Instrument of Accession (Jammu and Kashmir)
The
Instrument of Accession is a legal document executed by
Maharajah Hari Singh, ruler of the State of
Jammu and Kashmir, on
October 26,
1947. It gives control of Jammu and Kashmir to the government of
India.
The accession was accepted by Mountbatten of Burma, Governor General of India, the following day (October 27, 1947).
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