List of wars involving Kyrgyzstan

This is a list of wars involving Kyrgyz Republic, by Kyrgyz and the predecessor states of Kyrgyzstan to the present day. It also includes wars fought outside Kyrgyzstan by the Kyrgyz military.

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Results
War against Xiongnu (201 BC)	Kyrgyz tribes	Xiongnu	Defeat Xiongnu conquer Kyrgyz lands
Battle of Tian Shan (99 BC)	Xiongnu Kyrgyz tribes (as part of Xioungnu)	Han dynasty	Victory
Revolt against Xiongnu (71 BC)	Xiongnu Kyrgyz tribes	Rebels: Wusun Dinling Wuhuan	Victory Revolt is crushed
War against Xiongnu (49 BC) (part of Xiongnu Civil War)	Kyrgyz tribes	Xiongnu	Defeat Zhizhi conquers Kyrgyz lands
War against Rouran Khaganate (5th century)	Kyrgyz tribes Tiele	Rouran Khaganate	Defeat Rouran Khaganate conquers Kyrgyz lands
Coalition War against the Second Turkic Khaganate (688)	Coalition: Toquz Oghuz Kurykans Kyrgyz tribes	Second Turkic Khaganate	Defeat Coalition is defeated
First War against the Second Turkic Khaganate (695)	Kyrgyz Khaganate	Second Turkic Khaganate	Victory Kyrgyz Khaganate is established
Second War against the Second Turkic Khaganate (710-711)	Kyrgyz Khaganate	Second Turkic Khaganate	Defeat Kyrgyz Khaganate is under control of Second Turkic Khaganate until 744 Death of Barsbek Khagan
First Kyrgyz-Uyghur War (751-758)	Kyrgyz Khaganate Karluks	Uyghur Khaganate	Defeat Kyrgyz Khaganate is under control of Uyghur Khaganate until 820
Revolt against Uyghur Khaganate (795)	Kyrgyz tribes	Uyghur Khaganate	Defeat Revolt is crushed
Second Kyrgyz-Uyghur War (820-843)	Kyrgyz Khaganate	Uyghur Khaganate	Victory Uyghur Khaganate is destroyed Beginning of the Kyrgyz expansion
Expansion of Kyrgyz Khaganate (840-924) Kyrgyz Khaganate	Kyrgyz Khaganate	Turkic and Mongol tribes	Victory Kyrgyz Khaganate is at the peak of its power
Series of revolts against the Mongol Empire (1218, 1261)	Kyrgyz tribes	Mongol Empire	Defeat Revolt of 1218 is crushed, thousands of Kyrgyz are massacred Revolt of 1261 is crushed
Series of revolts against the Yuan dynasty (1273, 1293)	Kyrgyz tribes	Yuan dynasty	Defeat Revolt of 1273 is crushed Revolt of 1293 is crushed, forced migration of Kyrgyz to Mongolia, Tien Shan and Manchuria
Conquering of Nicaea, now known as Iznik, (1331)	Seljuk Empire supported by: Kyrgyz tribes	Byzantine Empire	Victory In 1331, Sultan Orhan captured the city from the Byzantines and for a short period the town became the capital of the expanding Ottoman Emirate
Revolt against Moghulistan (1504-1508)	Kyrgyz tribes	Moghulistan	Defeat Revolt is crushed
Series of wars against Moghulistan (16th century)	Kyrgyz tribes	Moghulistan	Victory North Moghulistan is under control of Kyrgyz tribes
Series of wars against the Shaybanids (16th century)	Kyrgyz tribes supported by: Kazakh Khanate	Shaybanids	Victory Decline of the Shaybanids
Kyrgyz-Oirat campaigns (16th century)	Northern Kyrgyz tribes	Four Oirat	Victory
War against Khanate of Bukhara (1598)	Kazakh Khanate supported by: Kyrgyz tribes	Khanate of Bukhara	Victory Kyrgyz tribes strengthen their influence in Central Asia
Campaign of the southern Kyrgyz tribes against Andijan (1642-1643)	Southern Kyrgyz tribes	Andijan	Inconclusive
Dzhungar invasion (1643-1644)	Kazakh Khanate Kyrgyz tribes	Dzhungar Khanate	Victory Invasion is stopped by Kyrgyz and Kazakh tribes
First War against Dzhungar Khanate (1653)	Kazakh Khanate Kyrgyz tribes	Dzhungar Khanate	Inconclusive
Second War against Dzhungar Khanate (1658)	Khanate of Bukhara Kyrgyz tribes Kazakh Khanate	Dzhungar Khanate	Inconclusive
Third War against Dzhungar Khanate (1678-1684)	Khanate of Bukhara Kyrgyz tribes Kazakh Khanate (1683)	Dzhungar Khanate	Victory
Fourth War against Dzhungar Khanate (1727)	Kyrgyz tribes Kazakh Khanate	Dzhungar Khanate	Defeat Some Kyrgyz tribes move to Fergana Valley
Kyrgyz campaign against Dzhungar Khanate (1747)	Kyrgyz tribes	Dzhungar Khanate	Victory
Fifth War against Dzhungar Khanate (1748-1749)	Kyrgyz tribes	Dzhungar Khanate	Victory Decisive victory of Kyrgyz tribes The end of Kyrgyz-Dzhungar wars
Battle against the Qing dynasty (1759)	Kyrgyz tribes supported by: Khanate of Kokand Kazakh Khanate	Qing dynasty	Victory Kyrgyz leader Azhy Byi, from Adygene tribe destroyed army of 9000 Chinese troops of Qing dynasty with his 6000 warriors Kubat byi from Kushchu tribe destroyed last Dzhungar's army
