When World War I and II are not counted, what was the largest battle in history?

naveen_213

Many opinions say that the battle of starlingard, a battle between Nazis and the Soviet Union, is the largest and bloodiest battle in history. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Stalingrad May 10 10, 5:54 PM

great2beme

This isn't really a battle but the Siege of Leningrad had more casualties than Battle of Stalingrad. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_battles_by_casualties May 10 10, 6:22 PM

Datsmeharse

In terms of casualties, The Battle of Hsupeng during the Chinese Civil War had 689,000 casualties (including captured) The Battle of Kalinga in 262BC claims casualties ranging from 100,000 to 1 Million, including civilians. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_battles_by_casualties In terms of noise, try taking the remote from my wife when "Dancing With the Stars" is on.... May 10 10, 6:22 PM

evil44

Leningrad and Stalingrad don't count since they were during WWII. Also, Hsupeng was a campaign, not a single battle. The claims from Kalinga seem to top the list on the high-end estimate, but the Battle of Salsu (302,300) would top the list if the Kalinga figures were high-balled. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_battles_by_casualties May 11 10, 8:55 AM