Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)

This article is about the administration of the princely state of Kashmir and Jammu. For the history, see Kashmir § History.

Princely state in South Asia (1846–1952)

Jammu and Kashmir

1846–1952

* Top: Flag of Jammu and Kashmir
(1846‍–‍1936)

* Bottom: Flag of Jammu and Kashmir (1936‍–‍1953)

Coat of arms

Jammu and Kashmir in 1946

Status| Princely state
Capital|

* Srinagar
* Jammu

Common languages| Kashmiri, Dogri, Ladakhi, Balti, Shina, Pahari-Pothwari
Religion

| Islam (majority), Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism
Government| Monarchy
Maharaja|

• 1846–1857

| Gulab Singh (first)

• 1925–1952

| Hari Singh (last)
Dewan|

• 1917–1921

| Daljit Singh (first)

• 1948–1952

| Sheikh Abdullah (last)
History|

• End of the First Anglo-Sikh War and formation of the state

| 1846

• End of British Crown Suzerainty

| 15 Aug 1947

• Beginning of the First Kashmir War

| 22 Oct 1947

• Accession to the Indian Union

| 26–27 Oct 1947

• End of First Kashmir War (cession of Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan)

| 1 January 1949

• Constitutional state of India

| 17 November 1952

• Disestablished

| 1952
Today part of| Disputed; see Kashmir conflict

Jammu and Kashmir, also known as Kashmir and Jammu,[1] was a princely state in a subsidiary alliance with the British East India Company from 1846 to 1858 and under the paramountcy (or tutelage[2][3]) of the British Crown, from 1858 until the Partition of India in 1947, when it became a disputed territory, now administered by three countries: China, India, and Pakistan.[4][5][6] The princely state was created after the First Anglo-Sikh War, when the East India Company, which had annexed the Kashmir Valley,[7] from the Sikhs as war indemnity, then sold it to the Raja of Jammu, Gulab Singh, for 75 lakh rupees.

At the time of the partition of India and the political integration of India, Hari Singh, the ruler of the state, delayed making a decision about the future of his state. However, an uprising in the western districts by the Gilgit Scouts against Hari Singh supported by informal militias from the neighbouring Northwest Frontier Province, and the Pakistani army personnel, forced his hand. On 26 October 1947, Hari Singh acceded[8] to India in return for the Indian military being airlifted to Kashmir to counter the invasion by tribal militias from Pakistan, which were assisted by the Pakistani government and military leadership.[9][10] The western and northern districts now known as Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan passed to the control of Pakistan with the support of Gilgit Scouts,[11] while the remaining territory stayed under Indian control, later becoming the Indian administered state of Jammu and Kashmir.[12] India and Pakistan defined a cease-fire line dividing the administration of the territory with the intercession of the United Nations which was supposed to be temporary but still persists.[13][14]

## Administration

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Map of Kashmir showing the borders of the princely state in dark red.

According to the census reports of 1911, 1921 and 1931, the administration was organised as follows:[15][16]

* Jammu province: Districts of Jammu, Jasrota (Kathua), Udhampur, Reasi and Mirpur.
* Kashmir province: Districts of Kashmir South (Anantnag), Kashmir North (Baramulla) and Muzaffarabad.
* Frontier districts: Wazarats of Ladakh and Gilgit.
* Internal jagirs: Poonch, Bhaderwah and Chenani.

In the 1941 census, further details of the frontier districts were given:[15]

* Ladakh wazarat: Tehsils of Leh, Skardu and Kargil.
* Gilgit wazarat: Tehsils of Gilgit and Astore
* Frontier illaqas: (under the Gilgit Agency) Punial, Ishkoman, Yasin, Kuh-Ghizer, Hunza, Nagar, Chilas.

### Prime ministers (Jammu & Kashmir)

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#  | Name  | Took office  | Left office

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1  | Raja Sir Daljit Singh | 1917  | 1921
2  | Raja Hari Singh | 1925  | 1927
3  | Sir Albion Banerjee | January 1927  | March 1929
4  | G. E. C. Wakefield | 1929  | 1931
5  | Hari Krishan Kaul[17] | 1931  | 1932
6  | Elliot James Dowell Colvin[17] | 1932  | 1936
7  | Sir Barjor J. Dalal | 1936  | 1936
8  | Sir N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar | 1937  | July 1943
9  | Kailash Narain Haksar | July 1943  | February 1944
10  | Sir B. N. Rau | February 1944  | 28 June 1945
11  | Ram Chandra Kak | 28 June 1945  | 11 August 1947
12  | Janak Singh | 11 August 1947  | 15 October 1947
13  | Mehr Chand Mahajan | 15 October 1947  | 5 March 1948
14  | Sheikh Abdullah | 5 March 1948  | 9 August 1953

