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Dawn of the nineteenth century witnessed the emergence of Jammu & kashmir into the limelight of history as vtal frontier region of india. For over a century, from 1846 to 1947 ( when india became free), it was one of the largest princely state of india. Besides the provinces of Jammu & Kashmir, its territory comprised ladak, Baltistan and Gilgit Agency. First published in 1890, under the direction of the Quarter- master General in india, Gazeetter of kashmir and Ladak presents authentic information about this region. It provides an exhaustive account of the land and people, fauna and the flora, economic and politics, culture and history. The material has been systematically arranged and ranges from a brief note on a small village to an essay on the course of great river. ISBN : 81-7049-054-5., 1110 pp, reproduced.
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