Jhangar or Jhanger is a village in the Rajouri district of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, close to the Line of Control that divides the Indian and Pakistan-administered portions of Kashmir.
Jhangar
Jhanger | |
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Village | |
  Jhangar Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India  Jhangar Jhangar (India) | |
| Coordinates: 33°14′18″N 74°03′12″E / 33.238446°N 74.053341°E | |
| Country |  India |
| Union territory | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Rajouri |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
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History
editPrior to 1947, Jhangar was the base of the Mirpur–Poonch Brigade of the State Forces of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir.[1] It was at a strategic location that was roughly equidistant from the towns of Bhimber, Mirpur, Kotli and Rajouri.[2] It was fiercely contested between the Indian and Pakistani forces during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948, eventually coming under Indian control.[3] The village faces frequent shelling from Pakistan.[4]
References
edit- ^ Brahma Singh, History of Jammu and Kashmir Rifles (2010), pp. 9, 207.
- ^ Brahma Singh, History of Jammu and Kashmir Rifles (2010), pp. 9, 246: "Jhangar is situated on the junction of Mirpur-Jammu and Kotli-Jammu roads and its occupation by own troops was of vital importance for the survival of both the Mirpur and Kotli garrisons."
- ^ Brahma Singh, History of Jammu and Kashmir Rifles (2010), p. 26.
- ^ Jhangar lives in constant fear of death, United News of India, 1 May 2019.
Bibliography
edit- Dasgupta, C. (2014) [first published 2002], War and Diplomacy in Kashmir, 1947-48, SAGE Publications, ISBN 978-81-321-1795-7
- Singh, K. Brahma (1990), History of Jammu and Kashmir Rifles, 1820-1956: The State Force Background, Lancer International, ISBN 978-81-7062-091-4
- Singh, K. Brahma (2010) [first published Lancer International 1990], History of Jammu and Kashmir Rifles, 1820-1956: The State Force Background (PDF), brahmasingh.co.nf, ISBN 978-81-7062-091-4, archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2016
- Palit, D. K. (1972), Jammu and Kashmir Arms: History of the J & K Rifles, Palit & Dutt
- Raghavan, Srinath (2010), War and Peace in Modern India, Palgrave Macmillan, ISBN 978-1-137-00737-7