# The deadliest wars in history

The wars and conflicts with the highest death tolls according to the estimates in Wikipedia's list of wars by death toll. Many figures are very wide ranges, especially for ancient wars.

- 24 votes · 18 items
- Apr 27, 2019 · mariana pérez
- https://even.best/en/l/780/the-deadliest-wars-in-history

## Top 15

1. **World War II** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — 1939–1945, Global. 70–85 million deaths.
2. **Mongol invasions and conquests** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — 1206–1368, Asia and Europe. 20–60 million deaths.
3. **Taiping Rebellion** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 1850–1864, China. 20–70 million deaths.
4. **Transition from Ming to Qing** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 1618–1683, China. 25 million deaths.
5. **World War I** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 1914–1918, Global. 15–22 million deaths.
6. **Conquests of Timur** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 1369–1405, Central, West and South Asia. 7–17 million deaths.
7. **Russian Civil War** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 1917–1922, Russia. 7–10 million deaths.
8. **Chinese Civil War** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 1927–1949, China. 4–9 million deaths.
9. **Thirty Years' War** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 1618–1648, Europe. 4.5–8 million deaths.
10. **Crusades** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 1095–1291, Europe and the Middle East. 1–9 million deaths.
11. **French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 1792–1815, Europe. 4–7 million deaths.
12. **Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — 1533–1572, South America. 7.7 million deaths.
13. **Spanish conquest of Mexico** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1519–1530, Mexico. 10.5 million deaths.
14. **Second Congo War** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1998–2003, DR Congo. 3–5.4 million deaths.
15. **Nigerian Civil War (Biafra)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1967–1970, Nigeria. 3–4.1 million deaths.
16. **An Lushan rebellion** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — 754–763, China. 13 million deaths.
17. **Vietnam War** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — 1955–1975, Indochina. 1.3–4.2 million deaths.
18. **Three Kingdoms wars** (-2 · ▲0 ▼2) — 184–280, China. 34 million deaths.

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