War has been on this planet, killing several human beings all through the history of mankind, since the evolution of humankind. Whatever may be the reason, whether for conquering or independence, or for claiming resources, or for any other reason; war in the human history has caused lot of deaths for mankind on this planet.
Now, let us delve into the list of the top 10 most deadliest wars in the Human history. The list is ranked based on the death toll, from highest to the least.
- World War II
Period – 1939 to 1945
Location – Worldwide
Deaths – 60 million to 85 million
The war was fought between Axis countries and Ally countries. Axis countries are Germany, Japan, and Italy. The Ally countries mainly include United States, Soviet Union, United Kingdom, China, France, Thailand, Poland, Canada, Australia, Yugoslavia, Greece, India, Netherlands, Belgium, New Zealand, South Africa, Norway, Denmark, Luxembourg, Czechoslovakia, Ethiopia, Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Philippines and Mongolia.
- Mongol Conquest
Period – 1206 to 1324
Location – Eurasia
Deaths – 40 million to 70 million
The war was the result of the Mongolian empire invading and conquering most of the Asian and Easter European countries. It is considered by many historians as the most deadliest conflict in human history.
- Three Kingdoms War
Period – 184 to 280
Location – China
Deaths – 36 million to 40 million
Members – Wei, Shu and Wu states
- Second Sino-Japanese War
Period – 1937 to 1945
Location – China
Deaths – 25 million
Members – Republic of China and the Empire of Japan
- Qing Dynasty conquest of Ming Dynasty
Period – 1616 to 1662
Location – China
Deaths – 25 million
Members – Qing dynasty and Ming dynasty
- Taiping Rebellion (Taiping Civil War)
Period – 1850 to 1864
Location – China
Deaths – 20 million to 100 million
Members – Qing dynasty and the Heavenly Kingdom of Peace, a Christian millenarian movement
- World War I
Period – 1914 to 1918
Location – Worldwide
Deaths – 20 million
Members – Axis and Allies
- An Lushan Rebellion
Period – 755 to 763
Location – China
Deaths – 13 million to 36 million
Members – An Lushan and the Tang Dynasty
- Conquest of the Americas
Period – 1492 to 1691
Location – Americas
Deaths – 8.4 million to 137.75 million
Members – European colonization of the Americas
- Dungan Revolt
Period – 1862 to 1877
Location – China
Deaths – 8 million to 20.77 million
Members – An ethnic and religious war
