This is a list of wars and conflicts in Asia, particularly East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia and Russia. For a list of conflicts in Central Asia and Southwest Asia, see List of conflicts in the Middle East.

China

Ancient period

• Battle of Zhuolu circa 2500 BC
• Jia-Shang Conflict circa 1628–1600 BC
• Yin-Zhou Conflict circa 1035–1027 BC
• Chu-Han Contention 206–202 BC
• Yellow Turban Rebellion 184
• Three Kingdoms Period 221–280
• Wu Hu Invasion 304

Medieval period

• Sui Conquest 581
• Goguryeo-Sui Wars 598–615
• Goguryeo-Tang Wars 645–668
• An Shi Rebellion 756–763
• Mongol invasions 1206–1368
  • Genghis Khan's Invasion 1205-1209
  • Yuan Dynasty Conquests 1211-1234
  • Battle of Yamen 1279
• Ming Dynasty military conquests 1368-1644
• Japanese invasions of Korea 1592–1598

Qing Dynasty

• Ten Great Campaigns 1755–1792
• Sino-Portuguese War
• Opium Wars
  • First Opium War 1839–1842
  • Second Opium War 1856–1860
• Sino-Sikh War 1841-1842
• Taiping Rebellion 1851–1864
• Sino-French War 1884-1885
• Sino-Japanese Wars
  • First Sino-Japanese War 1894–1895
  • Second Sino-Japanese War 1937–1945
• Boxer Rebellion 1899–1901

Republic of China

• Chinese Civil War 1927–1950
• World War II 1937–1945
  • Pacific War 1937-1945
  • Second Sino-Japanese War 1937–1945
  • China Burma India Theater of World War II 1942-1945

People's Republic of China

• Cold War 1950-1991
  • Korean War 1950–1953
  • Sino-Soviet split 1950s-1980s
  • Sino-Indian War 1962
  • Sino-Vietnamese War 1979, 1984

Taiwan

• Ten Great Campaigns 1787–1788
• 1895 Japanese Conquest of Taiwan 1895
• Chinese Civil War 1906–1921

Indian subcontinent

Ancient period

• Indo-Aryan migration circa 2000 BC
• Battle of the Ten Kings circa 1500 BC
• Kurukshetra War circa 1000 BC
• Ramayana War circa 1000 BC
• Magadha Conflicts
  • Nanda Dynasty Conflicts 424-321 BC
  • Chandragupta Maurya's Conquests 323-298 BC
  • Kalinga War 265-264 BC
• Vijaya's Conquest of Sri Lanka 543-504 BC
• Alexander the Great's Conflicts
  • Siege of Aornos 327-326 BC
  • Battle of the Hydaspes River 326 BC
• Gupta Empire Conquests 320-550 AD

Medieval period

• Harsha's Conquests 606-647
• Muslim conquest in the Indian subcontinent
  • Muhammad bin Qasim's Conquest of Sindh 711-715
  • Battle of Rajasthan 738
  • Delhi Sultanate Conquests 1206-1451
• Pala Empire Conquests 750-850
• Medieval Chola Conquests 848-1130
• Mongol invasions of India 1221-1308

Early modern period

• Mughal Era Conflicts
  • Battle of Panipat (1526)
  • Battle of Khanwa 1527
  • Battle of Panipat (1556)
  • Ahom-Mughal conflicts 1615-1682
  • Battle of Karnal 1739
  • Battle of Panipat (1761)
• Anglo-Mysore Wars
  • First Anglo-Mysore War 1766-1769
  • Second Anglo-Mysore War 1780-1784
  • Third Anglo-Mysore War 1789-1792
  • Fourth Anglo-Mysore War 1798-1799
• Anglo-Maratha Wars
  • First Anglo-Maratha War 1777-1783
  • Second Anglo-Maratha War 1803-1805
  • Third Anglo-Maratha War 1817-1818
• Polygar War 1799-1802
• Gurkha War 1814-1816
• Burmese invasion of Assam 1816-1826
• Anglo-Burmese Wars
  • First Anglo-Burmese War 1823-1826
  • Second Burmese War 1852-1853
  • Third Burmese War 1885-1886
• Anglo-Sikh Wars
  • First Anglo-Sikh War 1845–1846
  • Second Anglo-Sikh War 1848–1849
• Opium Wars
  • First Opium War 1839–1842
  • Second Opium War 1856–1860
• Anglo-Afghan Wars
  • First Anglo-Afghan War 1839-1842
  • Second Anglo-Afghan War 1878-1881
  • Tirah Campaign 1897-1898
  • Third Anglo-Afghan War 1919
• Sino-Sikh War 1841-1842
• Indian Rebellion of 1857

