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Instrument of Accession and first Indo-Pakistani War, 1947-48
The disputed accession of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir to India, following an armed incursion, triggered the first India-Pakistan war and the origin of the dispute.
What happened
In October 1947, armed fighters entered Kashmir from Pakistan; Maharaja Hari Singh acceded to India, and Indian forces intervened, leading to the first Indo-Pakistani War. Pakistan disputes the accession's legitimacy; India regards it as final.[1]
Sources for this page
Each number marks a specific claim. Notes give the source, its locator and how it relates to the claim.
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Claim: In October 1947, following the partition of British India, armed tribal fighters entered Jammu and Kashmir from Pakistan; Maharaja Hari Singh, the ruler of the princely state, signed an Instrument of Accession to India, after which Indian forces intervened, leading to the first Indo-Pakistani War. Pakistan disputes the legitimacy and circumstances of the accession; India regards it as legally final. This bundle does not adjudicate between these positions or narrate the war's military course.
- United Nations Security Council Resolution 47 (Wikipedia) link, Background and the 1947 Accession section. Source record