c. 2600 BC–c. 1900 BC
Urban Indus Valley civilization
World history · Culture · Technology
An integrated urban culture flourished in the northwest of the subcontinent, with planned cities, long-distance exchange, and a still-undeciphered writing system. The range represents a historical trajectory, not a single event.
Precision, calendar, and review
- Start
- year · approximate
- End
- year · approximate
- Calendar and convention
- Historical-era years; the source calendar is not identified. No conversion of days is assumed.
- Year zero
- The scale goes from 1 BCE to 1 CE without year zero. Changing era names changes labels only.
- Documentary review
- Date not recorded
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Sources
- 82nd-and-fifth.metmuseum.org (opens in a new tab)
Source provenance and scope
- Publication date
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- Bibliographic date checked
- 2026-09-23
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