Asia War of succession

1 asia

1.1 ancient asia
1.2 medieval asia
1.3 modern asia
1.4 modern asia

asia
ancient asia

the warring states, each claiming kingship , seeking unite china under banner.



the seleucid dynastic wars ravaged once great seleucid empire, , contributed fall.



rebellion of 3 guards (c. 1042–1039 bce), after death of king king wu of zhou
(legendary) war of david against ish-bosheth (c. 1007–1005 bce), after death of king saul of united kingdom of israel. uncertain whether event occurred narrated in hebrew bible. allegedly began war of secession, namely of judah (david) israel (ish-bosheth), conflict succession of saul in both israel , judah
jin wars of succession (8th century–376 bce), series of wars on control of chinese feudal state of jin (part of increasingly powerless zhou dynasty)

jin–quwo wars (739–678 bce), dynastic struggles between 2 branches of jin s ruling house
li ji unrest (657–651 bce), future succession of duke xian of jin
war of zhou succession (635 bce), jin assisted king xiang of zhou against brother, prince dai, claimed zhou throne
partition of jin (c. 481–403 bce), series of wars between rival noble families of jin, sought divide state s territory amongst @ expense of jin s ruling house. state definitively carved between successor states of zhao, wei , han in 376 bce.


war of qi s succession (643–642 bce), after death of duke huan of qi
warring states period (c. 403–221 bce), series of dynastic interstate , intrastate wars during eastern zhou dynasty of china on succession , territory

war of wei succession (370–367 bce), after death of marquess wu of wei
qin s wars of unification (230–221 bce), enforce qin s claim succeeding zhou dynasty (which during western zhou period ruled chinese states), qin had ended in 256 bce


wars of diadochi or wars of alexander s successors (323–277 bce), after death of king alexander great of macedon
chu–han contention (206–202 bce), after surrender , death of emperor ziying of qin dynasty; rival rebel leaders liu bang , xiang yu sought set own new dynasties
seleucid dynastic wars (157–63 bce), series of wars of succession fought between competing branches of seleucid royal household control of seleucid empire
red eyebrows , lulin rebellions (17–23 ce), revolts against xin dynasty emperor wang mang restore han dynasty; both rebel armies had own candidates, however
han civil war (23–36), liu xiu s campaigns against pretenders , regional warlords opposed rule of gengshi emperor (23–25) , own rule (since 25)

second red eyebrows rebellion (23–27), after death of wang mang, against gengshi emperor, lulin rebel candidate succeed wang mang


war of armenian succession (54–66), caused death of roman emperor claudius, after rival pretender tiridates installed king vologases of parthia, unacceptable new emperor nero
the parthian civil wars

trajan s parthian campaign (115–117), intervention of roman emperor trajan parthian war of succession between osroes , parthamaspates of parthia in favour of latter


three kingdoms period (184–280), after death of emperor ling of han
war of 8 princes (291–306), after death of emperor sima yan of chinese jin dynasty
(uncertain) war of succession in gupta empire after death of emperor kumaragupta (c. 455), out of skandagupta emerged victorious
war of uncles , nephews (465–c.495) after death of emperor qianfei of liu song dynasty
prince hoshikawa rebellion (479–480), after death of emperor yuryaku of japan

medieval asia

wei civil war (530–550), after assassination of would-be usurper erzhu rong emperor xiaozhuang of northern wei, splitting state western wei (yuwen clan) , eastern wei (gao clan)


originally political conflict on succession muhammad, first fitna became basis of religious split between sunni islam , shia islam.



the historical fitnas in islam:

first fitna (656–661): after death of caliph uthman between umayyads , ali s followers (shiites)
second fitna (680–692; in strict sense 683–685): series of conflicts between umayyads, zubayrids , alids (shiites)
third fitna (744–750/752): series of civil wars within , rebellions against umayyad caliphate, ending abbasid revolution
fourth fitna (809–827): succession war within abbasid caliphate


