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How did the Indus Valley civilization decline?

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Explanation:
In this, we have to tell about the possible reasons for the decline of Indus civilisation
(Key Concept: (flood, migration, invasion)

Answer:
  • The Indus valley civilization started declining from about 1900 BCE.
  • Changes in climate, decline of trade with Mesopotamians, drying up or flooding of the river, foreign invasion of Indus civilisation might have been the reasons for the decline of this civilization.
  • People might have migrated towards Southern and Eastern directions.

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