Jammuand Kashmir

Jammu and Kash·mir (kăshʹmîr', kăsh-mîrʹ) Popularly known as Kashmir.

A former princely state of northern India and Pakistan. Part of the Mogul Empire after 1587, it was annexed by British India in 1846 and partitioned between India and Pakistan after fierce fighting (1947-1949). Both India and Pakistan have continued to claim jurisdiction over the whole territory.

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