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People, places, books, words and faith of Punjab, with sources.

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People 537 entries

Places 12,428 places

Books 277 books

Words 669 words

Religion 547 entries

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Majha

The heartland, north of the Beas.

Amritsar Pathankot Sujanpur

Doaba

Between the Beas and the Sutlej.

Jalandhar Hoshiarpur Kapurthala

Malwa

South of the Sutlej.

Ludhiana Patiala Bathinda

West Punjab

Across the border, in Pakistan.

Lahore Kartarpur Okara

Diaspora

Punjabis abroad: Canada, the UK, the US and beyond.

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Punjab through time

1st centuryc. 1st centuryFounded as Raghupur by Raja Raghab, a Brahmin ruler.Rahon
2nd century187 BCMarcus Aemilius Lepidus builds the Via Aemilia; Regium Lepidi, modern Reggio, is founded on it.Reggio Emilia
7th century630sThe Chinese traveller Xuanzang notes Sirhind as the capital of the Shitotulo (Sutlej) district.Sirhind
8th century753 BCRome's legendary founding by Romulus, the date from which the city counted its years.Rome
9th century808Charlemagne orders the Hammaburg castle built between the Alster and the Elbe, the origin of Hamburg's name.Hamburg

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