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Encyclopedia > List of topics on the land and the people of Jammu and Kashmir

This is the comprehensive List of topics which deal with "the People”, “the Culture & Heritage” and “the Land” of Jammu and Kashmir:

This article is about the geographical region of greater Kashmir. ... Kashmiriyat (Kashmiri: Kashmiri-ness) is the ethno-national and social consciousness and cultural values of the Kashmiri people. ... Kashmir may refer to: Kashmir region, the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent shared by India, Pakistan, and China Kashmir (song), a song by Led Zeppelin from Physical Graffiti Kashmir (band), a Danish rock band Kashmir conflict, the territorial dispute over the Kashmir region Jammu and Kashmir, an integral state... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Physical Graffiti is a double album by the English hard rock band Led Zeppelin. ... For the bands 1969 self-titled debut album, see Led Zeppelin (album). ... Kashmiri literature (Kashmiri: कॉशुर साहित्‍य) has a history of at least 2,500 years, going back to its glory days of Sanskrit. ... The historic region of Kashmir, an area disputed by India and Pakistan, encompasses the modern regions of Kashmir, Ladakh and Jammu. ... Vaishno Devi Mandir is one of the holiest Hindu temples dedicated to Shakti, located in the hill of Vaishno Devi, Jammu and Kashmir, India. ... This article discusses the adherents of Hinduism. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This article is about the Hindu God. ... This article covers the history of Jammu and Kashmir from earliest recorded times to the present day. ... The Instrument of Accession is a legal document executed by Maharajah Hari Singh, ruler of the State of Jammu and Kashmir, on October 26, 1947. ... Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (June 25, 1900 – August 27, 1979) was a British admiral and statesman and an uncle of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. ... Jammu and Kashmir   (IPA: , Kashmiri:ज्वम त॒ कॅशीर جۄم تٕہ کٔشِیر, Hindi:जम्मू और कश्मीर, Urdu:جموں Ùˆ کشمیر) (often abbreviated as Kashmir), is the northern-most state of India, lying mostly in the Himalayan mountains. ... Dr. Karan Singh (1931- ) is an Indian politician. ... Hari Singh was the last maharaja of the kingdom of Jammu and Kashmir. ... Jammu and Kashmir   (IPA: , Kashmiri:ज्वम त॒ कॅशीर جۄم تٕہ کٔشِیر, Hindi:जम्मू और कश्मीर, Urdu:جموں Ùˆ کشمیر) (often abbreviated as Kashmir), is the northern-most state of India, lying mostly in the Himalayan mountains. ... Hari Singh was the last maharaja of the kingdom of Jammu and Kashmir. ... The word Maharaja (also spelled maharajah) is Hindi as well as ancient Sanskrit for high king (a karmadharaya from maha great and rajan king). Its use is primarily for Hindu potentates (ruler or sovereign). ... A princely state is any state under the reign of a prince and is thus a principality taken in the broad sense. ... Jammu and Kashmir   (IPA: , Kashmiri:ज्वम त॒ कॅशीर جۄم تٕہ کٔشِیر, Hindi:जम्मू और कश्मीर, Urdu:جموں Ùˆ کشمیر) (often abbreviated as Kashmir), is the northern-most state of India, lying mostly in the Himalayan mountains. ... Jammu and Kashmir   (IPA: , Kashmiri:ज्वम त॒ कॅशीर جۄم تٕہ کٔشِیر, Hindi:जम्मू और कश्मीर, Urdu:جموں Ùˆ کشمیر) (often abbreviated as Kashmir), is the northern-most state of India, lying mostly in the Himalayan mountains. ... List of persons of Kashmir: // Dr. Karan Singh, son of Maharaja Hari Singh and distinguished diplomat, Congress Leader from J&K, Maharaja Hari Singh (1895–1961), was the last ruling Maharaja of the princely state / Kingdom of Jammu and Kashmir Lalitaditya Muktapida, Emperor Raja Sukh Jivan, King 1754-1762 Sultan... This is a list of famous and notable people from Jammu and Kashmir, India. ... Jammu   (Hindi: जम्मू, Urdu: جموں) is one of the three regions comprising the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. ... Shown in green is the Kashmiri region under Pakistani control. ... Combatants India Pakistan, Kashmiri secessionists Strength 30,000 5,000 Casualties Indian Official Figures: 527 killed,[1][2][3] 1,363 wounded[4] 1 POW Pakistani Estimates: 357–4,000+ killed[5][6] (Pakistan troops) 665+ soldiers wounded[5] 8 POWs. ... LOC Kargil is a 2003 Bollywood war film about the 1999 Kargil War. ... The Indian film industry is the largest in the world in terms of number of films (877 feature films and 1177 short films made in India were released in the year 2003 alone);[1] compared with 473 films released in the US in 2003. ... The war film is a film genre that has to do with warfare, usually focusing on naval, air, or land battles, but sometimes focusing instead on prisoners of war, covert operations, military training, or other related subjects. ... Combatants India Pakistan, Kashmiri secessionists Strength 30,000 5,000 Casualties Indian Official Figures: 527 killed,[1][2][3] 1,363 wounded[4] 1 POW Pakistani Estimates: 357–4,000+ killed[5][6] (Pakistan troops) 665+ soldiers wounded[5] 8 POWs. ... ... Azad Kashmir (Urdu: ‎, English: ), is part of the Pakistani administered section of the state of Jammu and Kashmir, along with the Northern Areas; its