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<p> "five rivers," a province in the extreme NW. of India, watered by the [[Indus]] and its four tributaries, Jhelum, Chenab, Ravee, and Sutlej; its frontiers touch [[Afghanistan]] and Cashmir. [[Mountain]] ranges traverse the N., W., and S; little rain falls; the plains are dry and hot in summer. There is little timber, cow-dung is common fuel; the soil is barren, but under irrigation there are fertile stretches; wheat, indigo, sugar, cotton, tobacco, opium, and tea are largely grown; cotton, silk, lace, iron, and leather are manufactured; indigo, grain, cotton, and manufactured products are exported in exchange for raw material, dyes, horses, and timber. The population is mixed, Sikhs, Jats, and Rajputs predominate; more than a half are Mohammedan, and more than a third Hindu. [[Lahore]] is the capital, but [[Delhi]] and Amritsar are larger towns. Several railways run through the province. The natives remained loyal throughout the Mutiny of 1857-58, [[Sikhs]] and Pathans joining the British troops before Delhi. </p> | <p> "five rivers," a province in the extreme NW. of India, watered by the [[Indus]] and its four tributaries, Jhelum, Chenab, Ravee, and Sutlej; its frontiers touch [[Afghanistan]] and Cashmir. [[Mountain]] ranges traverse the N., W., and S; little rain falls; the plains are dry and hot in summer. There is little timber, cow-dung is common fuel; the soil is barren, but under irrigation there are fertile stretches; wheat, indigo, sugar, cotton, tobacco, opium, and tea are largely grown; cotton, silk, lace, iron, and leather are manufactured; indigo, grain, cotton, and manufactured products are exported in exchange for raw material, dyes, horses, and timber. The population is mixed, Sikhs, Jats, and Rajputs predominate; more than a half are Mohammedan, and more than a third Hindu. [[Lahore]] is the capital, but [[Delhi]] and Amritsar are larger towns. Several railways run through the province. The natives remained loyal throughout the Mutiny of 1857-58, [[Sikhs]] and Pathans joining the British troops before Delhi. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_78468"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/punjab Punjab from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_78468"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/punjab Punjab from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:53, 15 October 2021
Punjab [1]
"five rivers," a province in the extreme NW. of India, watered by the Indus and its four tributaries, Jhelum, Chenab, Ravee, and Sutlej; its frontiers touch Afghanistan and Cashmir. Mountain ranges traverse the N., W., and S; little rain falls; the plains are dry and hot in summer. There is little timber, cow-dung is common fuel; the soil is barren, but under irrigation there are fertile stretches; wheat, indigo, sugar, cotton, tobacco, opium, and tea are largely grown; cotton, silk, lace, iron, and leather are manufactured; indigo, grain, cotton, and manufactured products are exported in exchange for raw material, dyes, horses, and timber. The population is mixed, Sikhs, Jats, and Rajputs predominate; more than a half are Mohammedan, and more than a third Hindu. Lahore is the capital, but Delhi and Amritsar are larger towns. Several railways run through the province. The natives remained loyal throughout the Mutiny of 1857-58, Sikhs and Pathans joining the British troops before Delhi.
