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Indo-Pakistani Wars

1947 CE – 1971 CE · 24 years

Three major wars fought between India and Pakistan — the 1947 war over Kashmir's accession, the 1965 war triggered by Pakistani infiltration into Kashmir, and the 1971 war that led to the creation of Bangladesh.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • India
  • Pakistan

Key moments

Defining events in the Indo-Pakistani Wars.

  1. 1947–1949 First Kashmir War
  2. 1965 Battle of Asal Uttar
  3. 1971 Battle of Longewala
  4. 16 December 1971 Fall of Dhaka

Elsewhere in South Asia at the time

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1632 CE – still standing

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1967 CE – 2026 CE

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Mount Everest

3000 BCE – still standing

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British Raj

1858 CE – 1947 CE

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First Kashmir War

1947 CE – 1949 CE

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Western Ghats

3000 BCE – still standing

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Travancore

1729 CE – 1949 CE

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1947 CE and 1971 CE.

1947 CE First Kashmir War 1959 CE Tibetan Uprising 1962 CE Sino-Indian War 1965 CE Second Kashmir War 1967 CE Naxalite–Maoist Insurgency

And in the rest of the world

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

Darvaza Gas Crater Landmark · Middle East 1971 CE – 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 Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá Landmark · Americas 1954 CE – still standing
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