Punjab in the rebellion of 1857
The 1857 uprising in Punjab included the revolt of the 26th Native Infantry and the Ajnala killings; historians differ over terminology.
Undivided Punjab
Through the centuries
History.
Follow changing landscapes, institutions and everyday lives. Dates and boundaries matter.
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Punjab militancy and civilian experiences
Reports on militant violence and counterinsurgency document civilian insecurity, killings and continuing questions of accountability in Punjab.
Indian Punjab
Punjab politics in the 1946 elections
The 1946 Punjab election made the Muslim League the largest party, while Unionists, Congress and Akalis formed a coalition ministry.
Undivided Punjab
Punjab reorganisation in 1966
In 1966, Punjab was reorganised: Haryana and Chandigarh were created and hill areas transferred to Himachal Pradesh.
Indian Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and transferred hill territories
Punjab under the Delhi Sultanate: governors, frontiers and cultivation
Punjab’s relationship with the Delhi Sultanate changed through competing governors, frontier politics and patterns of cultivation.
Lahore, Multan, Sirhind and the wider historical Punjab
Punjabi language policy in Indian Punjab: statehood, administration and schools
Punjabi statehood debates and the 1967 official-language and 2008 schooling laws mark different stages of language policy in Indian Punjab.
Punjab, India
Punjabi soldiers in the First World War
Read Punjabi wartime service through a named military citation, hospital regulation and letters home, keeping later commemoration distinct from the events.
Punjab and Europe
Punjabi soldiers in the Second World War
Punjabi-connected soldiers served in varied roles during the Second World War. Transport records and family correspondence reveal different experiences.
Punjab and overseas
Railways and the transformation of Punjab
Punjab’s railways connected wheat traffic, Lahore’s urban development and debates over the conditions of third-class travel.
Punjab and the North Western network
Ranjit Singh’s capture of Lahore
Read the 1799 acquisition of Lahore through the reported grant, named collaborators and subsequent opposition, with the two related narratives identified.
Lahore
Rebuilding Amritsar after 1947: displacement, camps and homes
Transit camps, housing and resettlement records trace how refugees sought shelter in Amritsar after Partition and how the city changed.
Punjab, India
Rebuilding Lahore after 1947: displacement, housing and resettlement
How refugee arrivals, abandoned property and contested claims reshaped Lahore after Partition.
Punjab across India and Pakistan
Recovery and political change in Punjab in the 1990s
The 1992 election, declining violence and Beant Singh’s assassination form part of Punjab’s uneven political recovery in the 1990s.
Indian Punjab
Refugee camps in eastern Punjab
Relief camps in eastern Punjab, including Kurukshetra, provided temporary shelter to people displaced by Partition.
Punjab
Refugee camps in western Punjab
Relief camps in western Punjab received people displaced by Partition; Walton camp in Lahore became a major site of assistance.
Punjab
Refugee trains and evacuation operations
Refugee trains crossed Punjab during Partition; research and contemporary government records reveal evacuation planning and its dangers.
Punjab
Religious patronage under Ranjit Singh
Examine named grants under Ranjit Singh, an interpretation of their recipients and Kashi’s account of gilding, keeping patronage and later ownership distinct.
Punjab and Kashi
Rescue and solidarity during Partition
Amid Partition’s violence, people protected fellow travellers, cared for wounded strangers and helped families reconnect. These documented acts did not erase the failures and shortages surrounding them.
Punjab on both sides of the new border
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