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	In October 1947 in the ] region of Indian occupied Kashmir around 2,37,000 Muslims were massacred in an ethnic cleansing attempt by the forces of the Dogra State headed by ] and aided by extremist Hindus and Sikhs so that the Muslims escape to ] along the border.<ref></ref><ref>{{citation \|first=Christopher \|last=Snedden \|authorlink=Christopher Snedden \|title=What happened to Muslims in Jammu? Local identity, ‘"the massacre" of 1947’ and the roots of the ‘Kashmir problem’ \|journal=South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies \|volume=24 \|number=2 \|pp=111–134 \|DOI=10.1080/00856400108723454}}</ref>As a result, at the fall of 1947, more than 300,000 refugees had arrived in the ] and ] regions of Pakistan. Hari Singh’s aim was to alter the demographics of the region by eliminating the Muslim population.<ref></ref>{{sfn\|Chattha, Partition and its Aftermath\|2009\|pp=179-180}}<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.frontline.in/static/html/fl2904/stories/20120309290407300.htm\|title = Horrors of Partition\|last = Noorani\|first= A.G.\|authorlink=A. G. Noorani\|date=25 February 2012\|newspaper=Frontline \|issue=04\|volume =29}}</ref>		In October 1947 in the ] region of Indian occupied Kashmir around 2,37,000 Muslims were massacred in an ethnic cleansing attempt by the forces of the Dogra State headed by ] and aided by extremist Hindus and Sikhs so that the Muslims escape to ] along the border.<ref></ref><ref>{{citation \|first=Christopher \|last=Snedden \|authorlink=Christopher Snedden \|title=What happened to Muslims in Jammu? Local identity, ‘"the massacre" of 1947’ and the roots of the ‘Kashmir problem’ \|journal=South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies \|volume=24 \|number=2 \|pp=111–134 \|DOI=10.1080/00856400108723454}}</ref> As a result, at the fall of 1947, more than 300,000 refugees had arrived in the ] and ] regions of Pakistan. Hari Singh’s aim was to alter the demographics of the region by eliminating the Muslim population.<ref></ref>{{sfn\|Chattha, Partition and its Aftermath\|2009\|pp=179-180}}<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.frontline.in/static/html/fl2904/stories/20120309290407300.htm\|title = Horrors of Partition\|last = Noorani\|first= A.G.\|authorlink=A. G. Noorani\|date=25 February 2012\|newspaper=Frontline \|issue=04\|volume =29}}</ref>

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In October 1947 in the Jammu region of Indian occupied Kashmir around 2,37,000 Muslims were massacred in an ethnic cleansing attempt by the forces of the Dogra State headed by Hari Singh and aided by extremist Hindus and Sikhs so that the Muslims escape to Pakistan along the border. As a result, at the fall of 1947, more than 300,000 refugees had arrived in the Gujranwala and Sialkot regions of Pakistan. Hari Singh’s aim was to alter the demographics of the region by eliminating the Muslim population.

References

The killing fields of Jammu: How Muslims become a minority in the region
Snedden, Christopher, "What happened to Muslims in Jammu? Local identity, '"the massacre" of 1947' and the roots of the 'Kashmir problem'", South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies, 24 (2): 111–134, doi:10.1080/00856400108723454
Genocide of Muslims, Jammu 1947
Chattha, Partition and its Aftermath 2009, pp. 179–180. sfn error: no target: CITEREFChattha,_Partition_and_its_Aftermath2009 (help)
Noorani, A.G. (25 February 2012). "Horrors of Partition". Frontline. Vol. 29, no. 04.

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Wars and conflicts	Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948 Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Siachen conflict Kargil War 2001–2002 India–Pakistan standoff 2008 Indo-Pakistani standoff 2019 India–Pakistan border skirmishes (media coverage)
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Operations	1947 Poonch rebellion Operation Gibraltar Operation Grand Slam Operation Tupac Operation Bison Operation Eraze Operation All Out Operation Sarp Vinash Operation Sadbhavana (Goodwill) Operation Calm Down 2016 strike 2019 airstrike
Negotiations	Jinnah–Mountbatten talks UN mediation of the Kashmir dispute Simla Agreement
Bombings and massacres	1947 Jammu massacres 2000 Amarnath pilgrimage massacre Chittisinghpura massacre 2001 Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly car bombing 2001 Kishtwar massacre 2002 Raghunath temple attacks 2006 Srinagar bombings 2006 Doda massacre March 2013 Srinagar attack 2016 Uri attack 2017 Amarnath Yatra attack 2018 Sunjuwan attack 2019 Pulwama attack 2022 Srinagar bombing
Militant organisations	Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front Tehreek-e-Hurriyat Hizbul Mujahideen Lashkar-e-Taiba Jaish-e-Mohammed Harkat-ul-Mujahideen Harkat ul-Ansar Al-Badr (Jammu and Kashmir) Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind Dukhtaran-e-Millat Islamic State – Khorasan Province Tehreek-e-Azaadi Jammu and Kashmir United Jihad Council
Observances	19 January— Jammu and Kashmir Exodus Day 5 February— Kashmir Solidarity Day 13 July— Kashmir Martyrs' Day 5 August— Youm-e-Istehsal 22 October— Jammu and Kashmir Black Day (Invasion Day) 24 October— Azad Kashmir Day 26 October— Jammu and Kashmir Accession Day
Related	Exodus of Kashmiri Hindus Insurgency Human rights abuses OHCHR reports on Kashmir Rape Ikhwan Crowd control Stone pelting Peacebuilding Women's rights Over ground workers (OGWs) Village Defence Committees

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