The land of five waters gave the world its first cities, its saints and its songs. Broken by every empire that crossed it, it is still ours to remember, and to make whole again.

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Land & Ages

The LandRivers, doabs, Harappa and the first cities, seasons, numbersAgesEight ages of the Punjab, from the Soan to todayTimelineEvery dated event on one lineAtlasEvery place on one map, age by agePlacesCities, ancient sites, temples, mosques and gurdwaras, battlefieldsLanguage & scriptsPunjabi, its dialects, Gurmukhi and Shahmukhi

People & Faiths

PeopleSaints and teachers, poets and singers, rulers, rebels, the people of both PunjabsPeople of the landJats, Rajputs, Arains, Khatris, Dalit communities and more, across every faithFaithsHindu traditions, Islam and the Sufis, Sikhi, and the Punjab's other faiths

Kingdoms & Struggles

Kingdoms & WarsWho ruled the Punjab, the Kingdom of Lahore, and the battles fought over itWho ruled the PunjabEvery ruling power, 518 BCE to todayWars & BattlesFrom the Hydaspes to BasantarStruggles & Partitions1849, 1919, 1947, 1966, 1984, 2020

Culture & Museum

CulturePoets, qisse, songs, music, dance, festivals, foodMuseumSculpture, coins, manuscripts, painting, arms, buildings, and where to see themChronicles & ProphecyThe poetry of the old chroniclesAboutWhat this atlas is, its sources, and every word explainedHelp maintain this siteCorrections, pictures, sources and new entries
Punjab WikiMuseumFrom the world's museums
From the world's museums · 34

Maps of the Punjab

The Punjab as surveyors and travellers drew it.

Explore the collectionA map, a timeline and a web of the people, places and battles the objects show

Stone and the first cities

600,000 BP – 1900 BCE · 1
Terracotta from Indus valley, 2700-2000 BCE, size: 8X3cm Archaeological Survey of IndiaTerracotta from Indus valley, 2700-2000 BCE, size: 8X3cm Archaeological Survey of IndiaNational Museum, New Delhi · photo Saswatichaudhuri (Wikimedia Commons) · CC BY ↗

Gurus and Mughals

1469 – 1708 · 1
Celestial globeCelestial globe1626-7 · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗

The Kingdom of Lahore

1799 – 1849 · 8
City plan of Kangra, circa 1800 CE, Kangra School of Art, Indian Museum, KolkataCity plan of Kangra, circa 1800 CE, Kangra School of Art, Indian Museum, KolkataIndian Museum, Kolkata · photo SpeakingArch (Wikimedia Commons) · CC BY-SA ↗Map from "Travels in the Panjab, Afghanistan, & Turkistan, to Balk, BokharaMap from "Travels in the Panjab, Afghanistan, & Turkistan, to Balk, Bokhara1846The British Library (via Europeana) ↗Map from "The War in IndiaMap from "The War in India1846The British Library (via Europeana) ↗Map from "The War in IndiaMap from "The War in India1846The British Library (via Europeana) ↗Map from "The War in IndiaMap from "The War in India1846The British Library (via Europeana) ↗Map from "The War in IndiaMap from "The War in India1846The British Library (via Europeana) ↗Map from "The War in IndiaMap from "The War in India1846The British Library (via Europeana) ↗Map from "A History of the reigning family of LahoreMap from "A History of the reigning family of Lahore1847The British Library (via Europeana) ↗

Colonial Punjab

1849 – 1947 · 11
Map from "A year on the Punjab frontier, in 1848-49".Map from "A year on the Punjab frontier, in 1848-49".1851The British Library (via Europeana) ↗Map from "A year on the Punjab frontier, in 1848-49".Map from "A year on the Punjab frontier, in 1848-49".1851The British Library (via Europeana) ↗Map from "A year on the Punjab frontier, in 1848-49".Map from "A year on the Punjab frontier, in 1848-49".1851The British Library (via Europeana) ↗Map from "Sindh, and the Races that inhabit the Valley of the Indus; with notices of…Map from "Sindh, and the Races that inhabit the Valley of the Indus; with notices of…1851The British Library (via Europeana) ↗Map from "The Diary of a Hunter from the Punjab to the Karakorum Mountains".Map from "The Diary of a Hunter from the Punjab to the Karakorum Mountains".1863The British Library (via Europeana) ↗Map from "The Diary of a Hunter from the Punjab to the Karakorum Mountains".Map from "The Diary of a Hunter from the Punjab to the Karakorum Mountains".1863The British Library (via Europeana) ↗Published in the Annual Report of the Archaeological Survey of India 1872-73Published in the Annual Report of the Archaeological Survey of India 1872-73Wikimedia Commons · Alexander Cunningham 1814-1893 ↗Map from "Lahore to YārkandMap from "Lahore to Yārkand1873The British Library (via Europeana) ↗Map from "Lights & Shades of Hill Life in the Afghan and Hindu Highlands of the PunjabMap from "Lights & Shades of Hill Life in the Afghan and Hindu Highlands of the Punjab1895The British Library (via Europeana) ↗Map from "Lights & Shades of Hill Life in the Afghan and Hindu Highlands of the PunjabMap from "Lights & Shades of Hill Life in the Afghan and Hindu Highlands of the Punjab1895The British Library (via Europeana) ↗Map of Jammu and Kashmir (Princely State) by National Geographic in 1946Map of Jammu and Kashmir (Princely State) by National Geographic in 1946Wikimedia Commons · National Geographic Society for the National Geographic Maga · CC BY ↗

