List of wars before 1000

Before 3,100 B.C.
Cemetery 117

Ancient Near East conflicts

 * Ancient Egypt conflicts
 * Early Dynastic Period of Egypt
 * circa 3,100 B.C. Unification of Upper and Lower Egypt
 * Second Intermediate Period of Egypt
 * 1,600 B.C. Hyksos conquest of Egypt
 * New Kingdom of Egypt
 * April 16, 1,457 B.C. Battle of Megiddo - a battle between Ancient Egyptian forces under the pharaoh Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition
 * 1,279 B.C. — 1,213 B.C. Ramesses II campaigns in the Near East
 * First Syrian campaign
 * Second Syrian campaign
 * 1,274 B.C. Battle of Kadesh
 * Third Syrian campaign
 * Ancient Mesopotamia conflicts
 * Early Dynastic Period of Sumer
 * circa 2,500 B.C. Enmebaragesi of Kish subdued Elam
 * circa 2,500 B.C. Aga of Kish, the son of Enmebaragesi of Kish, besieged Uruk
 * circa 2,500 B.C. Enmerkar of Uruk's year-long siege of Aratta
 * circa 2,500 B.C. Dumuzid of Uruk captured Enmebaragesi of Kish single-handed
 * circa 2,500 B.C. Enshakushanna of Uruk conquered Hamazi, Akkad, Kish, and Nippur, claiming hegemony over all of Sumer. Enshakushanna was succeeded in Uruk by Lugal-kinishe-dudu, but the hegemony seems to have passed to Eannatum of Lagash for a time
 * circa 2,500 B.C. Eannatum of Lagash conquered all of Sumer, including Ur, Nippur, Akshak, Larsa, and Uruk (controlled by Enshakushanna)
 * circa 2,500 B.C. En-anna-tum I of Lagash succeeded his brother Eannatum and defended Lagash against Ur-Lumma of Umma
 * circa 2,500 B.C. Entemena of Lagash succeeded his father En-anna-tum I and re-established Lagash as a power in Sumer. He defeated Illi of Umma, with the aid of Lugal-kinishe-dudu of Uruk (the successor to Enshakushanna)
 * circa 2,500 B.C. Lugal-Anne-Mundu of Adab subjected the "Four Quarters" of the world — i.e., the entire Fertile Crescent region, from the Mediterranean to the Zagros Mountains
 * circa 2,295 B.C. — 2,271 B.C. (Short chronology) Lugal-zage-si of Umma conquered several of the Sumerian city-states — including Kish, where he overthrew Ur-Zababa; Lagash, where he overthrew Urukagina; Ur, Nippur, and Larsa; as well as Uruk
 * Akkadian Empire
 * circa 2,270 B.C. (Short chronology) Sargon of Akkad established a vast empire which is thought to have included large parts of Mesopotamia, and included parts of modern-day Iran, Asia Minor and Syria
 * Conquest of Elam
 * 2,271 B.C. Battle of Uruk
 * Syria and Canaan campaigns
 * Akkadian conquest of Ebla
 * Magan revolt
 * Lullubi campaign of Naram-sin
 * Gutian period
 * circa 2,150 B.C. (Short chronology) Gutian attacks on the Akkadian Empire
 * Fifth Dynasty of Uruk
 * circa 2,055 B.C. — 2,048 B.C. (Short chronology) After defeating the Gutian with the aid of other cities, Utu-hengal of Uruk established himself as the king of Sumer
 * circa 2,050 B.C. (Short chronology) Defeat of Tirigan, the last Gutian ruler in Sumer
 * Third Dynasty of Ur
 * circa 2,047 B.C. — 2,030 B.C. (Short chronology) Ur-Nammu of Ur conquered Lagash
 * circa 1,940 B.C. (Short chronology) Elamite Sack of Ur
 * First Babylonian Dynasty
 * circa 1,830 B.C. — 1,817 B.C. (Short chronology) The Amorite chieftain Sumu-abum won independence from the city-state Kazallu
 * circa 1,752 B.C. — 1,730 B.C. (Short chronology) Damiq-ilishu of Isin, the last king on the Sumerian King List, is defeated by Sin-Muballit of Babylon
 * circa 1,728 B.C. — 1,686 B.C. (Short chronology) Hammurabi of Babylon extended Babylon's control over Mesopotamia by winning a series of wars against neighboring kingdoms
 * circa 1,531 B.C. (Short chronology) Fall of Babylon
 * circa 1,507 B.C. (Short chronology) Kassite attacks on Babylon
 * circa 1,232 B.C. — 1,225 B.C. (Short chronology) Tukulti-Ninurta I of Assyria defeated Kashtiliash IV, the Kassite king of Babylon and captured the city of Babylon to ensure full Assyrian supremacy over Mesopotamia
 * circa 1,157 B.C. — 1,155 B.C. (Short chronology) Enlil-nadin-ahi, the final king of the Kassite dynasty that had ruled over Babylon, was defeated by Kutir-Nahhunte of Elam, the successor of Shutruk-Nakhunte
 * Fourth Babylonian Dynasty
 * circa 1,125 B.C. — 1,104 B.C. (Short chronology) Nebuchadnezzar I of Isin's War with Elam
 * Ancient Levant conflicts
 * circa 2,000 B.C. Battle of Siddim
 * Israelite Campaigns
 * Early Israelite Campaigns
 * 1,400 B.C. Battle of Ai
 * Battle of the Waters of Merom
 * Battle of Mount Tabor
 * Battle of Gibeah
 * Later Israelite Campaigns
 * 1,000 B.C. Siege of Jebus
 * Ancient Anatolia conflicts
 * circa 2,492 B.C. Battle between Haik and Nimrod
 * 1,650 B.C. — 1,600 B.C.E. Conquests of Hattusili I and Mursili I
 * 1,430 B.C. — 1,350 B.C. Kaska invasions of Hatti
 * circa 1,260 B.C. — 1,240 B.C. Trojan War

Ancient Asia conflicts

 * Ancient India conflicts
 * circa 1,400 B.C. Battle of the Ten Kings
 * circa 1,200 B.C. — 900 B.C. Kurukshetra War
 * Ancient China conflicts
 * Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors
 * circa 2,500 B.C. Battle of Banquan
 * circa 2,500 B.C. Battle of Zhuolu
 * Xia Dynasty
 * circa 1,628 B.C. — 1,600 B.C. Jia—Shang Conflict
 * circa 1,600 B.C. Battle of Mingtiao
 * Shang Dynasty
 * circa 1,628 B.C. — 1,600 B.C. Jia—Shang Conflict
 * circa 1,600 B.C. Battle of Mingtiao
 * circa 1,046 B.C. Battle of Muye
 * Zhou Dynasty
 * 1,046 B.C. Shang-Zhou War in China.
 * circa 1,046 B.C. Battle of Muye

Ancient Europe conflicts

 * circa 2,670 B.C. Battle of Mag Itha in Ireland
 * circa 2,500 B.C. — 1,000 B.C. Kurgan culture invasion
 * 1,100 B.C. Sea Peoples harrying the Mediterranean; Dorian invasion