HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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Maghda
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Gandhara
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Punjab
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Ganges
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Detailed explanation-1: -The name Punjab is made of two words Punj (Five) + Aab (Water) i.e. land of five rivers. These five rivers of Punjab are Sutlej, Beas, Ravi, Chenab, and Jhelum. Only Sutlej, Ravi and Beas rivers flow in today’s Punjab. The other two rivers are now in the state of Punjab, situated in Pakistan.
Detailed explanation-2: -The word “Punjab” is a combination of the Persian words panj (five), and “aab” (water), giving the literal meaning of the “Land of Five Rivers". The five rivers which gave Punjab its name are Beas, Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, and Sutlej.
Detailed explanation-3: -Which state is called the land of five rivers? Punjab is known as the land of five rivers. The five rivers flowing through Punjab are Sutlej, Beas, Ravi, Chenab, and Jhelum.
Detailed explanation-4: -The word pañjāb thus means “The Land of Five Waters", referring to the rivers Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Sutlej, and Beas. All are tributaries of the Indus River, the Sutlej being the largest.