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Gilgit was ruled for centuries by the local Trakane Dynasty , which came to an end in about 1810. The area descended into internecine turmoil before being occupied by the Sikhs in 1842. It was ceded to Jammu in 1846. Gilgit's inhabitants drove their new rulers out in an uprising in 1852. The rule of Jammu was restored in 1860 but was never fully secured. Gilgit came under BritishThe British Empire in the early decades of the 20th century, held sway over a population of 400 500 million people (roughly a quarter of the world's population), and covered nearly 30 million square kilometres, (roughly two-fifths of the world's land area rule in 1889Events January-April January 8 Herman Hollerith receives a patent for his electric tabulating machine January 22 Columbia Phonograph is formed in Washington, DC. February 11 Meiji Constitution of Japan adopted; 1st Diet convenes in 1890 January 30 ? Crown, when it was unified with neighboring HunzaHunza is the northern part of a region known as the Northern Areas of Pakistan. It comprises an area of 3,900 mi˛ (10,101 km˛) and borders China. The famous Karakoram Highway crosses Hunza, connecting it to China via the Khunjerab Pass. Hunza is divided i in the Gilgit Agency. When British rule came to an end in 1947Events January January 1 British mines nationalized January 1 Nigeria gains limited autonomy January 1 The Canadian Citizenship Act went into effect January 3 Proceedings of the United States Congress are televised for the first time. January 10 United Na, the region was handed over to Kashmir but another local uprising led to its accession to Pakistan. Its status is today disputed between IndiaThe Republic of India is a large multicultural country in South Asia, with a population of over one billion. The Indian economy is the fourth largest in the world, in terms of purchasing power parity, and is the world's second-fastest growing economy. and Pakistani-held Azad KashmirAzad Kashmir (formally the Islamic Republic of Azad Jammu and Kashmir is part of the Pakistani-controlled part of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, along with the Northern Areas. The name means "Free Kashmir" in Urdu. It covers an area of 13, both of which claim them as part of the disputed state of Kashmir. Gilgit town is the chief town of the Northern Areas.