What is the History of Kashmir?

As a resultIndia sent its troops to Kashmir to help the Maharaja.

The part of Kashmir which was separated from India became a sub-continent of Jammu and Kashmir and the part of Kashmir that was near from Pakistan and Afghanistan border was called Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir.

A UN cease-fire in 1949saw the end of fighting and created the first Line-of-Control.

It is attached to the western part of Indian Kashmir. As of 2011, Azad Kashmir's GDP was estimated at $3.2 billion. Azad Kashmir's economy is heavily dependent on agriculture, but also relies on remittances sent each year by members of the large Kashmiri diaspora.

In 1956 Kashmir was, in effect, integrated into the Indian Union under anew Constitution. However, Azad Kashmir,

In the southern districts, many men have been recruited into the Pakistani Armed Forces. Other locals travel to countries in Europe or the Middle East where they work in labour-oriented jobs.

the area which Pakistan gained duringits campaign in 1948, continues to remain with Pakistan.

The Gilgit area was leased to the British government by the Maharaja of Kashmir. Baltistan was the area of west Ladakh province which was occupied by the Pakistan in 1947.

This area is the part of the disputed Jammu and Kashmir region.
Based on the figures, it can be said that Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (POK) is in very poor condition.

The volatile situationwas aggravated by the Chinese occupation of the Aksai Chin region.

in Ladakh,in 1959. The situation came to head in 1963 when a Sino-Pak agreement definedthe Chinese border with Pakistani Kashmir and ceded Indian-claimed territory to China.

India and Pakistan fought over Kashmir again in 1965. A UN cease-fire took effect in September, 1965.

Prime Minister Lal Bhadur Shastri of India andPresident Ayub Khan of Pakistan signed the Tashkent agreement on 1st January1966.

Pakistan is the ruler of this region but this region is not developed by the Pakistan deliberately so that the poor people of this region can be trapped to train as the terrorist and destabilise the India. It is worth to mention here that the terrorist Ajmal Kasab caught alive in Mumbai terror attack was trained in Muzaffarabad, capital of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir.

The modern state of Jammu and Kashmir covered an area of 86024 square miles (prior to 1947) extendingfrom 32deg 78' to 36deg 58' N and from 73deg 27' to 80deg 72' E. The entirestate included, beside the Jammu region, Ladakh, Gilgit, Hunza, Nagar, Punial,and Yasin. The tiny state of Chitral, located towards the north-western side ofGilgit, used to pay tribute to Kashmir ruler.

The Kashmir dispute dates from 1947. The partition of the Indian sub-continent along religious lines led to the formation of India and Pakistan. However, there remained the problem of over 650 states, run by princes, existing within the two newly independent countries.

. It was due to the untiring effortsof Maharaja Gulab Singh Ji (the founder of Dogra Hindu dynasty in Kashmir) that the State took its present shape and form in the 2nd half of the 19th century.

. They resolved to try to end the dispute by peaceful means. Fightingerupted between India and Pakistan once again in the month of December 1971,

In theory, these princely states had the option of deciding which country to join, or of remaining independent. In practice, the restive population of each province proved decisive.

History Of Kashmir before 1947:br /> Cradled in the lapof the majestic Himalayas, Kashmir is the arguably most beautiful place in the world. Kashmir is the only region of India to have a historical record of itsdistant past

Kashmir has also the distinction of producing historians of repute. Chief among them is Kalhan, the author of Rajatarangini. Bilhana wasanother Sanskrit historian who was born in Kashmir. The court poet at Kalyanain the South India, he authored Vikramankadeva-charita to celebrate the reignof Vikramaditya VI, the Chalukya king of Kalyana.

The people had been fighting for freedom from British rule, and with their struggle about to bear fruit they were not willing to let the princes fill the vacuum.

Kashmir, if literally translated, means land desiccated from water:"ka" (the water) and shimeera (to desiccate). Tradition says that Kashmir was originally a lake that was drained by the great saint of ancientIndia Kashyap. It was included in the empire of Ashoka Maurya who is creditedwith the foundation of the city of Srinagar around the year 250 BC.

They resolved to try to end the dispute by peaceful means. Fightingerupted between India and Pakistan once again in the month of December 1971,

Although many princes wanted to be "independent" (which would have meant hereditary monarchies and no hope for democracy) they had to succumb to their people's protests which turned violent in many provinces.