HISTORICAL STUDY OF THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC SYSTEM OF ANCIENT INDUS CIVILIZATION

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Published: Apr 7, 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52783/rlj.v11i3.1672
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Indus Valley Social Economic System Development

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SHAKEELA IBRAHIM, SAMAR MAJID, SYED SHAMEEL AHMED QUADRI, SOHAIL AKHTAR, SHAMSHAD AKHTER, TALIB ALI AWAN, NASEEM MAHMOOD

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Primarily this is an analytical study and it deals with ancient Indus Civilization. Historically the ancient Indus valley is considered one of the most developed civilizations of its contemporary civilizations of the time as in the surrounding of other civilization i.e. the Egyptian and Mesopotamian civilizations. In North-western of India the people of Indus valley were more aware and well-known from the socio-economic dynamics and they introduced the new pattern of life based on urban manners. The socio-economic life of the people was glorious as compared to other areas. The sound socio-economic system promoted the life standard of the people and the major cities of this civilization considered the centers of trade in India as Multan, Harappa near at Sahiwal and Mohenjo-Daro near at Larkana presented a well-developed socio-political and economic condition of the valley. This study is a brief discussion on the socio-economic pattern of Ancient Indus Valley Civilization how it had a remarkable place in the world. The Paper explores and highlights socio-economic norms, traditions and sources of economy which uplifted the standard of the life of people in Indus Civilization. This article focuses ethnographic research method to find the targeted objectives.

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Vol. 11 No. 3 (2023)
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Financial Law
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SHAKEELA IBRAHIM, SAMAR MAJID, SYED SHAMEEL AHMED QUADRI, SOHAIL AKHTAR, SHAMSHAD AKHTER, TALIB ALI AWAN, NASEEM MAHMOOD

  1. SHAKEELA IBRAHIM, Assistant Professor, Humanities Department, Comsats University Islamabad, Pakistan
  2. SAMAR MAJID, Assistant Professor, Department of History, arts and Cultural Heritage, University of Education, Lahore, Pakistan
  3. SYED SHAMEEL AHMED QUADRI, Assistant Professor, Political Science, University of Karachi
  4. SOHAIL AKHTAR, Lecturer, Department of History, Ghazi University Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan
  5. SHAMSHAD AKHTER, Lecturer Punjab College Sialkot Pakistan
  6. TALIB ALI AWAN, Assistant Professor, MY University Islamabad
  7. NASEEM MAHMOOD, Department of Islamic Thought and Civilization, University of Management and Technology, Sialkot

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