<P> Throughout history humans have engaged in diverse forms of war . Even though there is disagreement among scholars as to how long these wars were, the following list classifies wars according to their duration . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> War </Th> <Th> Start date </Th> <Th> End date </Th> <Th> Duration </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Reconquista </Td> <Td> 000000000718 - 01 - 01 - 0000 718 - 000000000722 - 01 - 01 - 0000 722 </Td> <Td> 000000001492 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1492 </Td> <Td> 774 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Roman--Persian Wars </Td> <Td> - 999999999946 - 01 - 01 - 0000 54 BC </Td> <Td> 000000000628 - 01 - 01 - 0000 628 </Td> <Td> 681 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Germanic Wars </Td> <Td> - 999999999887 - 01 - 01 - 0000 113 BC </Td> <Td> 000000000569 - 01 - 01 - 0000 569 </Td> <Td> 681 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ottoman wars in Europe </Td> <Td> 000000001265 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1265 </Td> <Td> 000000001918 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1918 </Td> <Td> 653 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Serbian--Turkish conflict </Td> <Td> 000000001312 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1312 </Td> <Td> 000000001918 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1918 </Td> <Td> 606 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Croatian--Ottoman wars </Td> <Td> 000000001443 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1443 </Td> <Td> 000000001878 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1878 </Td> <Td> 435 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Arab--Byzantine wars </Td> <Td> 000000000634 - 01 - 01 - 0000 634 </Td> <Td> 000000001050 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1050 </Td> <Td> 416 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mexican Indian Wars </Td> <Td> 000000001519 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1519 </Td> <Td> 000000001933 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1933 </Td> <Td> 414 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Spanish--Moro conflict </Td> <Td> 000000001500 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1500 </Td> <Td> 000000001900 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1900 </Td> <Td> 400 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Byzantine--Arab wars (780--1180) </Td> <Td> 000000000780 - 01 - 01 - 0000 780 </Td> <Td> 000000001180 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1180 </Td> <Td> 400 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Yaqui Wars </Td> <Td> 000000001533 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1533 </Td> <Td> 000000001929 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1929 </Td> <Td> 396 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Polish--Russian Wars </Td> <Td> 000000001558 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1558 </Td> <Td> 000000001939 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1939 </Td> <Td> 381 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Philippine revolts against Spain </Td> <Td> 000000001521 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1521 </Td> <Td> 000000001898 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1898 </Td> <Td> 377 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Moroccan--Portuguese conflicts </Td> <Td> 000000001415 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1415 </Td> <Td> 000000001769 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1769 </Td> <Td> 354 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Russo - Turkish wars </Td> <Td> 000000001568 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1568 </Td> <Td> 000000001918 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1918 </Td> <Td> 350 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dano - Swedish wars </Td> <Td> 000000001470 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1470 </Td> <Td> 000000001814 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1814 </Td> <Td> 344 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Three Hundred and Thirty Five Years' War </Td> <Td> 000000001651 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1651 </Td> <Td> 000000001986 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1986 </Td> <Td> 335 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Apache--Mexico Wars </Td> <Td> 000000001600 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1600 </Td> <Td> 000000001915 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1915 </Td> <Td> 315 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Russo--Swedish Wars </Td> <Td> 000000001495 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1495 </Td> <Td> 000000001809 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1809 </Td> <Td> 314 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ottoman--Persian Wars </Td> <Td> 000000001514 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1514 </Td> <Td> 000000001823 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1823 </Td> <Td> 309 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Burmese--Siamese wars </Td> <Td> 000000001547 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1547 </Td> <Td> 000000001855 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1855 </Td> <Td> 308 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> American Indian Wars </Td> <Td> 000000001622 