Two Punjabs

1947 – today · 1
Map of ChandigarhMap of Chandigarh1967-1968 · India© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗

Through the ages

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Map from "Narrative of various Journeys in Balochistan, AfghanistanMap from "Narrative of various Journeys in Balochistan, AfghanistanThe British Library (via Europeana) ↗Plan Of Prahladpuri TemplePlan Of Prahladpuri TempleWikimedia Commons · Anon. working for Unicon Consulting Services (Pvt.) Ltd. · CC BY-SA ↗Map of the Golden Temple complex, Central Sikh Museum, Amritsar, Punjab (newer mapMap of the Golden Temple complex, Central Sikh Museum, Amritsar, Punjab (newer mapCentral Sikh Museum, Amritsar · photo possibly Mehtab Singh 'Naqqash' (1871–1940) (Wikimedia Commons) ↗Map of the Golden Temple complex, Central Sikh Museum, Amritsar, Punjab (newer map, full)Map of the Golden Temple complex, Central Sikh Museum, Amritsar, Punjab (newer map, full)Central Sikh Museum, Amritsar · photo possibly Mehtab Singh 'Naqqash' (1871–1940) (Wikimedia Commons) ↗Map of the Golden Temple complex, Central Sikh Museum, Amritsar, Punjab (older mapMap of the Golden Temple complex, Central Sikh Museum, Amritsar, Punjab (older mapCentral Sikh Museum, Amritsar · photo possibly Mehtab Singh 'Naqqash' (1871–1940) (Wikimedia Commons) ↗Map of the Golden Temple complex, Central Sikh Museum, Amritsar, Punjab (older map, full)Map of the Golden Temple complex, Central Sikh Museum, Amritsar, Punjab (older map, full)Central Sikh Museum, Amritsar · photo possibly Mehtab Singh 'Naqqash' (1871–1940) (Wikimedia Commons) ↗Map of Sikh-ruled Kashmir, given by General Claude-Auguste Court to Victor JacquemontMap of Sikh-ruled Kashmir, given by General Claude-Auguste Court to Victor JacquemontWikimedia Commons ↗City plan of Kangra - Indian Museum, Kolkata R.404 S.624City plan of Kangra - Indian Museum, Kolkata R.404 S.624Indian Museum, Kolkata · photo Wikimedia Commons (Wikimedia Commons) ↗City plan of KangraCity plan of KangraIndian Museum, Kolkata · photo Sneharshidasgupta (Wikimedia Commons) · CC BY-SA ↗Taxila Ruins MapTaxila Ruins MapTaxila Museum · photo Khalid Mahmood (Wikimedia Commons) · CC BY-SA ↗Map of the Golden Temple complex, Central Sikh Museum, Amritsar, Punjab (newer mapMap of the Golden Temple complex, Central Sikh Museum, Amritsar, Punjab (newer mapCentral Sikh Museum, Amritsar · photo possibly Mehtab Singh 'Naqqash' (1871–1940) (Wikimedia Commons) ↗Map of the Golden Temple complex, Central Sikh Museum, Amritsar, Punjab (newer mapMap of the Golden Temple complex, Central Sikh Museum, Amritsar, Punjab (newer mapCentral Sikh Museum, Amritsar · photo possibly Mehtab Singh 'Naqqash' (1871–1940) (Wikimedia Commons) ↗

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Shown here are the objects whose pictures museums have released openly. Far more are in their collections, and in museums with no open search, such as the Lahore Museum. Searching for "Punjab map".

Pictures from the collections of Art Institute of Chicago, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, Berlin-Dahlem Botanical Garden and Botanical Museum (via Europeana), Bhuri Singh Museum, Chamba, 65 more, found automatically: public domain or openly licensed, except the V&A's, shown for non-commercial use with the museum's credit. Titles and dates are the museums' own; each card names its museum and any licence. Updated 2026-10-26.

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