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'''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 remaining parts of Punjab was partitioned between [[India]] and [[Pakistan]] in 1947.
 ====Government====
* 1897-1920: Council of the Lieutenant Governor of the Punjab.
* 1921-1936: Punjab Legislative Council
* 1937-1947: Punjab Legislative Assembly
 
'''Legislators'''
* [[Lahore]]
* [[Murree]] (Winter capital until 1870s)
 
==Cities and Towns==
* [[Batala]]
* [[Delhi]]
* [[Ferozepore|Ferozepur]]
* [[Gurdaspur]]
* [[Hoshiarpur]]
* [[Bhera]]
* [[Campbellpur]]
* [[ChilianwalaChillianwala]]
* [[Chiniot]]
* [[Dera Ghazi Khan]]
* [[Kalsia State]]
* [[Patiala State ]]
 
===Pakistan===
* [[Bahawalpur State]]
 
==Divisions==
* Rawalpindi
* Umballa
 
==Districts and Other Areas==
* [[Gurdaspur District]]
* [[Hissar District]]
 
===In Pakistan===
* [[Sheikhupura District]]
* [[Sialkot District]]
 
====NWFP====
== External Links ==
'''====Wikipedia:'''====
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab_%28British_India%29 Punjab (British India)]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab_region Punjab Region]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab_(Pakistan) Punjab (Pakistan)]
 '''====Historical online books:'''on-line ====
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=lGwoAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA225 "The Administration of the Punjab"], page 225 ''The Calcutta Review'', Volume 20, July-December 1853 Google Books
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=QRYYAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA445 "Life in the Punjab"] ''The Calcutta Review'' Volume 26, January-June 1856 Google Books
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=jRUTAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP5 ''The Punjab Record or Reference Book for Civil Officers Volume 4 1869''] Contains circulars, with indexes, for 1869. Each section is numbered separately:[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=jRUTAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP7 Financial Circular Orders]; [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=jRUTAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP11 Police Department Orders], [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=jRUTAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PA1 commencing here]; [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=jRUTAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP23 Account Department Orders]; [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=jRUTAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP31 Jail Department Orders]; [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=jRUTAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP35 Registration Circular Orders]; [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=jRUTAAAAYAAJ&pg=PR1 Supreme Government Orders], [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=jRUTAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA3-PA1 commencing here]; [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=jRUTAAAAYAAJ&pg=PR21 Punjab Government Orders], [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=jRUTAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA4-PA1 commencing here]; [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=jRUTAAAAYAAJ&pg=PR29 Selections from the records of the Office of the Financial Commissioner, Punjab 1869] Google Books
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/punjabdisturbanc01lahouoft#page/n7/mode/2up ''Punjab disturbances, April 1919; compiled from the Civil and military gazette''] 1919 Archive.org
 
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[[Category:Provinces]]

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