Majha (Punjabi: ਮਾਝਾ (Gurmukhi), ماجھا (Shahmukhi); Mājhā) is a region located in the central parts of the historical Punjab region split between India and Pakistan.[1] It extends north from the right banks[note 1] of the river Beas, and reaches as far north as the river Jhelum.[2] 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.[3] The most populous city in the area is Lahore on the Pakistani side, and Amritsar on the Indian side of the border.
The people of the Majha region have been historically known for their warrior-like nature. 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] Majha is also the birthplace of Sikhism.[7]
A map of the Punjab region c. 1947 showing the different doabs.
The word "Mājhā" means the "central" or the "heartland". The Majha region is geographically located in the middle (or central part) of the historic Punjab region, hence giving it the name Majha.[8] It includes a considerable portion of the Bari Doab (the region between the rivers Beas and Ravi) and the Rechna Doab (the region between the rivers Ravi and Chenab), and a smaller portion of the Jech Doab region (the region between the rivers Jhelum and Chenab).[9]
The Majha region of historical Punjab region spans northward from the right banks[note 1] of river Beas, and extends up to river Jhelum at its northmost,[2] making it the largest regions of historic Punjab.
The Indian state of Punjab has continued to recognize the Majha region through maintaining the districts that have historically belonged to the Majha region. In Pakistan, the Majha city of Lahore was selected as its provincial capital, which the remaining Majha districts were either maintained, or their borders blurred as the boundaries were divided between districts Bahawalpur, Dera Ghazi Khan, Multan, and Rawalpindi,[10] Sahiwal and Sargodha.
^Mahmood, Cynthia Keppley (1996). Fighting for Faith and Nation: Dialogues with Sikh Militants (Contemporary Ethnography), p. 153. Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania.
^Sandhu, Gulzar Singh (2004). Gods on Trial and Other Stories, p. 132. Diamond Pocket Books. ISBN8128808087
^Kakshi, S.R.; Pathak, Rashmi; Pathak, S.R.Bakshi R. (1 January 2007). Punjab Through the Ages. Sarup & Sons. ISBN978-81-7625-738-1. Retrieved 12 June 2010.
^Singh, Raj Pal (1998). Banda Bahadur and His Times p. 22. Harman Pub. House, 1 Aug 1998.
^. centralsikhmuseum.com. Archived from the original on 18 November 2013.
^Peak, Visor. "Dubuar". PeakVisor. PeakVisor. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
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Majha Punjabi ਮ ਝ Gurmukhi ماجھا Shahmukhi Majha is a region located in the central parts of the historical Punjab region split between India and Pakistan 1 It extends north from the right banks note 1 of the river Beas and reaches as far north as the river Jhelum 2 People of the Majha region are given the demonym Majhi or Majhail Most inhabitants of the region speak the Majhi dialect which is the basis of the standard register of the Punjabi language 3 The most populous city in the area is Lahore on the Pakistani side and Amritsar on the Indian side of the border Dialects of Punjabi During the partition of India in 1947 the Majha region of Punjab was split between India and Pakistan when the Indian Punjab and Pakistani Punjab were formed The Majha region of Indian State of Punjab covers the area between Beas and Ravi rivers including the area on the north of Sutlej after the confluence of Beas and Sutlej at Harike in Tarn Taran district extending up to the Ravi River which is all part of the Majha region in India 4 This region contains fourteen districts of the Pakistani province of Punjab including the cities of Lahore Faisalabad Sahiwal Pakpattan Gujranwala Gujrat and Sialkot Four districts of Indian state of Punjab Amritsar Tarn Taran Gurdaspur and Pathankot The people of the Majha region have been historically known for their warrior like nature 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 Majha is also the birthplace of Sikhism 7 Contents 1 History 2 Districts