Give information about the boundaries of Punjab in different periods.
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Punjab (/pʌnˈdʒɑːb/ (About this soundlisten)) is a state in northern India. Forming part of the larger Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, the state is bordered by the Indian states of Jammu and Kashmir to the north, Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast, Rajasthan to the southwest, and the Pakistani province of Punjab to the west. The state covers an area of 50,362 square kilometres, 1.53% of India's total geographical area. It is the 20th-largest Indian state by area. With 27,704,236 inhabitants at the 2011 census, Punjab is the 16th-largest state by population, comprising 22 districts. Punjabi is the most widely spoken and official language of the state. The main ethnic group are the Punjabis, with Sikhs (58%) forming the demographic majority. The state capital is Chandigarh, a Union Territory and also the capital of the neighbouring state of Haryana. The five rivers from which the region took its name were Sutlej, Ravi, Beas, Chenab and Jhelum; Sutlej, Ravi and Beas are part of the Indian Punjab.
"During the Vedic Era, Punjab was called the Sapta Sindhu and was demarcated by the regions around the seven rivers namely Indus, Jhelum, Ravi, Chenab, Beas, Sutlej and Saraswati.
During the later periods, it comprises of the land surrounding the five rivers which are Jhelum, Ravi, Chenab, Beas and Sutlej.
After the British Empire, Punjab was split on the basis of religion into West and East Punjab. West Punjab had a Muslim majority and was annexed with Pakistan whereas East Punjab which had a Sikh majority was annexed with India.
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