History of Punjab: State of Sikh Religion :: World History

History of Punjab State of Sikh faith Punjab, rural area in northwestern India,bordered on the north by Jammu and Kashmir earth and Himachal Pradesh state, on the east and south by Haryana state, on the south and souwest by Rajasthan state, and on the west by Pakistan. Punjab state lies between the bully systems of the Indus and Ganges river. Punjab had a population of 20,281,969. Chandgarh is the state capital. The population of Punjab consists mainly of Punjabis, Jats, and Rajputs. The formal address is Punjabi. The majority of the population is Sikh, the largest minority is Hindu, and a very humbled percentage is Muslim, Buddhist, Christian, or Jain. 59% of Punjab population is literate. Universities located in the state include Guru Nanak Dev University in Amritsar, Punjab Agricultural University in Ludhiana, and Punjabi University in Patiala. More than 80 percent of Punjab is cultivated, and farming is the leading occupation. The major crops are wheat, maize, rice, pulse s, net understructuree, and cotton.The industries include the reconcile of textiles, sewing machines, sporting goods, starch, fertilizers, bicycles, scientific instruments, electrical goods, and machine tools, and the processing of sugar and pine oil. I am proud to be Punjabi because of pure and plentiful culture of that state. Punjabis are famous all around the world and can be easily found in any corner of the world. antiquated CIVILIZATION Punjab is the birth place of Indus Valley Civilization, which is more than 4000 years old. Harappa and Mohenjodaro civilization, along the banks of the Indus in Punjab is also the most ancient and famous civilization in the world history. Punjab is also the birth place of numerous Saints belong to Sikh and Hindu religion. Aryan Migration During ancient Punjab takes small scale migrations by the Aryans from the north-west (1500-100 BC). The next thousand year they live in Punjab, they settled neer Indus Basin where the oldest books of hum an history called the Rig-Vedas are supposed to have been written. The language of Aryans was Sanskrit. Persian Rule Punjab shared lot of history with great Persian empires. Punjab came under their control from time to time. Darius the great, the Persian king attacked Punjab and occupied many parts of Punjab. At last the Punjab was full invaded by the Persian fagot Gustasp in 516 BC. Punjab became the wealthiest Satrapy i.e., the province in the Persian kingdom. Punjab became the heart of the Persian Empire.