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Punjab
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
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| Place Name: | Punjab |
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| Country: | India and Pakistan |
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Punjab was partitioned between India and Pakistan in 1947.
History
The entire province became part of British India in 1849 after the Second Anglo Sikh War.
Capital
Cities and Towns
In India
In Pakistan
- Attock
- Dera Ghazi Khan
- Fort Munro
- Gujerat (now spelt Gujrat)
- Jhelum
- Khewra
- Lahore
- Lyallpur (now Faisalabad)
- Montgomery (now Sahiwal)
- Multan
- Murree
- Rawalpindi
- Pind Dadan Khan
- Sialkot
Princely States
- Bahawalpur State (now in Pakistan)
- Patiala State (now in India)
Districts and Other Areas
- Cambellpur District (now Attock District)
- Chenab Colony
- Jhelum District
- Lahore District
- Montgomery District (now Sahiwal District)
- Shahpur District