Event Accession to India

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During the partition of the British Raj between a Hindu state (India) and a Muslim state (Pakistan) the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir was forced to join India in order to have assistance against an invasion by Pakistan.

Chronology

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  • October 1947: On October 26, 1947, the Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir declared his country's annexation to India, which was recognized the following day by the Governor General of India, Louis Mountbatten.