of Majha 3 Tourist attractions 3 1 India 3 2 Pakistan 4 Notable residents Of Majha 5 Photo gallery 6 See also 7 Notes 8 ReferencesHistory Edit A map of the Punjab region c 1947 showing the different doabs The word Majha means the central or the heartland The Majha region is geographically located in the middle or central part of the historic Punjab region hence giving it the name Majha 8 It includes a considerable portion of the Bari Doab the region between the rivers Beas and Ravi and the Rechna Doab the region between the rivers Ravi and Chenab and a smaller portion of the Jech Doab region the region between the rivers Jhelum and Chenab 9 The Majha region of historical Punjab region spans northward from the right banks note 1 of river Beas and extends up to river Jhelum at its northmost 2 making it the largest regions of historic Punjab The Indian state of Punjab has continued to recognize the Majha region through maintaining the districts that have historically belonged to the Majha region In Pakistan the Majha city of Lahore was selected as its provincial capital which the remaining Majha districts were either maintained or their borders blurred as the boundaries were divided between districts Bahawalpur Dera Ghazi Khan Multan and Rawalpindi 10 Sahiwal and Sargodha Districts of Majha EditThe following districts are classified as Majha Majha districts of Punjab India Majha districts of Punjab PakistanAmritsar Capital IND Lahore Capital PAK Gurdaspur GujratTarn Taran FaisalabadPathankot SahiwalNarowalKasurGujranwalaHafizabadSheikhupuraNankana SahibSialkotPakpattanTourist attractions EditIndia Edit The Golden Temple Amritsar The Harmandir Sahib Golden Temple Amritsar Gurudwara Shaheed Ganj Sahib Amritsar Baba Atal Sahib Amritsar Maharaja Ranjit Singh Museum Amritsar Company Bagh Amritsar Gurdwara Sri Tarn Taran Sahib Tarntaran Jallianwala Bagh Amritsar Punjab State War Heroes Memorial amp Museum Amritsar Bhagwan Valmiki Tirath Sthal Amritsar Sadda Pind Amritsar Gurudwara Bir Baba Budha Sahib Chheharta Sahib Amritsar Gurudwara Goindwal Sahib Tarntaran Urban Haat Amritsar Ram Bagh Palace Amritsar Partition Museum Amritsar Harike Pattan bird sanctuary Tarn Taran Durgiana Temple Amritsar Walled City of Amritsar Gobindgarh Fort Amritsar Mukteshwar Mahadev Temple Pathankot Ranjit Sagar Dam Pathankot Shahpur Kandi Fort Pathankot Nurpur Fort Pathankot Gurdwara Kandh Sahib Batala Shamsher Khan s tomb Batala Pul Kanjri Amritsar Wagah Attari border ceremony Attari border between Amritsar India and Lahore Pakistan Pakistan Edit Badshahi Masjid Lahore Akbari Sarai Lahore Aiwan e Iqbal Lahore Anarkali Bazaar Lahore Badshahi Mosque Lahore Bagh e Jinnah Lawrence Gardens Lahore Begum Shahi Mosque Lahore Chauburji Lahore Faisalabad Clock Tower Faisalabad Data Darbar Lahore Fakir Khana Lahore Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur Kartarpur Gurdwara Dera Sahib Lahore Gurdwara Janam Asthan Nankana Sahib Gurdwara Janam Asthan Guru Ram Das Lahore Haveli of Nau Nihal Singh Lahore Hazuri Bagh Lahore Hiran Minar Sheikhupura Lahore Fort Shahi Qila Lahore Lahore Museum Lahore Lahore Zoo Lahore Minar e Pakistan Lahore Moti Masjid Lahore Neevin Mosque Lahore Omar Hayat Mahal Chiniot Oonchi Mosque Lahore Sacred Heart Cathedral Lahore Samadhi of Ranjit Singh Lahore Shahi Hammam Lahore Shalimar Gardens Lahore Sheesh Mahal Lahore Sunehri Mosque Lahore Tomb of Asif Khan Lahore Tomb of Jahangir Lahore Tomb of Allama Iqbal Lahore Tomb of Nur Jahan Lahore Wagah Attari border ceremony Attari border between Amritsar India and Lahore Pakistan Walled City of Lahore Lahore Wazir Khan Mosque Lahore Zamzama LahoreNotable residents Of Majha EditBaba Deep Singh Ji 1682 1757 Raja Aziz Bhatti 1928 1965 Got highest military award of Pakistan for his bravery Lala Achint Ram Noted freedom Fighter Member of the Constitutional Assembly Later Parliamentarian Maharaja Ranjit Singh of Punjab 1780 1839 the founder of the Sikh Empire Sunil Dutt Famous Bollywood Actor Zubair Jhara Pehalwan 1990 1991 Famous Wrestler from Lahore Krishan Kant Former Vice President of India