British India → Pakistan

16th Punjab Regiment

1857: Van Cortlandt’s Levy Bhopal State
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1858:		 22nd Regiment of
Punjab Infantry
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│		 23rd Regiment of
Punjab Infantry
(Van Cortlandt’s Levy)
│		 The Allahabad Levy
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│		 The Bhopal Levy
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Rebuilding the Bengal Army │
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1861: 34th Regiment of
Bengal Native Infantry
│		 35th Regiment of
Bengal Native Infantry
│		 37th Regiment of
Bengal Native Infantry
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1861: 30th Regiment of
Bengal Native Infantry
│		 31st Regiment of
Bengal Native Infantry
│		 33rd Regiment of
Bengal Native Infantry
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1864: 30th (Punjab) Regiment of
Bengal Native Infantry
│		 31st (Punjab) Regiment of
Bengal Native Infantry
│		 33rd (Alahabad) Regiment of
Bengal Native Infantry
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1865: │ │ │ The Bhopal Battalion Bengal Presidency
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1885: 30th (Punjab) Regiment of
Bengal Infantry
│		 31st (Punjab) Regiment of
Bengal Infantry
│		 33rd Regiment of
Bengal Infantry
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1890: │
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│		 46th (Punjab) Regiment of
Bengal Infantry
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1900: │
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│		 33rd (Punjabi Mahomedan)
Regiment of
Bengal Infantry
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1901: 30th Punjab Infantry
│		 31st Punjab Infantry
│		 33rd Punjab Infantry
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│		 46th Punjab Infantry
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Renumbering into the Indian Army
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1903: 30th Punjabis 31st Punjabis 33rd Punjabis 9th Bhopal Infantry 46th Punjabis
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1917: 2nd Battalion raised
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│		 2nd Battalion raised
3rd Battalion raised
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1918: 3rd Battalion raised
4th Battalion raised
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│		 2nd Battalion raised
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│		 4th Battalion raised
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1919: 3rd Battalion disbanded
4th Battalion disbanded
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1921: 2nd Battalion disbanded
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│		 2nd Battalion disbanded
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│		 2nd Battalion disbanded
3rd Battalion disbanded
4th Battalion disbanded
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1922: 1st Battalion, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Battalion, 4th Battalion, 10th (Training) Battalion,
16th Punjab Regiment
16th Punjab Regiment
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1940: 5th Battalion raised
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1941: 6th Battalion raised
7th Battalion raised
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1942: 2nd Battalion captured
3rd Battalion captured
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1943: 9th Battalion raised
10th Battalion → Regimental Center
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1946: 5th Battalion → 2nd Battalion
6th Battalion → 3rd Battalion
9th Battalion disbanded
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Pakistan
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1947: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 7th Battalion
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Islamic Republic of Pakistan
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1956: merged into
The Punjab Regiment
Punjab Regiment

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2026-10-13