The basis of labelling the Harappa Civilisation as the Indus Valley Civilisation is simple: the earliest sites discovered were situated along and around the course of the river, which contributed ...

The Indus Valley Civilization, in its mature phase, thrived for about 700 years, from around 2600 B.C. to 1900 B.C.

The Indus Valley civilization, equal in power to Mesopotamia and Egypt, reigned between about 2500 B.C. and 1700 B.C. in what is now mainly Pakistan on the Indian subcontinent.