5 . . Discuss the significance of administrative reports and land surveys, as a valuable source for writing the history of modern period of Jammu and Kashmir.
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Kashmir (IPA: [kaʃmiːr]) is the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term "Kashmir" denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal Range. Today, the term encompasses a larger area that includes the Indian-administered territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, the Pakistani-administered territories of Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan, and the Chinese-administered territories of Aksai Chin and the Trans-Karakoram Tract.[1][2][3]
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Detailed surveys were carried out by the British in Kashmir by its most efficient officer Sir Walter Lawrence. Besides preparing the report he also wrote an important book about Kashmir namely " The Valley Of Kashmir". Revenue surveys helped the Government to decide how much tax was to be collected from where) were conducted in villages in order to know the topography, the quality of soil, flora, fauna, cropping patterns, etc.
By the end of the 19th century, the British had started conducting census operations which provided information about the distribution of population in different provinces, castes, religions, and their occupations.