Punjab Muslim League and Unionist Party Punjab.

In 1924, a secular political party of Punjab, the Punjab Unionist Party was formed to represent the interests and secure the rights of Punjab and Punjab's. Sir Sikandar Hyat Khan, Sir Fazli Husain and Sir Chhotu Ram were the co-founders of the party. Although a majority of Unionists were Muslims, a large number of Hindus and Sikhs also supported and participated in the Unionist Party of Punjab.

In 1934, the Quaid-i-Azam returned to India with a new mission and a new vision to revive the Muslim League at center and provincial levels. However, the actual reorganization started in 1936 to contest the upcoming elections a year later.

According to Khurram Mahmood If we observe only Punjab as being a Muslim majority province, there was no support for the Muslim League, of any type from rural areas except some limited urban circles. Therefore, in order to secure the support of the Muslim masses, Jinnah comprehended that it was essential to reorganize PPML. Jinnah was much concerned about the future of League in Punjab, because being a Muslim majority province it held a significant position in his eyes. As far as the re-organization of the League was concerned, it was a long-term plan and could take several years, but the election was due shortly. Therefore, Jinnah decided to co-opt with Unionist Party. For him it was the best solution as a short cut to the successful rebirth of Punjab Muslim League.

He requested Fazl-i-Hussain President of Unionist Party to preside the AIML session at Bombay in April, 1936.

Like a shrewd politician, Fazl-i-Hussain declined the offer of Jinnah on account of his bad health and calculating the advantages and disadvantages of his alliance with a purely Muslim Party, Fazl-i-Husain refused to oblige Mr. Jinnah.

The Unionist Party leaders had decided to challenge the revival of the Punjab Muslim League and defeat Jinnah’s efforts to put a new life into it.

The Unionist Party was the in-charge of the corridors of the powers in the Punjab and therefore, their leaders were in the driving seats.

Private papers, letters and correspondence to and from the Unionist leaders indicated that they had made plans to keep the Punjab Muslim League out of politics and to keep the Punjab Muslims away from the activities of the Punjab Muslim League under the leadership of Allama Muhammad Iqbal.

Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan, who later became Punjab’s Chief Minister advised Jinnah to keep his finger 'out of Punjab pie' – ‘and if the meddles – Jinnah might burn his fingers’.

1937 Elections.

As anticipated, in the 1937 elections the Unionist party was able to win a heavy mandate of the Muslims of the Punjab. On the other hand the Punjab Muslim League was able to win only two seats in the Punjab Assembly. One of the winning candidates, Raja Ghazanfar Ali Khan deserted the PML as soon as the results were officially announced. The other winning candidate was an urban elite, brilliant and an academic lawyer Malik Barkat Ali.

Sir Fazl-i-Husain died in 1936, leaving the way clear for Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan to become the first Chief Minister of the Punjab under the newly introduced provincially autonomy under the act of 1935.

Sir Sikander was the strongest Chief Minister in India and getting the support of 120 out of 175 members of the Punjab Assembly. He laid the foundation of the strongest pro-government ministry in the Punjab.

Contrary to his expectations, the Congress party soon after resuming power in India made Sir Sikandar’s life extremely difficult in the Punjab. The Punjab Congress and their allies like the Khaksars, Majlis-e-Itihad-e-Millat and the Ahrars pooled their resources to give Sir Sikander a very tough opposition.

Sir Sikander and his party could no longer afford to be politically isolated therefore, he agreed to sign a pact with Jinnah called as Sikandar-Jinnah Pact, for some sort of alliance with the Punjab Muslim League, no matter how loose it may be.

Whatever be the reason, this helped the Muslim League to carve out a niche in Punjab but, the PML leaders like Allama Muhammad Iqbal and Malik Barkat Ali, were not happy with this situation and began to send a catalogue of complaints to Jinnah against Sir Sikander alleging that the Punjab Premier had been hindering the growth the PML at all levels and both Barkat Ali and Iqbal also recommended the rupture of Sikandar-Jinnah alliance and punish the Punjab Premier.

Allama Iqbal died in 1938 and Sir Shahnawaz Mamdot who was a personal friend of Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan, became the Punjab Muslim League leader. Sir Shahnawaz Mamdot due to his connections with the British administrators and also due to his friendship with Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan was not in favor of severing links with the Unionist party.

Moreover, it seems that Jinnah would have made his own calculations that at least for the time being, playing for time was the best policy in dealing with Sir Sikandar Hayat’s polices based on maintaining the status quo model in Punjab politics.

