| 单词 | Indus |
| 例句 | Alexander the Great stands at the Indus River in what is now Pakistan. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Only later did domesticates derived from indigenous species of the Indian subcontinent, such as humped cattle and sesame, appear in Indus Valley farming communities. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Another area where local domestication appears to have followed the arrival of Southwest Asian founder crops is the Indus Valley region of the Indian subcontinent. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Thus, Eurasia’s west-east axis allowed Fertile Crescent crops quickly to launch agriculture over the band of temperate latitudes from Ireland to the Indus Valley, and to enrich the agriculture that arose independently in eastern Asia. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The Tigris- Euphrates, Nile, Indus, and Huang He Valleys were fertile, sunny, well-watered breadbaskets with long stretches of bottomland that practically invited farmers to stick seeds in the soil. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, in the valleys of the Euphrates, Indus and Yellow rivers, other peasants monitored, with no less trepidation, the height of the water. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Much as historians of early Eurasia focus on the Tigris-Euphrates, Nile, Indus, and Huang He Valleys, historians of the Americas focus on Mesoamerica and the Andes. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The earliest farming communities there in the seventh millennium B.C. utilized wheat, barley, and other crops that had been previously domesticated in the Fertile Crescent and that evidently spread to the Indus Valley through Iran. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z A corresponding example within Eurasia involved the eastern limit of Fertile Crescent crops, which spread rapidly westward to the Atlantic Ocean and eastward to the Indus Valley without encountering a major barrier. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z By 700, Islam stretched as far as the Indus River in the East and Algiers in the West. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z After that, we continued up the Karakoram, on pencil-thin roads high above the lonely Indus River as Chinese trucks barreled past heading south. 2010-01-14T18:35:00Z If you have the time, continue west for the next hour or two, winding along the Indus River through the pristine and rugged mountainscape. Cups of Tea, Pashminas and Momos, Seeing India’s Himalayas on a Budget 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z After a brief stop for photos at the confluence of the Indus and Zanskar Rivers, we arrived at the Likir Monastery. Cups of Tea, Pashminas and Momos, Seeing India’s Himalayas on a Budget 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z The packages were intercepted by customs officers at Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport and identified by the National Centre for Scientific Research as items looted from cemeteries in Pakistan’s Indus valley. France returns stolen ancient artifacts to Pakistan 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z Across a stubble-strewn barley field is a homestay run by Shakti Himalaya, a tour company whose “village experience” trips operate from various locations along the Indus Valley. In Ladakh, India, history and myth, past and present, melt into one Cotton was being spun in the Indus Valley in 3000BC; Herodotus admired its quality. Spinning tales 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z “The sari is one of the oldest surviving garments in human history, with its origins going back to the Indus Valley civilization.” Saris, Lehengas and Why Carrie Bradshaw Should Know the Difference 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z Around 1700 B.C., residents suddenly abandoned the Indus Valley city, and it was lost in the sands of time until archaeologists began excavating it in the 1920s. Ghost Cities Of 2100 2010-07-27T16:00:00Z Across a stubble-strewn barley field is a homestay run by Shakti Himalaya, a tour company whose “village experience” trips operate from various locations along the Indus Valley. In Ladakh, India, history and myth, past and present, melt into one The Indus Valley Civilization in modern south Asia, where Twenty Squares probably originated, and the Egyptian Old Kingdom, in which Senet was played, were both heading into slow decline. What We Learn from One of the World’s Oldest Board Games 2019-03-26T04:00:00Z Which means that any concerns in Ladakh are far outweighed by the extraordinary surroundings: scorched desert landscape, the milky-blue Indus River, glassy peaks and ancient white monasteries. Journeys: In India, Luxury Arrives in a Himalayan Haven 2011-01-21T19:55:00Z Photographer: BBC/Indus Films/Will Morgan Deep underground, almost as deep as this programme's portentous voiceover, are mysterious, beautiful – and utterly toxic – caves which shouldn't be capable of supporting life. TV highlights 07/06/2012 2012-06-06T19:00:05Z This sacred Buddhist temple complex on the banks of the Indus River is unique for its art, which includes frescos, wood carvings and a 17-foot-high painted statue of a four-armed Bodhisattva Maitreya. How a lifelong obsession with snow leopards led me to northern India 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z Moenjodaro never rose again, and the Indus Valley civilization that it dominated soon disappeared too. Ghost Cities Of 2100 2010-07-27T16:00:00Z An impressive chronology of yoga launches the book, from Indus Valley clay seals portraying figures in yogic postures, c. 