How was the Harappan culture destroyed?

The big ** hypothesis is more reliable.

In addition, the Harappan civilization in the current Indus Valley does not mean that the inhabitants of Harappa at that time were the ancestors of present-day India, but it is likely that the ancestors of the Xia Dynasty in China could not find any written records of the Harappan civilization in today's India, but China's record of the Xia Dynasty can be consistent with the Harappan culture.

Since this great **, the ancestors of the Xia Dynasty had to migrate eastward, and finally arrived within the territory of what is now China, and created the Sanxingdui culture, which has continued to be handed down until now

As for why this big ** happened, that's another piece of history

Indian historians have put forward two hypotheses as to the reasons for the disappearance of the Halaba culture

1. According to geological and ecological changes, the evidence is: the transformation of the Indus riverbed, the flood caused by it, will bring great damage to the ancient city cultural belt, the flooding of the river, the encroachment of the desert, and the retreat of the seawater cause great ecological changes;

2. According to the theory of foreign invasions, scholars believe that around 1750 B.C., some cities in the Indus Valley were greatly damaged, and the disturbance was particularly evident in the destruction of Mohenjo Daro, and many bones of men, women, and children who looked like they had been killed were left in the streets and houses of the city.

The Harappa culture is the culture of the Bronze Age of ancient India, and it represents an urban civilization. During this period, the state was formed by combining one or several cities with surrounding villages. The big cities are Haraba, Mohenjo Daro and Ganwariwala.

All three cities cover an area of about 1 square kilometre and have about 35,000 inhabitants each. There are also smaller cities such as Kalibangan with only square kilometers. Despite the size of the cities, their architectural layouts are similar.

The city is divided into two parts, the acropolis and the lower city, and even the small bricks used to build houses and the large bricks used to build the city walls, the ratio of length, width and height is roughly the same, which is 4 2 1. This is not an accidental coincidence, but a strong indication of the close and frequent exchanges that existed between different parts of the Harappan culture.

The city of the Harappa culture has many relics of Mohenjo Daro, which best reflects the characteristics of the city of this period. Mohenjo Darrow's acropolis was built on a high hill and surrounded by brick walls. In its central area there is a large brick bath, 12 meters long, 7 meters wide and deep, with a waterproof asphalt layer on the walls.

Stairs at both ends lead to the bottom of the pool. This bath is probably a place where people bathe and cleanse themselves during religious ceremonies. To the east of the Acropolis is a group of buildings, one of which is a hall with an area of about 170 square meters.

To the south there is a row of buildings, including a 25-square-meter hall. These buildings are undoubtedly the city's office locations and public meeting places. On the west side of the Acropolis there are 27 rows of buildings with ventilation openings, which are warehouses for storing grain.

Around the warehouse, there are a number of small houses for laborers. Judging by the architecture of the Acropolis, it was the ruling center of the city.

The Harappan culture did not last very long, and around 1800 BC, the once glorious Harappan culture suddenly disappeared, and the once prosperous city was in ruins. What happened to Harappa and the Mohenjo Daro in the distant past? What happened in the next millennium?

How was the Harappan culture destroyed? Unable to find definitive evidence for these questions from the literature of that period, archaeologists and historical geographers have studied these questions from different angles and put forward various hypotheses. Several hypotheses have not been universally accepted by the academic community, and the reasons for the decline of the Harappan culture need to be further studied and verified.