Quaid-i-Azam was a man of vision and farsightedness and he fully understood the limitations of the Punjab Muslim League analyzing that Allama Iqbal was a poet-philosopher and Barket Ali had personal grievances against Sikandar; and that putting undue pressure on Sir Sikandar Hayat was not in the best interest of the Punjab Muslim League.

The next biggest move by the Muslim League was passage of Lahore Resolution, in March 1940 which entailed the dismemberment of the Punjab and the division of India into Hindu and Muslim states.

The Lahore resolution created many problems for Sikander Hayat and his successor Khizr Hayat Tiwana. The cooperation between PML and the Unionist therefore did not last long.

Khizr Hayat was appointed Chief Minister of Punjab and he adopted anti-Muslim League policies, the alliance between the two parties came to an end. The Muslim supporters of Unionist party were therefore advised by the Muslim League to divorce themselves from the Unionist Party and join the Muslim League ranks as early as possible.

Thereafter, the Muslim supporters of the Unionist party were trickling towards the Muslim League. Some leading Sajjada Nasheens and Pirs joined the Muslim League and later on they appealed to the Muslims to support the Muslim League’s Pakistan Movement because by doing so they will be supporting the cause of Islam.

1946 Elections.

On August 21, 1945 the viceroy announced that elections would be held that Winter to the Central and Provincial Legislative Assemblies. They were to precede the convention of a constitution-making body for British India. The Muslim League had to succeed in this crucial test if its popular support of its demand for Pakistan was to be credible. In particular, it had to succeed in the Punjab as there could be no Pakistan without that province. But in the Punjab's last elections held in 1937 the League had fared disastrously. It had put forward a mere seven candidates for the 85 Muslim seats and only two had been successful. One of those candidates, Raja Ghazanfar Ali Khan also deserted the Punjab Muslim League, so there was only one successful candidate of Punjab Muslim League.

On 23 February 1946, all the results of the elections were known and the Punjab Press reported with big headlines the crushing defeat of the Unionist party. Only 13 Muslims were elected on the Unionist ticket, even some of their minister lost their securities in the elections. The Muslim League won a grand victory by capturing 73 seats of a total of 86. Even at this stage, the Congress was all out to install a Unionist ministry in order to keep the Muslim League out of power.

The 1946 elections proved to be turning point in the history of the Punjab Muslim League. In the 1946 election campaign, the Muslim League was able to publicize it's views widely. It claimed that Islam was threatened by Congress. "Pirs" and "Sajjada Nashin" helped the Muslim League to attract Muslim voters. By early 1946, the Muslim League had been able to secure the support of many leading families of Punjab and also eminent Pirs and Sajjada Nasheens.

To give one example of his own area Khizr Hayat Tiwana faced strong opposition from the descendants of Pirs and sajjada Nashins. In district Shahpur, Khwaja Qamar ul Din Sialvi, Qazi Zafar Hussain, and Qazi Mazhar Qayyum gave tough competition to Tiwanas. Khwaja Qamar ul Din Sialvi of Sial Sharif, a descendant of the great pir Khawaja Sham-ud-Din was president of the District Shahpur Muslim League. He was very influential in his region. Likewise Qazis of Soon Valley and descendants of Sufi Qazi Mian Muhammad Amjad commanded great respect in their areas. They appealed to their people to vote against Tiwanas. With regard to the exertion of religious influence over the people, the grandfather of Khizar Hayat Tiwana, Malik Sahib Khan could not compete with the great grandfather of Qazi Zafar Hussain, and Qazi Mazhar Qayyum, Qazi Kalim Allah, and their father Qazi Mian Muhammad Amjad. According to SARAH F. D. ANSARI, the Sajjada Nashin or Pir families were not so rich in terms of land as the great landlords of Punjab but these Sajjada Nashin or Pir families exerted great political and religious influence over the people.

According to Ayesha Jalal, David Gimartin believes that a number of pirs developed a personal stake in the League's election campaign; not because this was the most appropriate tactical response to the prospect of a British transfer of power, but because the pirs saw in the Pakistan movement an opportunity to break out of the colonial structures that had for so long thwarted their religious interests.

Pakistan came into being on 14 August 1947, "Pakistan would never have come into being", Talbot argues, "had the Unionist Party held on to the support of Muslim rural elites during the 1946 Punjab Provincial Assembly Election. The Muslim Landlords and Pirs joined the Muslim League before the 1946 election, without its victory in Punjab in that election", Talbot asserts, "the Muslim League would not have gotten Pakistan".