'The Science of Yoga': how yoga works 2012-03-07T22:48:03Z But both Idea and Vodafone said they would use their respective stakes in Indus Tower as well as standalone tower assets to reduce debt. Vodafone, Idea Cellular to Create India’s Largest Telecom 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z Wet-bulb temperatures have crossed this critical threshold in at least two weather stations, one in the Persian Gulf and one in the Indus River Basin. Report warns about risk tipping points with irreversible impacts on people and planet 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z Earlier excavations of Indus sites in the Punjab region of today's Pakistan offer some clues about the burial practices of the Indus people. The mysteries of a mass graveyard of early Indians 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z Many rivers feed into the powerful Indus River, which runs through much of Pakistan. Monsoon Rains Cause Deadly Flooding in Pakistan 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z “India” has etymological roots in the Indus River, which was called “Sindhu” in Sanskrit. Is it India? Is it Bharat? Speculations abound as government pushes for the country’s Sanskrit name 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z India comes from the river Indus, which was called Sindhu in Sanskrit. Is India changing its name to Bharat? G20 invite controversy explained 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z Byron Gill, manager of the Pacific Opportunities Fund at U.S.-based Indus Capital, also draws parallels with Japan’s balance sheet recession during the country’s ‘lost decade’. Analysis-China's stubborn savers risk precipitating liquidity trap 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z The grave pit was often filled with pottery offerings before the coffin was lowered into it, according to Jonathan Mark Kenoyer of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, who is a scholar of the Indus Valley civilisation. The mysteries of a mass graveyard of early Indians 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z Pakistan said New Delhi had informed Islamabad about the release of water into the Ravi, as it is required to do under the 1960 Indus Water Treaty brokered by the World Bank. New Delhi schools close after monsoon floods kill at least 15, Pakistan on alert for more flooding 2023-07-10T04:00:00Z Another popular but not legally recognized name for the country is Hindustan, which means “land of the Indus” in Persian. Is it India? Is it Bharat? Speculations abound as government pushes for the country’s Sanskrit name 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z Travellers from as far away as Greece would identify the region southeast of the Indus River as India even before Alexander the Great's Indian campaign in 3rd century BCE. Is India changing its name to Bharat? G20 invite controversy explained 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z Pakistan's Foreign Office said that it remained fully committed to the implementation of the Indus Water Treaty and its settlement mechanism, which it termed a "foundational agreement" between the two countries. Hague court rejects India's objections over water treaty arbitration 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z Mysteries about the Indus civilisation endure: the writing, for example, has still not been deciphered. The mysteries of a mass graveyard of early Indians 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z Indus’ portfolio manager Howard Smith said he was focused on identifying beneficiaries of improving real wages such as domestic retailers and restaurants. How hedge funds plan to trade the second half of 2023 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z He pressed on into India for several months, following the Indus south, but finally his loyal but exhausted troops refused to go on. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z However, it is also possible that the people of the Indus valley developed some of these techniques independently. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Indus River dolphins have eyes so small that experts believe they are functionally blind, barely able to sense more than the intensity or direction of light. Mother Nature can't stop evolving eyes 2023-04-16T04:00:00Z Researchers now estimate the presence of at least 500 graves of the Indus society, one of the world's earliest urban civilisations. The mysteries of a mass graveyard of early Indians 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z Pakistan’s Ali Kazim evokes an earlier collapse with watercolor studies of the terra cotta remains of the Indus Valley culture that failed about 3,500 years ago. Review | In the galleries: She draws inspiration from neighborhood walks 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z "At this point, with geopolitical risks still high and valuations above levels just a few months ago, we are cautious," said John Pinkel, partner of Indus Capital, a New York-based hedge fund. Hedge funds unimpressed by Chinese internet giants' peppy earnings 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z The farmers of the Indus valley cultivated wheat and barley as well as raised cattle and sheep, as did the farmers of Mesopotamia and western Asia. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The South Asian neighbours have been arguing over hydroelectric projects on the shared Indus river and its tributaries for decades. World Bank resumed parallel proceedings on concern over Indus Water Treaty - spokesman 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z In November, a van crashed during floods in Pakistan’s south, killing 20 people in the Sindh province on Indus Highway, the Associated Press reported at the time. Over 40 dead after bus falls off bridge and catches fire in Pakistan 2023-01-29T05:00:00Z Prior to the drought, the Indus Valley civilization in contemporary Pakistan and northwest India had grown rapidly, building dense, complex cities and trade routes. What 5,000-year-old skeletons tell us about living with climate change 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z Pinkel says his Indus Select Strategy increased exposure in the fourth quarter but is stalling now. Hedge funds unimpressed by Chinese internet giants' peppy earnings 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z Unlike the case in Mesopotamia and Egypt, archaeologists have not uncovered clay tablets or papyrus rolls in the Indus valley. