Punjab

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Punjab is a historically and culturally rich region of South Asia, known for its fertile agricultural lands, Sikh heritage, and partition between modern-day India and Pakistan.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural region
historical region
agriculturalRegionOf India
Pakistan
associatedWith Maharaja Ranjit Singh
Sikh Empire
borderedBy Baluchistan (Chief Commissioner's Province)
surface form: Balochistan

Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Islamabad
surface form: Islamabad Capital Territory

Jammu and Kashmir
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Rajasthan
Sindh
culturalHeritage Punjabi folk music
Punjabi literature
Sikh gurdwaras
Sufi shrines
dividedBetween Dominion of India
Pakistan
surface form: Dominion of Pakistan
etymology name means "land of five rivers"
hasPart Punjab self-linksurface differs
surface form: Punjab, India

Punjab self-linksurface differs
surface form: Punjab, Pakistan
historicalEvent Partition of India
surface form: Partition of India in 1947
historicalRuler British India
surface form: British Raj

Durrani Empire
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
surface form: Mughal Empire
knownFor Bhangra folk dance
Giddha folk dance
Punjabi cuisine
Punjabi language
fertile agricultural land
rice cultivation
wheat production
locatedIn South Asia
surface form: Indian subcontinent

South Asia
majorReligion Hinduism
Islam
Sikhism
playsRoleIn Green Revolution
surface form: Green Revolution in India
primaryLanguage Punjabi
scriptUsed Gurmukhi
Perso-Arabic script
surface form: Shahmukhi
traditionalClothing salwar kameez
turban
traversedBy Beas River
Chenab River
Indus River
Jhelum River
Ravi River
Sutlej River

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Guru Angad deathRegion Punjab
Kangri spokenIn Punjab
this entity surface form: Punjab, India
Lodis territoryIncludes Punjab
subject surface form: Lodi dynasty
Mongol invasions of India significantPlace Punjab
this entity surface form: Punjab region
Gujranwala partOfRegion Punjab
this entity surface form: Greater Punjab economic region
Dyer region Punjab
subject surface form: Jallianwala Bagh massacre
Rajputs associatedWith Punjab
this entity surface form: Punjab region
Kandla Port servesState Punjab
India as I Knew It setting Punjab
Khusrav Mirza associatedWith Punjab
this entity surface form: Punjab region
Indian campaign hasLocation Punjab
this entity surface form: Punjab region
Ghurid Empire expandedInto Punjab
Udham Singh birthPlace Punjab
Bahlul Lodi regionRuled Punjab
Sikh people originatedIn Punjab
this entity surface form: Punjab region
Sikh people populationCenter Punjab
this entity surface form: Punjab, India
John Nicholson residence Punjab
Battle of the Hydaspes region Punjab
this entity surface form: Punjab region
Multani regionType Punjab
this entity surface form: Southwestern Punjab
Lahnda region Punjab
this entity surface form: Punjab region
Hisar district historicalRegion Punjab
this entity surface form: Punjab region
Bhagat placeOfBirth Punjab
subject surface form: Bhagat Singh
Bhagat placeOfDeath Punjab
subject surface form: Bhagat Singh
Bhagat burialPlace Punjab
subject surface form: Bhagat Singh
Thein Dam beneficiaryState Punjab
Panipat district historicalRegion Punjab
this entity surface form: Punjab region
Iravati locatedInRegion Punjab
Iravati culturalRegion Punjab
this entity surface form: Greater Punjab
Dhudike, Punjab, British India locatedInPresentDay Punjab
this entity surface form: Punjab, India
Dhudike, Punjab, British India presentDayState Punjab
this entity surface form: Punjab, India
Multan partOf Punjab
this entity surface form: Punjab region
Duleep Singh monarchOf Punjab
Akali Phula Singh region Punjab
Sikh Confederacy locatedIn Punjab
this entity surface form: Punjab region
Sikh rupee usedInRegion Punjab