. | |
| 1799 | 1805 | Punjab War | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sikhs conquer Punjab, establish empire. One source (Brecke) suggests 120K KIA, but I don't know where that number comes from. | Sikh Empire | Grewall, pp. 100-101 |
| 1801 | 1804 | Suni-Shia Conflict | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fighting in Karbala, Najaf, Mecca and Medina. 5K people die at Karbala alone. | Wahhabis | |
| 1802 | 1805 | Burmese–Siamese War (1802-05) | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Invasion and counter-invasion, in Lan Na. Somewhat smaller armies, at least in counter-invasion. Ethnic cleansing follows. | Rattanakosin Kingdom | Harvey, pp. 271-272 |
| 1803 | 1805 | First Kandyan War | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sri Lanka, vs. British. Jungle warfare + overconfidence leads to British defeat. | Kingdom of Kandy | Clodfelter, p. 244 |
| 1803 | 1805 | Second Anglo-Maratha War | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | One-sided. 50K British fight 85K Marathas. Somewhere areound 9200 British and 42K Maratha casualties. Perhaps 20K KIA (Brecke). | British East India Co. | Clodfelter, p. 244; Phillips and Axelrod, p. 728 |
| 1804 | 1808 | Fulani War | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | AKA Fulani Jihad. Nigeria and Cameroon, Sokoto Caliphate vs. Hausa Kingdoms. Lots of big battles, with at least 3K killed in one. Perhaps 85K total KIA (Brecke). | Soko Caliphate | Smith, p. 34 |
| 1804 | 1813 | Russo-Persian War (1804-13) | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Over Georgia. More than 10K Persians dead, unknown number of Russians. Perhaps 45K KIA total (Brecke). | Russian Empire | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 979; Clodfelter, p. 239; Rayfield, pp. 267-272 |
| 1804 | 1813 | Serbian Uprising (1804-13) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | AKA First Serbian Uprising. Against Ottoman rule; Russians get involved. Belgrade falls. Then massacre. Perhaps has many as 65K total deaths (Brecke). | Ottoman Empire | Clodfelter, p. 213 |
| 1804 | 1804 | Gorkha-Garhwal War | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Nepalese invasion. Battle of Khurbura, c. 11K vs. 4K; Nepalese win, despite having no guns. | Kingdom of Nepal | |
| 1805 | 1820 | Haitian Civil War | 1 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Emperor Jean-Jacques Dessalines dies, so north and south begin fighting. With invasion of Santo Domingo. Armies in 20-30K range; casualties "widespread." | Southern Haiti | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 552 |
| 1805 | 1806 | War of the Third Coalition | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Napoleonic Wars. France had a coalition too. 220K total battlefield casualties. Includes Franco-Swedish War (1805-1810). HRE destroyed for good. | France | |
| 1805 | 1811 | Egyptian Rebellion | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ottomans retake Egypt, from Mamluks. Begins with a massacre of about 1700 Mamluks. One source (Brecke) suggests 56K KIA, which I cannot confirm. | Ottoman Empire | |
| 1806 | 1807 | Ashanti–Fante War | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ghana. One source (Brecke) puts total KIA at 29K - not sure where that number comes from. | Ashanti Kingdom | |
| 1806 | 1807 | British Invasions of the Río de la Plata | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Argentina. Two unsuccessful invasions. All told, more than 1000 KIA. | Spain | |
| 1806 | 1807 | War of the Fourth Coalition | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Napoleonic Wars. France had a coalition too. 660K engaged on all sides. Prussians take a big beating, with 65K total casualties. Includes Battle of Copenhagen (1807) and the "Gunboat Wars" between Great Britain and Sweden. | France | |
| 1806 | 1812 | Russo-Turkish War (1806-12) | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Broke out during Napoleonic Wars, and ended as they heated up again. 170K KIA, according to multiple sources. | Russian Empire | Levy, p. 90; Phillips and Axelrod, p. 991; Clodfelter, p. 213 |
