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[[Image:Punjab_district_map.jpg|thumb|400px|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)
* [[Amritsar]]
* [[Batala]]
* [[Delhi]]
* [[Ferozepur]]
* [[Gurdaspur]]
* [[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]]
* [[Jhelum District]]
* [[Lahore District]]
* [[Lyallpur District]]
* [[Mianwali District]]
* [[Montgomery District]] (now Sahiwal 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 ==
