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Introduction

The Himalayas as seen from Leh, Ladakh, Kashmir
Political map of Kashmir
Political map of Kashmir

Kashmir (/ˈkæʃmɪər/ KASH-meer or /kæʃˈmɪər/ kash-MEER) is the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term "Kashmir" denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal Range. The term has since come to encompass a larger area that includes the India-administered territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, the Pakistan-administered territories of Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan, and the Chinese-administered territories of Aksai Chin and the Trans-Karakoram Tract.

In 1820, the Sikh Empire, under Ranjit Singh, annexed Kashmir. In 1846, after the Sikh defeat in the First Anglo-Sikh War, and upon the purchase of the region from the British under the Treaty of Amritsar, the Raja of Jammu, Gulab Singh, became the new ruler of Kashmir. The rule of his descendants, under the paramountcy (or tutelage) of the British Crown, lasted until the Partition of India in 1947, when the former princely state of the British Indian Empire became a disputed territory, now administered by three countries: China, India, and Pakistan. (Full article...)

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12 November 2024 –
Twenty-six people are killed when a bus carrying a wedding ceremony participants falls into the Indus River in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. (Anadolu Agency) (NBC News)
3 November 2024 – Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
At least eleven people are injured in a grenade explosion caused by an unknown militant group in a flea market in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. (Reuters)
Three rebels are killed and four security personnel are injured during two separate shootouts in Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir, India. (AP)
24 October 2024 – Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
Islamist insurgents target an Indian Army vehicle with small arms fire near Gulmarg, Jammu and Kashmir, India, killing two soldiers and two civilian porters and injuring three other soldiers. (The Indian Express)

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Administrative territories

Aksai Chin, Azad Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Siachen Glacier, Trans-Karakoram Tract

Kashyapa, Rajatarangini, Kambojas, Lalitaditya Muktapida, Didda, Muslim conquests in the Indian subcontinent, Zain-ul-Abidin, Shah Mir dynasty, Sayyid Dynasty, Mughal Empire, Durrani Empire, Sikh Empire, British East India Company, Princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, British Raj, Kashmir Committee, 1931 agitation, Partition of India, 1947 Poonch Rebellion, Instrument of Accession, First Kashmir War, Indo-Pakistani wars, Simla Agreement, Hizbul Mujahideen, Kashmir Solidarity Day, 2005 earthquake, Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019

Ongoing events

2019–2021 Jammu and Kashmir lockdown, COVID-19 pandemic (Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh), Exodus of Kashmiri Hindus, Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir, Kashmir conflict (timeline)

Politics

De facto borders (Actual Ground Position Line, Line of Actual Control, Line of Control), Political parties (All Parties Hurriyat Conference, Bharatiya Janata Party, Jammu & Kashmir National Conference, Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference, Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party, Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front)

Administration

Anthem of Azad Kashmir, Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir, District Development Council, Flags (Azad Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir), Heads of government (Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan, Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir), Jammu and Kashmir High Court, LAHDC Kargil, LAHDC Leh, Law enforcement (Azad Kashmir Police, China Police, Gilgit-Baltistan Police, Jammu and Kashmir Police, Ladakh Police)

Geography

Chenab Valley, Kashmir Valley, Neelum Valley; Himalayas, Karakoram, Ladakh Range, Pir Panjal, Zanskar Range; Chenab River, Gilgit River, Indus River, Jhelum River, Shyok River, Zanskar River; Aksai Chin Lake, Dal Lake, Pangong Tso, Wular Lake; Districts (Azad Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh), Regions (Baltistan, Dardistan, Jammu Division, Kashmir Valley)

Human rights

Human rights abuses in Kashmir (Azad Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir), Women's rights in Jammu and Kashmir

Other

Sports (Azad Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh), Tourism (Azad Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh)

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