British India

• Indian independence movement
  • Indian Rebellion of 1857
  • Partition of Bengal (1905)
  • Revolutionary movement for Indian independence 1905-1947
  • Jallianwala Bagh massacre 1919
  • Non-cooperation movement 1920-1935
  • Battles and operations of the Indian National Army 1942-1945
  • Quit India Movement 1942-1947
• World War I 1914–1918
• World War II 1939–1945
  • India in World War II 1939–1945
  • South-East Asian theatre of World War II 1941-1945
  • China Burma India Theater of World War II 1942-1945
  • Battles and operations of the Indian National Army 1942-1945
• Partition of India 1947

Republic of India

• Partition of India 1947
• Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts
  • Indo-Pakistani War of 1947
  • Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
  • Bangladesh Liberation War
    • Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
  • Siachen conflict 1984
  • Kargil War 1999
• Sino-Indian War 1962
• 2001 Indian-Bangladeshi border conflict

Pakistan

• Partition of India 1947
• Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts
  • Indo-Pakistani War of 1947
  • Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
  • Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
  • Siachen conflict 1984
  • Kargil War 1999
• Bangladesh Liberation War 1971
  • Operation Searchlight
  • 1971 Bangladesh atrocities
  • Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
• 1999 Pakistani coup d'état
• War in Waziristan 2004- ongoing
• Balochistan conflict 2004- ongoing
• 2007 Pakistani state of emergency

Bangladesh

• Bangladesh Liberation War 1971
  • Operation Searchlight
  • 1971 Bangladesh atrocities
  • Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
• 2001 Indian-Bangladeshi border conflict
• 2006–2008 Bangladeshi political crisis

Bhutan

• Ten Great Campaigns 1766–1788

Nepal

• Ten Great Campaigns 1790–1792
• Gurkha War 1814-1816
• Nepal Civil War 1996–2006

Sri Lanka

• Honourable East India Company Conquest 1796
• Sri Lankan independence movement 1914-1948
• 1971 JVP Insurrection (Sri Lanka)
• Sri Lankan Civil War 1983-onging
  • Eelam War I 1976-1987
  • 1987-89 JVP Insurrection (Sri Lanka)
  • Eelam War II 1990-1995
  • Eelam War III 1995-2002
  • Eelam War IV 2006-ongoing
  • Kandian Wars 1803-1815

Indochina

Burma

• Medieval Chola Invasions 1020-1130
• Burmese invasion of Assam 1816-1826
• Anglo-Burmese Wars
  • First Anglo-Burmese War 1823-1826
  • Second Burmese War 1852-1853
  • Third Burmese War 1885-1886
• World War II 1939–1945
  • South-East Asian theatre of World War II 1941-1945
  • Japanese occupation of Burma 1942-1945
  • China Burma India Theater of World War II 1942-1945
• Internal conflict in Burma 1948-ongoing
  • 2007 Burmese anti-government protests 2007

Cambodia

• Preah Thaong and Neang Neak Conflict circa 100 AD
• Medieval Chola Invasions 1020-1130
• Vietnam War 1957–1975
• Cambodian-Vietnamese War 1975–1989

Laos

• Vietnam War 1957–1975
• Conflict in Laos involving the Hmong 1975-ongoing

Thailand

• Medieval Chola Invasions 1020-1130
• World War II 1939–1945
  • French-Thai War 1940–1941
• South Thailand insurgency 2004-Ongoing

