District de PatialaPatiala district is one of the twenty three districts in the state of Punjab in north-west India. Patiala district lies between 38 47’ and 39 41’ north latitude, 115 58’ and 116 54' east longitude, in the southeast part of the state. It is surrounded by Fatehgarh Sahib, Rupnagar and Mohali to the north, Fatehgarh Sahib and Sangrur districts to the west, Ambala, Panchkula, Haryana to the northeast and Kurukshetra districts of neighboring Haryana state to the east, and Kaithal district of Haryana to the southwest.
District de FaridkotFaridkot district is a district lying in the South-Western part of Punjab, India with Faridkot city as the district headquarters. The district is named after its headquarters, Faridkot city, which in turn is named in the honor of Baba Farid, who was a Sufi saint and a Muslim missionary. The town of Faridkot was founded during the 13th century as Mokalhar by Raja Mokalsi, the grandson of Rai Munj, a Bhatti Chief of Bhatnair, Rajasthan. According to popular folklore, the Raja renamed Mokalhar to Faridkot after Baba Farid paid a visit to the town.
District de LudhianaLudhiana district is one of the 23 districts in the Indian state of Punjab. It is Punjab's largest district by both area and population. Ludhiana, the largest city in Punjab, is the district headquarters. The main industries are bicycle parts and hosiery. Ludhiana is a hub of ladies footwear manufacturing small scale units around 10000 units. Ludhiana is the largest city in the state. The district is made up of seven tehsils, seven sub-tehsils and twelve development blocks. Ludhiana district has the highest HDI in Punjab at 0.
District de MogaMoga district is one of the twenty-two districts in the state of Punjab, India. It became the 17th district of Punjab State on 24 November 1995 cut from Faridkot district. Moga District is among the largest producers of wheat and rice in Punjab, India. People from Moga City and Moga District belong to the Malwa culture. The district is noted for being the homeland for a high proportion of Indian Punjabi expatriates who emigrated abroad and their descendents, which has given it the nickname of "NRI district".
DoabaDoaba also known as Bist Doab or the Jalandhar Doab, is the region of Punjab, India that lies between the Beas River and the Sutlej River. People of this region are given the demonym "Doabia". The dialect of Punjabi spoken in Doaba is called "Doabi". The term "Doaba" or "Doab" is derived from Persian "دو آب" (do āb "two water") meaning "land of two rivers". The river Sutlej separates Doaba from the Malwa region to its south and the river Beas separates Doaba from the Majha region to its north.
MislThe Misls (derived from the Arabic word مِثْل meaning 'equal'; sometimes spelt as Misal) were the twelve sovereign states of the Sikh Confederacy, which rose during the 18th century in the Punjab region in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent and is cited as one of the causes of the weakening of the Mughal Empire prior to Nader Shah's invasion of India in 1738–1740. In order to withstand the persecution of Shah Jahan and other Mughal rulers, several of the later Sikh Gurus established military forces and fought the Mughal Empire and Hindu hill chiefs in the early and middle Mughal-Sikh Wars.
JatsLes Jats (hindi : जाट, pendjabi : ਜੱਟ ou جٹ), également appelés Jatts, Jaats ou Jutts, sont des populations d'agriculteurs installés dans le Nord-Ouest de l'Inde et au Pakistan, plus particulièrement au Pendjab (indien et pakistanais) et au Rajasthan. Leur origine est incertaine : Scythes, Gètes ou Massagètes, Huns, Tziganes ou encore Rajputs. Pendant la période de la conquête musulmane de l'Inde, ils sont organisés en républiques dont ils élisent le chef et rejettent le système des castes, qu'ils soient hindous, musulmans ou sikhs.
Histoire du sikhismeL'Histoire du sikhisme commence au lorsque le premier des dix gourous de cette religion, Guru Nanak, créait cette pensée. Elle a été ensuite établie dans le temps par Guru Gobind Singh le lorsqu'il a par le premier baptême (l'Amrit Sanskar) de la foi sikhe mis en place l'ordre du khalsa; le mouvement venait de faire des pas décisifs. Le sikhisme était désormais lié à l'histoire du Pendjab et à la situation socio-culturelle de l'Inde médiévale jusqu'à nos jours. Le mot sikh vient du sankrit shyshia qui signifie disciple.
RajpuraRajpura (ɾədʒpʊɾɑː) is a city in Patiala district in the Indian state of Punjab, India, situated along the border of the Indian state of Haryana. It is located 26 KM Patiala city, towards East from District Head Quarter. It is Tehsil Head Quarter. Rajpura is the largest tehsil of the district. Rajpura is located at . It has an average elevation of 259 metres (849 feet). Rajpura is situated nearly 38 km south west of Chandigarh, the capital city of Punjab. Besides being an important industrial town of Punjab, it also has historical importance.
Bathindaest une ville situé dans l’État du Pendjab en Inde. Elle est le chef-lieu du district de Bathinda. La ville abrite le Qila Mubârak, un palais dont les briques remontent à l'Empire kouchan ( — ), le premier pays bouddhiste. Le Takht Sri Damdama Sahib est un lieu sacré du sikhisme. Le est un important temple hindouiste consacré au divinités Dourga et Jwala Ji, situé à 28 km du centre-ville. En 2011, sa population était de . La ville comporte l'importante , classé de catégorie A en Inde.