## Demographics

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### Population

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Historical populationYear| Pop.| ±%

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1873| 1,534,972[a]| —
1891| 2,543,952| +65.7%
1901| 2,905,578| +14.2%
1911| 3,158,126| +8.7%
1921| 3,320,518| +5.1%
1931| 3,646,243| +9.8%
1941| 4,021,616| +10.3%
Sources: Census in British India
Population of Jammu & Kashmir Princely State by Province (1873–1941)  Census Year | Jammu Province  | Kashmir Province  | Frontier Regions  | Jammu & Kashmir Princely State

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Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | %
1873[a][18] | 938,641  | 61.15%  | 491,846  | 32.04%  | 104,485  | 6.81%  | 1,534,972  | 100%
1891[18] | 1,439,543  | 56.59%  | 949,041  | 37.31%  | 155,368  | 6.11%  | 2,543,952  | 100%
1901[19] | 1,521,307  | 52.36%  | 1,157,394  | 39.83%  | 226,877  | 7.81%  | 2,905,578  | 100%
1911[20] | 1,597,865  | 50.6%  | 1,295,201  | 41.01%  | 265,060  | 8.39%  | 3,158,126  | 100%
1921[21] | 1,640,259  | 49.4%  | 1,407,086  | 42.38%  | 273,173  | 8.23%  | 3,320,518  | 100%
1931[22] | 1,788,441  | 49.05%  | 1,569,218  | 43.04%  | 288,584  | 7.91%  | 3,646,243  | 100%
1941[23] | 1,981,433  | 49.27%  | 1,728,705  | 42.99%  | 311,478  | 7.75%  | 4,021,616  | 100%

### Religion

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Map of India according to religious affiliations in various regions in 1909 Religious groups in Jammu & Kashmir Princely State (British India era)  Religious
group  | 1891[18] | 1901[19] | 1911[20] | 1921[21] | 1931[22] | 1941[23]

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Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | %
Islam | 1,793,710  | 70.51%  | 2,154,695  | 74.16%  | 2,398,320  | 75.94%  | 2,548,514  | 76.75%  | 2,817,636  | 77.28%  | 3,101,247  | 77.11%
Hinduism | 691,800  | 27.19%  | 689,073  | 23.72%  | 690,390  | 21.86%  | 692,641  | 20.86%  | 736,222  | 20.19%  | 809,165  | 20.12%
Buddhism | 29,608  | 1.16%  | 35,047  | 1.21%  | 36,512  | 1.16%  | 37,685  | 1.13%  | 38,724  | 1.06%  | 40,696  | 1.01%
Tribal | 16,615  | 0.65%  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 134  | 0%  | 51  | 0%
Sikhism | 11,399  | 0.45%  | 25,828  | 0.89%  | 31,553  | 1%  | 39,507  | 1.19%  | 50,662  | 1.39%  | 65,903  | 1.64%
Jainism | 593  | 0.02%  | 442  | 0.02%  | 345  | 0.01%  | 529  | 0.02%  | 597  | 0.02%  | 910  | 0.02%
Christianity | 218  | 0.01%  | 422  | 0.01%  | 975  | 0.03%  | 1,634  | 0.05%  | 2,263  | 0.06%  | 3,509  | 0.09%
Zoroastrianism | 9  | 0%  | 11  | 0%  | 31  | 0%  | 7  | 0%  | 5  | 0%  | 29  | 0%
Judaism | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 10  | 0%
Others  | 0  | 0%  | 60  | 0%  | 0  | 0%  | 1  | 0%  | 0  | 0%  | 95  | 0%
Total population  | 2,543,952  | 100%  | 2,905,578  | 100%  | 3,158,126  | 100%  | 3,320,518  | 100%  | 3,646,243  | 100%  | 4,021,616  | 100%
Note: The Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir includes the contemporary administrative divisions of Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh, Azad Kashmir, and Gilgit-Baltistan.

#### Jammu Province

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Including Jammu District, Kathua District, Udhampur District, Reasi District, Mirpur District, Chenani Jagir, and Poonch Jagir.

