How did the rivers of Punjab affect the course of its history?(pls dont copy paste)
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Changing the Course of Rivers and History
Rivers in Pakistan’s Punjab region switched directions
By Lonny Lippsett | May 3, 2006
Punjab means “five rivers.” The region in northern Pakistan is named for the great rivers that branch through the landscape, creating an ancient cradle of civilization and a modern agricultural breadbasket. But two geologists have found strong evidence that it was not always so.
The Sutlej, Ravi, Chennab, and Jellum Rivers flow westward to join the Indus River and drain into the Arabian Sea, west of Pakistan. But the rivers once flowed eastward into the Ganges River and drained into the Bay of Bengal, east of India, the scientists say. The rivers were rerouted 5 million years ago, probably as the ongoing collision of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates bulldozed the terrain, tilting it westward or lifting up river-diverting mountains.
five rivers
The five rivers are the Chenab, Jhelum, Ravi, Beas and Sutlej. The name is also sometimes spelt as Panjab or Panjaab or Punjaab. In the year 1947, after the partition of India, the Punjab province of British India was divided between India and Pakistan.