What the records say
- When
- Aug 1947 – 16 Nov 1947
- Kind
- Coup
- Coordinates
- 28.61° N, 77.21° E
- Description
- 1947 Coup D'etat by the Gilgit Scouts
1947 Gilgit rebellion
1947 coup d'etat by the Gilgit Scouts
In November 1947, the paramilitary force of Gilgit Scouts stationed at Gilgit rebelled against the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, soon after it acceded to the Indian Union. Under the command of a British officer Major William Brown, they executed a coup d'etat, overthrew the governor Ghansara Singh, and imprisoned him.
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