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Northwest India
Northwest India is a loosely defined region of India. In modern-day, it consists of north-western states of the Republic of India. In historical contexts, it refers to the northwestern Indian subcontinent (including modern-day Pakistan).
In contemporary definition, it generally includes the states of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan Uttarakhand, and often Uttar Pradesh, along with the union territories of Chandigarh, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, and the National Capital Territory of Delhi. Gujarat, a western coastal state, is occasionally included as well. The mountainous upper portion of Northwest India consists of the Western Himalayas, while the flat lower portion consists of the middle portion of the Indo-Gangetic plains and the Thar Desert.
Northwest India borders Pakistan to the west, and the Tibet Autonomous Region and Xinjiang of China to the northeast. Before the Partition of India, the term "Northwest India" included the entirety of Punjab, Sindh and North West Frontier Province, in addition to the territory of modern-day India west of the 77th meridian east and north of the 24th parallel north.
Since the ancient period, the region has been subject to foreign invasions. In the ancient era, it was part of the Indo-Greek Kingdom, followed by the Kushan Empire. The region was invaded and conquered by the Ghorid Empire in the twelfth century. In the eighteenth century, the region was invaded and ransacked by Afghanistan and Iran. In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, the Punjab region was ruled by Sikh Misls. The Rajputs ruled the Thar region and occasionally the upper plains from the mediaeval era till the formation of the Indian Union (1947). The Kingdom of Kashmir existed from the ancient era until its conquest in 1586 by Mughal Emperor Akbar. It was re-instated in 1849 and existed till its accession to the Indian Union in 1947.
The Kashmir region is disputed between China, India, and Pakistan. India claims the entirety of Kashmir, including the Trans-Karakoram Tract (a.k.a. the Shaksgam Valley), but the regions of Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan are controlled by Pakistan while Aksai Chin and the Trans-Karakoram Tract are controlled by China.
The region was a part of the Indus Valley civilisation until it decayed and following the Indo-Aryan migrations, the Kingdom of Kashmir in Kashmir region and other small kingdoms in the Gangetic plains were established during the Vedic era. The surrounding region was part of the First Persian Empire until it was briefly conquered by the Macedonian Empire under Alexander the Great, following which the region was conquered by the Maurya Empire under Chandragupta Maurya. In 185 BC, Demetrius I, the son of the King of Bactria, conquered the western part of the Maurya Empire and established the Indo-Greek Kingdom. After the death of Menander I in 130 BC, multiple Indo-Greek kingdoms ruled various territories in the region. Indo-Scythians, in modern-day Afghanistan, Balochistan and Sindh, warred with the Indo-Greeks eventually captured all of their strongholds except the one at Sagala. In middle Ganga plain, the Kingdom of Panchala regained its independence from the collapsing Mauryan Empire in 107 BC.
In AD 10, the Indo-Scythian satrap of Mathura captured the last Indo-Greek stronghold at Sagala. In AD 19, the Governor of Sakastan in the Parthian Empire to the west declared independence and established the Indo-Parthian Kingdom. The Indo-Parthian Kingdom was conquered by the Kushan Empire by the mid-first century and in the early second century conquered the Indo-Scythian kingdom of Mathura. The Kushan Empire expanded further into the Gangetic plain and made the Kingdom of Panchala its tributary state for a brief period until early third century when it lost controlled over northwest India. By mid third century, the Kushan Empire had fallen under the control of the Second Persian Empire. Multiple kingdoms came up in northwest India. Some of these were the Yaudheya Confederation and the Arjunayana State. To the east still existed the Kingdom of Panchala.
In 607, Harsha inherited both the Principality of Thanesar and the Kingdom of Kannauj and was declared the Emperor of Kannauj. He conquered vast territories in North India. The empire, however, was short-lived and collapsed in 647. The rump state of Kannauj was ruled by Arunasva.
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Northwest India
Northwest India is a loosely defined region of India. In modern-day, it consists of north-western states of the Republic of India. In historical contexts, it refers to the northwestern Indian subcontinent (including modern-day Pakistan).
In contemporary definition, it generally includes the states of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan Uttarakhand, and often Uttar Pradesh, along with the union territories of Chandigarh, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, and the National Capital Territory of Delhi. Gujarat, a western coastal state, is occasionally included as well. The mountainous upper portion of Northwest India consists of the Western Himalayas, while the flat lower portion consists of the middle portion of the Indo-Gangetic plains and the Thar Desert.
Northwest India borders Pakistan to the west, and the Tibet Autonomous Region and Xinjiang of China to the northeast. Before the Partition of India, the term "Northwest India" included the entirety of Punjab, Sindh and North West Frontier Province, in addition to the territory of modern-day India west of the 77th meridian east and north of the 24th parallel north.
Since the ancient period, the region has been subject to foreign invasions. In the ancient era, it was part of the Indo-Greek Kingdom, followed by the Kushan Empire. The region was invaded and conquered by the Ghorid Empire in the twelfth century. In the eighteenth century, the region was invaded and ransacked by Afghanistan and Iran. In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, the Punjab region was ruled by Sikh Misls. The Rajputs ruled the Thar region and occasionally the upper plains from the mediaeval era till the formation of the Indian Union (1947). The Kingdom of Kashmir existed from the ancient era until its conquest in 1586 by Mughal Emperor Akbar. It was re-instated in 1849 and existed till its accession to the Indian Union in 1947.
The Kashmir region is disputed between China, India, and Pakistan. India claims the entirety of Kashmir, including the Trans-Karakoram Tract (a.k.a. the Shaksgam Valley), but the regions of Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan are controlled by Pakistan while Aksai Chin and the Trans-Karakoram Tract are controlled by China.
The region was a part of the Indus Valley civilisation until it decayed and following the Indo-Aryan migrations, the Kingdom of Kashmir in Kashmir region and other small kingdoms in the Gangetic plains were established during the Vedic era. The surrounding region was part of the First Persian Empire until it was briefly conquered by the Macedonian Empire under Alexander the Great, following which the region was conquered by the Maurya Empire under Chandragupta Maurya. In 185 BC, Demetrius I, the son of the King of Bactria, conquered the western part of the Maurya Empire and established the Indo-Greek Kingdom. After the death of Menander I in 130 BC, multiple Indo-Greek kingdoms ruled various territories in the region. Indo-Scythians, in modern-day Afghanistan, Balochistan and Sindh, warred with the Indo-Greeks eventually captured all of their strongholds except the one at Sagala. In middle Ganga plain, the Kingdom of Panchala regained its independence from the collapsing Mauryan Empire in 107 BC.
In AD 10, the Indo-Scythian satrap of Mathura captured the last Indo-Greek stronghold at Sagala. In AD 19, the Governor of Sakastan in the Parthian Empire to the west declared independence and established the Indo-Parthian Kingdom. The Indo-Parthian Kingdom was conquered by the Kushan Empire by the mid-first century and in the early second century conquered the Indo-Scythian kingdom of Mathura. The Kushan Empire expanded further into the Gangetic plain and made the Kingdom of Panchala its tributary state for a brief period until early third century when it lost controlled over northwest India. By mid third century, the Kushan Empire had fallen under the control of the Second Persian Empire. Multiple kingdoms came up in northwest India. Some of these were the Yaudheya Confederation and the Arjunayana State. To the east still existed the Kingdom of Panchala.
In 607, Harsha inherited both the Principality of Thanesar and the Kingdom of Kannauj and was declared the Emperor of Kannauj. He conquered vast territories in North India. The empire, however, was short-lived and collapsed in 647. The rump state of Kannauj was ruled by Arunasva.