Place details
Place namePunjab
CountryBharat
Latitude30
Longitude76
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Included in Mughal Empire until Sikhs gained influence in late 1700s; annexed by Great Britain & became province after Sikh Wars 1846 & 1849; autonomous province from 1937; under Indian Independence Act, was partitioned among India & Pakistan in 1947.