// Antiquity
Indus Valley Civilization
- Period
- 3000 BC – 1701 BC
- Duration
- approx. 1,299 years
- Greatest extent
- around 2300 BC
- Area (max.)
- approx. 755,000 km²
Period and duration
Indus Valley Civilization — according to the map data from 3000 BC to 1701 BC, roughly 1,299 years. The dates refer to the time the empire is drawn as its own territory on the world map; historians sometimes date its founding and end differently.
Greatest extent
Indus Valley Civilization — greatest extent around 2300 BC: the mapped borders then cover about 755,000 km², roughly 0.5% of Earth's land area. The area is calculated from the border lines of the map and is therefore an approximation.
Predecessors and successors
States that ruled the same territory directly before and after:
Before (3001 BC)
No predecessors in the map data.
After
No successors in the map data.
Neighbours around 2300 BC
The largest states in the region at the same time:
No neighbouring states in the map data.
Learn more
- Open the world map in 2300 BC — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Indus Valley Civilization on Wikipedia
- All 300 empires at a glance
Borders and dates: Cliopatria / Seshat Global History Databank (CC BY 4.0). Coastlines: Natural Earth. Text: Centaurian.