Major Wars in Asia: A Historical Overview

Asia's vastness means no single answer. Major conflicts by era:

Ancient/Classical

• Warring States (China, 475–221 BCE)
• Kurukshetra War (Mahabharata, India, legendary)
• Mongol Conquests (13th c., across Eurasia)

Early Modern

• Imjin War (Japan vs. Korea/China, 1592–98)
• Mughal–Maratha Wars (India, 1680–1707)
• Opium Wars (China vs. Britain/France, 1839–60)

20th Century

• Russo-Japanese War (1904–05)
• World War II Pacific Theater (1937/41–45)
• Chinese Civil War (1927–49)
• Korean War (1950–53)
• Vietnam War (1955–75)
• Iran–Iraq War (1980–88)
• Afghan Wars (1979–present)

Recent

• Syria Civil War (2011–present)
• Yemen Civil War (2014–present)
• Myanmar conflicts (ongoing)

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