Penderel Moon simply attributes the League's rise to power to the alluring and irresistible appeal of the Pakistan cry to the Muslim masses. Peter Hardy's explained that the Muslim League gained its electoral success in the Punjab by making a religious appeal over the heads of the professional politicians. Pakistani historians have explained the League's success in the Punjab, as elsewhere in the subcontinent, solely in terms of the Two Nation Theory.

Whatever the historians may suggest, one thing is clear that League's success was due to the political vision, farsightedness of Muhammad Ali Jinnah. He was a Grandmaster of the game by his cleverness and clever calculations.

Punjab Vich Punjab Tay Punjabi Qoom Day Dushmun Kon Nay?

Punjab vich rayn waalay o , Afghani, Irani, Iraqi, Kurdistani (Baloch) khaas tour tay Uttar Pradesh day Gunga Jumna culture waalay Hindustani, jairay Punjabi Zabaan v bolna jaanday nay, o Punjab tay Punjabi Zabaan diyaan jaraan wadhday rainday nay.

Unna day Punjabi bolun day kar k pata nai chulda k o Punjab, Punjabiyaan tay Punjabi Zabaan day sujjun nai par wairi nay.

Inna nay Punjabi bolna tay sikh lae a par dhidon hajay Punjabi nai bunnay balkay, Punjabi Qoom nu khatam karn laee Punjabi Zabaan nu khatam karna chanday nay.

Inna nay e Pakistan nu Urdustan bunnaya hoya a tay a e Punjabi Qoom nu uththun nai day raay tay na Punjab di educational tay official language Punjabi hon day raay nay.

Inna nu Muhajir Qoom Parasti, Sindhi Qoom Parasti, Baloch Qoom Parasti, Pathan Qoom Parasti tay aitaraaz nai par j Punjabi, Punjab ya Punjabi Zabaan di gal v kar baithay tay uchaal uchaal k Punjabiyaan day gal painday nay.

Punjabiyaan nu Punjab day under baithay hoay tay Punjabi bolun waalay, Punjab tay Punjabi Qoom day  dushmun Afghani, Irani, Iraqi, Kurdistani (Baloch) khaas tour tay Uttar Pradesh day Gunga Jumna culture waalay Hindustani nu theek karn lae "Munji Thalay Daang Phyrni Payni A".

پنجابی قوم کب تک برداشت کرے گی؟

دھرتی اور دھرم دو الگ حقیقتیں ھیں- دھرم اپنا اپنا ھوتا ھے کیونکہ ھر انسان کا کوئی نہ کوئی مذھب ھوتا ھے لیکن زبان اور دھرتی کا مذھب نہیں ھوتا۔ عربی زبان بھی مسلمانوں کے علاوہ عیسائی اور یہودی بھی بولتے ھیں اور عرب ممالک میں مسلمانوں کے علاوہ عیسائی اور یہودی بھی رھتے ھیں۔ جب عرب قوم کی بات ھوتی ھے تو اس میں صرف مسلمان نہیں بلکہ عیسائی اور یہودی بھی شامل ھوتے ھیں۔ 

مسلمان قوم نہیں امت ھیں۔ جب امتِ مسلمہ کی بات ھوتی ھے تو چاھے عربی ھو یا عجمی ، بلا رنگ ، نسل ، زبان اور علاقے کے ساری دنیا کے مسلمان امتِ مسلمہ میں ھی شمار ھوتے ھیں۔

 پنجابی قوم کو جس طرح یہ مسلمان غیر پنجابی ' مہاجر ' سندھی ' بلوچ ' پٹھان مختلف حیلے بہان بناکر بلیک میل کرتے رھتے ھیں ' گالیاں دیتے رھتے ھیں ، الزام تراشیاں کرتے رھتے ھیں۔ سازشیں کرتے رھتے ھیں۔ آپ کا کیا خیال ھے پنجابی قوم اس کو کب تک برداشت کرے گی؟

پاکستان بننے سے پہلے مسلمان ' سکھ ' ھندو اور عیسائی پنجابی ایک ساتھ ھی رھتے تھے۔ پنجاب ایک سیکولر دیش تھا۔ دھرم ھر ایک کا اپنا اپنا تھا ' دھرتی سانجھی تھی۔ پنجاب پر پنجابیوں کی سیاسی پارٹی " یونینسٹ" کی حکومت تھی۔ مسلمان پنجابی سر خضر حیات ٹوانہ وزیر اعظم تھے۔

