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State of N India. area 101,300 sq km/39,102
sq mi; another 78,900 sq km/30,455 sq mi is
occupied by Pakistan, 42,700 sq km/16,482 sq
mi by China capital Jammu (winter); Srinagar
(summer) towns Leh products timber, grain,
rice, fruit, silk, carpets population (1981)
5,982,000 (Indian-occupied territory) history
part of the Mogul Empire from 1586, Jammu
came under the control of Gulab Singh 1820.
In 1947 Jammu was attacked by Pakistan and
chose to become part of the new state of
India. Dispute over the area caused further
hostilities 1971 between India and Pakistan
(ended by the Simla agreement 1972).