official name is Azad Jammu and Kashmir. ... Shown in green is the Kashmiri region under Pakistani control. ... The Indochina Wars refers to wars for independence that erupted in the wake of World War II, fought in Southeast Asia from 1947 until 1979, between nationalist Vietnamese against French, American, and Chinese forces. ... Trans-Karakoram Tract is occupied by China now, having been part of Pakistan-occupied Jammu & Kashmir until 1963, when Pakistan had handed over it to China according to the border agreement. ... Jammu and Kashmir   (IPA: , Kashmiri:ज्वम त॒ कॅशीर جۄم تٕہ کٔشِیر, Hindi:जम्मू और कश्मीर, Urdu:جموں Ùˆ کشمیر) (often abbreviated as Kashmir), is the northern-most state of India, lying mostly in the Himalayan mountains. ... China - India Western border showing Aksai Chin Aksai Chin (Simplified Chinese: , Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: Ä€kèsàiqÄ«n, Hindi: अकसाई चिन) is a region located at the junction of the Peoples Republic of China, Pakistan, and India. ... This article encapsulates the history of a border issue between India and Pakistan, generally termed as the Kashmir conflict. ... The Indian Kashmir barrier is a 550 km (330 mile) separation barrier along the 740 km disputed 1972 Line of Control (or ceasefire line) between Indian and Pakistani controlled Kashmir: Jammu and Kashmir, India and Azad Kashmir, Pakistan; the rest of the Line of Control is too inaccessible for construction... The following is a timeline of the Kashmir conflict. ... Kashmiri Pandit (Hindi: ) refers to a person who belongs to a sect of Hindu Pandits who ancestrally originate from the Kashmir Valley. ... Rajatarangini of Kalhana is a rare chronicle that gives us a fairly direct insight into how things happened in pre-Islamic India. ... Harsha (ruled AD 1089-1111) was a king of Kashmir who is frequently mentioned because of his unusual conduct. ... The Dogras are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group in South Asia, with a population of 873,000. ... The royal Rajputs (anonymous, c. ... Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah (1905 - 1982) was a prominent Kashmiri politician. ... The Cuisine of Kashmir as we know it today has eveloved over hundres of years. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Yuz Asaf (یوذسف) (or Yus Asaph, or Shahzada Nabi Hazrat Yura Asaf) is believed by Ahmadis to be the name adopted by Jesus after he survived the crucifixion and subsequently migrated to Kashmir. ... Lieutenant Nawang H. Kapadia Lieutenant Nawang H. Kapadia (15 December, 1975—11 November, 2000), who was commissioned on September 2, 2000 in the Fourth Battalion the Third Gorkha Rifles in the Indian Army, died while gallantly fighting Pakistan based terrorists in the jungles of Rajwar in Kupwara district of Srinagar... The Kashmir earthquake (also known as the South Asia earthquake or Pakistan earthquake) of 2005 was a major earthquake whose epicenter was the Pakistan-administered disputed region of Kashmir. ... Kashmir Shaivism is a school of spiritual teaching and practice that arose during the eighth century in Kashmir, India. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Baltistan (Urdu: بلتستان) , also known as Baltiyul in the Balti language, is a region to the north of Kashmir, bordering the Chinese region of Xinjiang. ... Political division of Kashmir The green is the Kashmiri region under Pakistani control. ... Sudhan tribe members are found in Poonch District of Kashmir, Dera Ghazi Khan and Peshawar in the North West Frontier Province, Quetta in the Baluchistan Province, Sialkot, Lahore and Rawalpindi in the Punjab and in Karachi in Sindh Province of Pakistan. ... The Gilgit Agency was an occupied province of the Maharaja of Kashmir before November 1, 1947. ... Shown in green is the Kashmiri region under Pakistani control. ... Hemis Monastery in the 1870s Information on Ladakh before the birth of the kingdom (10th century) is scarce. ... Ladakh (Tibetan script: ལ་དྭགས་, Ladakhi IPA: , Hindi: लद्दाख़, Hindi IPA: , Urdu: لدّاخ; land of high passes) is a region in the state of Jammu and Kashmir in Northern India sandwiched between the Karakoram mountain range to the north and the Himalayas to the south. ... The Balti are a people of Ladakhi/Tibetan descent with some Dardic admixture whose population of 400,000 is found in Pakistani-controlled Baltistan (a former district of Ladakh); and in Kargil and Leh districts of Ladakh, a region in Indian-controlled Jammu & Kashmir. ... Tibet (older spelling Thibet; Tibetan: བོད་; Wylie: Bod; Lhasa dialect IPA: [; Simplified and Traditional Chinese: 西藏, Hanyu Pinyin: XÄ«zàng; also referred to as 藏区 (Simplified Chinese), 藏區 (Traditional Chinese), ZàngqÅ« (Hanyu Pinyin), having the two names different connotations; see Name section below) is a plateau region in Central Asia and the... A photograph of Ismail Samani Peak (then known as Peak Communism) taken in 1989. ... Wakhan is a very mountainous and rugged part of the Pamir region. ... Cashmere wool is wool obtained from the Cashmere goat. ... Cashmere may refer to: Cashmere wool, wool from the Cashmere goat, which is a type of Asian goat. ...

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