پاکستان کی تحریک سے پنجاب کوسوں دور تھا لیکن ھندوستان کے مسلم ھندو تنازع کو بنیاد بنا کر پنجاب کو تقسیم کرکے ایک حصہ پاکستان اور دوسرا حصہ ھندوستان کے سپرد کردیا گیا۔ پاکستان کے قیام کے لیے پنجاب میں پنجابیوں کو مذھب کی بنیاد پر لڑوادیا گیا ' جس میں 20 لاکھ پنجابی مارے گئے اور 2 کروڑ بے گھر ھوگئے۔

پاکستان تو بن گیا اور مسلمان پنجابی پاکستان کا حصہ بھی بن گیا لیکن پنجاب اور پنجابی قوم کے ساتھ مھاجروں ' سندھیوں ' بلوچوں اور پٹھانوں کے متعصبانہ رویہ ' الزام تراشیوں کی عادت ' بلیک میل کرتے رھنے کے رحجان اور گالیاں دیتے رھنے کے رواج نے مسلمان پنجابی کو ایک اور مسئلے میں مبتلا کردیا۔ مسئلہ کی وجہ مسلمان پنجابی کا آبادی کے لحاظ سے زیادہ ھونا بنا۔

پاکستان کے قائم ھوتے ھی مہاجر لسانی گروہ نے پاکستان کی قومی اور بین الاقوامی منصوبہ بندی اور فیصلہ سازی پر گرفت قائم کرلی تھی جو پاکستان کے پہلے وزیراعظم لیاقت علی خان کے وقت سے لیکر پاکستان کے سابق آرمی چیف اور آمر حکمراں پرویز وشرف کے دورے حکومت تک قائم رھی لیکن مھاجر نے پنجابی کے آبادی میں زیادہ ھونے کی وجہ سے ھر وقت سندھیوں ' بلوچوں اور پٹھانوں کو یہ ھی باور کرایا کہ پنجابی پاکستان کی ھر برائی کا سبب ھے اور ھر شعبہ پر اس کا قبضہ ھے۔

پاکستان میں پنجابی کی آبادی 60% ھے اس لیے صنعت ' تجارت ' ذراٰعت ' سیاست ' صحافت ' ھنرمندی اور سرکاری ملازمت کے شعبوں میں 12% سندھی ' 8% مھاجر ' 8% پٹھان ' 4% بلوچ کے مقابلے میں ' پنجابی تو چھائے ھوئے ھی نظر آئیں گے۔

گذشہ 68 سال سے مسلمان پنجابی نے غیر پنجابی مسلمان کے ساتھ ' مسلمان اور پاکستانی کی حیثیت سے مل جل کر رھنے کی کوشش کی لیکن تجربہ نے ثابت کیا کہ غیر پنجابی مسلمان سے تو غیر مسلمان پنجابی ھی بھتر تھے۔ دھرتی بھی سب کی ایک تھی اور زبان بھی۔ رسم و رواج بھی سب کے ایک تھے اور ثقافت بھی۔ دوست بھی پنجابی قوم کے سانجھے تھے اور دشمن بھی۔ صرف دھرم ھر ایک کا اپنا اپنا تھا۔

پنجاب تاریخی طور پر ھزاروں سالوں سے پنجابیوں کی دھرتی رھی ھے اور رھے گی۔ پنجابیوں کی دھرتی دھرم کی بنیاد پر تقسیم ھوگئی تھی۔ جب پنجابیوں کو سمجھ آگئی کہ دھرم اپنی جگہ اور دھرتی اپنی جگہ تو وچھوڑے ختم ھونا شروع ھوجائیں گے۔ لکیریں بھی قوموں کو کبھی تقسیم کرتی ھیں؟

Kalabagh Dam Banana Punjab Ka Right Hy.

River Water Punjab ki natural resource hy. Es liay Kalabagh Dam banana Punjabi Qoom ka right hy. Sind ka Punjab k natural resources say kya wasta?

Sind apnay natural resources Coal, Gas, Oil, apnay pass rakhay, Punjab ab Sindhion ki mazeed galiaan khanay ki position mein nahi hy k Punjabi, Sindhion k natural resources loot rahay hain.

Punjabi, Sindhion k natural resources Coal, Gas, Oil k mahtaaj nahein. Punjab k pass apna River Water he natural resource k tor par kafi hy.

