Indus River | Definition, Length, Map, History, & Facts | Britannica
Oct 8, 2024 · It is one of the longest rivers in the world, with a length of some 2,000 miles (3,200 km). The earliest chronicles and hymns of peoples of ancient India, the Rigveda, composed about 1500 BCE, mention the river, which is the source of the country’s name.
Indus civilization | History, Location, Map, Artifacts, Language ...
Sep 27, 2024 · Indus civilization, the earliest known urban culture of the Indian subcontinent. The nuclear dates of the civilization appear to be about 2500–1700 BCE, though the southern sites may have lasted later into the 2nd millennium BCE. …
Indus Valley Civilisation - Wikipedia
Indus Valley Civilisation. Excavated ruins of Mohenjo-daro, Sindh province, Pakistan, showing the Great Bath in the foreground. Mohenjo-daro, on the right bank of the Indus River, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the first site in South Asia to be so declared.
Indus Valley Civilization - World History Encyclopedia
Oct 7, 2020 · The Indus Valley Civilization was a cultural and political entity which flourished in the northern region of the Indian subcontinent between c. 7000 - c. 600 BCE. Its modern name derives from its location in the valley of the Indus River, but it is also commonly referred to as the Indus-Sarasvati Civilization and the Harrapan Civilization.
Indus River - Wikipedia
The word "India" is derived from the Indus River. In ancient times, "India" initially referred to those regions immediately along the east bank of the Indus, where are Punjab and Sindh now but by 300 BC, Greek writers including Herodotus and Megasthenes were applying the term to the entire subcontinent that extends much farther eastward. [35] [36]
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The Indus River Valley Civilizations article on Khan Academy explores the ancient history, culture, and achievements of the early inhabitants of the region.
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India - Indus Valley, Harappan, Bronze Age | Britannica
2 days ago · India - Indus Valley, Harappan, Bronze Age: While the Indus (or Harappan) civilization may be considered the culmination of a long process indigenous to the Indus valley, a number of parallels exist between developments on the Indus River and the rise of …
Religious Developments in Ancient India - World History …
May 1, 2011 · On the Shiva seal, the tiger, being the largest, represents the yogi's people, and most likely symbolizes the Himalayan region. The elephant probably represents central and eastern India, the bull or buffalo south India and the rhinoceros the …
Ancient India - World History Encyclopedia
Nov 13, 2012 · India is a country in South Asia whose name comes from the Indus River. The name 'Bharata' is used as a designation for the country in their constitution referencing the ancient mythological emperor, Bharata, whose story is told, in part, in the Indian epic Mahabharata.