Punjab Online: History of Punjab

Learn about the rich history of the Punjab.

Introduction to Punjab

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Map of the Punjab

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Climate & Resources

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Historical Timeline

THE EARLY PERIOD (3000 B.C. - 711 A.D.)

I. The Aborigines of the Punjab	II. The Indus Valley Civilization
III. The Aryan Conquest of the Punjab	IV. The Ancient Hindus
V. The Modern Hindus	VI. Buddhism in the Punjab
VII. Invasion of Punjab by Osiris, King of Egypt	VIII. Invasion of Punjab by Alexander the Great
IX. From Alexander to the Mahomedan Invasion

THE MAHOMEDAN PERIOD (711 A.D. - 1821 A.D.)

I. Early Mahomedan Invasion	II. Ghanznivide Dynasty
III. The Ghori Dynasty	IV. The Tartar, or Slave Dynasty
V. The Khiljai Dynasty of the Tartars	VI. The Toghlak Dynasty
VII. Invasion of Tymur	VIII. The Dynasty of Syads
IX. The Lodi Dynasty	X. The Moghal Dynasty
XI. The Sur Dynasty	XII. Jalaluddin Akber
XIII. Nurudin Jahangir	XIV. Shahabuddin Shah Jahan
XV. Muhyuddin Aurangzeb	XVI. Kutbuddin Muhammad Moazzam
XVII. Muhammad Farrukhseer	XVIII. The Invasion of Nadir Shah
XIX. Mojahiduddin Abul Nasir Ahmad Shah	XX. Azuddin Alamgir II
XXI. Ali Gohar Shah Alam II

THE RISE OF THE SIKHS (1469 A.D. - 1800 A.D.)

I. Guru Nanak, the First Sikh Guru	II. Sikh Gurus after Guru Nanak
III. Guru Gobind Singh, the Last Sikh Guru	IV. The History of Byragi Banda
V. The Political Organization of the Sikhs	VI. The History of the Sikh Misls

MAHARAJA RANJIT SINGH (1800 A.D. - 1845 A.D.)

I. The Sutlej Treaty	II. Conquest of Multan, Kashmir, and Peshawar
III. Rise of Syad Ahmad, the Ghazi	IV. Meetings With the British, Europeans
V. The Kabul War	V. Legacy of Maharaja Ranjit Singh

BRITISH COLONIALISM (1845 A.D. - 1947 A.D.)

I. Successors of Maharaji Ranjit Singh	II. The First Sikh War
III. The Second Sikh War	IV. Last Struggle of the Sikhs
V. Annexation of the Punjab

Sources:

History of the Panjab, Syad Muhammad Latif
Cultural Heritage of the Punjab, K.C. Aryan
Punjab History, N. Gerald Barrier

Spiritual Heritage of the Punjab, Jaswant Singh Neki
Sikhism, Hew McLeod