Punjab

Map showing its districts and princely states

Punjab was a British province between 1849 and 1947 that was part of the Bengal Presidency. The Punjab region covers the area of the two modern states of the same name (one on each side of the India-Pakistan border) as well as the Indian state of Haryana. At one time it also included the North West Frontier Province (until 1901) and Delhi.

History

The entire province became part of British India in 1849 after the 2nd Sikh War.

In 1901, Lord Curzon, authorised the creation of a new province out of Punjab. The North West Frontier Province was formed with 5 districts: Bannu, Dera Ismail Khan, Hazara, Kohat and Peshawar, of the old province.

Delhi was separated to form part of the new capital.

The remaining parts of Punjab was partitioned between India and Pakistan in 1947.

Capital

• Lahore
• Murree (Winter capital until 1870s)

Cities and Towns

In India

• Amritsar
• Batala
• Delhi
• Ferozepur
• Gurdaspur
• Hoshiarpur
• Ludhiana

In Pakistan

• Attock (Cambellpur City)
• Attock Khurd
• Bhera
• Chilianwala
• Chiniot
• Dera Ghazi Khan
• Fort Munro
• Gujrat (also spelt Gujerat)
• Gujranwala
• Hasanabdal
• Jhang
• Jhelum
• Kasur
• Khewra
• Khushab
• Lahore
• Lyallpur (now Faisalabad)
• Montgomery (now Sahiwal)
• Multan
• Murree
• Muzaffargarh
• Nankana Sahib
• Pakpattan
• Rawalpindi
• Pind Dadan Khan
• Sakesar
• Shahdheri (now known as Taxila)
• Sialkot

Princely States

India

• Chamba State
• Faridkot State
• Kalsia State
• Patiala State

Pakistan

• Bahawalpur State

Divisions

The province was divided into 10 divisions (1870):

• Amritsar
• Delhi
• Derajat
• Hissar
• Jalunder
• Lahore
• Multan
• Peshawar
• Rawalpindi
• Umballa

Districts and Other Areas

Not all districts existed at the same time. This list is an attempt to list all districts that existed at one time or another under British rule.

In India

• Amritsar District
• Gurdaspur District
• Hissar District

In Pakistan

• Campbellpur District (now Attock District)
• Chenab Colony
• Dera Ghazi Khan District
• Gujranwala District
• Jhang District
• Jhelum District
• Lahore District
• Lyallpur District
• Mianwali District
• Montgomery District (now Sahiwal District)
• Multan District
• Muzaffargarh District
• Rawalpindi District
• Shahpur District
• Sheikhupura District
• Sialkot District

NWFP

These 5 districts were part of Punjab until 1901 when they were separated to form the new province.

• Bannu District
• Dera Ismail Khan District
• Hazara District
• Kohat District
• Peshawar District

External Links

Wikipedia:

• Punjab (British India)
• Punjab Region
• Punjab (India)
• Punjab (Pakistan)

Historical online books:

• "Life in the Punjab" Calcutta Review Volume 26, January-June 1856 (Google Books)