1. Punjab Rivers par Dams bana kar Punjab ki un zameeno ko jo 7,00,000 say ziyaadaTube Wells chala kar sairaab ki tati hain, barahay raast Durya k Pani say sairaab kar sakta hy, jis say fasal ki paidawar par kharachay mein kummi aa’ay gey.

2.  Punjab Rivers par Dams bana kar Thul aur Cholistaan ki Lakhon Acar Zameen aabad kar sakta hy jo Punjab ki natural resource, Punjab ka Pani, Sind ko day diay janay ki wajah say ab tak ghair aabad pari hain.

3. Punjab Rivers par Dams bana kar Hydro-electricity generate kar k Punjab mein Bijli k buhraan par Qabo pa sakta hy.

4. Punjab Rivers par Dams bana kar Hydro-electricity generate kar k Sind k Coal aur Gas ko energy k tor par electricity bananay ya industry mein istamaal karnay say jaan chura sakta hy.

5. Punjab Rivers par Dams bana kar Hydro-electricity generate kar k Punjab ki industry ko wafar maqdaar mein electricity farahum kar k Karachi mein jo Punjabion ki Industry bachi hy ous ko bhe Punjab shift kar sakta hy.

6. Punjab Rivers par Dams bana kar Hydro-electricity generate kar k Punjab ki zaroriyaat k liay Punjab ki industry k zariay he production kar k Sind ki industry ki production ko, jo Punjab mein marketing ki jati hy, ous say jaan chura kar Punjab k paisay ko Punjab say bahir janay say rook sakta hy.

7.  Punjab Rivers par Dams bana kar Hydro-electricity generate kar k Water aur Electricity mein khud kafeel ho kar Punjab ko Agricultural aur Industrial Production ka Hub bana kar, Agricultural aur Industrial products ko export kar k Oil international market say import kar sakta hy, jis say Sind k Oil say bhe jaan choot jaay gey.

Timeline of Punjab History.

3300 - 1300 BCE: Indus Valley Civilization

2600–1900 BCE: Harappa Culture

1500–1000 BCE: Vedic Civilisation

599 BCE: Jainism

567–487 or c. 400 BCE: Buddha

550–600 BCE: Buddhism remained prevalent

550–515 BCE: Persian Invasion to west of Indus River

326 BCE: Alexander's Invasion

322–185 BCE: Maurya Empire

45–180 CE: Kushan Empire

200–400 CE: Indo-Scythians

320–550: Gupta Empire

500: White Hunnic Invasion

510–650: Harsha Vardhana Era

770-810: Pala Empire

647–1192: Rajput Period

711–713: Muhammad bin Qasim, the Arab general, conquer Sindh and Multan regions along the Indus River (modern-day Pakistan) for the Umayyad Caliphate.

713–1300: Delhi Sultanate (Turkic empires).

1206–1290: Mamluk dynasty establishes by Mohammad Ghori

1290–1320: Khilji dynasty establishes by Jalal ud din Firuz Khilji

1320–1413: Tughlaq dynasty established by Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq

1414–1451: Sayyid dynasty established by Khizr Khan

1451–1526: Lodhi dynasty establishes by Bahlul Khan Lodhi

1526–1707: Mughal rule

1526–1530: Zaheeruddin Muhammad Babur

1530–1540: Nasiruddin Muhammad Humayun

1540–1545: Sher Shah Suri

1545–1554: Islam Shah Suri

1555–1555: Nasiruddin Muhammad Humayun

1556–1556: Hem Chandra Vikramaditya

1556–1605: Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar

1605–1627: Nooruddin Muhammad Jahangir

1627–1658: Shahaabuddin Muhammad Shah Jahan

1658–1707: Mohiuddin Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir

1707: The rule by the Mughal empire is weakened

1469–1539: Guru Nanak Dev (1st Guru) from the Sikh religion

1539–1675: Period of 8 Sikh Gurus from Guru Angad Dev to Guru Tegh Bahadur

1675–1708: Guru Gobind Singh (10th Sikh Guru)

1708–1715: Conquests of Banda Singh Bahadur

1716–1759: The Sikhs battles against Moghul Governors

1739: Nader Shah's invasion of Mughal India

1748–1769: Indian Campaign of Ahmad Shah Durrani. The Sikhs and the Durrani empire in close competition for gaining control of the region. Battle of Gohalwar (Amritsar,1757).

1761 : The Third Battle of Panipat, Battle of Sialkot (1761), Battle of Gujranwala (1761), Battle of Sialkot (1763).

