Punjab Province (British India)
| Punjab Province | |
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| Map of British Punjab 1909 | |
| Capital | Lahore Muree (summer capital) (1873–1876) Shimla (summer capital) (1876–1947) |
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What was the capital of Punjab before Chandigarh?
Nanda told court that in 1947, the capital of Punjab was shifted from Lahore to Shimla and subsequently then prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru declared Chandigarh as capital of Punjab in 1950. The Capital of Punjab (Development and Regulation) Act, 1952, defines Chandigarh as the capital of Punjab.
What is the old name of Punjab?
Sapta Sindhu
Punjab in the ancient Vedic period was known as the Sapta Sindhu, or land of the seven rivers. The aforementioned seven rivers were the Vitsta and Vitamasa (Jhelum), Asikni (Chenab), Parusni and Iravati (Ravi), Vipasa (Beas), and the Satudri (Sutlej).
What was the capital of Punjab?
Chandigarh
From 1952 to 1966 (till Haryana was carved out of Punjab), Chandigarh remained the capital of Punjab. How did it become a shared capital?
What was the capital of Punjab in 1966?
In 1864, Shimla was declared as the summer capital of British India. After independence, the city became the capital of Punjab and was later made the capital city of Himachal Pradesh.After the reorganisation of the state of Himachal Pradesh, the existing Mahasu district was named Shimla.
Was Shimla the capital of Punjab?
According to Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) functionary Aman Puri, the popular holiday retreat was originally called Shyamala but as the Britishers found it tough to pronounce, they renamed it Simla which later became Shimla.
What is the old name of Shimla?
History of Punjab. The foundations of the present Punjab were laid by Banda Singh Bahadur, a hermit who became a military leader and, with his fighting band of Sikhs, temporarily liberated the eastern part of the province from Mughal rule in 1709–10.
Who founded Punjab?
Standard Punjabi
It first developed in the 12th century and gained prominence when Sufi poets such as Shah Hussain, Bulleh Shah among others began to use the Lahore/Amritsar spoken dialect with infused Persian vocabulary in their works in the Shahmukhi script.
Who created Punjabi?
The Indian State of Punjab was created in 1947, when the partition of India split the former Raj province of Punjab between India and Pakistan.
When was Punjab divided?
Following widespread religious violence in 1947, the Punjab Province of British India was divided along religious lines into West Punjab and East Punjab. The West Punjab became part of a Muslim-majority Pakistan, while the East Punjab became part of a Hindu-majority India.
Why was Punjab divided?
Chandigarh derives its name from the temple of “Chandi Mandir” located in the vicinity of the site selected for the city. The deity ‘Chandi’, the goddess of power and a fort of ‘garh’ laying beyond the temple gave the city its name “Chandigarh-The City Beautiful”.The foundation stone of the city was laid in 1952.
Why Chandigarh name is Chandigarh?
Chandigarh
What is the capital of hariana?
East Punjab
| Province of East Punjab (1947-1950) State of Punjab (1950-1966) | |
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| Capital | Shimla (1947–1953) Chandigarh (1953–1966) |
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| • Established | 1947 |
What is the capital of Punjab in 1947?
The Patiala and East Punjab States Union (PEPSU) was a state of India, uniting eight princely states between 1948 and 1956. The capital and principal city was Patiala.
What is pepsu history?
Chandigarh city is the capital of the territory and of the states of Haryana and Punjab.
Which state capital is Chandigarh?
Calcutta
During the British Raj, until 1911, Calcutta was the capital of India. By the latter half of the 19th century, Shimla had become the summer capital. King George V proclaimed the transfer of the capital from Calcutta to Delhi at the climax of the 1911 Imperial Durbar on 12 December 1911.
What is the first capital of India?
Punjab Province (British India)
| Punjab Province | |
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| Map of British Punjab 1909 | |
| Capital | Lahore Muree (summer capital) (1873–1876) Shimla (summer capital) (1876–1947) |
| History | |
| Government |
Which is the capital of Punjab before partition?
Amritsar, city, northern Punjab state, northwestern India. It lies about 15 miles (25 km) east of the border with Pakistan. Amritsar is the largest and most important city in Punjab and is a major commercial, cultural, and transportation centre.
Is Amritsar capital of Punjab?
Mandav Nagar
Mandi (formerly known as Mandav Nagar, also known as Sahor) is a major town and a municipal corporation in Mandi District in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.
What is the old name of Mandi?
Acharya Diwakar Datt Sharma
Himachal was named by Acharya Diwakar Datt Sharma who was one of the greatest Sanskrit scholar.
Who named Himachal?
Srinagar, city, summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir union territory (Jammu is the winter capital), northern India, situated in the Kashmir region of the Indian subcontinent. The city lies along the banks of the Jhelum River at an elevation of 5,200 feet (1,600 metres) in the Vale of Kashmir.
