1846年3月9日,《拉合尔条约》的签署标志着英国对印度殖民征服的完成。在英国的扶植下,查谟-克什米尔邦成立,克什米尔成为英国中亚利益的代言人。19世纪中后期,随着俄国征服中亚的开始,克什米尔从英属印度西北边疆的屏障转变为前进的基石,英国对克什米尔政策从托管转变为接管,克什米尔的北部边疆拓展到吉尔吉特、罕萨、纳格尔、奇特拉尔,但英国分而治之的策略为克什米尔的分裂埋下了隐患。 On March 9, 1846, the signing of the Lahore Treaty marked the completion of the British conquest of India by colonization. With the establishment of Britain, the establishment of the Jammu-Kashmir state and Kashmir as the spokesman for the interests of Britain in Central Asia. In the mid and late 19th century, with the beginning of Russia’s conquest of Central Asia, Kashmir shifted from a barrier in the northwestern border of British India to a cornerstone for progress. British policy toward Kashmir was changed from custody to takeover. Kashmir’s northern border expanded to Gilgit, Saar, Nagel, and Chitral, but the divide and rule strategy of Britain laid a hidden danger for the split in Kashmir.