Indus valley civilization events

Answer 1

The most important event of Indus valley civilization was the Kurukshetra battle of Mahabharat.

Unfortunately no one has bothered to critically examine the Indian epic Mahabharat and the scriptures known as Puranas.

The total geographical stretch of Harappan civilization, lasting from 3300 BC to 1300 BC in its mature stage, was about 1,250,000 sq. km which is more than 20 times of the area of Egyptian and more than 12 times of the combined area of Egyptian and Mesopotamian civilizations.

Who made such a civilization possible?

The best way to arrive at the correct answer is to refer to the Panchang.

“According to the Panchang who were the rulers of Indus valley civilization?”

Most of our friends do not understand the question.

For example, today we are in 2022 AD.

From the Julian (now Gregorian) calendar we learn that Julius Caesar and Jesus Christ lived around 2022 (solar) years before today. Similarly, from Hijri calendar we learn that prophet Muhammad migrated from Mecca to Medina about 1444 lunar (not solar) years before today.

From Vikram Samvat we learn that King Vikram consolidated his empire around 2071 years before today and from Shalibahan Shakabda we learn that King Salivahana completed his victory over the Shaka intruders about 1944 years before today.

In addition to all the aforesaid, and a few other, calendars the Panchang gives KALIYUGABDA which is the basis of all important (festival and otherwise) days of the solar as well as lunar year.

The year KALIYUGABDA 5124 began from 8th April 2022 AD. Thus, it was started by the rulers who ruled about 5124 years before today which was the time of Indus Valley Civilization. The fact that KALIYUGABDA has remained pivotal to Indian culture for more than five millennia shows the stronghold of those rulers over the entire civilization.

The “consolidation phase” of Indus Valley Civilization started around 5000 years before today. The consolidation was possible because of the stronghold of the rulers of the dynasty over the entire civilization and other parts of India.

Now which king of which dynasty started the calendar of KALIYUGABDA?

It is common knowledge that Kaliyuga started when Bhagwan Krishna left his mortal body and then King Yudhishthira abdicated in favor of King Parikshit.

Thus, the descendants of King Parikshit were the paramount rulers of the Indus valley and the rest of India from around 3100 BC till about 1600 BC. All the surviving traditions and literature of Hinduism were codified during that period and popularized through the religious tradition of tourism that we call Theerthatan.

From a careful and critical examination of the descriptions of Shanti Parva, Anushasan Parva and Ashvamedha Parva of Mahabharat as well as the descriptions of other Puranas it is clear that the Pandavas had become the paramount power of entire India along with the adjoining territories and their suzerainty was accepted by all the other rulers. This tradition continued during the rule of the descendants of King Parikshit.

The relationship of the descendants of king Parikshit with all the other kings in and around India was like the relationship of the British crown with the princely states in and around India *from 1858 to 1947).

It is important to note that by 3100 BC, the river Saraswati (earlier known as Sarah Vathi as it passed through a series of lakes) had already dried up. River Shatadru had already got diverted towards West and river Jamuna had already got diverted to the East due to tectonic movements.

The groundwater level was falling and the elaborate irrigation systems were becoming inadequate to sustain the production of crops and maintenance of large dairy farms.

KINGS OF THE DYNASTY OF YUDHISTHIRA.

There were 28 kings of Pandav dynasty from Parikshit to Shatanika.

According to the Puranas King Kshemaka lost the war with Mahapadmanand sometime after 1634 BC.

During the period of more than a millennium long paramountcy of Pandav dynasty, uniformity was established all over India such as uniform length measurements, weights and time measurements in addition to uniform urban planning, road networks, drainage system etc. This uniformity was strengthened through imperial encouragement to religious tourism that is known as Theerthatan.

It is important to note that when there was acute shortage of water due to climate change and the system of lakes (Sarah) and the river joining them (Sarah Vathi) dried up, while the cities on the west bank of Sindhu river were affected by frequent devastating floods, some of the settlements were abandoned. The people migrated to the East and South.

Answer 2

The Indus River Valley civilizations was one of the first areas populated in South Asia. The Indus Civilization lasted from around 2800 BC to around 1800 BC. The area was discovered during the 1920's when the city of Harappa was found and studied. This area was located in what is now Pakistan.

Answer 3

Harappa and Mohenzodaro