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On this day, mahArAja Hari Singh signed the Instrument of Accession and joined India.
## Context
jihAdis from pAkistAn, with local support had invaded, overrun the small dogra army, conducted massaccres of non-Muslims, declared "Azad" Kashmir on 24 October. In 1947, Kashmir's population was "77% Muslim and 20% Hindu". Maharaja appealed to the Government of India for assistance, and the Governor-General Lord Mountbatten agreed on the condition that the ruler accede to India.
## Aftermath
Indian soldiers entered Kashmir and drove the pAki jihAdis from all but a small section of the state.