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1622 </Td> <Td> 000000001924 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1924 </Td> <Td> 302 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ottoman--Venetian Wars </Td> <Td> 000000001422 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1422 </Td> <Td> 000000001718 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1718 </Td> <Td> 296 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Arauco War </Td> <Td> 000000001536 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1536 </Td> <Td> 000000001825 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1825 </Td> <Td> 289 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Arauco War </Td> <Td> 000000001536 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1536 </Td> <Td> 000000001818 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1818 </Td> <Td> 282 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hispano - Moroccan wars </Td> <Td> 000000001681 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1681 </Td> <Td> 000000001958 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1958 </Td> <Td> 277 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Viking invasions of England </Td> <Td> 000000000793 - 01 - 01 - 0000 793 </Td> <Td> 000000001066 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1066 </Td> <Td> 273 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Navajo Wars </Td> <Td> 000000001600 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1600 </Td> <Td> 000000001866 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1866 </Td> <Td> 266 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ottoman--Habsburg wars </Td> <Td> 000000001526 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1526 </Td> <Td> 000000001791 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1791 </Td> <Td> 265 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Byzantine--Seljuq wars </Td> <Td> 000000001048 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1048 </Td> <Td> 000000001308 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1308 </Td> <Td> 260 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Polish--Ottoman Wars </Td> <Td> 000000001443 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1443 </Td> <Td> 000000001699 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1699 </Td> <Td> 256 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ottoman--Portuguese conflicts </Td> <Td> 000000001481 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1481 </Td> <Td> 000000001718 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1718 </Td> <Td> 237 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chechen--Russian conflict </Td> <Td> 000000001785 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1785 </Td> <Td> Ongoing </Td> <Td> 232 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Islamic conquest of Afghanistan </Td> <Td> 000000000642 - 01 - 01 - 0000 642 </Td> <Td> 000000000870 - 01 - 01 - 0000 870 </Td> <Td> 228 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Anglo - Spanish Wars </Td> <Td> 000000001585 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1585 </Td> <Td> 000000001808 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1808 </Td> <Td> 223 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Byzantine--Ottoman Wars </Td> <Td> 000000001265 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1265 </Td> <Td> 000000001479 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1479 </Td> <Td> 214 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Polish--Teutonic War </Td> <Td> 000000001308 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1308 </Td> <Td> 000000001521 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1521 </Td> <Td> 213 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Franco - Moroccan conflicts </Td> <Td> 000000001765 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1765 </Td> <Td> 000000001958 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1958 </Td> <Td> 193 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cossack uprisings </Td> <Td> 000000001591 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1591 </Td> <Td> 000000001775 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1775 </Td> <Td> 184 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Russo - Persian Wars </Td> <Td> 000000001651 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1651 </Td> <Td> 000000001828 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1828 </Td> <Td> 177 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Spanish conquest of Guatemala </Td> <Td> 000000001521 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1521 </Td> <Td> 000000001697 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1697 </Td> <Td> 176 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Spanish conquest of Chiapas </Td> <Td> 000000001523 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1523 </Td> <Td> 000000001695 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1695 </Td> <Td> 172 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Muscovite--Lithuanian Wars </Td> <Td> 000000001368 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1368 </Td> <Td> 000000001537 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1537 </Td> <Td> 169 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Russian conquest of Siberia </Td> <Td> 000000001580 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1580 </Td> <Td> 000000001747 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1747 </Td> <Td> 167 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Fitnas </Td> <Td> 000000000656 - 01 - 01 - 0000 656 </Td> <Td> 000000000819 - 01 - 01 - 0000 819 </Td> <Td> 163 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ottoman--Hungarian Wars </Td> <Td> 000000001366 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1366 </Td> <Td> 000000001526 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1526 </Td> <Td> 160 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Polish--Swedish wars </Td> <Td> 000000001563 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1563 </Td> <Td> 000000001721 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1721 </Td> <Td> 158 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Anglo - Dutch Wars </Td> <Td> 000000001652 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1652 </Td> <Td> 000000001810 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1810 </Td> <Td> 158 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Australian frontier wars </Td> <Td> 000000001788 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1788 </Td> <Td> 000000001934 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1934 </Td> <Td> 146 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mongol invasions and conquests </Td> <Td> 000000001206 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1206 </Td> <Td> 000000001337 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1337 </Td> <Td> 131 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Early Muslim conquests </Td> <Td> 000000000622 - 01 - 01 - 0000 622 </Td> <Td> 000000000750 - 01 - 01 - 0000 750 </Td> <Td> 128 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Second Hundred Years' War </Td> <Td> 000000001689 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1689 </Td> <Td> 000000001815 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1815 </Td> <Td> 126 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mughal - Sikh Wars </Td> <Td> 000000001635 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1635 </Td> <Td> 000000001753 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1753 </Td> <Td> 118 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hundred Years' War </Td> <Td> 000000001337 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1337 </Td> <Td> 000000001453 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1453 </Td> <Td> 116 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Russo - Kazan Wars </Td> <Td> 000000001438 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1438 </Td> <Td> 000000001552 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1552 </Td> <Td> 114 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jin--Song Wars </Td> <Td> 000000001125 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1125 </Td> <Td> 000000001234 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1234 </Td> <Td> 109 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Seleucid--Parthian wars </Td> <Td> - 999999999762 - 01 - 01 - 0000 238 BC </Td> <Td> - 999999999871 - 01 - 01 - 0000 129 BC </Td> <Td> 109 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Georgian--Seljuk wars </Td> <Td> 000000001099 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1099 </Td> <Td> 000000001203 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1203 </Td> <Td> 104 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Russo - Circassian War </Td> <Td> 000000001763 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1763 </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1864 </Td> <Td> 101 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Xhosa Wars </Td> <Td> 000000001779 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1779 </Td> <Td> 000000001889 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1889 </Td> <Td> 110 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tuareg rebellion </Td> <Td> 000000001916 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1916 </Td> <Td> Ongoing </Td> <Td> 101 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kurdish separatism in Iran </Td> <Td> 000000001918 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1918 </Td> <Td> Ongoing </Td> <Td> 99 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kurdish rebellions in Turkey </Td> <Td> 000000001921 - 03 - 06 - 0000 6 March 1921 </Td> <Td> Ongoing </Td> <Td> 96 years, 7 months, 4 weeks and 2 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Afghan--Sikh Wars </Td> <Td> 000000001751 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1751 </Td> <Td> 000000001837 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1837 </Td> <Td> 86 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iraqi--Kurdish conflict </Td> <Td> 000000001918 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1918 </Td> <Td> 000000002003 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2003 </Td> <Td> 85 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dagohoy Rebellion </Td> <Td> 000000001744 - 01 - 24 - 0000 24 January 1744 </Td> <Td> 000000001829 - 08 - 31 - 0000 31 August 1829 </Td> <Td> 85 years, 7 months and 1 week </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Anglo - Afghan War </Td> <Td> 000000001839 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1839 </Td> <Td> 000000001919 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1919 </Td> <Td> 80 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Eighty Years' War </Td> <Td> 000000001568 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1568 </Td> <Td> 000000001648 