| 1806 | 1806 | Rajput Invasion of Marwar | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Forces from Jaipur, Bikaner, Mewar invade. Decisive defeat of invaders, then Siege of Mehrangarh. | Marwar | |
| 1807 | 1814 | Peninsular War | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Napoleonic Wars, in Spain. British get involved. Brutal. Somewhere around a million total dead, half of whom KIA. | Coalition | |
| 1807 | 1807 | War of Tunisian Independence | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | AKA Tunisian–Algerian War of 1807. Independence won from Algeria. 50K vs. 27K engaged. | Tunisia | |
| 1808 | 1809 | Finnish War | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sweden vs. Russia, during Napoleonic mess. 17K casualties; 53K Russians die of disease. Perhaps only 6K KIA (Levy). | Russian Empire | Levy, p. 90; Phillips and Axelrod, p. 988 |
| 1808 | 1809 | Travancore Rebellion | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | South India, vs. British. Sikhs aid rebels. Around 8K total KIA. | British East India Co. | |
| 1809 | 1809 | War of the Fifth Coalition | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Napoleonic Wars. Over 310K total casualties, with 100K+ KIA. Includes Dano-Swedish War (1808-09), Tyrol Rebellion (1809). | France | |
| 1809 | 1809 | Gurkha-Sikh War | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | One battle/siege in northern India. But "heavy losses" for both sides. | Sikh Empire | |
| 1809 | 1812 | Burmese–Siamese War (1809-12) | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Last Burmese invasions of Thailand. 3 of them, causing battles at sea and on land. 10K+ KIA in attackers, who fail. | Rattanakosin Kingdom | Harvey, pp. 272-273 |
| 1810 | 1810 | Ilorin-Oyo War | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Nigeria. Back and forth, then Oyo capital burned to the ground. Short but intense, in a heavily populated area. | Ilorin Emirate | |
| 1810 | 1818 | Tukulor War | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | AKA Ahmadu's Jihad. Senegal-Bambara. Maybe two events, one in 1810 and another in 1818. One source says 10K KIA, as does Brecke. | Massina Empire | |
| 1810 | 1818 | Argentine War of Independence | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | From Spain. Campaign into Paraguay too (1811), in which the Spanish defeated Argentine attempts to take Paraguay. Sometimes coded separately. Perhaps as many as 5200 KIA (P&A). | Argentina | Phillips and Axelrod, pp. 121, 861; Lynch, pp. 65, 108 |
| 1810 | 1817 | Bolivian War of Independence | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | From Spain. 4 campaigns into "Upper Peru." None too big, but guerrilla fighting follows. | Bolivia | Lynch, pp. 118-127 |
| 1810 | 1818 | Chilean War of Independence | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | From Spain. A lot apparently unknown. Lots of little battles. Major fighting ends in 1818, but followed (1819-24) by a guerrilla war in a province unhappy with independence, known as the Guerra a Muerta. Perhaps 5K KIA (Brecke). | Chile | |
| 1810 | 1825 | Colombian War of Independence | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | First of the revolutions from Spain. Success, then reconquest by Spain, then success again. Astonishing death claims (400K - or 15% of the Colombian population). | Colombia | |
| 1810 | 1821 | Mexican War of Independence | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | From Spain. Also civil war, many phases, some of which get ugly. Casualty estimates vary widely - from 23K KIA to 600K P&A report 400-500K "violent deaths." | Mexico | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 751; Clodfelter, p. 333 |
| 1810 | 1811 | Paraguayan War of Independence | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | From Spain. Argentina-sponsored. Right around 1K KIA. | Paraguay | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 861; Lynch, p. 108 |
| 1810 | 1816 | Venezuelan War of Independence | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Independence, then reconquest in this first phase. | Venezuela | Phillips and Axelrod, p. 1256 |
