Decline of the Indus Valley Civilization

Decline of the Indus Valley Civilization

            The Harappan culture flourished until about 1800 BC. Afterwards, the culture began to decline. There is no unanimity among historian on the exact reason of the decline of this urban civilization. Different theories of decline have been put forward by different scholars.

            The physical existence of the civilization ended due to various factors-

• Changes in the climate leading to the decline of land and agriculture, thereby enforcing the need to evacuate to other area might have been the reason for the dissertation of the Indus valley.
• Increase in population, excessive deforestation decline in agriculture etc might have created economic problems leading to the gradual decay of the culture. 
• Frequent floods may have led to the devastation of the city 
• The invasion of the Aryans is the other view that is said to be another reason which might have also led to the extinction of the life in the Indus valley.

            The Indus valley civilization has put India at par with the other civilization of the world, which is said to be the foundation on which the present cultures of nations are built. 

The following table gives the important theories and their profounders as regards decline of the Indus culture.