What the records say
- When
- 22 Oct 1947 – 31 Dec 1948
- Kind
- Interstate war
- Deaths
- 6,000
- Coordinates
- 34.08° N, 74.79° E
- Type
- Interstate war
- Region
- South Asia
- Cities
- Srinagar
- Side a
- Not delineated into two sides (see military_alliances_raw)
- Side b
- Not delineated into two sides (see military_alliances_raw)
- Alliances
- Not documented as a formal two-sided alliance structure
Placed approximately by the source.
India–Pakistan war of 1947–1948
1947–1948 war between India and Pakistan
The India–Pakistan war of 1947–1948, also known as the first Kashmir war, was a war fought between India and Pakistan over the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir from 1947 to 1948. It was the first of the India–Pakistan wars between the two newly independent nations; both were dominions within the British Commonwealth of Nations.
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3 sources record it
- Global Wars & Armed Conflicts, 1914–2026Kaggle compilationNo licence stated
- COW Inter-State War Data v4.0Correlates of War Project · names it “First Kashmir”Correlates of War: free use with citation
- Wikidata: wars and rebellionsWikidata contributors · names it “Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948”Creative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
Includes 2 events
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- Mirpur Massacre of 194725 Nov 1947 · Massacre
- 1947 Rawalpindi massacresMar 1947 · Massacre · Deaths 7,000
- Kashmir: Pakistan → India (conquest)1949 · Territorial change