Religious groups in the Jammu Province of the Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir (1891–1941)  Religious
group  | 1891[18] | 1901[19] | 1911[20] | 1921[21] | 1931[22] | 1941[23]

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Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | %
Islam | 797,459  | 55.4%  | 876,599  | 57.62%  | 953,293  | 59.66%  | 989,644  | 60.33%  | 1,091,021  | 61%  | 1,215,676  | 61.35%
Hinduism | 631,225  | 43.85%  | 626,177  | 41.16%  | 626,439  | 39.2%  | 626,806  | 38.21%  | 665,246  | 37.2%  | 722,835  | 36.48%
Sikhism | 5,926  | 0.41%  | 13,113  | 0.86%  | 16,659  | 1.04%  | 21,627  | 1.32%  | 29,282  | 1.64%  | 38,566  | 1.95%
Buddhism | 4,293  | 0.3%  | 4,831  | 0.32%  | 452  | 0.03%  | 442  | 0.03%  | 507  | 0.03%  | 522  | 0.03%
Jainism | 593  | 0.04%  | 439  | 0.03%  | 345  | 0.02%  | 528  | 0.03%  | 591  | 0.03%  | 901  | 0.05%
Christianity | 46  | 0%  | 145  | 0.01%  | 672  | 0.04%  | 1,207  | 0.07%  | 1,753  | 0.1%  | 2,788  | 0.14%
Zoroastrianism | 1  | 0%  | 0  | 0%  | 5  | 0%  | 5  | 0%  | 0  | 0%  | 23  | 0%
Tribal | 0  | 0%  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 41  | 0%  | 29  | 0%
Judaism | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 0  | 0%
Others  | 0  | 0%  | 3  | 0%  | 0  | 0%  | 0  | 0%  | 0  | 0%  | 93  | 0%
Total population  | 1,439,543  | 100%  | 1,521,307  | 100%  | 1,597,865  | 100%  | 1,640,259  | 100%  | 1,788,441  | 100%  | 1,981,433  | 100%

#### Kashmir Province

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Including Baramulla District (Kashmir North District), Anantnag District (Kashmir South District), and Muzaffarabad District.

Religious groups in the Kashmir Province of the Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir (1891–1941)  Religious
group  | 1891[18] | 1901[19] | 1911[20] | 1921[21] | 1931[22] | 1941[23]

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Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | %
Islam | 883,099  | 93.05%  | 1,083,766  | 93.64%  | 1,217,768  | 94.02%  | 1,324,403  | 94.12%  | 1,478,287  | 94.21%  | 1,615,478  | 93.45%
Hinduism | 60,316  | 6.36%  | 60,682  | 5.24%  | 62,414  | 4.82%  | 64,594  | 4.59%  | 69,296  | 4.42%  | 85,580  | 4.95%
Sikhism | 5,473  | 0.58%  | 12,637  | 1.09%  | 14,772  | 1.14%  | 17,742  | 1.26%  | 21,190  | 1.35%  | 27,034  | 1.56%
Christianity | 145  | 0.02%  | 244  | 0.02%  | 218  | 0.02%  | 341  | 0.02%  | 339  | 0.02%  | 555  | 0.03%
Zoroastrianism | 8  | 0%  | 11  | 0%  | 26  | 0%  | 2  | 0%  | 5  | 0%  | 6  | 0%
Jainism | 0  | 0%  | 2  | 0%  | 0  | 0%  | 1  | 0%  | 3  | 0%  | 9  | 0%
Buddhism | 0  | 0%  | 0  | 0%  | 3  | 0%  | 2  | 0%  | 5  | 0%  | 10  | 0%
Tribal | 0  | 0%  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 93  | 0.01%  | 20  | 0%
Judaism | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 10  | 0%
Others  | 0  | 0%  | 52  | 0%  | 0  | 0%  | 1  | 0%  | 0  | 0%  | 2  | 0%
Total population  | 949,041  | 100%  | 1,157,394  | 100%  | 1,295,201  | 100%  | 1,407,086  | 100%  | 1,569,218  | 100%  | 1,728,705  | 100%

#### Frontier Regions

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Including Ladakh District, Astore District, Gilgit Leased Area, and Gilgit Agency.

