Johnson Line
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Johnson Line is a 19th-century British-proposed boundary in the western sector of the India–China border, placing the Aksai Chin region within the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical border proposal
ⓘ
proposed boundary line ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | British India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory | Aksai Chin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | surveys of Ladakh and adjacent regions ⓘ |
| consideredAs | basis for Indian territorial claim over Aksai Chin ⓘ |
| consideredBy | Government of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Chinese traditional boundary claims in Aksai Chin
ⓘ
Macartney–MacDonald Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| definesBoundaryBetween |
Jammu and Kashmir
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tibet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedIn | surveys of the Kashmir boundary ⓘ |
| follows | Kuen Lun mountain range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Borders of Jammu and Kashmir
ⓘ
Boundary treaties and lines ⓘ British India history ⓘ India–China border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn |
India–China border dispute
ⓘ
territorial status of Aksai Chin ⓘ |
| hasGeopoliticalSignificance | high ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | British Raj NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | circa 1865 ⓘ |
| influenced | post-independence Indian official maps of Jammu and Kashmir ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | western sector of the India–China border ⓘ |
| mapRepresentation | northern boundary of Jammu and Kashmir including Aksai Chin ⓘ |
| namedAfter | William H. Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
People's Republic of China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Qing dynasty authorities (retrospectively in Chinese historiography) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of the Kashmir conflict
ⓘ
history of the Sino-Indian border dispute ⓘ |
| placesWithin |
Aksai Chin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
princely state of Jammu and Kashmir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proposedBy | British Indian government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Aksai Chin plateau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ladakh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1860s ⓘ |
| status | not mutually recognized by India and China ⓘ |
| surveyedBy | William H. Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topicOf |
historical maps of Jammu and Kashmir
ⓘ
scholarly works on India–China boundary ⓘ |
| usedBy | British Indian cartographers ⓘ |
| usedIn |
19th century
ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ |
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