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z "The debate around the future of BOJ policy is far from settled," said Howard Smith, partner and portfolio manager at Indus Japan Strategies. Analysis: Japan's yen feels the heat from hard-line BOJ policy 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z Glaciers in this region feed water into massive river systems including the Indus and Ganges. Half of Earth’s glaciers could melt even if key warming goal is met, study says 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z Violence spread; Indus cities were largely abandoned within 200 years. What 5,000-year-old skeletons tell us about living with climate change 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z Some of the region’s glaciers also feed the Indus Basin Irrigation System, one of the world’s largest that services India and China and considered a lifeline for agricultural land in Pakistan. Climate Migration: Nomads move to towns in warming Ladakh 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z If Indus valley writing were deciphered, what could historians learn about the culture that we cannot currently know? World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z These are, however, expected to lift the prospects of domestic rivals, such as Indus App Bazaar, which offer thousands of apps in English and local languages. Google plans legal challenge to India's antitrust crackdown on Android-sources 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z The Indus River, which caused much of the devastations in Sindh, is now at normal levels, though authorities say it will take another two months to completely drain the water. Pakistani flood victims in worst-hit province return home 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z The biggest problems that Siddiqi and others point to are unrestricted building in flood zones and Pakistan’s reliance on engineering mega-projects like large dams and drainage systems along the Indus River Valley. Drive for climate compensation grows after Pakistan’s floods 2022-10-09T04:00:00Z The Indus Highway that runs past Sehwan is dotted with tent camps for displaced people. Pakistani hospital overwhelmed as water-borne illnesses spread 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z Bronze technology probably also entered the Indus River valley by the third millennium BCE through trade with Mesopotamia. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The order “will give rise to more choice and innovation for Indian developers,” Indus said this week. Google plans legal challenge to India's antitrust crackdown on Android-sources 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z “I wouldn’t be too underweight going into this Congress. I don’t think China’s challenges are that unprecedented in the world,” said Byron Gill, managing partner at Indus Capital Partners. Why no news may be good news for China-watching investors 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z The intense rains swelled the Indus River and triggered widespread flash floods, submerging large swaths of the country under water. Climate Change Likely Worsened Pakistan’s Devastating Floods 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z The Indus River, which had swelled until earlier this month, was now rushing at “normal” levels towards the Arabian Sea, according to Mohammad Irfan, an irrigation official in Sindh. Water begins receding in Pakistan’s worst flood-hit south 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z Merchants from the Indus valley may even have exported tin from Afghanistan to Mesopotamia, since this metal was in demand for the manufacture of bronze. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The intensity of the downpours saw the river Indus burst its banks, while landslides and urban flash floods swamped many areas. Climate change: Pakistan floods 'likely' made worse by warming 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z They also looked at the entire Indus region over two months and saw up to a 30% increase in rainfall there. Warming, other factors worsened Pakistan floods, study finds 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z The researchers first looked at the 60-day period of heaviest rainfall across the Indus River basin, a wide geographic area. Climate Change Likely Worsened Pakistan’s Devastating Floods 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z Authorities in southern Pakistan plan to breach the country's Indus Highway, a key transport link, to allow water to flow and prevent flooding in the town of Dadu, officials said on Sunday. Deaths from Papua New Guinea earthquake rise to seven - police 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z Notwithstanding the many obvious Mesopotamian influences and trading connections, the people of the Indus valley civilization developed their own unique culture. