{"product_id":"the-frontier-districts-9789374513866","title":"The Frontier Districts: The Forgotten Province of Jammu and Kashmir","description":"This unique book examines the Frontier Districts of Jammu and Kashmir, the princely states largest province. There are few books about this remote, mountainous region. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In 1947, the Frontier Districts comprised Ladakh (sub-districts: Kargil, Ladakh, Skardu), Astore, the Gilgit Agency (Hunza, Nagar, Punial, Ishkuman, Yasin, Kuh-Ghizar, Chilas), and Gilgit (Leased Area). Ladakh was an important entrepot for trade with Sinkiang and Tibet; Astore was a transport hub; both Gilgit regions were highly important strategically. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Challengingly, some Gilgit-Baltistanis now claim that Gilgit-Baltistan was not part of Jammu and Kashmir in 1947. Administratively, however, did a Baltistan region ever exist? And were the nearby Aksai Chin and Shaksgam areas (now disputed by China and India) part of the Frontier Districts? This book answers these questions  and more. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Using primary source information, it details: \u003cul\u003e  \u003cli\u003e   how the strategic Frontier Districts Province came into being after 1846  \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e   what this province comprised  \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e   how it was administered during Dogra rule from 1846  \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e   its division by fighting in 1947-1948  \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e   its composition and administration after the 1949 ceasefire.  \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e This book enables readers to better understand the physical composition, geography, history, importance and foreign connections of the Frontier Districts Province and its surroundings.\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7 February 2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePage count:\u003c\/strong\u003e 391\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e Height 230 mm; Width 150 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Manohar Publishers and Distributors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9789374513866\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Christopher Snedden","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":50207114789114,"sku":"9789374513866","price":67.97,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/files\/9789374513866.jpg?v=1788217647","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/the-frontier-districts-9789374513866","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}