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State The State of Jammu and Kashmir is India’s northernmost state. It is one of the most favorite tourists’ destinations in India. Its geography, culture and the seasons of the state has always attracted the tourists to visit it. Jammu and Kashmir consists mainly three reasons. First is Jammu that is also the winter capital of the state. Second is the Kashmir which consists the city of Srinagar, that is also the summer capital. And the third region is Leh and Ladakh, that is also called the “Little Tibet”. In the Jammu region most of the population is Hindu, while is Kashmir, Muslims and Tibet is inhabited mostly by the Buddhist population.

Rulers Before the 12^th century it was ruled by successive Hindu empires that include the Maurya and Kushan Empires. But by the mid of the 12^th century it was occupied by Turkish rulers who spread Islam in the region. Later on it was occupied by the Mughals. In the end of the 18^th century it was captured by the First Sikh ruler, Maharaja Ranjit Singh of Lahore. But after the downfall of the Sikh rule it was ruled mainly by the Dogra rulers. When India got independence it was divided into two parts, India and Pakistan. But the princely states were not merged in any of the part. It was left to their rulers to choose to merge their region into the country of their choice. But Pakistan violated the agreement and attacked  the state with the purpose of capturing it. Following it ruler of the state Maharaja Hari Singh accepted the accession of the state into India. Indian forces entered the state to save it from the further occupation  but were not allowed by the then Government of India to flush the invaders out. After that the state of Jammu and Kashmir has always remained the bone of contention between both of the countries and they have fought three wars with each other.

Special Status 60 percent area of the state is controlled by India, 30 percent by Pakistan and the remaining 10 percent by the Republic of China. State of Jammu and Kashmir is the only state of India that has its own flag and constitution. defense, communication and foreign policy are directly handled by the Parliament of India and the rest by the state government which has been provided with  special autonomy under section 370.