Kashmir History | MCQs

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Maharaja Hari Singh, the Hindu ruler of Jammu and Kashmir, signed the Instrument of Accession with India on October 26, 1947, following tribal invasions supported by Pakistan.

This treaty granted India control over Kashmir’s defense, communications, and foreign affairs.

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The modern Kashmir independence movement began on July 13, 1931.

The Government of Azad Jammu and Kashmir was established on October 24, 1947.

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Maharaja Hari Singh signed the Instrument of Accession الحاق with the Indian government on October 26, 1947, and

Indian troops entered Jammu and Kashmir on October 27, 1947.

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The British sold Kashmir to Gulab Singh. 

After the First Anglo-Sikh War, the British East India Company defeated the Sikh Empire

Through the Treaty of Amritsar in 1846, sold Kashmir to Gulab Singh for seven and a half million rupees.

This transaction established Gulab Singh as the independent ruler of Jammu and Kashmir.

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Mir Syed Ali Hamdani, also known as Shah-e-Hamadan,

He is credited with spreading Islam in Kashmir through his teachings and influence in the 14th century.

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June 1932: All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference was founded by Sheikh Abdullah in collaboration with Chaudhry Ghulam Abbas to fight for the rights of the State's Muslims.

Sardar Muhammad Abdul Qayyum Khan is called Mujahid-e-Awal of the Kashmir Freedom Movement

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Maharaja Hari Singh and the Indian government negotiated the terms of the Instrument of Accession

Signed 26 Oct 1947

Effective on 27 Oct 1947

This document allowed Jammu and Kashmir to join India.

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The Dogra dynasty Dogra Rajput Hindu from Shiwalik Himalayas created Jammu and Kashmir when all dynastic kingdoms in India were being absorbed under East India Company.