Vietnam

• Thuc-Lac Viet war 257–258 BC
• Thuc-Qin war 217–207 BC
• Uprising wars against Chinese domination 40–43, 220, 548–570, 791, 905
• Ngo Quyen war of independence 939
• Mongol invasions of Vietnam 1257, 1285, 1287
• Viet-Champa wars 1312, 1372, 1377, 1388, 1446–1471, 1695, 1796
• Fourth Chinese domination (History of Vietnam) 1406-1428
• Le-Mac civil war 1520–1592
• Trinh-Nguyen War 1627–1673
• Nguyen-Khmer war 1714–1755
• Ten Great Campaigns 1788–1789
• French-Nguyen war 1858–1882
• World War II 1940–1945
  • Vietnam in World War II
• First Indochina War 1946-1954
• Vietnam War 1957–1975
• Battle of Hoang Sa 1974
• Cambodian-Vietnamese War 1975–1989
• Sino-Vietnamese War 1979
• Johnson South Reef Skirmish 1988

Japan

• Toi invasion 1019
• Genpei War 1180–1185
• Mongol invasions of Japan 1274–1281
  • Battle of Bun'ei 1274
  • Battle of Kōan 1281
• Ōnin War 1467
• Sengoku period 1467–1603
• Japanese invasions of Korea 1592–1598
• First Sino-Japanese War 1894–1895
• 1895 Japanese Conquest of Taiwan 1895
• Boxer Rebellion 1899–1901
• Russo-Japanese War 1904–1905
• World War I 1914–1918
  • Siege of Tsingtao 1914
• World War II 1937–1945
  • Pacific War 1937–1945
  • Second Sino-Japanese War 1937–1945
  • Soviet-Japanese Border Wars 1938–1945
  • Battle of Midway 1942

Korea

• Han Conquest of Wiman Joseon (Gojoseon) 108 BC
• Three Kingdoms 1st Century-668
• King Gwanggaeto Conquests 391–413
• Goguryeo-Sui Wars 598–614
• Goguryeo-Tang Wars 645–668
• Later Three Kingdoms 892–936
• Goryeo-Khitan Wars 993–1019
• Jurchen Campaigns 1104-1107
• Mongol invasions of Korea 1231–1259
• Japanese invasions of Korea 1592–1598
• First Manchu invasion of Korea 1627
• Second Manchu invasion of Korea 1636
• French Campaign against Korea 1866
• United States expedition to Korea 1871
• First Sino-Japanese War 1894–1895
• Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905
• Korean War 1950–1953

North Korea

• Korean War 1950–1953

South Korea

• Korean War 1950–1953
• Vietnam War 1957–1975

Malay archipelago

Indonesia

• Medieval Chola Invasions 1020-1130
• Mongol invasion of Java 1293

Malaysia

• Medieval Chola Invasions 1020-1130
• Honourable East India Company Conquest 1786
• World War II
  • Battle of Malaya 1941-1942
• Malay Emergency 1948-1960

Singapore

• Medieval Chola Invasions 1020-1130
• Honourable East India Company Conquest 1819
• World War II
  • Battle of Singapore 1942

Philippines

• Spanish-American War 1898
• Philippine-American War 1898–1913
• Islamic insurgency in the Philippines 1969-ongoing
• Operation Enduring Freedom - Philippines 2002-ongoing

Mongolia

• Mongol Empire 1206–1405
• Mongol invasions
• Tatar invasions
• World War II 1938–1945
  • Soviet-Japanese Border Wars 1938-1939
  • Soviet invasion of Manchuria 1945

Russia

• Mongol invasion of Volga Bulgaria 1223-1236
• Mongol invasion of Rus 1237-1240
• Russo-Kazan Wars 1438-1552
• Russo–Crimean War (1571)
• Russo-Japanese War 1904–1905
• World War I 1914–1917
• World War II 1939–1945
  • Soviet-Japanese Border Wars 1938-1939
  • Winter War 1939–1940
  • Soviet invasion of Manchuria 1945
• Cold War 1945–1973, 1979-1991
  • Sino-Soviet border conflict 1969
  • Soviet war in Afghanistan 1979-1989