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Authorities in southern Pakistan plan to breach the country's Indus Highway, a key transport link, to allow water to flow and prevent flooding in the town of Dadu, officials said on Sunday. Jailed Malaysian ex-PM Najib needs "proper" medical care, says daughter 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z Dadu could suffer further flooding from the rising waters of the Indus River. Aid for flood victims arrives in hard-hit Pakistani province 2022-09-11T04:00:00Z The ruins near the Indus River were discovered in 1922 and to this day, mystery surrounds the disappearance of the civilization that dates back 4,500 years, coinciding with those of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia. UN chief appeals to world to help badly flood-hit Pakistan 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z The Indus is Pakistan’s largest river, and runs the length of the country from north to south, feeding towns, cities and large swathes of agricultural land along the way. Why Are Pakistan’s Floods So Extreme This Year? 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z The people of the Indus valley buried their dead with modest grave goods such as clay pots, which suggests a belief in an afterlife. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The swelling waters of the Indus, a major river in this part of the world, have wreaked havoc as heavy rains and massive flooding unleashed devastation across much of Pakistan. In flood-stricken Pakistan, rains damage archeological site 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z Being downstream on the Indus river, the southern parts of the country have witnessed swelling river waters flowing from the north. Flood-hit Pakistan breaches largest freshwater lake to avert overflow 2022-09-04T04:00:00Z The lake, located west of the Indus River, is the largest natural freshwater lake in Pakistan and one of the largest in Asia. Pakistani officials: Swelling lake could cause more flooding 2022-09-04T04:00:00Z Water is coming down from the mountains in the north and the flooded Indus river. Pakistan floods: 'We spent the whole night running from the flood' 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z The Sasanian Empire stretched from modern-day Armenia and Georgia in the west to the Indus River in the east. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The majority of Pakistan's population live along the Indus river, which swells and can flood during monsoon rains. How Pakistan floods are linked to climate change 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z Aside from historic rainfall, southern Pakistan has had to contend with increased flooding as a surge of water flowed down the Indus river. Flood-hit Pakistan breaches largest freshwater lake to avert overflow 2022-09-04T04:00:00Z Weather officials predict more rains and flash flooding in the month of September, with southern regions bracing for a surge of water from the Indus river. Pakistan's armed forces rescue 2,000 marooned by historic floods 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z Southern Pakistan braced for yet more flooding Thursday as a surge of water flowed down the Indus River, threatening further devastation in a country already a third inundated. World Digest: Sept. 1, 2022 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z Early in the second millennium BCE, however, the cities of this Indus valley culture experienced decline. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z A surge of water is now flowing down the Indus river, threatening communities in southern Sindh province. Time running out for Pakistan's flood-hit families 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z Although the rains stopped three days ago, large swaths of the country remain underwater, and the main rivers, the Indus and the Swat, are still swollen. In Pakistan, fears of waterborne diseases as floods recede 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z Although the rains stopped three days ago, large swaths of the country remain under water, and the main rivers, the Indus and the Swat, are still swollen. In Pakistan, fears of waterborne diseases as floods recede 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z Colossal volumes of water are pouring into the Indus river, which flows down the middle of the country from its northern peaks to southern plains, bringing flooding along its length. Aid groups in Pakistan seek easing of restrictions on food imports from India 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z Thanks to the Neolithic Revolution, which secured a stable food source and stimulated population growth, people began living in settled communities along the Indus River valley as a new early civilization developed. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The Indus River which flows through Sindh and Balochistan is fed by mountain tributaries in the north of the country, many of which have burst their banks following record rains and melting glaciers. Pakistan floods: Map and before/after photos show extent of devastation 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z Huge volumes of water are pouring into the Indus river, which flows down the middle of the country from its northern peaks to southern plains, bringing flooding along its length. U.N. issues flash appeal for $160 million to help Pakistan with floods 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z Record flooding has overwhelmed spots along the Indus River, which runs the length of the country. Your Monday Briefing: Record Heat Disrupts China 2022-08-28T04:00:00Z Huge tracts of land on both sides of the Indus are submerged. Aid groups in Pakistan seek easing of restrictions on food imports from India 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z Beginning around 2800 BCE, the Indus valley entered a new phase in its development with the growth of a great number of urban centers. