Kashmir is a disputed Himalayan region in the northwestern Indian subcontinent.

The region became an important centre of Hinduism and later Buddhism under the rule of various dynasties. In the 14th century the region came under Muslim rule as the Kashmir Sultinate, and was later part of the Mughal Empire in the 16th - 18th centuries. In the 19th century it was annexed by the Sikh Empire, and later became part of the British Indian Empire. Following the Partition of India in 1947, it has become disputed territory, now administered by three countries: China, India, and Pakistan.

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