Most recent flag or coat of arms
Most recent flag or coat of arms
Maximum Extent
Maximum Extent (Interactive Map)

Data

Name: jammu and kashmir

Type: Cluster

Start: 1847 AD

End: 1947 AD

Statistics

All Statistics: All Statistics

Icon jammu and kashmir

If you are looking for the page with the statistics about this nation you can find it here: All Statistics

The cluster includes all the forms of the country.

The cluster includes the following incarnations of the same nation:

  • Jammu and Kashmir (Princely State)
  • Jammu and Kashmir
  • Establishment


  • January 1847: In 1846, after the First Anglo-Sikh War, the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir was established from territories that were previously part of the Sikh Empire. This marked the beginning of the rule of Maharaja Gulab Singh and the Dogra dynasty in the region.
  • January 1847: Following the First Anglo-Sikh War (1845-1846) and the Treaty of Amritsar (1846), Gulab Singh was proclaimed the Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir, acquiring all the lands between the Ravi River and the Indus. Jasrota became part of his empire and got established as one of the five districts of the Jammu province.
  • Chronology


    Interactive Chronologies with maps are available in the section Changes Navigation

    1. Anglo-Indian Wars


    Were a series of wars fought by the British East India Company in the Indian Subcontinent that resulted in the British conquest and colonial rule of the region.

    1.1.Anglo-Afghan Wars

    Were three wars in which the British Empire tried to extend its influence in modern-day Afghanistan.

    1.1.1.Third Anglo-Afghan War

    Was a conflict that began in 1919 when the Emirate of Afghanistan invaded British India.

  • May 1919: Afghan troops crossed the frontier at the western end of the Khyber Pass and captured the town of Bagh.
  • May 1919: An Uprising took place in Peshwar with the support of Afghan forces.
  • May 1919: The inhabitants of Peshawar complied and by dawn on 8 May the situation in the city was under control and the threat of an uprising abated.
  • May 1919: A second attack was made on Bagh by the British 1st and 2nd Infantry Brigades, under Major General Fowler, and this time it proved successful.

  • 2. Partition of India


    Was the partition of British India in two independent entities: India (with a Hindu majority) and Pakistan (with a Muslim majority). This included the several princely states that were dependent on the British Colony.

  • August 1947: Maharaja Hari Singh of Jammu and Kashmir, along with his prime minister Ram Chandra Kak, decided not to accede to either Pakistan nor India, becoming thus independent.

  • 3. Indo-Pakistani conflicts


    Is an ongoing conflict between India and Pakistan, two countries that emerged fromt he partition of British India in 1947.

    3.1.Indo-Pakistani War of 1947

    Was a war fought between India and Pakistan over the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir shortly after the partition of the British Raj.

    3.1.1.Accession to India

    During the partition of the British Raj between a Hindu state (India) and a Muslim state (Pakistan) the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir was forced to join India in order to have assistance against an invasion by Pakistan.

  • October 1947: On October 26, 1947, the Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir declared his country's annexation to India, which was recognized the following day by the Governor General of India, Louis Mountbatten.

  • 3.1.2.Pakistan Invasion

    Was the military invasion of Jammu and Kashmir by Pakistani forces.

  • October 1947: The state forces stationed in the border regions around Muzaffarabad and Domel were quickly defeated by Pakistani forces.

  • Disestablishment


  • August 1947: Maharaja Hari Singh of Jammu and Kashmir, along with his prime minister Ram Chandra Kak, decided not to accede to either Pakistan nor India, becoming thus independent.
  • October 1947: The state forces stationed in the border regions around Muzaffarabad and Domel were quickly defeated by Pakistani forces.
  • October 1947: On October 26, 1947, the Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir declared his country's annexation to India, which was recognized the following day by the Governor General of India, Louis Mountbatten.
  • All Phersu Atlas Regions

    Africa

    Americas

    Asia

    Europe

    Oceania