1586
Annexation of Kashmir
Akbar incorporates Kashmir into the Mughal Empire after a sustained campaign.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Kashmir in India. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Akbar incorporates Kashmir into the Mughal Empire after a sustained campaign.
Akbar incorporates Kashmir into the Mughal Empire, extending imperial authority into the Himalayan region.
Akbar's government incorporates Kashmir into the Mughal Empire after a campaign against its ruling dynasty.
Ranjit Singh's forces conquer Kashmir from Afghan rule and incorporate it into the Sikh Empire.
Nehru's government commits Indian forces to Kashmir after the princely state accedes to India amid an invasion from Pakistan.
Nehru's government remains engaged in the unresolved Kashmir dispute as India and Pakistan contest the state's political future.
A United Nations-backed ceasefire takes effect in Jammu and Kashmir between Indian and Pakistani forces.
The ceasefire leaves Jammu and Kashmir divided between Indian and Pakistani-administered areas.
India and Pakistan convert the 1971 ceasefire line in Jammu and Kashmir into the Line of Control under the Simla framework.
Controversy over the Jammu and Kashmir state election contributes to political alienation and later insurgency.
Armed resistance to Indian rule begins in the Kashmir valley, Muslim political parties complain that the 1987 elections to the states legislative assembly were rigged against them
Hizbul Mujahideen emerges as a major militant organisation during the intensifying Kashmir insurgency.
Armed resistance to Indian rule begins in the Kashmir valley, Muslim political parties complain that the 1987 elections to the states legislative assembly were rigged against them
Armed resistance to Indian rule begins in the Kashmir valley, Muslim political parties complain that the 1987 elections to the states legislative assembly were rigged against them
V.P. Singh's government faces growing diplomatic tension with Pakistan over the Kashmir insurgency.
The armed insurgency in Kashmir intensifies during V.P. Singh's government.
Muslim separatist groups begin campaign of violence in Kashmir. Islamic terrorism in Kashmir increases against the Indian occupying troops
Islamic terrorism in Kashmir increases against the Indian occupying troops
Violence in Jammu and Kashmir remains a major security challenge for Vajpayee's government.
India fires on Pakistani military posts.
Kashmiri separatist leader Abdul Gani Lone shot dead in Srinagar by Islamist militants
The United Kingdom and United States issue travel warnings as military tensions remain high between India and Pakistan.
India and Pakistan begin a ceasefire along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir.
Vajpayee's government holds talks with moderate Kashmiri separatist leaders in New Delhi.
India begins a limited reduction of troop deployments in Jammu and Kashmir during a period of dialogue with Pakistan.
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake devastates the Kashmir region, killing tens of thousands and prompting cross-border relief cooperation.
Provenance
These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match India and Kashmir. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.
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