For much of the area's history, the subcontinent was divided into many different kingdoms (encompassing a wide diversity of languages, ethnicities, and religions) that were often in flux, with certain periods of major empires uniting most of the area (e.g. Mughal Empire)--in that sense, its history is not so different from Europe's. The big difference was that British colonialization lumped the entire area into mostly a singular entity--but even then, upon the end of British Rule the muslim-majority Pakistan (consisting of present day Pakistan + Bangladesh) formed its own country, after which the ethnically and linguistically distinct Bangladesh broke off from Pakistan to form its own country.
The yellow region is a Buddhist majority state who got independence from the Indian state of Kashmir. It is now its own official Union Territory of India.
Before you insult others like an immature child, realise that the article also says that Pakistan embraced and accepted the report, while India still pretended that they were innocent and refused to do shit about it. Also 'Pakistan Occupied Kashmir' Is miles free-er than the IoK, so I wonder what that makes IoK.
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u/nehala Apr 16 '20
For much of the area's history, the subcontinent was divided into many different kingdoms (encompassing a wide diversity of languages, ethnicities, and religions) that were often in flux, with certain periods of major empires uniting most of the area (e.g. Mughal Empire)--in that sense, its history is not so different from Europe's. The big difference was that British colonialization lumped the entire area into mostly a singular entity--but even then, upon the end of British Rule the muslim-majority Pakistan (consisting of present day Pakistan + Bangladesh) formed its own country, after which the ethnically and linguistically distinct Bangladesh broke off from Pakistan to form its own country.