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Name: Lothal

Type: Polity

Start: 2199 BC

End: 1800 BC

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Was a city-state of the Indus Valley Civilization founded c. 2200 BC.

Establishment


  • January 2199 BC: The first construction of Lothal, a city-state of the Indus Valley Civilization, began around 2200 BC.
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    Disestablishment


  • January 1799 BC: The city-state ceased to exist because it was abandoned. By 1800 BC, most of the cities of the Indus Valley Civilization had been completely abandoned. People migrated eastward to the Himalayan foothills. Here, they shifted from a civilization composed of large cities to one of mostly small farming villages
  • Selected Sources


  • Decline of the Indus River Valley Civilization (c. 3300-1300 BCE). Science Smith. Retrieved on 1 April 2024 on https://www.science.smith.edu/climatelit/decline-of-the-indus-river-valley-civilization-c-3300-1300-bce/
  • Possehl, Gregory L. (2002). The Indus Civilization: A Contemporary Perspective. Rowman Altamira. p. 80
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