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==History== ==History==
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Administrative division of Jammu and Kashmir
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The Mirpur District is a de-jure district of the Jammu division of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. The region is de facto administered as the Mirpur Division under Pakistani administration.

History

The area of the Mirpur District was a part of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir during the British Raj and after the partition of India. After the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947, it became under the administration of what is now Azad Kashmir. The Mirpur Division was the location of the Mirpur Massacre in November 1947.

References

  1. Correspondent, Special (November 2, 2019). "New Indian map shows UTs of J&K, Ladakh" – via www.thehindu.com. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  2. "November 25, 1947 Mirpur massacre: An ill-fated day that reminds us of injustice and infringement, brutality and bloodshed".

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