KASHMIR?
Geography,
Kashmir is located in Himalayan range. Most of the area is mountainous with very fertile land, beautiful lakes, covered with thick green forests and produce verity of fruits.
Area,
84471 sq.: miles; with boundaries with Pakistan, India, china and Afghanistan.
Population,
About 5 million consisting of 77% Muslim. Borders with Pakistan 902 miles
and borders with India 307 miles.

Brief History,
The state of Kashmir came into existence in 1848 when Lord Lawrence the Governor General of British India sold the area to Gulab Singh a leader of Hindu dogra tribe for RS 7.5 million. Dogra rulers treated the Muslim Population who was meek, poor and peace loving harshly and taxed them Heavily.
At that time of partition of India every state was given the option of acceding either to India or Pakistan. Lord Mountbatten the last Viceroy of India in his addressed the prince of the state on July 25,1947 said, "accede to India or Pakistan, bearing......

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1. Kashmir
   

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2. Resolution On The Kashmir Issue
   

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3. Kashmir
   

   Kashmir. For centuries, poets and travellers called Kashmir a paradise on Earth. ...
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4. Kashmir
   

   Kashmir. While ... In October 1947 Kashmir, led by Muslim majority leader Hindu Maharaja,
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5. Kashmir
   

   Kashmir. While ... In October 1947 Kashmir, led by Muslim majority leader Hindu Maharaja,
   was invaded by Pashtun tribals from Pakistan. Pakistan ... ...