The Emblem of Jammu and Kashmir is an official symbol used to represent the government of

Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir may refer to: * Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), a region administered by India as a union territory since 2019 * Jammu and Kashmir (state), a region administered by India as a state from 1952 to 2019 * Jammu and Kashmir (prin ...

, a region administered by

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

as a

union territory Among the states and union territories of India, a Union Territory (UT) is a region that is directly governed by the Government of India, central government of India, as opposed to the states, which have their own State governments of India, s ...

. Between 1947 and 2019, Jammu and Kashmir was administered as the

State of Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir was a region formerly administered by India as a state from 1952 to 2019, constituting the southern and southeastern portion of the larger Kashmir region, which has been the subject of a dispute between India, Pakistan an ...

. The state was reorganised into two union territories, Jammu and Kashmir and

Ladakh Ladakh () is a region administered by India as a union territory and constitutes an eastern portion of the larger Kashmir region that has been the subject of a Kashmir#Kashmir dispute, dispute between India and Pakistan since 1947 and India an ...

, on 31 October 2019. The new union territory of

has not as yet adopted a distinct symbol for official use and instead uses the words "Government of Jammu and Kashmir" on official documents either alone or in conjunction with the

National Emblem of India The State Emblem of India is the national emblem of the Republic of India and is used by the union government, many state governments, and other government agencies. The emblem is an adaptation of the Lion Capital of Ashoka, an ancient sculpt ...

History

1947–1952

Initially the

continued to use the coat of arms of the

Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir, also known as Kashmir and Jammu, was a princely state in a subsidiary alliance with the British East India Company from 1846 to 1858 and under the ''paramountcy'' (or tutelage) of the British Crown, from 1858 until the Par ...

. File:Kashmir Princely State CoA.png, Coat of arms of the Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir File:Seal of Maharaja Hari Singh on the cover of the Civil List.jpg, Seal of the

Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir The Dogra dynasty of Dogras, Dogra Rajput, Rajputs from the Shivalik hills created Jammu and Kashmir (princely state), Jammu and Kashmir through the treaties with the East India Company following the First Anglo-Sikh war. Events led the Sikh E ...

File:Flag of Jammu and Kashmir (1936-1953).svg, Flag of the princely state of

(1936–1952)

1952–2019

A new emblem was adopted by the

in November 1952 when the monarchy of was formally abolished. It was designed by Mohan Raina. It depicted a lotus flower rising out of a lake as its central elements. The lake was flanked by two ploughs and supported by ears of grain. Below is a triangular representation of a mountain peak and a banner bearing the name of the state in English. The three broad stripes shown within the lake represented the three geographical areas of the state at the time the emblem was adopted, the

Jammu region The Jammu division (; ) is a revenue and administrative division of the Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region.The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mention of the Kash ...

, the

Kashmir region Kashmir ( or ) 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. The term has sinc ...

and

. File:Emblem of Jammu & Kashmir.svg, Emblem of the State of Jammu and Kashmir (1952–2019) File:Jammu and Kashmir Flag (1952-2019).svg,

Flag A flag is a piece of textile, fabric (most often rectangular) with distinctive colours and design. It is used as a symbol, a signalling device, or for decoration. The term ''flag'' is also used to refer to the graphic design employed, and fla ...

of the state of

(1952–2019)

2019–present

The state of Jammu and Kashmir was reorganised into two union territories, the

Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir ( J&K) is a region administered by India as a union territory and consists of the southern portion of the larger Kashmir region, which has been the subject of a Kashmir#Kashmir dispute, dispute between India and Pakistan sin ...

and

on 31 October 2019. The new union territory of Jammu and Kashmir has not as yet adopted a distinct emblem and instead uses the words "Government of Jammu and Kashmir" on official documents either alone or in conjunction with the

Emblem of India The State Emblem of India is the national emblem of the Republic of India and is used by the Government of India, union government, many State governments of India, state governments, and other government agencies. The emblem is an adaptation o ...

.https://jk.gov.in/jammukashmir/sites/default/files/CrPC%20144%20Order-22032020.pdf.pdf File:Government of Jammu and Kashmir.svg, Emblem used by the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. File:Flag of Jammu and Kashmir.svg, Banner of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

References

{{Indian state emblems Government of Jammu and Kashmir

History

1947–1952

1952–2019

2019–present

See also

References