An Overview of the Status of Poonch Region in Historical Perspective

Abstract

Historical literature is replete with accounts of the life, thoughts, and actions of the central leadership of the state of Jammu and Kashmir, but there is a considerable lack of literature on the historical status of Poonch. However, few English writers have written about of Poonch. To fill the existing gap this paper is an attempt to throw light on the historical status of Poonch with references. There are a number of factors that point to the fact that the Poonch region had a special place among all the Muslim-majority regions at the time of the partition of India. The Poonch was also divided into two parts. Poonch is a beautiful hilly region with trees, streams and small rivers, situated one hundred and seventeen miles south-west of Kashmir. Ancient historians and tourists have described that the people of Poonch are simple-hearted, beautiful and hard-living who cultivate crops here in a particular season. This study depends on secondary sources.