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1648 </Td> <Td> 80 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Spanish conquest of Petén </Td> <Td> 000000001618 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1618 </Td> <Td> 000000001697 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1697 </Td> <Td> 79 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Muslim conquest of Transoxiana </Td> <Td> 000000000673 - 01 - 01 - 0000 673 </Td> <Td> 000000000751 - 01 - 01 - 0000 751 </Td> <Td> 78 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Anglo - Ashanti wars </Td> <Td> 000000001823 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1823 </Td> <Td> 000000001900 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1900 </Td> <Td> 77 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Umayyad conquest of Hispania </Td> <Td> 000000000711 - 01 - 01 - 0000 711 </Td> <Td> 000000000788 - 01 - 01 - 0000 788 </Td> <Td> 77 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Muslim conquest of Sicily </Td> <Td> 000000000827 - 06 - 01 - 0000 June 827 </Td> <Td> 000000000902 - 08 - 01 - 0000 August 902 </Td> <Td> 75 years and 2 months </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Apache Wars </Td> <Td> 000000001849 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1849 </Td> <Td> 000000001924 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1924 </Td> <Td> 75 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jewish--Roman wars </Td> <Td> 000000000066 - 01 - 01 - 0000 66 </Td> <Td> 000000000136 - 01 - 01 - 0000 136 </Td> <Td> 70 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dzungar--Qing Wars </Td> <Td> 000000001687 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1687 </Td> <Td> 000000001758 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1758 </Td> <Td> 71 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Indo - Pakistani wars </Td> <Td> 000000001947 - 10 - 22 - 0000 22 October 1947 </Td> <Td> Ongoing </Td> <Td> 70 years and 2 weeks </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rohingya insurgency in Western Myanmar </Td> <Td> 000000001947 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1947 </Td> <Td> Ongoing </Td> <Td> 70 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Internal conflict in Myanmar </Td> <Td> 000000001948 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1948 </Td> <Td> Ongoing </Td> <Td> 69 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Israeli--Palestinian conflict </Td> <Td> 000000001948 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1948 </Td> <Td> Ongoing </Td> <Td> 69 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Israeli--Lebanese conflict </Td> <Td> 000000001948 - 05 - 14 - 0000 14 May 1948 </Td> <Td> Ongoing </Td> <Td> 69 years, 5 months, 3 weeks and 1 day </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Arab--Israeli conflict </Td> <Td> 000000001948 - 05 - 15 - 0000 15 May 1948 </Td> <Td> Ongoing </Td> <Td> 69 years, 5 months and 3 weeks </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Balochistan conflict </Td> <Td> 000000001948 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1948 </Td> <Td> Ongoing </Td> <Td> 69 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pacification of Algeria </Td> <Td> 000000001835 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1835 </Td> <Td> 000000001903 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1903 </Td> <Td> 68 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kashmir conflict </Td> <Td> 000000001948 - 10 - 22 - 0000 22 October 1948 </Td> <Td> Ongoing </Td> <Td> 69 years and 2 weeks </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Afghanistan--Pakistan skirmishes </Td> <Td> 000000001949 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1949 </Td> <Td> Ongoing </Td> <Td> 68 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Karen conflict </Td> <Td> 000000001949 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1949 </Td> <Td> Ongoing </Td> <Td> 68 years <P> Civil war between the Bamar people and the Karen people that has been ongoing since 1948, little less than a year after Myanmar gained independence from the British . </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Korean War (Fatherland Liberation War) </Td> <Td> 000000001950 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1950 </Td> <Td> Ongoing (Korean Armistice Agreement in 1953) </Td> <Td> 67 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Argentine Civil Wars </Td> <Td> 000000001814 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1814 </Td> <Td> 000000001880 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1880 </Td> <Td> 66 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Italian Wars </Td> <Td> 000000001494 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1494 </Td> <Td> 000000001559 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1559 </Td> <Td> 65 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Darfurs Civil War </Td> <Td> 000000001722 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1722 </Td> <Td> 000000001786 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1786 </Td> <Td> 46 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ethnic conflict in Nagaland </Td> <Td> 000000001954 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1954 </Td> <Td> Ongoing </Td> <Td> 63 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Muslim conquest of the Maghreb </Td> <Td> 000000000647 - 01 - 01 - 0000 647 </Td> <Td> 000000000709 - 01 - 01 - 0000 709 </Td> <Td> 