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===In Pakistan=== | ===In Pakistan=== | ||
* [[Attock]] | * [[Attock]] (Cambellpur City) | ||
* [[Attock Khurd]] | |||
* [[Bhera]] | |||
* [[Chilianwala]] | |||
* [[Chiniot]] | |||
* [[Dera Ghazi Khan]] | * [[Dera Ghazi Khan]] | ||
* [[Fort Munro]] | * [[Fort Munro]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Gujrat]] (also spelt Gujerat) | ||
* [[Gujranwala]] | |||
* [[Hasanabdal]] | |||
* [[Jhang]] | |||
* [[Jhelum]] | * [[Jhelum]] | ||
* [[Kasur]] | |||
* [[Khewra]] | * [[Khewra]] | ||
* Lahore | * Lahore | ||
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* [[Multan]] | * [[Multan]] | ||
* [[Murree]] | * [[Murree]] | ||
* [[Muzaffargargh]] | |||
* [[Nankana Sahib]] | |||
* [[Pakpattan]] | |||
* [[Rawalpindi]] | * [[Rawalpindi]] | ||
* [[Pind Dadan Khan]] | * [[Pind Dadan Khan]] | ||
* [[Sakesar]] | |||
* [[Shahdheri]] (now known as Taxila) | |||
* [[Sialkot]] | * [[Sialkot]] | ||
==Princely States== | ==Princely States== | ||
Revision as of 18:03, 2 November 2009
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).
History
The entire province became part of British India in 1849 after the 2nd Sikh War. Punjab was partitioned between India and Pakistan in 1947.
Capital
Cities and Towns
In India
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
- Lahore
- Lyallpur (now Faisalabad)
- Montgomery (now Sahiwal)
- Multan
- Murree
- Muzaffargargh
- Nankana Sahib
- Pakpattan
- Rawalpindi
- Pind Dadan Khan
- Sakesar
- Shahdheri (now known as Taxila)
- Sialkot
Princely States
India
Pakistan
Districts and Other Areas
In India
In Pakistan
- Campbellpur District (now Attock District)
- Chenab Colony
- Dera Ghazi Khan District
- Gujranwala District
- Jhang District
- Jhelum District
- Lahore District
- Mianwali District
- Montgomery District (now Sahiwal District)
- Multan District
- Muzaffargarh District
- Shahpur District
- Sheikhupura District
- Sialkot District
External Links
Wikipedia:
Historical online books:
- "Life in the Punjab" Calcutta Review Volume 26, January-June 1856 (Google Books)