Textbook
Themes in Indian History, Parts I–III (Class 12)
Source-based chapters on Harappa, Vijayanagara, the Mughal court and 1857 — essential for UPSC.
Late Harappan Cultures
Archaeological culture
Level 3
Dynastic phase
c. 1,900–1,300 BCE
Regional post-urban cultures such as Cemetery H and Jhukar.
- Region
- Northwest
- Duration
- 600 years
- Main period
- Late Harappan Cultures
- Part of
- Indus / Harappan Civilization
Key events
| Year | Event | Place |
|---|---|---|
| c. 1,300 BCE | Cemetery H culture at Harappa | Harappa |
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Contemporaries
Powers that coexisted with the Late Harappan Cultures for a significant part of its history.
Indus / Harappan Civilization ★
Northwest · c. 3,300–1,300 BCE
Early Vedic Communities ★
Northwest · c. 1,500–1,000 BCE
Neolithic Kashmir (Burzahom)
North · c. 3,000–1,500 BCE
South Indian Neolithic (Ash-mound cultures)
South · c. 3,000–1,200 BCE
Chalcolithic Cultures
Central · c. 3,000–700 BCE
Ochre Coloured Pottery Culture
Gangetic Plain · c. 2,000–1,500 BCE