Religious groups in the Frontier Regions of the Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir (1891–1941)  Religious
group  | 1891[18] | 1901[19] | 1911[20] | 1921[21] | 1931[22] | 1941[23]

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Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | %
Islam | 113,152  | 72.83%  | 194,330  | 85.65%  | 227,259  | 85.74%  | 234,467  | 85.83%  | 248,328  | 86.05%  | 270,093  | 86.71%
Buddhism | 25,315  | 16.29%  | 30,216  | 13.32%  | 36,057  | 13.6%  | 37,241  | 13.63%  | 38,212  | 13.24%  | 40,164  | 12.89%
Tribal | 16,615  | 10.69%  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 0  | 0%  | 2  | 0%
Hinduism | 259  | 0.17%  | 2,214  | 0.98%  | 1,537  | 0.58%  | 1,241  | 0.45%  | 1,680  | 0.58%  | 750  | 0.24%
Christianity | 27  | 0.02%  | 33  | 0.01%  | 85  | 0.03%  | 86  | 0.03%  | 171  | 0.06%  | 166  | 0.05%
Sikhism | 0  | 0%  | 78  | 0.03%  | 122  | 0.05%  | 138  | 0.05%  | 190  | 0.07%  | 303  | 0.1%
Jainism | 0  | 0%  | 1  | 0%  | 0  | 0%  | 0  | 0%  | 3  | 0%  | 0  | 0%
Zoroastrianism | 0  | 0%  | 0  | 0%  | 0  | 0%  | 0  | 0%  | 0  | 0%  | 0  | 0%
Judaism | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 0  | 0%
Others  | 0  | 0%  | 5  | 0%  | 0  | 0%  | 0  | 0%  | 0  | 0%  | 0  | 0%
Total population  | 155,368  | 100%  | 226,877  | 100%  | 265,060  | 100%  | 273,173  | 100%  | 288,584  | 100%  | 311,478  | 100%

## See also

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* List of political parties in Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)
* Revocation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir
* Dogra dynasty
* Jammu and Kashmir Bodyguard Cavalry

## References

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## Notes

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1. ^ a b According to the 1891 census report, population enumeration during the 1873 census was noted to have not been reliable.[18]

## Bibliography

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This article incorporates text from the Imperial Gazetteer of India, a publication now in the public domain.

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* t
* e

Regions and administrative territories of Kashmir

Regions|

* Baltistan
* Balawaristan
* Dardistan
* Kashmir Valley
* Siachen Glacier

Current administrative territories|

| China|

* Hotan County/Rutog County (Aksai Chin)
* Trans-Karakoram Tract

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India|

* Jammu and Kashmir
* Jammu
* Kashmir
* Ladakh

Pakistan|

* Azad Kashmir
* Mirpur
* Muzaffarabad
* Poonch
* Gilgit-Baltistan

Former administrative territories|

* Gilgit Agency
* Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)
* Jammu and Kashmir (Indian state)

Proposed administrative territories|

* Karakoram Province
* Panun Kashmir

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* t
* e

Kashmir conflict

* Timeline
* 1846–1946
* 1947–present

Wars and conflicts|

* Indo-Pakistani war of 1947–1948
* Indo-Pakistani war of 1965
* Indo-Pakistani war of 1971
* Siachen conflict (1984–2003)
* Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir (since 1989)
* Kargil War (1999)
* 2001–2002 India–Pakistan standoff
* 2008 India–Pakistan standoff
* 2025 India–Pakistan crisis

Border skirmishes|

* 2011
* 2013
* 2014–2015
* 2016–2018
* 2019
* media coverage
* 2020–2021
* 2023
* 2025

Military operations|

* 1947 Poonch rebellion
* 1947 Gilgit rebellion
* Battle of Shalateng
* Battle of Thorgo
* Action at Tsari
* Siege of Mirpur
* Battle of Pandu
* Operation Bison
* Operation Eraze
* Battle of Chunj
* Operation Gibraltar
* Operation Grand Slam
* Operation Desert Hawk
* Operation Tupac
* Indian Army operations in Jammu and Kashmir

Airstrikes|

* 2016 Indian Line of Control strike
* 2019 Balakot airstrike
* 2019 Jammu and Kashmir airstrikes
* 2025 India–Pakistan strikes

