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Indus Valley

The Indus Valley is the region along the Indus River in present-day Pakistan and north-western India. In the Bronze Age it was home to the Indus Valley Civilisation, known to Mesopotamians as Meluhha. It was linked to the Akkadian Empire through maritime trade via the Persian Gulf.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Indus Valley. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/indus-valley
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“Indus Valley.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/indus-valley. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Indus Valley.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/indus-valley.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Indus Valley’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/indus-valley (Accessed: ).

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