Lord Mountbatten In Pakistan

Immediately after his arrival on 24th march lord mountbatten started discussions with indian political leaders.

Lord mountbatten in pakistan. 25 june 1900 27 august 1979 was a british royal navy officer and statesman an uncle of prince philip duke of edinburgh and second cousin once removed of queen elizabeth iiduring the second world war he was supreme allied commander south east asia. Set in 1947 during the six months leading up to indian independence and the creation of pakistan viceroys house is a historical drama following lord mountbattens turbulent rule as the last. Admiral of the fleet louis francis albert victor nicholas mountbatten 1st earl mountbatten of burma born prince louis of battenberg. He tried to work out a political solution of the problem.

In this role he was the chosen representative of the queen empowered to govern on. Lord mountbatten was the last viceroy of india during the partition of british india into india and pakistan. On his arrival he realised the situation is too volatile to wait for too long and decided to grant independence to india sooner rather than later. Lord mountbatten was the first person to raise the issue of the future of the state of jammu and kashmir with maharaja hari singh once the partition plan was announced on june 3 1947.

Netflix released season 4 of its hit british royal drama the crown today and for those who have already started to binge the latest installment you may have been introduced to a character named lord mountbattenspoiler alert. Lord mountbatten the last viceroy of india was charged with overseeing the transition from british india to independent india by 30th june 1948. In the process he even split india into india and pakistan. The talks lasted for three and a half hours where mountbatten offered to jinnah that india would hold a plebiscite in the state of jammu and kashmir provided that pakistan withdrew its military support for the azad kashmir forces and their allies.

The fourth season of the crown will explore the familial politics and often complex inner workings of the royal family between 1977 and 1990 following on from the last series which ended in 1977several historical events are covered in the series including margaret thatchers appointment as prime minister the falklands war and the intrusion of. In this role he was the chosen representative of the queen empowered to govern on. Well he dies in the very first episode. Also in case you werent aware he is based on an actual lord named dickie mountbatten who perished irl.

Lord mountbatten was the last viceroy of india during the partition of british india into india and pakistan.