1762: The 2nd Sikh holocaust, referred to as "Ghalughara" by Sikhs, from Ahmed Shah's 6th invasion

1764–1799: Rule by the Sikh Misls

1799–1839: Rule over Punjab by the majority community of Sikhs, led by Maharaja Ranjit Singh

Maharaja Ranjit Singh (born 1780, crowned 12 April 1801, died 1839)

Kharak Singh (1801–1840), Eldest son of Ranjit Singh.

Nau Nihal Singh (1821–1840), Grandson of Ranjit Singh.

Sher Singh (1807–1843), Son of Ranjit Singh.

Duleep Singh (born 1838, crowned 1843, died 1893), Youngest son of Ranjit Singh.

1849: Annexation of Punjab - The British Empire annexed Punjab in c.

1845-49; after the First and Second Anglo-Sikh Wars

1849–1947: British India established

1911: Calcutta ceases to be capital of Indian Empire and Delhi is removed from Punjab and becomes new capital territory

1947: Partition of British India thus Punjab into 2 parts the Eastern part (or two rivers) became the Indian Punjab and the Western majority part (3 rivers) the Pakistan Punjab

1966: Punjab in India divided into three parts on linguistic basis - Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab (the present Punjab).

The Vedic Punjab.

The original Punjab region is now divided into several units: West Punjab (now in Pakistan), portions of eastern Afghanistan such as the Gandhara/Kandahar region, the Indian states of Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh and the Indian Union territory of Chandigarh. The regions of Azad Kashmir and Jammu have also been historically associated with the Punjab.

The Punjab is the 'Sapta Sindhu' region mentioned in the Rig Veda, the seven rivers are:

Saraswati (thought to be the present day Ghaggar)
Satadru/Shutadri (Sutlej)
Vipasa (Beas)
Asikani, Chandrabhaga (Chenab)
Iravati (Ravi)
Vitasta/Vet (Jhelum)
Sindhu (Indus)

The modern name of the Vipasa,'Beas' is thought to be a corruption of Veda Vyasa, the author of the Mahabharata.

Among the classic books that were wholly or partly composed in this region are the following.

Rigveda
Grammar of Sakatayana
Ashtadhyayi of Pāṇini
Nirukta of Yaska
Charaka Samhita
Mahabharata along with the Bhagavad Gita
Brihatkatha of Gunadya
The Bakhshali Manuscript

The world's oldest university Takshashila flourished here, even before the Buddha's birth.

The Brahmins of this region are called 'Saraswata' after the legendary Saraswati river region, once known for the ashramas of the rishis.

Classic cities of the Punjab region.

Peshawar (Purushapur), North West Frontier Province: Capital of Kanishka, the Kushan ruler and the site of the tallest stupa in Jambudvipa.

Pushkalavati (Charsadda), North West Frontier Province: Founded by a son of Bharata, brother of Sri Rama, according to the Ramayana

Takshashila (Taxila), Punjab (Pakistan): Also founded by a son of Bharata.

Multan (Mulasthan), Punjab (Pakistan): Pilgrimage site of the legendary Sun temple.

Rawalpindi, Punjab (Pakistan): city founded by Bappa Rawal, from the Sisodiya clan of Mewar Rajputs and ancestor of Rana Pratap Singh.

Sialkot, Punjab (Pakistan): city founded by Sul (Shalya), emperor of Madradesa and brother of Madri, second wife of emperor Pandu and mother to Nakul and Sahadeva

Kasur, Punjab (Pakistan): city founded by Kusha, son of Sri Rama according to the Bichitra Natak written by Guru Gobind Singh.

Lahore, Punjab (Pakistan): city founded by Lava(Loh), son of Sri Rama according to the Bichitra Natak.

Amritsar, Punjab (India): It is believed that the hermitage of Sage Valmiki, author of the Ramayana was located in the vicinity of the area that forms the modern city of Amritsar today. Valmiki is said to have composed the great epic at this very spot. Also, Sita gave birth to the twins, Lava and Kusha in this hermitage.

Jalandhar, Punjab (India): A historic city mentioned in the Puranas and the most famous city in Punjab.

Kurukshetra, Haryana: The site of the Mahabharata war.

Karnal, Haryana: city founded by Karna.

Katasraj temple, Punjab (Pakistan): Classic temple complex in the Chakwal district, site of the 'enchanted pool' episode in the Mahabharata, where Yudhishtira is tested by his father Lord Yama/Dharma.