northern India

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Northern India is a culturally and historically rich region of the Indian subcontinent, encompassing the Indo-Gangetic Plain and Himalayan foothills and serving as a cradle for numerous civilizations, religions, and migrations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural region
geographical region
bordersCountryToEast People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
surface form: Bangladesh
bordersCountryToNorth Bhutan
China
Nepal
bordersCountryToNorthwest Pakistan
containsCity Agra
Amritsar
Chandigarh
Dehradun
New Delhi, India
surface form: Delhi

Ghaziabad
Gurugram
Jaipur
Kanpur
Lucknow
New Delhi, India
surface form: New Delhi

Noida
Patna
Shimla
Srinagar
Varanasi
containsStateOrUT Bihar
Delhi
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Ladakh
Madhya Pradesh
Punjab
Rajasthan
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
country India
hasClimate alpine climate
humid subtropical climate
semi-arid climate
hasCuisine North Indian cuisine
hasCulturalRegion Oudh
surface form: Awadh

Braj
Bundelkhand
Doab
Doaba
Garhwal
Kumaon
Majha
Malwa
Malwa (Punjab)
Marwar
Mewar
Rohilkhand
hasCulturalTradition Bhangra
Giddha
Kathak dance
Rajasthani folk music
Ramlila performances
Sufi devotional music
classical Hindustani music
hasDesertRegion Thar Desert
hasHistoricalEvent Gupta Empire
surface form: Gupta Golden Age

Indian Rebellion of 1857
Maurya Empire
surface form: Mauryan unification of much of India

Partition of India
surface form: Partition of India 1947

establishment of Mughal Empire
formation of Delhi Sultanate
hasHistoricalSignificance birthplace of Buddhism
birthplace of Jainism
core region of Indo-Gangetic civilization
cradle of several major Indian empires
heartland of Vedic culture
hasMajorEconomicActivity agriculture
manufacturing
services
hasMajorFestival Chhath Puja
Diwali
Dussehra
Eid al-Adha
Eid al-Fitr
Holi
Lohri
Navaratri
surface form: Navratri

Vaisakhi
hasMajorPlain Indo-Gangetic Plain
surface form: Gangetic Plain

Indo-Gangetic Plain
surface form: Punjab Plain
hasMajorRiver Beas River
surface form: Beas

Brahmaputra
Chenab River
surface form: Chenab

Ganges
Ghaghara
Indus River
surface form: Indus

Ravi
Sutlej River
surface form: Sutlej

Yamuna
hasMountainRange Himalayas
Lesser Himalayas
surface form: Shivalik Hills
hasPopulationCharacteristic high population density
linguistic diversity
religious diversity
hasSeason post-monsoon autumn
pre-monsoon summer
summer monsoon
winter
hasStapleFood rice dishes
wheat-based flatbreads
hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Agra Fort
Secretariat Building, Chandigarh
surface form: Capitol Complex, Chandigarh

Fatehpur Sikri
Great Himalayan National Park
Hill Forts of Rajasthan
Jantar Mantar, Jaipur
Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks
Qutb Minar
Red Fort
surface form: Red Fort Complex

Taj Mahal
historicalReligion Buddhism
Jainism
Sikhism
Vedic period
surface form: Vedic religion
includesPhysicalRegion Lesser Himalayas
surface form: Himalayan foothills

Indo-Gangetic Plain
locatedIn South Asia
majorCrop mustard
pulses
rice
sugarcane
wheat
majorLanguage Awadhi
Bhojpuri
Dogri
Haryanvi
Hindi
Kashmiri
Maithili
Punjabi language
surface form: Punjabi

Rajasthani
Urdu language
surface form: Urdu
majorLanguageFamily Indo-Aryan languages
majorReligion Buddhism
Hinduism
Islam
Jainism
Sikhism
partOf South Asia
surface form: Indian subcontinent
wasCradleOf Delhi Sultanate
Gandhara civilization
Gupta Empire
Kushan Empire
Maurya Empire
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
surface form: Mughal Empire

Vedic period
surface form: Vedic civilization

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Matte di Sarai region northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Nawabi cuisine regionOfOrigin northern India
this entity surface form: Northern India
Jagat Seth tradeNetwork northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Battle of Delhi (1398 sack of Delhi) historicalRegion northern India
this entity surface form: Northern India
Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple Trust region northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Daulat Rao Scindia sphereOfInfluence northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Kufri locatedIn northern India
Mashobra locatedIn northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Shimla Municipal Corporation locatedInRegion northern India
this entity surface form: North India
St. Bede's College, Shimla regionServed northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Kangra Valley locatedIn northern India
Western Hindi spokenIn northern India
this entity surface form: Northern India
Western Hindi region northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Captain Frederick Young regionOfInfluence northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Queen of the Hills regionContext northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Dhanaulti locatedIn northern India
this entity surface form: Northern India
Woodstock School region northern India
this entity surface form: North India
St. George’s College region northern India
this entity surface form: Northern India
tribhanga posture of Krishna commonInRegion northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Sharad Purnima observedIn northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Tulsidas region northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Raskhan region northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Jakhu Hill region northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Dehradun railway station region northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Malsi Deer Park region northern India
Sonipat region northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Central Baptist Church, Delhi region northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Dariba Kalan region northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Nai Sarak regionServed northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Jaunpur locatedIn northern India
Chawri Bazar locatedIn northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Mongol invasion of 1327–1328 historicalRegion northern India
this entity surface form: Northern India
Rao region northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Mirza Jahangir region northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Municipal Corporation of Panipat locatedInRegion northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Hemu regionRuled northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Dhauladhar Range locatedIn northern India
Dal Lake (Dharamshala) locatedIn northern India
St. John in the Wilderness Church region northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Sirmour district region northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Nahan locatedIn northern India
Nagara developedInRegion northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Kaithal partOf northern India
this entity surface form: north India
Turkic nobility of Delhi geopoliticalContext northern India
this entity surface form: Northern India
Punjab Hill States Agency locatedIn northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Shimla Hills locatedIn northern India
Mussoorie International School region northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Indo-Persians geographicDistribution northern India
this entity surface form: North India