2006-08-01 23:07:37 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Punjab, Homeland of the Sikhs
Birth place of the founder of the Sikh religion
Sikh holy land stretching from Pakistan into India.
Both Indian Punjab and Pakistan Punjab is and always will be part of the Sikh holy lands
The Punjab (or Panj) is an area of Northern India where the Sikh religion was founded. Five rivers run down from the Himalayas into the Indus valley, Punj means five, ab means water. 60% of the populations are Sikhs.
It is a fertile area because of the quantity of water flowing through it. Punjab is watered by the rivers Beas, Sutlej, Ravi and Ghaggar. Ancient Punjab formed a part of the vast Indo-Iranian region.
The historical foundations of Punjab may be said to have been laid by Banda Singh Bahadur, a hermit who became a military leader and, with his fighting band of Sikhs, temporarily liberated the eastern portion of Punjab from Mughal rule in 1709-10. The Sikhs later established their power over the area, building a powerful kingdom and adding more territory. It was only after the weakening of the Mughal stronghold in Delhi, that the Sikhs reorganised themselves, and formed confederacies to present a united front. The name of Maharajah Ranjit Singh is prominent among the heads of these Sikh confederacies. He united all the Sikhs, and built a mighty kingdom, which remained invincible for many years. However, his death led to a collapse of this edifice, and after two abortive Anglo- Sikh wars
2006-08-01 23:20:08 · answer #1 · answered by Oracle 2 · 6⤊ 3⤋
Punjab:
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Punjab (or Panjab) may refer to:
Punjab region, an area of South Asia shared by India and Pakistan
Punjab (India), a state in India
Punjab (Pakistan), a province in Pakistan
Haryana, a former part of Punjab
Himachal Pradesh, a former part of Punjab
A number of former states and provinces:
Punjab (British India), a former province
Punjab Hill States, an administrative unit of British India
Patiala and East Punjab States Union, a former state of India
West Punjab, the part of the Punjab which became part of Pakistan
Punjab lasso, a weapon made of cat gut used to strangle people, mentioned in Gaston Leroux's novel The Phantom of the Opera
Punjab, a character in the musical Annie
Specific Punjab institutions (for example, Punjab Assembly) are disambiguated separately.
2006-08-01 23:12:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Punjab is a north Indian state of India
2006-08-01 23:11:00 · answer #3 · answered by hs 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not "a" Punjab, it's Punjab or the Punjab. Alternative spelling: Panjab.
It is a region in South Asia, part of it in India (the state of Punjab), part of it in Pakistan (the province of Punjab).
Punjabi is one of the languages spoken in this region. It can also refer to the people from this region.
2006-08-02 00:00:10 · answer #4 · answered by dalia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
punjab is the land of five rivers in north india....
2006-08-01 23:15:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is state in india, there is also one more panjab is pakistan. before independence of india in 1947 both the panjabs were one.
most of the sardars stay in this place. even the present indian prime minister manmohan singh belongs to panjab.but he was born in pakistani panjab.
2006-08-01 23:17:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a place in india
2006-08-02 02:05:59 · answer #7 · answered by traveller 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who cares, as long as they aren't over here.
2006-08-01 23:35:43 · answer #8 · answered by Ian H 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a kind of underwear.
2006-08-01 23:14:25 · answer #9 · answered by bleurose 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
somthing you have with a curry
2006-08-01 23:37:47 · answer #10 · answered by mick s 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