INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The civilization was first identified in 1921 at Harappa in the Punjab region and then in 1922 at Mohenjo-daro (Mohenjodaro), near the Indus River in the Sindh (Sind) region.

Detailed explanation-2: -Indus Valley Civilization which is also referred as Harappan civilization is of the largest cities of its time. This civilization was discovered in 1920-22 with the excavation of two of its most important sites i.e, Harappa on the banks of the river Ravi and Mohenjodaro on the banks of the Indus.

Detailed explanation-3: -The culture developed here is known as the Indus valley civilisation as the cities flourished near the Indus River. However, modern historians also call it the Harappan Civilisation because Harappa was the first city to be discovered.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Indus River Valley Civilization, 3300-1300 BCE, also known as the Harappan Civilization, extended from modern-day northeast Afghanistan to Pakistan and northwest India.

Detailed explanation-5: -The term Harappan is sometimes applied to the Indus civilisation after its type site Harappa, the first to be excavated early in the 20th century in what was then the Punjab province of British India and is now Punjab, Pakistan.