war of goguryeo succession (666–668), after death of military dictator yeon gaesomun of goguryeo, see goguryeo–tang war (645–668)
jinshin war (672), after death of emperor tenji of japan
twenty years anarchy (695–717), after deposition of emperor justinian ii of byzantine empire
later 3 kingdoms of korea (892–936), began when 2 rebel leaders, claiming heirs of former kings of baekje , goguryeo, revolted against reign of queen jinseong of silla
anarchy of 12 warlords (966–968), after death of king ngô quyền of vietnam
afghan wars of succession (997–1041?), after death of emir sabuktigin of ghazni
seljuk war of succession (1092–1105), after death of sultan malik shah of seljuk empire
hōgen rebellion (1156), heiji rebellion (1160) , genpei war (1180–1185), after death of emperor konoe of japan, between clans on control of imperial family
war of antiochene succession (1201–1219), after death of prince bohemund iii of antioch
ayyubid war of succession (1238–1249), after death of sultan al-kamil of ayyubid dynasty
toluid civil war (1260–1264), after death of great khan möngke khan of mongol empire
chagatai wars of succession (1307–1331), after death of khan duwa of chagatai khanate
war of 2 capitals (1328–1332), after death of emperor yesün temür of yuan dynasty
nanboku-chō period or japanese war of succession (1336–1392), after ousting , death of emperor go-daigo of japan
forty years war (1368–1408) after death of king thado minbya of ava; war raged within , between burmese kingdoms of ava , pegu successors of pagan kingdom
jingnan rebellion (1399–1402), after death of hongwu emperor of ming dynasty
chi lu buli rebellion (ja) (1453), after death of king shō kinpuku of ryukyu kingdom
sengoku period (c. 1467–1601) in japan

Ōnin war (1467–1477), concerning future succession of shogun ashikaga yoshimasa of japan



early modern asia

war of 1657–61. mughal emperors overthrown sons, warred each other death.



mir jafar defected british during battle of plassey, being made new nawab of bengal reward.



northern yuan war of succession (1517–15??), after death of khagan dayan khan of northern yuan dynasty
mughal war of succession (1540–1552), between brothers humayun , kamran mirza succession of 10 years earlier deceased father, emperor babur of mughal empire
safavid war of succession (1576–1578), after death of shah tahmasp of persia
mughal war of succession (1601–1605), in advance of death of emperor akbar of mughal empire
mughal war of succession (1627–1628), after death of emperor nuruddin salim jahangir of mughal empire
mughal war of succession (1657–1661), after grave illness of emperor shah jahan of mughal empire
the javanese wars of succession, between local pretenders , candidates of dutch east india company

first javanese war of succession (1677–1707)
second javanese war of succession (1719–1722)
third javanese war of succession (nl) (1749–1755)


mughal war of succession (1707–1708), after death of emperor aurangzeb of mughal empire
mughal war of succession (1712–1720), after death of emperor bahadur shah of mughal empire
marava war of succession (1720–1729), after death of raja raghunatha kilavan of ramnad
persian or iranian wars of succession (1725–1796)

safavid war of succession (1725–1729), after hotak invasion , imprisonment of shah sultan husayn of safavid persia
afsharid war of succession (1747–1757), after death of shah nadir shah of afsharid persia
zand war of succession (1779–1796), after death of karim khan of zand persia


carnatic wars (1744–1763), territorial , succession wars between several local, nominally independent princes in carnatic, in british east india company , french east india company mingled

first carnatic war (1744–1748), part of war of austrian succession between amongst others france on 1 hand , britain on other
second carnatic war (1749–1754), succession of both nizam of hyderabad , nawab of arcot
third carnatic war (nl) (1756–1763), after death of nawab alivardi khan of bengal; part of global 7 years war between amongst others france on 1 hand , britain on other


maratha war of succession (1749–1752), after death of maharaja shahu of maratha empire
anglo-maratha wars (1775–1819): wars of succession between peshwas, in british intervened, , conquered maratha empire

first anglo-maratha war (1775–1782), after death of peshwa madhavrao i; pretender raghunath rao invoked british help, lost
second anglo-maratha war (1803–1805), pretender baji rao ii, son van raghunath rao, triumphed british , became peshwa, had surrender power , territory british
third anglo-maratha war, pindari war (1816–1819), peshwa baji rao ii revolted against british in vain; maratha empire annexed



modern asia

dutch cavalry charge during 1859 bone expedition on sulawesi.



afghan wars of succession (1793–1834?), after death of emir timur shah durrani of afghanistan
first anglo-afghan war (1839–1842), british–indian invasion of afghanistan under pretext of restoring deposed emir shah shujah durrani
pahang civil war (1857–1863), after death of raja tun ali of pahang
later afghan war of succession (1865–1870), after death of emir dost mohammed khan of afghanistan
the dutch east indies army s 1859–1860 bone expeditions dealt 2 wars of succession in neighbouring sulawesi kingdoms of bone , wajo

in war of bone succession (1858–1860), dutch supported pretender ahmad sinkkaru rukka against queen besse arung kajuara after death of husband, king aru pugi
in war of wajo succession (1858–1861), dutch supported pretender pata hassim after death of raja tulla






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