History of Punjab

See also: Punjab (India) and Punjab (Pakistan)

The retreat ceremony at the India-Pakistan International Border near Wagah, in Punjab

In 1947, the Punjab Province of British Raj was divided along religious lines into West Punjab and East Punjab. The western part was given to Pakistan while the eastern part to India. This led to massive rioting as both sides committed atrocities against fleeing refugees. This due to the British East India Company during 20th centuries which caused hierarchies between Hindu, Muslim and Sikhs.

History Of Punjab Media

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  The region of Punjab (lit. [Land of] the Five Rivers)

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  Ceremonial vessel; 2600 – 2450 BC; discovered from Harappa, Pakistan.

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  Map of Indian subcontinent in 500 BCE. Kingdoms of Gandhara, Kekaya, Madra, Trigarta and Sivi can be seen in Punjab in northwest.

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  Porus and Alexander during the Battle of the Hydaspes – painting by Charles Le Brun (1673)

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  Menander I (155–130 BC) is the most famous Indo-Greek king mentioned in both Graeco-Roman and Indian sources. The capital of the Indo-Greeks during his reign was Sagala in Punjab.

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  Possible Kushano-Sasanian plate, excavated in Rawalpindi, fourth century CE. British Museum.

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  The Hephthalite bowl from Gandhara (5th century AD) features two Kidarite royal hunters as well as two Alchon hunters, suggesting a period of peaceful coexistence between the two entities.

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  Ruins of Dharmarajika Stupa in Taxila. It was destroyed during the Hunnic invasions in the 5th century.

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  AMB Temple in Soon Sakasar Valley by Usman Ghani