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4th century BC

 * 320s BC – Cleophis surrendered to Alexander the Great after he laid siege her city.

11th century

 * 1047: Akkadevi, an Indian princess, besieges the fort of Gokage.

12th century

 * Late 12th-century: Umadevi, consort of King Veera Ballala II, commanded Mysore armies against the rival Chalukyas on at least two occasions, allowing Bellala to concentrate on administrative matters and thus significantly contributing to the Hoysalas' conquest of the Chalkyua at Kalyani (near present-day Bidar).

13th century

 * 1261–1289: Reign of Indian queen Rudrama Devi. She leads her troops in battle, and may have been killed in battle in 1289.

16th-century

 * 16th century: Sikhism founded. One of its tenets is equality for women which extends to allowing them into participate in combat and warfare. See Category:Female Sikh warriors for more information.
 * 1530–1599: Abbakka, a ruler of Tulu Nadu in India fights the Portuguese army.
 * 1564: Indian queen Rani Durgawati leads her forces against the Mughal army, but is defeated.
 * 1595: Indian Queen Chand Bibi fights the Mughals.

17th-century

 * 17th century: Belawadi Mallamma is the first woman to form a women's army to fight against the British and the Marathas in the 17th century.
 * 17th century: Sikh woman Bibi Dalair Kaur fights the Mughals by rallying 100 Sikh women against them. She is killed, and Sikhs consider her to be a martyr.
 * 1677-1689: Reign of Keladi Chennamma. During her reign of 12 years, she repelled the advances of the Mughal Army led by the infamous Aurangzeb from her military base in the kingdom of Keladi located in Sagara, Karnataka India.

18th century

 * 1700s: Juliana Dias da Costa rides on a war elephant alongside her husband, Mughal emperor of India Bahadur Shah I, in battles to defend his authority.
 * 1700-1709 : Tarabai, a queen of the Maratha empire in India, leads a war against invading Mughals.
 * 1704: Mai Bhago leads Sikh soldiers against the Mughals.
 * 1767–1795: Reign of Ahilyabai Holkar, Indian queen of the Malwa kingdom. She personally led troops into battle.
 * 1768: Birth of Mah Laqa Bai. Due to her archery skills, she accompanied the Nizam II (Mir Nizam Ali Khan) in three wars;
 * 1778: Sikh princess Bibi Rajindar Kaur leads 3,000 soldiers to rescue her cousin who was defeated by Hari Singh.
 * 1778–1803: The ruling Princess of Sardhana, Begum Samru (Johanna Noblis), leads her armies in war.
 * 1780: Rani Velu Nachiar of Sivagangai Poligar leads a female army against the British in India.
 * 1796: Sikh princess Bibi Sahib Kaur leads armies into battle against the British. She is the only Indian woman to win battles against a British general.