What was Punjab called before 1947?

What was Punjab called before 1947?

The region was originally called Sapta Sindhu, the Vedic land of the seven rivers flowing into the sea. The Sanskrit name for the region, as mentioned in the Ramayana and Mahabharata for example, was Panchanada which means “Land of the Five Rivers”, and was translated to Persian as Punjab after the Muslim conquests.

How many states was Punjab divided into?

With effect from 1 November 1966, there was yet another reorganisation, this time on linguistic lines, when the state of Punjab as constituted in 1956 was divided into three: the mostly Hindi-speaking part became the present-day Indian state of Haryana and the mostly Punjabi-speaking part became the present-day Punjab.

Who merged Punjab with the British Empire?

This article is about a historical region in British India. For other uses of the name, see Punjab (disambiguation). Punjab was a province of British India. Most of the Punjab region was annexed by the East India Company in 1849, and was one of the last areas of the Indian subcontinent to fall under British control.

Who Won First Anglo Sikh War?

First Anglo-Sikh War

Date 11 December 1845 – 9 March 1846
Location Mudki
Result British victory Jammu and Kashmir annexed by the East India Company

What is Rajpramukh in English?

rajpramukh in British English (ˈrɑːdʒprəˌmʊk) (in India) the title given to a governor or raja of a state between 1948 and 1956.

What was the partition of India in 1947?

Independence of India was not a simple affair, because it also involved partition of the country. When it came to partition it was actually the partition of two provinces Bengal and Punjab.

What was the result of the partition of Punjab?

A partition line was drawn through the heart of Punjab on a piece of paper having map of India. Consequently punjab become victim of anarchism and blood shed. Partition of India was followed by massive voilence cold blooded massacres of innocent people of all punjabi communities.

When was the last census conducted in Punjab?

The above map shows the population growth in Punjab from 1891 – 1941. British administration had been undertaking census since 1881 regularly in India. The last census in the British Raj was conducted in 1941. The above map shows the population density of tehsils of Punjab, according to the census of 1941.

Where did most of the Christian population of Punjab live?

The above map shows the distribution of Christian population of Punjab, according to the census of 1941. The last map shows that most of the Christian population of Punjab was concentrated in western Punjab. So when the question of the partition arose, they decided to opt for Pakistan.