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On 1 November 1966, Punjab was divided into Haryana and Punjab. The capital of Punjab is Chandigarh, which also serves as the capital of Haryana and is thus administered separately as a Union Territory of India. The partition was on linguistic basis. Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 dealt with the matters related to the partition.

In ancient texts, Taki refers to a tribe or a kingdom associated with the people living in that specific region of Punjab.

At the time of the 1947 partition, 13 districts of the undivided Punjab were allocated to the Indian side.

Lord Curzon, as Viceroy of India, created the North-West Frontier Province in 1901 by separating the trans-Indus districts from Punjab.

Ranjit Singh was the  founder and maharaja of the Sikh kingdom of the Punjab. He was the leader of the Sikh Empire, which ruled the northwest Indian subcontinent in the early half of the 19th century. The formation of the empire started with his victory in Afghan-Sikh war and the unification of the separate Sikh misls.

The Lahore treaty was a peace treaty marking the end of the First Anglo-Sikh War. It was concluded between the East India Company and Maharaja Duleep Singh Bahadur. In this treaty both the parties (British and Sikhs) agreed to not shelter each other’s enemy and not interfere with each other’s affairs.

Lord Harding declared war on Punjab on 13th December 1845. Between 1845 to 1849 Sikhs and the British fought two wars. In the first war fought Punjab was defeated. But the Sikhs caused a reversal on 21st January 1846 when under the leadership of Ranjodh Singh and Ajit Singh they defeated the army of Harry Smith who led the English Army.

First Anglo-Sikh war was fought between the years 1845 – 1846. The war was fought between Sikh Empire and East India Company. This war was fought in Punjab. During this time Lord Harding was Governor General. During the war, Tej Singh became the commander of the army. He fled away fearing the English troops from the battle ground.

Lord Harding declared war on Punjab on 13th December 1845. Between 1845 and 1849 Sikhs and British fought two wars. In the first war, Punjab was defeated. But the Sikhs caused a reversal on 21st January 1846 when under the leadership of Ranjodh Singh and Ajit Singh they defeated the army of Harry Smith.

First Anglo-Sikh war was fought between the years 1845 – 1846. The war was fought between Sikh Empire and East India Company. This war was fought in Punjab. During this time lord Harding was Governor General. He declared war on Punjab on 13th December, 1845.