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Punjab, era by era
Six stretches of time, oldest first. Each one is a written account of the period with every story from it underneath.
to 1000 CE
Ancient & Classical
The Indus cities, the Vedic rivers, the Greeks and the grammarians — three thousand years of Punjab before the first Guru.
1000–1699
Sultanate & Mughal
Lahore becomes a capital, the Sufis arrive, Guru Nanak is born at Nankana, and nine Gurus follow him.
1699–1849
Khalsa & Empire
From the founding of the Khalsa through the persecution years and the misls to Ranjit Singh’s court — and its collapse.
1849–1947
Colonial Punjab
Annexation, the canal colonies, the regiments, the reform movements, and a hundred years of Punjabis leaving.
1947–1984
Partition & After
The border, the refugees, the fight over language and statehood, and the wheat that changed the land.
1984 onwards
Punjab Now
The years still being argued over, and the Punjab of the diaspora that grew up alongside them.