WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The property represents the metropolis of Indus civilization, which flourished between 2, 500-1, 500 BC in the Indus valley and is one of the world’s three great ancient civilizations. The discovery of Moenjodaro in 1922 revealed evidence of the customs, art, religion and administrative abilities of its inhabitants.

Detailed explanation-2: -The name Mohenjo-daro is reputed to signify “the mound of the dead.” The archaeological importance of the site was first recognized in 1922, one year after the discovery of Harappa. Subsequent excavations revealed that the mounds contain the remains of what was once the largest city of the Indus civilization.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Harappan civilization was located in the Indus River valley. Its two large cities, Harappa and Mohenjo-daro, were located in present-day Pakistan’s Punjab and Sindh provinces, respectively.

Detailed explanation-4: -The largest city of the ancient Indus Valley civilization was Mohenjo-daro, located on the right bank of the Indus River, in what is now southeastern Pakistan. The civilization existed from about 2500 bc to 1700 bc on the Indian subcontinent. Today the remains of the city are an archaeological site.

Detailed explanation-5: -The city’s original name is unknown. Based on his analysis of a Mohenjo-daro seal, Iravatham Mahadevan speculates that the city’s ancient name could have been Kukkuṭārma ("the city [-rma] of the cockerel [kukkuta]").

Detailed explanation-6: -These cities include Harappa, Ganeriwala, and Mohenjo-daro in modern-day Pakistan and Dholavira, Kalibangan, Rakhigarhi, Rupar, and Lothal in modern-day India. In total, more than 1, 052 cities and settlements have been found, mainly in the general region of the Indus River and its tributaries.