The Punjab also spelled Panjab, panj-ab, “five rivers. (Punjabi: ਪੰਜਾਬ (Gurumukhi); پنجاب(Shahmukhi);पंजाब (Devanagari)), is a geographical region in South Asia comprising vast areas of eastern Pakistan and northern India.
The name of the region is a compound of two Persian words and was introduced to the region by the Turkic Muslim conquerors of India and more formally popularized during the Mughal empire. Punjab literally means “(The Land of) Five Waters” referring to the following rivers: the Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Sutlej, and Beas. All are tributaries of the Indus River, the Chenab being the largest.
It has been inhabited by Harappans, proto-Dravidians and Indo-Aryans and has seen numerous invasions by thePersians, Greeks, Kushans, Ghaznavids, Timurids, Mughals, Afghans, British and others. The people of the Punjab today are called Punjabis and their principal language is called Punjabi. The main religions of the Punjab region are Islam,Hinduism, and Sikhism. Other religious groups are Christians, Jains and Buddhists.
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