| 1811 | 1811 | Ga–Fante War | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ghana. Ga, an ally of the Ashanti, attack Fante, which had support of British. A series of battles ensues, with all those participants. | Inconclusive | |
| 1811 | 1815 | First Peruvian War of Independence | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Against Spain. A couple of battles; squashed in 1815. Breaks out again in 1820. | Spain | Lynch, pp. 169-170 |
| 1811 | 1817 | Uruguayan Revolt | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Uruguay (Banda Oriental) achieves independence from Spain, albeit temporary. Portguese invade twice, 1811-12 and 1816-1820, the second time conquering the region. British intervene too on Portuguese side. | Brazil | Lynch, pp. 94-98 |
| 1811 | 1818 | Wahhabi War | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | AKA Ottoman-Saudi War. Arabia. 12K KIA on Saudi side alone. Includes Battle of Khakeekera, a sea battle pitting Proto-Saudis vs. Bahrain/Kuwait (1300 KIA). Ends in destruction of Emirate of Diriyah, the first Saudi state. | Ottoman Empire | Clodfelter, p. 239 |
| 1811 | 1815 | Arakanese Uprising | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Burma. Arakanese rebel, request British help. None comes; Bumese army crushes revolt. Lays groundwork for Anglo-Burmese wars. Perhaps 18K total KIA (Brecke). | Konbuang Dynasty | Brecke |
| 1811 | 1812 | Cambodian Rebellion | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Siamese-supported rebellion against Vietnamese-supported government. Draws in both. Substantial battle of Kampong Chhnang. Maybe 37K KIA (Brecke). | Vietnamese faction | Clodfelter, p. 265 |
| 1812 | 1815 | War of 1812 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | All told, around 23K deaths, with 4-5K in battle and the rest to disease. | Inconclusive | Levy, p. 90 |
| 1812 | 1812 | French Invasion of Russia | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Napoleonic Wars. Somewhere around a million total deaths, maybe a hundred thousand of whom were civilians. | Russian Empire | |
| 1813 | 1814 | Creek War | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | US and Native American allies vs. British and Native American allies. 2K KIA. | United States | Starkey, p. 158; Phillips and Axelrod, p. 366 |
| 1813 | 1814 | Eight Trigrams Rebellion | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | China. Rebellion of religious sect. 20K rebels killed; 70K total dead. | Qing Dynasty | Mirll, p. 111. |
| 1813 | 1814 | War of the Sixth Coalition | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Napoleonic Wars. After the disaster in Russia. Over a million total casualties. | Coalition | |
| 1813 | 1813 | Tunisian–Algerian War | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | One side had 40K. Two invasions. Probably over 1K KIA. | Inconclusive | |
| 1814 | 1816 | Anglo-Nepalese War | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | AKA Gurkha War. Big armies. Perhaps 25K KIA (Brecke), though other sources (P&A) claim 3500. | Great Britain | Clodfelter, p. 246; Phillips and Axelrod, p. 550 |
| 1814 | 1821 | Sikh Wars of Expansion | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sikhs conquer of much of Afghanistan, rest of Punjab. Maybe 65K KIA (Brecke). | Sikh Empire | Grewall, pp. 102-103 |
| 1815 | 1815 | Neopolitan War | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Naples vs. Austria, with Napoleonic overtones, but separate. 35K vs. 50K troops engaged. Between 2K (Levy) and 20K (Brecke) KIA. Other sources suggest 15K. But only two months long. | Habsburg Empire | Levy, p. 90 |
| 1815 | 1817 | Second Serbian Uprising | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Against the Ottomans. 12,500 KIA on both sides. Wins limited autonomy. | Serbia | |
| 1815 | 1815 | War of the Seventh Coalition | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | AKA The Hundred Days. Napoleonic Wars. Waterloo, mostly. Around 60K total casualties. | Coalition | |
| 1815 | 1815 | Second Kandyan War | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sri Lanka. Round two produces 10K dead Kandyans and only 44 British KIA, with 1000+ dead of disease. | British East India Co. |
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