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{{short description|List of wars throughout history}}

{{see also|Outline of war}}
{{category see also|Lists of wars by country involved|Conflicts by time}}
{{toc_right}}                                      This article provides a list of articles which contain '''lists of wars''' and conflicts.                                                   
There are various sets of such lists, based upon different criteria for grouping individual wars, as shown below.

==Lists based on specific historical criteria==
===Lists based on time period===
Below is a set of articles which each provide a list of wars within a specific time period, each covering at least several decades or more.
*[[List of wars: before 1000]]
* [[List of wars: 1000–1499]]
*[[List of wars: 1500–1799]]
*[[List of wars: 1800–1899]]
*[[List of wars: 1900–1944]]
*[[List of wars: 1945–1989]]
*[[List of wars: 1990–2002]]
*[[List of wars: 2003–2019]]
*[[List of wars: 2020–Present]]
* [[List of ongoing armed conflicts]]
*[[List of wars by duration]]

===Lists by region===
{{See also|Category:Lists of wars by region}}

* [[List of conflicts in North America]]
** [[List of conflicts in the United States]]
* [[List of conflicts in Central America]]
* [[List of conflicts in South America]]
* [[List of conflicts in Europe]]
* [[List of conflicts in Asia]]
** [[List of wars involving Iran]]
** [[List of Chinese wars and battles]]
* [[Conflicts in the Middle East]]
** [[List of conflicts in the Near East]] (until 1918)
** [[List of modern conflicts in the Middle East]] (after 1918)
* [[List of conflicts in Africa]]
** [[Conflicts in the Horn of Africa]] (East Africa)
** [[List of modern conflicts in North Africa]] (Maghreb)
** [[Military history of Africa]]

==Wars by type of conflict==

{{See also|Category:Warfare by type}}
* [[List of wars of independence]]
* [[List of military conflicts spanning multiple wars]]
* [[World war|List of world wars]]
* [[List of border conflicts]]
* [[List of wars extended by diplomatic irregularity]]
* [[List of wars of succession]]
* [[List of civil wars]]
* [[List of proxy wars]]
* [[List of invasions]]
* [[List of interstate wars since 1945]]
* [[Frozen conflict]]s

==See also==
* [[List of wars by death toll]]

===General history===
* [[Human history]]
* [[Military history]]

===Military history articles by region===
* [[Military history of Europe]]

===Categories===
*[[:Category: Military history by continent]]
*[[:Category: Military history by country]]
*[[:Category: Military history by period]]

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