Kyrgyz-Kazakh campaigns (1760-1779)	Kyrgyz Khanate	Kazakh Khanate	Victory
Kyrgyz-Kokand War (1764-1831)	Kyrgyz tribes	Khanate of Kokand	Defeat Kyrgyz tribes are under control of the Khanate of Kokand
Revolt of Jahangir Khoja (1820-1828)	Uyghurs supported by: Kyrgyz tribes Khanate of Kokand	Qing dynasty	Defeat Revolt is crushed Jahangir Khoja is executed
Kyrgyz-Kazakh War (1847)	Kyrgyz Khanate Supported by:  Russian Empire	Kazakh Khanate	Victory Kyrgyz Khanate is established Russian Empire crushes Revolt of Kenesary Khan
Russian conquest of Kyrgyz tribes (1855-1876) Surprise Attack, by Vasily Vereshchagin	Kyrgyz tribes	Russian Empire	Defeat Russian Empire annexes Kyrgyz lands
Kokand campaign (1873-1876)	Kyrgyz tribes Khanate of Kokand	Russian Empire	Defeat Revolt of Pulat Khan is crushed Russian Empire annexes Kyrgyz lands Russian Empire annexes the Khanate of Kokand
Andijan Uprising of 1898	Rebels: Kyrgyz Uzbek	Russian Empire	Defeat Uprising is crushed
Central Asian Revolt of 1916 Rebel escape to China, by Semyon Chuykov	Rebels: Kyrgyz Kazakh Dungan Uyghurs	Russian Empire	Defeat Nearly 50,000 Kyrgyz were massacred during the revolt 150,000 - 200,000 Kyrgyz and Kazakhs fled to China
Basmachi Revolt (1916-1934)	Russian SFSR Turkestan ASSR Kirghiz ASSR	Basmachi	Victory
World War II (1941-1945) Raising a Flag over the Reichstag, by Yevgeny Khaldei	Allied Powers:  Soviet Union  Kyrgyz SSR  USA  United Kingdom  Republic of China  France  Poland  Czechoslovakia  Kingdom of Yugoslavia  Kingdom of Greece  Denmark  Norway  Netherlands  Belgium  Luxemburg  Canada  Australia  New Zealand  India  Union of South Africa	Axis Powers:  Nazi Germany  Japanese Empire  Kingdom of Italy	Victory
Hungarian Revolution of 1956	Soviet Union  Kyrgyz SSR Hungary	Revolutionaries	Victory Revolution is crushed
Soviet-Afghan War (1979-1989)	Soviet Union  Kyrgyz SSR  Republic of Afghanistan	Afghan Mujahideen	Defeat
Osh Riots (1990)	Kyrgyz	Uzbeks	Riots have been stopped
Tajikistani Civil War (1992–1997)	Tajikistan Popular Front[1]  Russia  Uzbekistan  Kazakhstan  Kyrgyz Republic  Turkmenistan  China  India UNMOT  Austria  Bangladesh  Bulgaria  Czech Republic  Denmark  Ghana  Hungary  Indonesia  Jordan    Nepal  Nigeria  Poland   Switzerland  Ukraine  Uruguay	United Tajik Opposition IRP Democratic reformists Gorno-Badakhshan[2] Jamiat-e Islami Islamic State of Afghanistan Taliban factions^1[3] Supported by: al-Qaeda[4]	Military stalemate United Nations-sponsored armistice Comprehensive Peace Agreement signed Rahmon wins the 1999 Tajik presidential election The United Tajik Opposition is promised 30% of the ministerial positions[5]
Batken Conflict (July 30 – September 27, 1999)	Kyrgyz Republic Supported by:  Uzbekistan  Russia	Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan	Victory Terrorists destroyed Government of the Kyrgyz Republic regains control over previously occupied settlements
Tulip Revolution (22 March–11 April 2005)	Kyrgyz Opposition	Government of Kyrgyzstan	Overthrow of president Askar Akayev and Nikolai Tanayev government Kurmanbek Bakiyev became Acting President and Acting Prime Minister Assumption of power by the opposition Kyrgyzstani presidential election, 2005
Kyrgyz Revolution of 2010 (6 April–14 December 2010)	Revolutionaries	Government of Kyrgyzstan	Removal and exile of president Kurmanbek Bakiyev. Change of governmental system from presidential republic to parliament. Kyrgyzstani parliamentary election, 2010
2010 South Kyrgyzstan ethnic clashes (2010)	Kyrgyzistan Kyrgyz gangs Pro-Bakiyev Kyrgyz[6][7] Other pro-Bakiyev forces Tajik contractors[8] Tajikstani Tajiks Russian Tajiks Other mercenaries[9] Uzbekistani Kyrgyz^1 Sokh Uzbekistani Kyrgyz Sogment Uzbekistani Kyrgyz[10] Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (alleged)[11] Kyrgyz provisional government Supported by:  Russia[12]  Kazakhstan[13]  United States[14]  China[15]  Turkey[16]	Kyrgyzstani Uzbeks Pro-provisional government civilians[17][18][19][20] Uzbekistani Uzbek civilians^1 Sokh Uzbekistani Uzbeks[21][22] Sogment Uzbekistani Uzbeks[10]  Uzbekistan[21] (limited involv.)^2[23][24]	Uzbek minority expulsion, Bishkek government regains control over southern provinces

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