1947 THE FIRST KASHMIR WAR

The Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 sometimes known as the First Kashmir War was a war fought between India and Pakistan over the region of Kashmir from 1947 to 1948. It was the first of four wars fought among the two newly independent nations Following the end of the war and the ceasefire India had managed to acquire two thirds of Kashmir while Pakistan had a third of the region. The Indians retained control of the relatively wealthy and populous Kashmir Valley, and a majority of the population. The number of casualties in the war are estimated to 2,000 for both sides. In 1957, this area became the state of Jammu and Kashmir in the India union. The cease fire line has over the years become a de facto division of the state.