← Civilizations
3300 BCE – 1300 BCE
Indus Valley Civilization
One of the earliest urban cultures, with planned cities and advanced drainage.
Timeline
c. 2600 BCE
Rise of Harappa
Great planned cities emerge with grids and drainage.
c. 2000 BCE
Peak of the cities
Mohenjo-daro thrives with trade reaching Mesopotamia.
c. 1300 BCE
Gradual decline
The cities are slowly abandoned, perhaps as rivers shifted.