c. 2600 BCE–c. 1900 BCE
Indus Valley planned urbanism
Población, migración y ciudades · Urbanismo planificado · Saneamiento · Valle del Indo
Mohenjo-daro and Harappa show orthogonal layouts, standardised bricks, and household drainage connected to street networks. This entry records urban form and infrastructure, not markets or weights. City population estimates vary considerably, so no single figure is fixed.
Precision, calendar, and review
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- year · approximate
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- year · approximate
- Calendar and convention
- Historical-era years; the source calendar is not identified. No conversion of days is assumed.
- Year zero
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- Documentary review
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Sources
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- 2026-09-23
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