Hari Singh Nalwa 1791 1837 renowned warrior and Commander in chief of the Sikh Khalsa Army the army of the Sikh Empire Haq Nawaz Jhangvi 1952 1990 Chief Sipah e Sahaba Pakistan Bhai Bidhi Chand 1640 the greatest Sikh warrior and religious preacher at the time of Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji Akali Phula Singh Ji 1761 1823 highly respected Akali Nihang Sikh general and Jathedar of the Khalsa Panth Rai Ahmad Khan Kharal 1785 1857 He led rebellion against British army in Punjab Sham Singh Atariwala 1790 1846 the general of the Sikh Empire Allama Iqbal Pakistan s national poet Sohail Ahmed Pakistani Comedian Captain Arun Singh Jasrotia India military officer Musarrat Nazir Pakistani Punjabi folk singer of Kashmiri descent Saifuddin Kitchlew Indian freedom fighter of Kashmiri descent Baba Baghel Singh who occupied Delhi Akshay Kumar Dulla Bhatti 1549 1599 Led revolt against Mughal Emperor Baba Gurdit Singh SS Komagata Maru Satyavati Devi born 1905 Raza Saqib Mustafai Islamic Scholar Bhai Maha Singh Kapil Sharma Sunanda Sharma Famous Female Punjabi Singer Dara Singh wrestler Gurdial Singh Dhillon ex speaker of Lok Sabha India Jagbir Singh Chhina freedom fighter Gurpreet Singh shooter winner of two medals in Commonwealth Games Delhi M S Gill former chief Election Commissioner of India and former sports Minister of India Mai Bhago Pratap Singh Kairon ex Chief Minister of Punjab Surender Mohan Pathak Novelist Teja Singh Samundri founder of SGPC Baba Sohan Singh Bhakna Founder and President of Gadar party Bharti Singh Amrinder Gill Dr Jagir Singh Noor from Batala Writer known for his contribution to culture criticism and research on folk dances Sardar Baj Singh Sikh general and governor 11 Bhai Bhag Singh Bhikhiwind leader of the Ghadar Party 1914 12 Sardar Chhajja Singh Dhillon a renowned Sikh warrior of the early 18th century Prem Dhillon Jordan Sandhu AP Dhillon Gurinder Gill Nimrat Khaira Ravi Thakur Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Faisalabad Bhagat Singh September 1907 23 March 1931 Noor Jahan Singer real Name Allah Rakhi KasurPhoto gallery Edit Ranjit Sagar Dam Shahpur Kandi Ravi River Emperor Akbar crowning platform Kalanaur Gurdaspur India Golden Temple and the Akal Takht Amritsar Badshahi Mosque Lahore Lahore Fort Lahore Lahore Museum Lahore Shalimar Gardens Jahangir s Tomb LahoreSee also EditDoaba Malwa Poadh Jech Doab Rechna DoabNotes Edit a b The left right bank of a river is determined by looking in the direction of flow of the river facing downstream References Edit Discover India http www discoveredindia com punjab about punjab regions in punjab htm a b Grover Parminder Singh 2011 Discover Punjab Attractions of Punjab Parminder Singh Grover p 179 Advanced Centre for Technical Development of Punjabi Language Literature and Culture Punjabi University Patiala Punjabi University Patiala Punjab Data Know Everything About Punjab https www trendpunjabi com majha malwa doaba Mahmood Cynthia Keppley 1996 Fighting for Faith and Nation Dialogues with Sikh Militants Contemporary Ethnography p 153 Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania Sandhu Gulzar Singh 2004 Gods on Trial and Other Stories p 132 Diamond Pocket Books ISBN 8128808087 MAJHA 19 December 2000 Vipul Punjabi https vipulpunjabi wordpress com regions and districts majha Kakshi S R Pathak Rashmi Pathak S R Bakshi R 1 January 2007 Punjab Through the Ages Sarup amp Sons ISBN 978 81 7625 738 1 Retrieved 12 June 2010 Rawalpindi Majha Punjab Islamabad Tribes and Castes of Rawalpindi District Rawalpindi District Demography of Rawalpindi District https www amazon it Rawalpindi Punjab Islamabad District Demography dp 6131076170 Singh Raj Pal 1998 Banda Bahadur and His Times p 22 Harman Pub House 1 Aug 1998 Today in Sikh History 5th September Central Sikh Museum centralsikhmuseum com Archived from the original on 18 November 2013 Peak Visor Dubuar PeakVisor PeakVisor Retrieved 8 December 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Majha amp oldid 1129334258, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
