# Canonical recap data for Indo-Pakistani War (1947)
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slug: indo-pakistani-war
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1947/indo-pakistani-war"
title: Indo-Pakistani War
subtitle: The first of four wars between India and Pakistan emerged directly from partition violence and territorial disputes, reshaping South Asian geopolitics.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1947-10-22
datePrecision: day
year: 1947
decade: 1940
country:
name: India
slug: india
summaryShort: "The India–Pakistan war of 1947–1948, also known as the first Kashmir war, was a war fought between India and Pakistan over the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir from 1947 to 1948. It was the first of the India–Pakistan wars between the two newly independent nations, both were dominions within the commonwealth realm. "
summaryLong: The India–Pakistan war of 1947–1948, also known as the first Kashmir war, was a war fought between India and Pakistan over the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir from 1947 to 1948. It was the first of the India–Pakistan wars between the two newly independent nations, both were dominions within the commonwealth realm. Pakistan precipitated the war a few weeks after its independence by launching tribal lashkar (militias) from Waziristan, in an effort to capture Kashmir and to preempt the possibility of its ruler joining India.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Indian_soldiers_landing_at_Srinagar_airfield_during_the_1947%E2%80%931948_war.jpg/1280px-Indian_soldiers_landing_at_Srinagar_airfield_during_the_1947%E2%80%931948_war.jpg"
heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "India–Pakistan war of 1947–1948"
importance: 84
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India%E2%80%93Pakistan_war_of_1947%E2%80%931948"
  title: Indo-Pakistani war of 1947
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- war
metaDescription: The India–Pakistan war of 1947–1948, also known as the first Kashmir war, was a war fought between India and Pakistan over the princely state of Jammu and Kashm
wikidataQid: Q652285
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260628030432/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India%E2%80%93Pakistan_war_of_1947%E2%80%931948"
  capturedAt: 2026-06-28
  label: Indo-Pakistani war of 1947
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India%E2%80%93Pakistan_war_of_1947%E2%80%931948"
taxonomy:
domain: military
eventTypes:
- war
canonicalClasses:
- conflict
- transformation
impactRadius: regional
velocity: gradual
predictability: forecastable
intentionality: coordinated
domainCoupling: multi_domain
