Indus Valley

E31429

ancient geographical region archaeological region

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.

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All labels observed (21)

Label	Occurrences
Indus Valley Civilization	32
Indus Valley canonical	21
Indus River valley	6
Indus Valley region	5
Harappan	2
Indus Valley cultural area	2
Greater Indus Valley region	1
Harappan civilization	1
Harappan culture	1
Harappan urban network	1
Indus River plain	1
Indus Valley Civilization (hypothesized)	1
Indus Valley Civilization artifacts	1
Indus Valley Civilization urban network	1
Indus Valley cultural region	1
Indus Valley trade	1
Indus Valley urban centers	1
Indus region	1
Indus-Sarasvati archaeological complex	1
Lower Indus Valley	1
Sanskrit Sindhu	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient geographical region ⓘ archaeological region ⓘ
archaeologicallyExploredSince	19th century CE ⓘ
associatedWith	Indus Valley self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Harappan culture Indus script ⓘ Indus seals ⓘ dockyard at Lothal ⓘ urban sanitation systems ⓘ
civilizationFlourished	c. 2600–1900 BCE ⓘ
containsSite	Amri ⓘ Banawali ⓘ Chanhudaro ⓘ Dholavira ⓘ Ganeriwala ⓘ Harappa ⓘ Kalibangan ⓘ Kot Diji ⓘ Lothal ⓘ Mohenjo-daro ⓘ Rakhigarhi ⓘ Sutkagen Dor ⓘ
earlierOccupation	c. 3300–2600 BCE ⓘ
extendsInto	Gujarat ⓘ surface form: Gujarat region Punjab ⓘ surface form: Punjab region Sindh ⓘ eastern Afghanistan ⓘ western India ⓘ
knownFor	Indus Valley self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Indus Valley Civilization 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 ⓘ
locatedIn	South Asia ⓘ present-day Pakistan ⓘ present-day northwest India ⓘ
majorExcavationsBegan	1920s CE ⓘ
namedAfter	Indus River ⓘ
partOf	Indus Valley self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Greater Indus Valley region Indus River basin ⓘ
recognizedAs	one of the world’s earliest urban civilization regions ⓘ
traversedBy	Indus River ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteContains	Mohenjo-daro ⓘ

Referenced by (83)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sind → historicalRegionOf → Indus Valley ⓘ

Sind → etymologyFrom → Indus Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sanskrit Sindhu

Thar Desert → borders → Indus Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indus River plain

Sindh → historicalRegionOf → Indus Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indus Valley Civilization

Saraiki → region → Indus Valley ⓘ

Bronze Age → occursIn → Indus Valley ⓘ

Bronze Age → associatedWith → Indus Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indus Valley Civilization

Achaemenid Empire → territoryExtent → Indus Valley ⓘ

Swastika → foundInArchaeology → Indus Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indus Valley Civilization artifacts

Vedic period → follows → Indus Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indus Valley Civilization

Indus Valley → knownFor → Indus Valley self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indus Valley Civilization

Indus Valley → associatedWith → Indus Valley self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Harappan culture

Indus Valley → partOf → Indus Valley self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Greater Indus Valley region

Indians → historicalCivilization → Indus Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indus Valley Civilization

Asian campaign → location → Indus Valley ⓘ

Indian campaign → hasLocation → Indus Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indus River valley

Sindhi people → historicalRegion → Indus Valley ⓘ

Mohenjo-daro → partOf → Indus Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indus Valley Civilization

Mohenjo-daro → civilization → Indus Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indus Valley Civilization

Larkana → partOf → Indus Valley ⓘ

subject surface form: Mohenjo-daro

this entity surface form: Indus Valley Civilization

Kot Diji → associatedWith → Indus Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indus Valley Civilization

4.2 kiloyear event → impactOn → Indus Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indus Valley urban centers

Dravidian peoples → historicalAssociation → Indus Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indus Valley Civilization (hypothesized)

ancient India → follows → Indus Valley ⓘ

subject surface form: Ancient India

this entity surface form: Indus Valley Civilization

Late Harappan period → partOf → Indus Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indus Valley Civilization

Five Rivers of Punjab → historicallyImportantFor → Indus Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indus Valley region

Rupnagar → historicalPeriod → Indus Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indus Valley Civilization

Achaemenid kings → territoryIncludes → Indus Valley ⓘ

Satadru → associatedWith → Indus Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indus Valley region

Saraswati River → associatedWith → Indus Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indus Valley region

Saraswati River → linkedTo → Indus Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indus Valley Civilization

Umayyad conquest of Sindh → place → Indus Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indus River valley

Harappa → partOf → Indus Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indus Valley Civilization

Ganeriwala → civilization → Indus Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indus Valley Civilization

Ganeriwala → associatedWith → Indus Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Harappan urban network

Ganeriwala → partOf → Indus Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indus-Sarasvati archaeological complex

Sutkagen Dor → civilization → Indus Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indus Valley Civilization

Sutkagen Dor → partOf → Indus Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indus Valley Civilization urban network

Amri → partOf → Indus Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indus Valley Civilization

Indus seals → usedIn → Indus Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indus Valley Civilization

Indus seals → culture → Indus Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indus Valley Civilization

Indus script → usedBy → Indus Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indus Valley Civilization

Indus script → usedIn → Indus Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indus Valley Civilization

Indus script → geographicRegion → Indus Valley ⓘ

Indus script → associatedWith → Indus Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indus Valley trade

Dholavira → civilization → Indus Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indus Valley Civilization

Banawali → civilization → Indus Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indus Valley Civilization

Rakhigarhi → civilization → Indus Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indus Valley Civilization

Chanhudaro → partOf → Indus Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indus Valley Civilization

Kalibangan → partOf → Indus Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indus Valley Civilization