History IA
Question - An analysis of how the religious rivalry and the fight over Kashmir caused the first Kashmir war of 1947.
Part A- Investigation outline
In this investigation I am going to analyze how the religious rivalry and fighting over Kashmir caused the first Kashmir war of 1947. I am going to look at how religious rivalry between Hindus and Muslims had built up prior 1947 in Kashmir and how it continued which consequently lead to a the first Kashmir war of 1947. In this investigation I will also analyze how and why the fight over Kashmir was a major reason towards the war in Kashmir and how the war had destroyed relationships between India and Pakistan during the conflict. Hindu-Muslim rivalry was a major problem in Kashmir as it was occupied by a Hindu Monarch, Maharaja Hari Singh who ruled to a majority of Muslims in Kashmir.1 This caused tensions as Muslim leader Muhammad Ali Jinnah wanted full occupation of Kashmir under Pakistan. One of my sources is to interview my grandfather who was present in India during this conflict and had strong knowledge of the events taking place as he spoke to soldiers from his village that had fought during the war. My other source is the book by Peter Lyon called “Conflict between India and Pakistan.” This is source from a well-known author who is the member of the US-based Kashmir group and had learnt about commonwealth countries in University. This book is more useful in this aspect as it has information that is in a lot more depth compared to other books about Kashmir.
Part B- Summary and Evidence
Prior to 1947 Kashmir had faced many diplomatic problems due to the rivalry that was heating up between Hindus and Muslims. This occurred straight after the partition of India and Pakistan, where most Muslims migrated to the new state Pakistan and Hindus stayed in India, however there were still many Muslims staying in India. Soon after the partition AJK was formed which is known as Azad (free) Jammu Kashmir, this was a
Part A- Investigation outline
In this investigation I am going to analyze how the religious rivalry and fighting over Kashmir caused the first Kashmir war of 1947. I am going to look at how religious rivalry between Hindus and Muslims had built up prior 1947 in Kashmir and how it continued which consequently lead to a the first Kashmir war of 1947. In this investigation I will also analyze how and why the fight over Kashmir was a major reason towards the war in Kashmir and how the war had destroyed relationships between India and Pakistan during the conflict. Hindu-Muslim rivalry was a major problem in Kashmir as it was occupied by a Hindu Monarch, Maharaja Hari Singh who ruled to a majority of Muslims in Kashmir.1 This caused tensions as Muslim leader Muhammad Ali Jinnah wanted full occupation of Kashmir under Pakistan. One of my sources is to interview my grandfather who was present in India during this conflict and had strong knowledge of the events taking place as he spoke to soldiers from his village that had fought during the war. My other source is the book by Peter Lyon called “Conflict between India and Pakistan.” This is source from a well-known author who is the member of the US-based Kashmir group and had learnt about commonwealth countries in University. This book is more useful in this aspect as it has information that is in a lot more depth compared to other books about Kashmir.
Part B- Summary and Evidence
Prior to 1947 Kashmir had faced many diplomatic problems due to the rivalry that was heating up between Hindus and Muslims. This occurred straight after the partition of India and Pakistan, where most Muslims migrated to the new state Pakistan and Hindus stayed in India, however there were still many Muslims staying in India. Soon after the partition AJK was formed which is known as Azad (free) Jammu Kashmir, this was a