British India → Pakistan

16th Punjab Regiment

1857: Cortlandt’s Levy
1857/
1858:
22nd Regiment of
Punjab Infantry

23rd Regiment of
Punjab Infantry
(Cortlandt’s Levy)
The Allahabad Levy


The Bhopal Levy


Rebuilding the Bengal Army
1861: 34th Regiment of
Bengal Native Infantry

35th Regiment of
Bengal Native Infantry

37th Regiment of
Bengal Native Infantry



1861: 30th Regiment of
Bengal Native Infantry

31st Regiment of
Bengal Native Infantry

33rd Regiment of
Bengal Native Infantry



1864: 30th (Punjab) Regiment of
Bengal Native Infantry

31st (Punjab) Regiment of
Bengal Native Infantry

33rd (Alahabad) Regiment of
Bengal Native Infantry



1865:


The Bhopal Battalion
1885: 30th (Punjab) Regiment of
Bengal Infantry

31st (Punjab) Regiment of
Bengal Infantry

33rd Regiment of
Bengal Infantry



1890:







46th (Punjab) Regiment of
Bengal Infantry

1900:





33rd (Punjabi Mahomedan)
Regiment of
Bengal Infantry







1901: 30th Punjab Infantry
31st Punjab Infantry
33rd Punjab Infantry

46th Punjab Infantry
Renumbering into the Indian Army
1903: 30th Punjabis 31st Punjabis 33rd Punjabis 9th Bhopal Infantry 46th Punjabis
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1917: 2nd Bn raised





2nd Bn raised
3rd Bn raised


1918: 3rd Bn raised
4th Bn raised


2nd Bn raised

4th Bn raised



1919: 3rd Bn disbanded
4th Bn disbanded








1921: 2nd Bn disbanded





2nd Bn disbanded


2nd Bn disbanded
3rd Bn disbanded
4th Bn disbanded



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1922: 1st Bn, 2nd Bn, 3rd Bn, 4th Bn, 10th (Training) Bn,
16th Punjab Regiment
16th Punjab Regiment
1940: 5th Bn raised
1941: 6th Bn raised
7th Bn raised
1942: 2nd Bn captured
3rd Bn captured
1943: 9th Bn raised
10th Bn → Regimental Center
1946: 5th Bn → 2nd Bn
6th Bn → 3rd Bn
9th Bn disbanded
Pakistan
1947: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 7th Bn
Islamic Republic of Pakistan
1956: merged into
The Punjab Regiment
Punjab Regiment