62 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sudanese Civil Wars </Td> <Td> 000000001955 - 08 - 18 - 0000 18 August 1955 </Td> <Td> Ongoing </Td> <Td> 62 years, 2 months, 2 weeks and 4 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sixty Years' War </Td> <Td> 000000001754 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1754 </Td> <Td> 000000001814 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1814 </Td> <Td> 60 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dutch--Portuguese War </Td> <Td> 000000001601 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1601 </Td> <Td> 000000001661 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1661 </Td> <Td> 60 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lelantine War </Td> <Td> - 999999999290 - 01 - 01 - 0000 710 BC </Td> <Td> - 999999999350 - 01 - 01 - 0000 650 BC </Td> <Td> 60 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Italian unification </Td> <Td> 000000001815 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1815 </Td> <Td> 000000001871 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1871 </Td> <Td> 56 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> South Thailand insurgency </Td> <Td> 000000001960 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1960 </Td> <Td> Ongoing </Td> <Td> 57 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Xinjiang conflict </Td> <Td> 000000001960 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1960 </Td> <Td> Ongoing </Td> <Td> 57 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Texas--Indian wars </Td> <Td> 000000001820 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1820 </Td> <Td> 000000001875 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1875 </Td> <Td> 55 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Papua conflict </Td> <Td> 000000001962 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1962 </Td> <Td> Ongoing </Td> <Td> 55 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Moro attacks on Sabah </Td> <Td> 000000001962 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1962 </Td> <Td> Ongoing </Td> <Td> 55 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Insurgency in Northeast India </Td> <Td> 000000001963 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1963 </Td> <Td> Ongoing </Td> <Td> 54 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Colombian Conflict </Td> <Td> 000000001964 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1964 </Td> <Td> Ongoing </Td> <Td> 53 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Basque conflict </Td> <Td> 000000001959 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1959 </Td> <Td> 000000002011 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2011 </Td> <Td> 52 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bulgarian--Ottoman wars </Td> <Td> 000000001344 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1344 </Td> <Td> 000000001396 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1396 </Td> <Td> 52 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Galicia--Volhynia Wars </Td> <Td> 000000001340 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1340 </Td> <Td> 000000001392 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1392 </Td> <Td> 52 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Insurgency in Manipur </Td> <Td> 000000001964 - 11 - 24 - 0000 24 November 1964 </Td> <Td> Ongoing </Td> <Td> 52 years, 11 months, 1 week and 5 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Communist insurgency in Myanmar </Td> <Td> 000000001939 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1939 </Td> <Td> 000000001989 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1989 </Td> <Td> 50 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Byzantine conquest of Bulgaria </Td> <Td> 000000000968 - 01 - 01 - 0000 968 </Td> <Td> 000000001018 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1018 </Td> <Td> 50 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Greco - Persian Wars </Td> <Td> - 999999999501 - 01 - 01 - 0000 499 BC </Td> <Td> - 999999999551 - 01 - 01 - 0000 449 BC </Td> <Td> 50 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Naxalite--Maoist insurgency </Td> <Td> 000000001967 - 05 - 18 - 0000 18 May 1967 </Td> <Td> Ongoing </Td> <Td> 50 years, 5 months, 2 weeks and 4 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Comanche--Mexico Wars </Td> <Td> 000000001821 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1821 </Td> <Td> 000000001870 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1870 </Td> <Td> 49 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Wars of the Diadochi </Td> <Td> - 999999999678 - 01 - 01 - 0000 322 BC </Td> <Td> - 999999999725 - 01 - 01 - 0000 275 BC </Td> <Td> 47 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Civil conflict in the Philippines </Td> <Td> 000000001969 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1969 </Td> <Td> Ongoing </Td> <Td> 48 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> CPP--NPA--NDF rebellion </Td> <Td> 000000001969 - 03 - 29 - 0000 29 March 1969 </Td> <Td> Ongoing </Td> <Td> 48 years, 7 months and 1 week </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Moro conflict </Td> <Td> 000000001969 - 03 - 29 - 0000 29 March 1969 </Td> <Td> Ongoing </Td> <Td> 48 years, 7 months and 1 week </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Caucasian War </Td> <Td> 000000001817 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1817 </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1864 </Td> <Td> 47 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Western Sahara conflict </Td> <Td> 000000001970 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1970 </Td> <Td> Ongoing </Td> <Td> 47 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chadian Civil Wars </Td> <Td> 000000001965 - 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01 - 01 - 0000 535 </Td> <Td> 000000000554 - 01 - 01 - 0000 554 </Td> <Td> 19 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Al - Qaeda insurgency in Yemen </Td> <Td> 000000001998 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1998 </Td> <Td> Ongoing </Td> <Td> 19 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Communal conflicts in Nigeria </Td> <Td> 000000001998 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1998 </Td> <Td> Ongoing </Td> <Td> 19 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jeroboam's Revolt </Td> <Td> - 999999999069 - 01 - 01 - 0000 931 BC </Td> <Td> - 999999999087 - 01 - 01 - 0000 913 BC </Td> <Td> 18 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Communist insurgency in Thailand </Td> <Td> 000000001965 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1965 </Td> <Td> 000000001983 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1983 </Td> <Td> 18 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Basmachi movement </Td> <Td> 000000001916 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1916 </Td> <Td> 000000001934 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1934 </Td> <Td> 18 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mahdist War </Td> <Td> 000000001881 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1881 </Td> <Td> 000000001899 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1899 </Td> <Td> 18 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Second Punic War </Td> <Td> - 999999999782 - 01 - 01 - 0000 218 BC </Td> <Td> - 999999999799 - 01 - 01 - 0000 201 BC </Td> <Td> 17 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ethiopian Civil War </Td> <Td> 000000001974 - 09 - 12 - 0000 12 September 1974 </Td> <Td> 000000001991 - 06 - 04 - 0000 4 June 1991 </Td> <Td> 16 years, 8 months, 3 weeks and 2 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> First Sudanese Civil War </Td> <Td> 000000001955 - 08 - 18 - 0000 18 August 1955 </Td> <Td> 000000001972 - 03 - 27 - 0000 27 March 1972 </Td> <Td> 16 years, 7 months, 1 week and 2 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bolivian War of Independence </Td> <Td> 000000001809 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1809 </Td> <Td> 000000001825 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1825 </Td> <Td> 16 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chilean War of Independence </Td> <Td> 000000001810 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1810 </Td> <Td> 000000001821 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1821 or 000000001826 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1826 </Td> <Td> 11 - 16 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Polish--Ottoman War (1683--99) </Td> <Td> 000000001683 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1683 </Td> <Td> 000000001699 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1699 </Td> <Td> 16 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Western Sahara War </Td> <Td> 000000001975 - 10 - 30 - 0000 30 October 1975 </Td> <Td> 000000001991 - 09 - 06 - 0000 6 September 1991 </Td> <Td> 15 years, 10 months and 1 week </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Great Turkish War </Td> <Td> 000000001683 - 07 - 14 - 0000 14 July 1683 </Td> <Td> 000000001699 - 01 - 26 - 0000 26 January 1699 </Td> <Td> 15 years, 6 months, 1 week and 5 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lebanese Civil War </Td> <Td> 000000001975 - 04 - 13 - 0000 13 April 1975 </Td> <Td> 000000001990 - 10 - 13 - 0000 13 October 1990 </Td> <Td> 15 years and 6 months </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rhodesian Bush War </Td> <Td> 000000001964 - 07 - 04 - 0000 4 July 1964 </Td> <Td> 000000001979 - 12 - 12 - 0000 12 December 1979 </Td> <Td> 15 years, 5 months, 1 week and 1 day </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> War on Terror </Td> <Td> 000000002001 - 09 - 11 - 0000 11 September 2001 </Td> <Td> Ongoing </Td> <Td> 16 years, 1 month, 3 weeks and 4 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Morean War </Td> <Td> 000000001684 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1684 </Td> <Td> 000000001699 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1699 </Td> <Td> 15 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Long Turkish War </Td> <Td> 000000001591 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1591 </Td> <Td> 000000001606 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1606 </Td> <Td> 15 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002--present) </Td> <Td> 000000002002 - 04 - 11 - 0000 11 April 2002 </Td> <Td> Ongoing </Td> <Td> 15 years, 6 months, 3 weeks and 4 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cambodian--Vietnamese War </Td> <Td> 000000001977 - 04 - 30 - 0000 30 April 1977 </Td> <Td> 000000001991 - 10 - 23 - 0000 23 October 1991 </Td> <Td> 14 years, 5 months, 3 weeks and 2 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Taliban insurgency </Td> <Td> 000000002002 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2002 </Td> <Td> Ongoing </Td> <Td> 15 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jewish--Babylonian War </Td> <Td> - 999999999399 - 01 - 01 - 0000 601 BC </Td> <Td> - 999999999414 - 01 - 01 - 0000 586 BC </Td> <Td> 15 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Third Indochina War </Td> <Td> 000000001978 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1978 </Td> <Td> 000000001992 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1992 </Td> <Td> 14 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dhofar Rebellion </Td> <Td> 000000001962 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1962 </Td> <Td> 000000001976 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1976 </Td> <Td> 14 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Years of Lead (Italy) </Td> <Td> 000000001968 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1968 </Td> <Td> 000000001982 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1982 </Td> <Td> 14 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Taiping Rebellion </Td> <Td> 000000001850 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1850 </Td> <Td> 000000001864 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1864 </Td> <Td> 14 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Russo - Turkish War (1686--1700) </Td> <Td> 000000001686 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1686 </Td> <Td> 000000001700 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1700 </Td> <Td> 14 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Abyssinian--Adal war </Td> <Td> 000000001529 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1529 </Td> <Td> 000000001543 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1543 </Td> <Td> 14 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Marcomannic Wars </Td> <Td> 000000000166 - 01 - 01 - 0000 166 </Td> <Td> 000000000180 - 01 - 01 - 0000 180 </Td> <Td> 14 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Second Sino - Japanese War </Td> <Td> 000000001931 - 09 - 18 - 0000 18 September 1931 </Td> <Td> 000000001945 - 09 - 09 - 0000 9 September 1945 </Td> <Td> 13 years, 11 months, 3 weeks and 1 day </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> War in Darfur </Td> <Td> 000000002003 - 02 - 26 - 0000 26 February 2003 </Td> <Td> Ongoing </Td> <Td> 14 years, 8 months, 1 week and 3 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> War in Afghanistan (2001--2014) </Td> <Td> 000000002001 - 10 - 07 - 0000 7 October 2001 </Td> <Td> 000000002014 - 12 - 28 - 0000 28 December 2014 </Td> <Td> 13 years, 2 months and 3 weeks </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Portuguese Colonial War </Td> <Td> 000000001961 - 02 - 04 - 0000 4 February 1961 </Td> <Td> 000000001974 - 04 - 25 - 0000 25 April 1974 </Td> <Td> 13 years, 2 months and 3 weeks </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Angolan War of Independence </Td> <Td> 000000001961 - 02 - 04 - 0000 4 February 1961 </Td> <Td> 000000001974 - 04 - 25 - 0000 25 April 1974 </Td> <Td> 13 years, 2 months and 3 weeks </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Darul Islam Rebellion </Td> <Td> 000000001949 - 08 - 01 - 0000 August 1949--000000001962 - 09 - 02 - 0000 2 September 1962 </Td> <Td> 000000001962 - 09 - 01 - 0000 September 1962 </Td> <Td> 13 years, 3 weeks and 5 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> War of the Spanish Succession </Td> <Td> 000000001702 - 07 - 09 - 0000 9 July 1702 </Td> <Td> 000000001715 - 07 - 11 - 0000 11 July 1715 </Td> <Td> 13 years and 2 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Conflict in the Niger Delta </Td> <Td> 000000002003 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2003 </Td> <Td> Ongoing </Td> <Td> 14 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Peruvian War of Independence </Td> <Td> 000000001811 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1811 </Td> <Td> 000000001824 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1824 </Td> <Td> 13 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Venezuelan War of Independence </Td> <Td> 000000001810 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1810 </Td> <Td> 000000001823 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1823 </Td> <Td> 13 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Wars of Alexander the Great </Td> <Td> - 999999999664 - 01 - 01 - 0000 336 BC </Td> <Td> - 999999999677 - 01 - 01 - 0000 323 BC </Td> <Td> 13 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> War in North - West Pakistan </Td> <Td> 000000002004 - 03 - 16 - 0000 16 March 2004 </Td> <Td> Ongoing </Td> <Td> 13 years, 7 months, 2 weeks and 6 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iran--PJAK conflict </Td> <Td> 000000002004 - 04 - 01 - 0000 1 April 2004 </Td> <Td> Ongoing </Td> <Td> 13 years, 7 months and 4 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Napoleonic Wars </Td> <Td> 000000001803 - 05 - 18 - 0000 18 May 1803 </Td> <Td> 000000001815 - 11 - 20 - 0000 20 November 1815 </Td> <Td> 12 years, 6 months and 2 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Burundian Civil War </Td> <Td> 000000001993 - 10 - 21 - 0000 21 October 1993 </Td> <Td> 000000002006 - 04 - 15 - 0000 15 April 2006 </Td> <Td> 12 years, 5 months, 3 weeks and 4 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Haitian Revolution </Td> <Td> 000000001791 - 08 - 21 - 0000 21 August 1791 </Td> <Td> 000000001804 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1804 </Td> <Td> 12 years, 4 months, 1 week and 4 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Salvadoran Civil War </Td> <Td> 000000001979 - 10 - 15 - 0000 15 October 1979 </Td> <Td> 000000001992 - 01 - 16 - 0000 16 January 1992 </Td> <Td> 12 years, 3 months and 1 day </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Malayan Emergency </Td> <Td> 000000001948 - 06 - 16 - 0000 16 June 1948 </Td> <Td> 000000001960 - 07 - 12 - 0000 12 July 1960 </Td> <Td> 12 years, 3 weeks and 5 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kivu conflict </Td> <Td> 000000002004 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2004 </Td> <Td> Ongoing </Td> <Td> 13 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sistan and Baluchestan insurgency </Td> <Td> 000000002004 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2004 </Td> <Td> Ongoing </Td> <Td> 13 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iraqi no - fly zones conflict </Td> <Td> 000000001991 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1991 </Td> <Td> 000000002003 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2003 </Td> <Td> 12 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Wars of the Three Kingdoms </Td> <Td> 000000001639 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1639 </Td> <Td> 000000001651 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1651 </Td> <Td> 12 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cimbrian War </Td> <Td> - 999999999887 - 01 - 01 - 0000 113 BC </Td> <Td> - 999999999899 - 01 - 01 - 0000 101 BC </Td> <Td> 12 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Guinea - Bissau War of Independence </Td> <Td> 000000001963 - 01 - 23 - 0000 23 January 1963 </Td> <Td> 000000001974 - 09 - 10 - 0000 10 September 1974 </Td> <Td> 11 years, 7 months, 2 weeks and 4 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Paraguayan People's Army insurgency </Td> <Td> 000000002005 - 08 - 27 - 0000 27 August 2005 </Td> <Td> Ongoing </Td> <Td> 12 years, 2 months, 1 week and 2 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mexican War of Independence </Td> <Td> 000000001810 - 09 - 16 - 0000 16 September 1810 </Td> <Td> 000000001821 - 09 - 27 - 0000 27 September 1821 </Td> <Td> 11 years, 1 week and 4 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dano - Swedish War (1501--12) </Td> <Td> 000000001501 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1501 </Td> <Td> 000000001512 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1512 </Td> <Td> 11 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pool Department insurgency </Td> <Td> 000000001997 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1997 </Td> <Td> 000000002008 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2008 </Td> <Td> 11 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Insurgency in Punjab </Td> <Td> 000000001984 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1984 </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1995 </Td> <Td> 11 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sino - Vietnamese conflicts 1979--90 </Td> <Td> 000000001979 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1979 </Td> <Td> 000000001990 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1990 </Td> <Td> 11 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Queen Anne's War </Td> <Td> 000000001702 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1702 </Td> <Td> 000000001713 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1713 </Td> <Td> 11 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sierra Leone Civil War </Td> <Td> 000000001991 - 03 - 23 - 0000 23 March 1991 </Td> <Td> 000000002002 - 01 - 18 - 0000 18 January 2002 </Td> <Td> 10 years, 9 months, 3 weeks and 5 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nepalese Civil War </Td> <Td> 000000001996 - 02 - 13 - 0000 13 February 1996 </Td> <Td> 000000002006 - 11 - 21 - 0000 21 November 2006 </Td> <Td> 10 years, 9 months, 1 week and 1 day </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Houthi insurgency in Yemen </Td> <Td> 000000002004 - 06 - 18 - 0000 18 June 2004 </Td> <Td> 000000002015 - 02 - 06 - 0000 6 February 2015 </Td> <Td> 10 years, 7 months, 2 weeks and 5 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Yugoslav Wars </Td> <Td> 000000001991 - 03 - 31 - 0000 31 March 1991 </Td> <Td> 000000002001 - 11 - 12 - 0000 12 November 2001 </Td> <Td> 10 years, 7 months, 1 week and 5 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gaza--Israel conflict </Td> <Td> 000000002006 - 06 - 01 - 0000 June 2006 </Td> <Td> Ongoing </Td> <Td> 11 years and 5 months </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mexican Drug War </Td> <Td> 000000002006 - 12 - 11 - 0000 11 December 2006 </Td> <Td> Ongoing </Td> <Td> 10 years, 10 months, 3 weeks and 4 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Algerian Civil War </Td> <Td> 000000001991 - 12 - 26 - 0000 26 December 1991 </Td> <Td> 000000002002 - 02 - 08 - 0000 8 February 2002 </Td> <Td> 10 years, 1 month, 1 week and 6 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mexican Revolution </Td> <Td> 000000001910 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1910 </Td> <Td> 000000001920 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1920 </Td> <Td> 10 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Herzegovina uprising (1852--62) </Td> <Td> 000000001852 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1852 </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1862 </Td> <Td> 10 years </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> War </Th> <Th> Start date </Th> <Th> End date </Th> <Th> Duration </Th> </Tr>

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