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India–Pakistan war of 1947–1948

The India–Pakistan war of 1947–1948, also known as the first Kashmir war, was a war fought between India and Pakistan over the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir from 1947 to 1948. It was the first of the India–Pakistan wars between the two newly independent nations; both were dominions within the British Commonwealth of Nations.

India–Pakistan war of 1947–1948
India–Pakistan war of 1947–1948 · User Hardscarf on nl.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
When
22 Oct 1947 – 1 Jan 1949
Where
Jammu and Kashmir
Era
Contemporary

Topics

Partition of India1947 – 1947Pakistan520 BCE – todayBritish Raj1797 – 1949

Before and after

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade1947India–Pakistan wars and conflicts1947Show on timeline

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