Saturday, May 30, 2026

Collection of facts about the Yellow Turban Rebellion

This post is a collection of facts about the Yellow Turban Rebellion (184 - 205 AD). There are 9 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

  • Han dynasty vs. Yellow Turban Army
  • Peasant revolt wearing yellow scarves
  • Yellow Turban Army lead by Zhang Jue
  • Rebels associated with Taoism (Way of Supreme Peace sect)
  • Began with approximately 360,000 followers
  • Main rebellion suppressed by February 185 AD
  • White Wave Bandits in Xihe Commandery (188 AD)
  • Emerging rebellions (located in Yi, Xu, Qing, Yan, Runan, Yingchuan, Yang, Jiao) not subdued until 205 AD
  • Followed by the Three Kingdoms period
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Collection of facts about the Han-Xiongnu wars

This post is a collection of facts about the Han-Xiongnu wars (133 BC - 89 AD). There are 11 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

  • Han dynasty vs. nomadic Xiongnu confederacy
  • Preceded by formation of Xiongnu confederacy under Modu Chanyu
  • Emperor Wu sought to remove the Xiongnu threat from the north
  • Han dynasty defeated at Battle of Mayi (133 BC)
  • Pushed Xiongnu north of the Gobi Desert at the Battle of Mobei (119 BC)
  • Xiongnu confederacy began to fracture with internal power struggles
  • Wang Mang of Xin dynasty mobilized troops and forced conscripts from vassal states to fight against Xiongnu
  • Eastern Han dynasty established in 25 AD
  • Xiongnu split into Northern Xiongnu and Southern Xiongnu (48 AD)
  • Southern Xiongnu became a vassal of the Eastern Han dynasty
  • Northern Xiongnu defeated in Battle of the Altai Mountains (89 AD)
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Collection of facts about the Maratha Empire

This post is a collection of facts about the Maratha Empire (1674-1818). There are 11 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

  • Based in western Deccan Plateau (present-day Maharashtra, India)
  • Founded by Shivaji
  • Formed during revolt against Bijapur Sultanate and Mughal Empire
  • Deccan Wars (1680-1707)
  • Expanded under Bajirao I (18th century)
  • Defeated by Durrani Empire at the Third Battle Panipat in 1761
  • Maratha-Mysore wars (1768-1787)
  • First Anglo-Maratha War (1775-1782)
  • Second Anglo-Maratha War (1803-1805)
  • Third Anglo-Maratha War (1817-1818)
  • Lost independence to British East India Company in 1818
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Collection of facts about the Sikh Empire

This post is a collection of facts about the Sikh Empire (1799-1849). There are 11 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

  • Based in Punjab region (India and Pakistan)
  • Extended to Gilgit, Tibet, Sindh, Khyber Pass and Sutlej
  • Lahore captured by Ranjit Singh (1799)
  • Expulsion of Afghans from Punjab
  • Siege of Multan (1818)
  • Expanded into Kashmir, Peshawar, Ladakh and Baltistan
  • Ranjit Singh died in 1839
  • Sino-Sikh War (1841-182)
  • Fist Anglo-Sikh War (1845-1846)
  • Second Anglo-Sikh War (1848-1849)
  • Conquered by the British Each India Company in 1849
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Collection of facts about the India-Pakistan war of 1971

This post is a collection of facts about the India-Pakistan war of 1971. There are 11 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

  • Preceded by India-Pakistan wars of 1947-1948 and 1965
  • December 3rd - 16th, 1971
  • Occurred during the Bangladesh Liberation War
  • Pakistan attacked eight Indian air stations (Operation Chengiz Khan)
  • India declared war on Pakistan was supported Bangladeshi independence
  • Fought in Western and Eastern fronts
  • Indian navy blockaded Pakistan in the Bay of Bengal
  • Pakistan surrendered on December 16th
  • Bangladeshi gained independence
  • India returned 15,010 square kilometers to Pakistan in 1972 (Simla Agreement)
  • India retained 883 square kilometers of gained territory in Jammu and Kashmir
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Collection of facts about the India-Pakistan war of 1947-1948

This post is a collection of facts about the India-Pakistan war of 1947-1948. There are 10 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

  • Preceded by Partition of India in 1947
  • Fought over Jammu and Kashmir
  • Pakistan sent militias (lashkar) to capture Kashmir
  • Muslim rebellion in Poonch in 1947
  • Pakistan captured capital city Srinagar (October 1947)
  • Siege of Skardu (February 1948)
  • Line of Control established between India and Pakistan
  • India controlled two-thirds of Jammu and Kashmir
  • Ceasefire declared effective January 1st, 1949
  • Followed by wars in 1965 and 1971
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List of Indian history posts

This post is a list of Indian history posts for this blog. There are 19 posts listed below by topic and chronologically by historical date or post date.

    Civilizations, empires, nations (9)

    Miscellaneous
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