Indus Valley
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The Indus Valley was the cradle of one of the world’s earliest urban civilizations, known for its advanced city planning, drainage systems, and extensive trade networks in what is now Pakistan and northwest India.
Aliases (9)
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient geographical region
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archaeological region → |
| archaeologicallyExploredSince |
19th century CE
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| associatedWith |
Harappan culture
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Indus script → Indus seals → dockyard at Lothal → urban sanitation systems → |
| civilizationFlourished |
c. 2600–1900 BCE
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| containsSite |
Amri
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Banawali → Chanhudaro → Dholavira → Ganeriwala → Harappa → Kalibangan → Kot Diji → Lothal → Mohenjo-daro → Rakhigarhi → Sutkagen Dor → |
| earlierOccupation |
c. 3300–2600 BCE
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| extendsInto |
Gujarat region
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Punjab region → Sindh → eastern Afghanistan → western India → |
| knownFor |
Indus Valley Civilization
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advanced drainage systems → brick architecture → craft production → early urbanization → extensive trade networks → grid-pattern streets → long-distance trade → planned cities → public baths → standardized weights and measures → |
| laterOccupation |
c. 1900–1300 BCE
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| locatedIn |
South Asia
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present-day Pakistan → present-day northwest India → |
| majorExcavationsBegan |
1920s CE
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| namedAfter |
Indus River
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| partOf |
Greater Indus Valley region
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Indus River basin → |
| recognizedAs |
one of the world’s earliest urban civilization regions
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| traversedBy |
Indus River
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| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteContains |
Mohenjo-daro
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Referenced by (23)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Bronze Age
("Indus Valley Civilization")
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Indus Valley ("Harappan culture") → Kot Diji ("Indus Valley Civilization") → |
associatedWith |
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Indus Valley
("Greater Indus Valley region")
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Mohenjo-daro ("Indus Valley Civilization") → Mohenjo-daro ("Indus Valley Civilization") → |
partOf |
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Sind
→
Sindh ("Indus Valley Civilization") → |
historicalRegionOf |
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Thar Desert
("Indus River plain")
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borders |
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Mohenjo-daro
("Indus Valley Civilization")
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civilization |
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Sind
("Sanskrit Sindhu")
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etymologyFrom |
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Vedic period
("Indus Valley Civilization")
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follows |
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Swastika
("Indus Valley Civilization artifacts")
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foundInArchaeology |
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Indian campaign
("Indus River valley")
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hasLocation |
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Dravidian peoples
("Indus Valley Civilization (hypothesized)")
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historicalAssociation |
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Indians
("Indus Valley Civilization")
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historicalCivilization |
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Sindhi people
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historicalRegion |
|
4.2 kiloyear event
("Indus Valley urban centers")
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impactOn |
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Indus Valley
("Indus Valley Civilization")
→
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knownFor |
|
Asian campaign
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location |
|
Bronze Age
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occursIn |
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Saraiki
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region |
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Achaemenid Empire
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territoryExtent |