The Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 to 1948, also called the First Kashmir War, began soon after the partition of British India, when the ruler of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir had not yet decided whether to join India or Pakistan. Armed tribesmen from Pakistan's frontier region entered Kashmir, and the Maharaja Hari Singh asked India for help and signed an instrument of accession to India. Indian troops were flown into Srinagar, and the regular armies of both countries became involved. The United Nations arranged a ceasefire, which left Kashmir divided along a line of control, and the dispute remains unresolved, leading to further wars.
Before and after
- 4 October 1947Death of Max Planck
- 14 October 1947Chuck Yeager breaks the sound barrier
- 22 October 1947Kashmir conflict
- 22 October 1947Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts
- from 22 October 1947 to 1 January 1949Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948
- 29 October 1947Founding of Şalom
- 30 October 1947General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
- 20 November 1947Wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten
- from 30 November 1947 to 14 May 19481947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine
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