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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Wazir Khan Mosque
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Temple, mosque or gurdwara

Wazir Khan Mosque

ਵਜ਼ੀਰ ਖ਼ਾਨ ਮਸਜਿਦمسجد وزیر خان

Built in 1634–41 by Wazir Khan, Shah Jahan's governor of Lahore, inside the Delhi Gate, and covered in glazed tile work and frescoes: the most richly decorated Mughal mosque in the Punjab.

Wazir Khan Mosque, Lahore, Pakistan

Artifacts

The Wazir Khan Mosque
The Wazir Khan Mosque1634 – 1641

The most richly decorated Mughal mosque in the Punjab, covered inside and out in kashi kari tile work and painted plaster.

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