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
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Jind
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City or fort

Jind

ਜੀਂਦجیند

Capital of the Phulkian state of Jind, founded by Raja Gajpat Singh in the 1760s.

Jind, Haryana, India

People

Raja Gajpat Singh of Jind
Raja Gajpat Singh of Jind1738 – 1789

Phulkian chief who founded the state of Jind after the fall of Sirhind in 1764; his daughter Raj Kaur was the mother of Ranjit Singh.

On the timeline

1764 · Jind under Gajpat Singh

In the world's museums

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Genealogical table of the Phulkian Dynasty, including the houses of Patiala, Jind, NabhaGenealogical table of the Phulkian Dynasty, including the houses of Patiala, Jind, NabhaWikimedia Commons · Attar Singh of Bhadaur ↗Maharani of JindMaharani of Jind1924-01-01Library of Congress ↗H.H. the Raja of Jind, in his solid silver phaeton, at the amphitheatre, Durbar, DelhiH.H. the Raja of Jind, in his solid silver phaeton, at the amphitheatre, Durbar, Delhi1903 · india delhiLibrary of Congress ↗

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