Kashmir History: The 26th of the tenth month of the year is very special in determining the historical and geographical form of the country. This is about those days, when the heat of partition in 1947 had not yet cooled down. There was an atmosphere of chaos and uncertainty everywhere. In such a situation, the neighboring country became aggressive and Pakistan, which came into existence after partition, attacked Kashmir.

Seeing the circumstances, King Hari Singh of Kashmir decided to merge his state with India on 26 October 1947. As soon as this agreement was signed, the Indian Army reached Jammu and Kashmir and opened a front against the army of the attacking neighbor. In this war, some parts of Kashmir went under the occupation of Pakistan. Kashmir has remained the reason for bitterness in the relations between the two countries to date. You must have heard this short story. Now let us tell you in detail how Kashmir became a part of India. 

The country was facing the pain of partition.

When India gained independence, it was divided into pieces. Different princely states. Everyone had their own issues. The country was already suffering the pain of partition. At that time, the rulers of Junagadh, Hyderabad, and Jammu and Kashmir had not merged with India. When India conducted a referendum in Junagadh, the people there decided to go with India. Junagadh became a part of India on 9 November 1947. After this, the army took action and the pride of the Nizam of Hyderabad was broken and on 17 September 1948, Hyderabad also became a part of India. 

The problem was arising over Jammu and Kashmir. In 1947, Jammu and Kashmir had signed a standstill agreement. Pakistan accepted this proposal. But India had objections. On 24 October 1947, Pakistani tribal fighters attacked Kashmir. King Harisingh was also unhappy about the security of Kashmir.

The army drove out the tribals.

He appealed to the Indian government for help. Since Kashmir had not merged with India, the then Governor General Lord Mountbatten had said that the Indian Army could not help Kashmir. Then what happened? On 26 October 1947, Maharaja Harisingh signed the merger with India, and the Indian Army drove away the tribesmen. 

After this, the Kashmir issue reached the UN for the first time in 1948. India strongly opposed it and said that Pakistan had occupied some parts of Kashmir by force. After this, the UN resolution asked India and Pakistan to ceasefire and hold a referendum again. For the first time, an interim government was formed in Jammu and Kashmir and Sheikh Abdullah was declared the Prime Minister. 

The war lasted for a year and a half.

On 31 December 1948, the war that lasted for one and a quarter years ended and one-third of Kashmir went to Pakistan and two-thirds came to India. But since then to date, Kashmir has remained a matter of conflict between India and Pakistan. Article 370 has also been abolished from the valley and now Kashmir is moving forward on a new path.