Bombings and massacres|

* 1947 Jammu massacres
* 2000 Amarnath pilgrimage massacre
* 2000 Chittisinghpura massacre
* 2001 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly car bombing
* 2001 Kishtwar massacres
* 2002 Raghunath temple attacks
* 2006 Srinagar bombings
* 2006 Doda massacre
* March 2013 Srinagar attack
* June 2013 Srinagar attack
* 2016 Uri attack
* 2016 Baramulla attack
* 2016 Nagrota army base attack
* 2017 Amarnath Yatra massacre
* 2018 Sunjuwan attack
* 2019 Pulwama attack
* 2022 Srinagar bombing
* 2025 Pahalgam attack

Human rights and peace process|

| Human rights|

* Human rights abuses
* OHCHR reports on Kashmir
* Rape
* Women's rights

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Peace process|

* 1947: Jinnah–Mountbatten talks
* 1965: Tashkent Declaration
* 1972: Simla Agreement
* 2001: Agra Summit
* Peacebuilding
* UN mediation

Militant organisations|

* Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front
* Tehreek-e-Hurriyat
* Hizbul Mujahideen
* Lashkar-e-Taiba
* Jaish-e-Mohammed
* Harkat-ul-Mujahideen
* Harkat ul-Ansar
* Al-Badr (Jammu and Kashmir)
* Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind
* Dukhtaran-e-Millat
* Islamic State – Khorasan Province
* Tehreek-e-Azaadi Jammu and Kashmir
* United Jihad Council

Observances|

* 19 January: Jammu and Kashmir Exodus Day
* 5 February: Kashmir Solidarity Day
* 13 July: Kashmir Martyrs' Day
* 5 August: Youm-e-Istehsal
* 22 October: Jammu and Kashmir Black Day (Invasion Day)
* 24 October: Azad Kashmir Day
* 26 October: Jammu and Kashmir Accession Day

Related|

* Line of Control
* Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)
* Exodus of Kashmiri Hindus
* Ikhwan
* Crowd control
* Stone pelting
* Over ground workers (OGWs)
* Village Defence Guards
* Kashmir: The Case for Freedom
* Kashmir Black Day
* Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019

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Gun salute princely states (salute states) during the British Raj in India

21-gun salute|

* Baroda
* Gwalior
* Hyderabad
* Jammu and Kashmir
* Mysore

19-gun salute|

* Bhopal
* Indore
* Kalat
* Kolhapur
* Travancore
* Udaipur

17-gun salute|

* Bahawalpur
* Bharatpur
* Bikaner
* Bundi
* Cochin
* Cutch
* Jaipur
* Jodhpur
* Karauli
* Kota
* Patiala
* Pudukkottai
* Rewa
* Tonk

15-gun salute|

* Alwar
* Banswara
* Datia
* Dewas Sr
* Dewas Jr
* Dhar
* Dholpur
* Dungarpur
* Idar
* Jaisalmer
* Khairpur
* Kishangarh
* Orchha
* Pratapgarh
* Rampur
* Sikkim
* Sirohi

13-gun salute|

* Benares
* Bhavnagar
* Cooch Behar
* Dhrangadhra
* Jaora
* Jhalawar
* Jind
* Junagadh
* Kapurthala
* Nabha
* Nawanagar
* Palanpur
* Porbandar
* Rajpipla
* Ratlam
* Tripura

11-gun salute|

* Ajaigarh
* Alirajpur
* Baoni
* Barwani
* Bijawar
* Bilaspur
* Cambay
* Chamba
* Charkhari
* Chhatarpur
* Chitral
* Faridkot
* Tehri Garhwal
* Gondal
* Janjira/Jafrabad
* Jhabua
* Malerkotla
* Mandi
* Manipur
* Morvi
* Narsinghgarh
* Panna
* Radhanpur
* Rajgarh
* Sailana
* Samthar
* Sirmur
* Sitamau
* Suket
* Wankaner

9-gun salute|

* Balasinor
* Banganapalle
* Bansda
* Baraundha
* Baria
* Bhor
* Chhota Udaipur
* Danta
* Dharampur
* Dhrol
* Jawhar
* Kalahandi
* Khilchipur
* Limbdi
* Loharu
* Lunavada
* Maihar
* Mayurbhanj
* Mudhol
* Nagod
* Palitana
* Patna
* Rajkot
* Sachin
* Sangli
* Sant
* Sawantwadi
* Shahpura
* Sonepur
* Wadhwan
* Yawnghwe

* List of princely states of British India (alphabetical)
* Salute state

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF
* WorldCat

Other|

* IdRef
* Yale LUX

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