Punjab
Sign in to savePunjab ( ; , ) is a geographical, ethnolinguistic, and historical region in South Asia, located in its northwestern part, comprising areas of modern-day Pakistan and northwestern India. It is primarily inhabited by the Punjabi people. Lahore is its largest city and historic capital, with other major cities including Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Multan, Sialkot, Sargodha, and Bahawalpur in Pakistan; alongside Ludhiana, Amritsar, Chandigarh, Jalandhar, Patiala, Mohali, Bathinda, Firozpur, and Fazilka in India.
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Punjab is a region in northwestern South Asia that spans parts of modern-day Pakistan and India and is home to the Punjabi people. It matters as a significant geographical, cultural, and historical area, with Lahore as its largest city and numerous other major urban centers on both sides of the border.
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Key facts
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- Punjab
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- (Punjabi)
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- pa
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- Historical region
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- Land of the Five Rivers
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- Punjab map (topographic) with cities.png
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- Location of Punjab in South Asia
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- Countries
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- Largest city
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- Lahore
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- Second largest city
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- Faisalabad
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40 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Ancient period
- Invasions of Alexander the Great (c. 4th century BCE)
- Mauryan Empire (c. 320–180 BCE)
- Medieval period
- Hindu Shahis (c. 820–1022 CE)
- Turkic rule (c. 1030–1320 CE)
- Tughlaq dynasty (c. 1320–1410 CE)
- Sayyid dynasty (c. 1410–1450 CE)
- Langah Sultanate (c. 1450–1530 CE)
- Early modern period
- Mughal Empire (c. 1530–1700 CE)
- Pakpattan state (c. 1700–1730 CE)
- Sial dynasty (c. 1730–1799 CE)
- Modern period
- Sikh Empire (c. 1799–1849 CE)
- British Punjab (c. 1849–1947 CE)
- Geography
- Sikh Empire
- Punjab (British India)
- Major cities
- Climate
- Western Punjab
- Central Punjab
- Eastern Punjab
- Demographics
- Languages
- Religions
- Background
- Colonial era
- Post-partition
- Tribes
- Economy
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- Further reading
- External links
Punjab ( ; , ) is a geographical, ethnolinguistic, and historical region in South Asia, located in its northwestern part, comprising areas of modern-day Pakistan and northwestern India. It is primarily inhabited by the Punjabi people. Lahore is its largest city and historic capital, with other major cities including Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Multan, Sialkot, Sargodha, and Bahawalpur in Pakistan; alongside Ludhiana, Amritsar, Chandigarh, Jalandhar, Patiala, Mohali, Bathinda, Firozpur, and Fazilka in India.
Punjab grew out of the settlements along the five rivers, which served as an important route to the Near East as early as the ancient Indus Valley civilization, dating back to , followed by migrations of the Indo-Aryan peoples. Agriculture has been the chief economic feature of the Punjab and formed the foundation of Punjabi culture. The Punjab emerged as an important agricultural region, especially following the Green Revolution during the mid-1960s to the mid-1970s, and has been described as the "breadbasket of both India and Pakistan."