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Definition of: Jammu and Kashmir
A constituent State of India, 1957; an Independent republic, 1952–57; a princely state within the Dominion of India. 1947–52, and in British India, 1846–1947; an object of contention between India and Pakistan since 1947; 92,780 square miles in all, 85,861 square miles under Indian control, the rest under Pakistani occupation though claimed by both countries; capital, Srinigar. Formerly Kashmir and Jammu.
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