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First Kashmir War

1947 CE – 1949 CE · 2 years

The first war between India and Pakistan began after tribal forces entered Jammu and Kashmir and produced the divided Line of Control that still defines the conflict.

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India–Pakistan war of 1947–1948 on Wikipedia.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • India
  • Pakistan and Kashmiri irregulars

Key moments

Defining events in the First Kashmir War.

  1. 1947 Battle of Badgam
  2. 1947-1948 Siege of Poonch
  3. 1948 Battle of Zoji La

Elsewhere in South Asia at the time

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Taj Mahal

1632 CE – still standing

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British Raj

1858 CE – 1947 CE

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Indo-Pakistani Wars

1947 CE – 1971 CE

Landmark · South Asia

Mount Everest

3000 BCE – still standing

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Nizam's Dominions

1724 CE – 1948 CE

Landmark · South Asia

Western Ghats

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity · South Asia

Circars

1800 CE – 1947 CE

Landmark · South Asia

Thar Desert

3000 BCE – still standing

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1947 CE and 1949 CE.

1947 CE Indo-Pakistani Wars 1947 CE Malagasy Uprising 1947 CE Paraguayan Civil War 1948 CE 1948 Arab-Israeli War 1948 CE Malayan Emergency

And in the rest of the world

Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.

Grand Canyon Landmark · Americas 3000 BCE – still standing Prussia Polity · Europe 1525 CE – 1947 CE Tea Horse Road Trade route · East Asia 700 CE – 1950 CE Henry Ford Figure · United States 1863 CE – 1947 CE 1948 Arab-Israeli War Conflict · Middle East 1948 CE – 1949 CE Great Barrier Reef Landmark · Oceania 3000 BCE – still standing
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