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Punjab

The Punjab is a region of the north-western Indian subcontinent, divided today between Pakistan and India, named after its five rivers. It was a frontier province of the Delhi Sultanate, whose governor invited Babur's invasion. After the decline of Mughal authority it became the heartland of the Sikh Empire under Ranjit Singh.

Punjab
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Mentioned in 26 state histories

Paurava kingdomMalava republicYaudheya republicIndo-Greek KingdomIndo-ScythiansKarkota dynastyGurjara-PratiharaHindu ShahisUtpala dynastyGhaznavid EmpireNurpur StateLangah Sultanateand 14 more

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Punjab. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/punjab
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“Punjab.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/punjab. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Punjab.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/punjab.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Punjab’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/punjab (Accessed: ).

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