Short answers, pulled from the story.
Bhimber serves as the gateway to the Kashmir Valley and functions as the administrative headquarters of its own district in Azad Kashmir. Known historically as Baab-e-Kashmir or the Door to Kashmir, the town was the essential staging point for Mughal Emperors traveling to their summer capital in Srinagar.
The Chibhal dynasty maintained power from 1400 until 1856, long before the British arrived. Raja Howns of Bhimber successfully defeated a force from the Punjab that attempted to invade through the town in 1486.
After the 1947 partition, Bhimber became part of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir region administered by Pakistan. The town was involved in military operations during the first conflict between Pakistan and India in October 1947.
Chaudhry Anwarul Haq served as the 15th Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir and Raja Muhammad Zulqarnain Khan was the ex-President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Brigadier Retired Habib ur Rahman lived from 1913 to 1978 and served as an officer in the Indian National Army.
The town has a warm and temperate climate with summers having a good deal of rainfall and winters having much less. July and August are the wettest months and temperatures are highest in June.