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Majha (Template:Small Mājhā; Template:IPA; from "mañjhlā" Template:Literally)[note 1][1] is a region located in the central parts of the historical Punjab region, presently split between the republics of Pakistan and India.[2] It extends north from the right banks[note 2] of the river Beas, and reaches as far north as left bank of the river Ravi, constituting upper half of the Bari Doab.[2]

The Majha region was partitioned between India and Pakistan in 1947. It includes four districts of Indian state of Punjab — Amritsar, Tarn Taran, Gurdaspur, and Pathankot. In the Pakistani province of Punjab, the Majha region proper includes Lahore and Kasur districts. However, it is not uncommon to include the districts of Gujranwala (including Hafizabad and Wazirabad), Sialkot (including Narowal) and Sheikhupura (including Nankana Sahib) — located in the Upper Rachna Doab — in the Majha area as well.[1][3]

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A map of the Punjab region Template:Circa 1947 showing the different doabs.

People of the Majha region are given the demonym "Mājhī" or "Majhail". Most inhabitants of the region speak the Majhi dialect, which is the basis of the standard register of the Punjabi language in Indian Punjab.[4] The most populous city in the area is Lahore on the Pakistani side, and Amritsar on the Indian side of the border. Majha is also the birthplace of Sikhism.[1]

History

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Map of the Lahore Division in 1850–1855, comprising the Districts of Gurdaspur, Amritsar, Lahore, Sialkot, and Gujranwala, usually included in the Majha region.[1]

The Majha region is called the "Sword Arm of the Country", due to it contributing disproportionately to the Officer as well as Orderly ranks of the Armies of both India and Pakistan.[5] The Sikh Empire was founded in the Majha region, and so the region is also sometimes referred to as "the cradle of the brave Sikhs".[6]

Districts

The following districts are classified as Majha:

Majha districts of Punjab, Pakistan Majha districts of Punjab, India
Lahore Amritsar
Kasur Gurdaspur
Sialkot Tarn Taran
Gujranwala Pathankot
Narowal
Sheikhupura
Nankana Sahib
Gujrat
Wazirabad
Hafizabad

Tourist attractions

India

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The Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple), Amritsar

Pakistan

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Badshahi Masjid, Lahore

Notable residents

See also

  • Doaba, cultural region in Punjab, India
  • Bar, cultural region in Punjab, Pakistan
  • Pothwar, cultural region in Punjab, Pakistan
  • Malwa, cultural region in Punjab, India
  • Poadh, cultural region in India
  • The Punjab Doabs, geographic regions in Punjab

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Template:Cite encyclopedia
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Advances in Water Resource Planning and Sustainability{{#if:Arora|, Arora}. Springer Nature(2023-07-12). ISBN 978-981-99-3660-1
  3. ↑ Peasantry and the State: Early Nineteenth Century Punjab{{#if:Sharamā|, Sharamā}. K.K. Publishers and Distributors(2000). ISBN 978-81-86912-03-4
  4. ↑ Advanced Centre for Technical Development of Punjabi Language, Literature and Culture, Punjabi University, Patiala Punjabi University, Patiala.
  5. ↑ Mahmood, Cynthia Keppley (1996). Fighting for Faith and Nation: Dialogues with Sikh Militants (Contemporary Ethnography), p. 153. Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania.
  6. ↑ Sandhu, Gulzar Singh (2004). Gods on Trial and Other Stories, p. 132. Diamond Pocket Books. Template:ISBN
  7. ↑ Singh, Raj Pal (1998). Banda Bahadur and His Times p. 22. Harman Pub. House, 1 Aug 1998.

References

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