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[[Image:Srinagar, Kashmere.jpg‎|right|thumb|230px|View of Srinagar]]
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'''Kashmir''' and '''other nearby countries''' of '''Central''' or '''High Asia'''.
This article convers '''Kashmir''' and '''other nearby countries''' of '''Central''' or '''High Asia'''.


[[Srinagar]] is the picturesque capital of the state of Jammu and '''Kashmir''', which was a [[Princely States|Princely State]]. It stretches along the banks of the River Jhelum. The city is known for its houseboats.  
'''Kashmir and Jammu''' was a [[Princely States|Princely State]] which was created in 1846 after the [[1st Sikh War]]. The British annexed the Kashmir Valley, [[Ladakh]] and [[Gilgit-Baltistan]] and tranferred it to Maharajah Gulab Singh for an indemnity payment. The capital of Kashmir was [[Srinagar]].  


==Spelling variants==
==Spelling variants==
*Kashmir, Cashmere
Modern name: Kashmir
*Srinagar,  Sirinugger, Sirinuggur, Serinuggur
Variants: Cashmere


==FIBIS resources==
==FIBIS resources==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jammu_and_Kashmir_(princely_state) Jammu and Kashmir] Wikipedia (retrieved 16 June 2016)
*[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2012/20120901/j&k.htm#2 Heritage tag for 110-yr-old power project] by Majid Jahangir. The  second oldest power project, the Mohura [Mohra] Power House located in the  Uri area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, was commissioned in 1902.    ''The Tribune'' Saturday, September 1, 2012, Chandigarh. The  Mohura Power House was situated  midway between Uri and Baramulla.
*[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2012/20120901/j&k.htm#2 Heritage tag for 110-yr-old power project] by Majid Jahangir. The  second oldest power project, the Mohura [Mohra] Power House located in the  Uri area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, was commissioned in 1902.    ''The Tribune'' Saturday, September 1, 2012, Chandigarh. The  Mohura Power House was situated  midway between Uri and Baramulla.
*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/59036290@N07/sets/72157625942098709  Kashmir Photograph Collection]  flickr.com  Contains 190 photographs taken 1911-c 1946.
*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/59036290@N07/sets/72157625942098709  Kashmir Photograph Collection]  flickr.com  Contains 190 photographs taken 1911-c 1946.
===Historical books online===
===Historical books online===
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?volume=15&objectid=DS405.1.I34_V15_077.gif Kashmir and Jammu] Imperial Gazetteer
*[http://pahar.in  Pahar- Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset]  contains online books related to Kashmir. Use the Search box to locate the books.
*[http://pahar.in  Pahar- Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset]  contains online books related to Kashmir. Use the Search box to locate the books.
*[https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/item/33BK5W64JAVO3Z7FJYAKLMPKG3ZTPWET ''A Gazetteer of Kashmir and the adjacent districts of Kishtwa̕r, Badrawa̕r, Jamu̕, Naoshera, Pu̕nch and the valley of the Kishen Ganga ; Pt. 7, Sect. 1''] (of the series ''Central Asia'') by Charles Ellison Bates 1873 [[Online books#Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek| Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek]].  The other titles in the series  ''Central Asia''  include  ''pt. 7, section 2. Ladak'' by F. Maisey.
*[https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/item/33BK5W64JAVO3Z7FJYAKLMPKG3ZTPWET ''A Gazetteer of Kashmir and the adjacent districts of Kishtwa̕r, Badrawa̕r, Jamu̕, Naoshera, Pu̕nch and the valley of the Kishen Ganga ; Pt. 7, Sect. 1''] (of the series ''Central Asia'') by Charles Ellison Bates 1873 [[Online books#Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek| Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek]].  The other titles in the series  ''Central Asia''  include  ''pt. 7, section 2. Ladak'' by F. Maisey.

Revision as of 09:33, 16 June 2016

View of Srinagar

This article convers Kashmir and other nearby countries of Central or High Asia.

Kashmir and Jammu was a Princely State which was created in 1846 after the 1st Sikh War. The British annexed the Kashmir Valley, Ladakh and Gilgit-Baltistan and tranferred it to Maharajah Gulab Singh for an indemnity payment. The capital of Kashmir was Srinagar.

Spelling variants

Modern name: Kashmir Variants: Cashmere

FIBIS resources

External links

  • Jammu and Kashmir Wikipedia (retrieved 16 June 2016)
  • Heritage tag for 110-yr-old power project by Majid Jahangir. The second oldest power project, the Mohura [Mohra] Power House located in the Uri area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, was commissioned in 1902. The Tribune Saturday, September 1, 2012, Chandigarh. The Mohura Power House was situated midway between Uri and Baramulla.
  • Kashmir Photograph Collection flickr.com Contains 190 photographs taken 1911-c 1946.

Historical books online

Gazetteer Of Kashmir And Ladak 1890 . Full title: Gazetteer of Kashmír and Ladak : together with routes in the territories of the Maharaja of Jamu and Kashmir compiled (for political and military reference) under the direction of the Quarter Master General in India in the Intelligence Branch 1890. Pdf download, Digital Library of India.
1918; 1927, 14th edition. Pdf downloads, Pahar- Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset.
1927, 14th edition; 1933, 15th edition Revised by E.F. Neve. Pdf downloads, Digital Library of India.
Narrative of a journey from Caunpoor to the Boorendo pass, in the Himalaya Mountains viâ Gwalior, Agra, Delhi, and Sirhind; by Major Sir William Lloyd. And Captain Alexander Gerard's account of an attempt to penetrate by Bekhur to Garoo, and the Lake Manasarowara: with a letter from the late J.G. Gerard, esq. detailing a visit to the Shatool and Boorendo passes, for the purpose of determining tte line of perpetual snow on the southern face of the Himalaya. Ed. by George Lloyd, published 1840. Volume I [1821-1822] Google Books. Volume II Captain Alexander Gerard’s Narrative 1821 Archive.org. Article about the book, page 421 The Monthly Review, From January To April Inclusive. 1840 Google Books.
Part 1 1933;60:5 377-392. Part 2 1933;60:6 456-461. Part 3 1933;61:1 61-70. Part 4 1933;61:2 133-144. Part 5 1933;61:4 304-309. Part 6 1933;61:5 379-393. Part 7: not online. Part 8 1934;62:2 142-150. Part 9 1934;62:3 224-233. Part 10 1934;62:5 365-376. Part 11 1934;62:6 430-440. Part 12 1934;63:2 127-134. Part 13 1934;63:3 193-206.