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z “It seems like the entire Indus River has overflowed across Sindh,” he told Geo News, a television news broadcaster in Pakistan. Pakistan Hit by Deadly Floods of ‘Epic Proportions’ 2022-08-28T04:00:00Z The overloaded boat was heading to a wedding when it capsized in the Indus river in the district of Sadiqabad, the government said in a statement. At least 20 die, 30 missing after boat capsizes in Pakistan 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z History suggests that beef and even pork were consumed widely in ancient India as far back as the Indus valley civilisation. Meat ban in Delhi: What the battle to define India as vegetarian misses 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z Riding Bucephalus at the head of a great army, he conquered the lands from Greece to the Indus Valley. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The Indus valley civilization was spread over a very large area that today includes parts of Pakistan and India. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The company said it had launched a sale of 63.6 million of Indus shares, or about a 2.4% stake, and was in talks with various parties regarding the sale of the remaining shares. Vodafone looks to sell stake in Indian cell tower firm 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z Balance scales spread to the Aegean in the west and to the Indus Valley culture of South Asia in the east. A 2,700-Year-Old Figurine Revives a Weighty Mystery 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z In the upper Indus basin of the Himalayas, which straddles Afghanistan, China, India and Pakistan, glacial melt accounts for nearly half of river flow. Water Supplies From Glaciers May Peak Sooner Than Anticipated 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z Alexander and his army reached the Indus Valley. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Because Harappa was the first major site discovered by archaeologists, the term Harappan often appears as a synonym for Indus valley civilization. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z "They were cultivated around 3000BC during the Indus Valley civilisation. Grown in 21 states, there are region and state specific millets which are part of the food culture and religious rituals." Why I switched to eating grandma's food 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z “The Chinese villages across the Indus River have had multiple cell towers for the last 15 years, with cable TV, electricity lines, big concrete houses, wide, paved roads,” Tsering said. On volatile border between India and China, a high-altitude military buildup is underway 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z Annual spring thaws send meltwater into the tributaries of many of Asia’s largest rivers, such as the Yangtze, Indus and Mekong. Muddier Rivers Are Jeopardizing Dams and Water Quality for Millions 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z For almost 300 years, the Muslims were able to advance only as far as the Indus River valley. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The archaeological sites of Harappa in the north and Mohenjo-Daro in the south have received the most study of all the Indus valley cities and remain the best known. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The vast majority of people affected will live in South Asia and Africa, in river valleys like the Ganges, Indus, Nile and Niger. In cities, dangerous heat exposure has tripled since the 1980s, with the poor most at risk 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z The Nile, the Yangtse, the Ganges, the Amazon, the Indus “flow like lifeblood through their nation’s heart.” Review | A 2,000-mile journey through Russia’s lonely borderlands with China 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z Around 90% of the flood events observed by the scientists were in South and Southeast Asia, around the basins of major rivers including the Indus, Ganges-Brahmaputra and the Mekong. Floods: Research shows millions more at risk of flooding 2021-08-04T04:00:00Z The world’s tallest mountains to the north and a large desert to the east helped protect the Indus Valley from invasion. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The political organization across the Indus valley remains imperfectly understood, but it may have consisted of a collection of independent city-states, such as existed in ancient Sumer. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Cleaner skies over South Asia that resulted from pandemic lockdowns last year likely affected the timing of snowmelt in the Indus River basin of Pakistan and India, researchers reported on Monday. Pandemic Lockdowns Cut Pollution, Slowing Snowmelt in South Asia 2021-04-26T04:00:00Z The Indus River, one of the world’s largest, and its tributaries feed 80 percent of Pakistan’s irrigated agriculture. India-Pakistan detente continues with water-sharing talks 2021-03-22T04:00:00Z As air pollution across India dropped by a third, mountain snowpacks in the Indus Basin grew brighter. Opinion | The Secret Life of a Coronavirus 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z The Indus River flows southwest from the Himalayas to the Arabian Sea. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The lower sections of the Indus valley cities consisted of residential quarters and workshops. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z For example: Can a student make a tourism pamphlet for Indus Valley civilizations rather than complete 10 homework packets? Look to refugee schools for lessons on teaching kids after COVID, some experts say 2021-02-22T05:00:00Z Elsewhere on the subcontinent, outburst floods in the mountains in 1929 affected the Indus River nearly 500 miles away. Mountains, Ice and Climate Change: A Recipe for Disasters 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z During this time, civilizations across western Asia and the Middle East went through major upheavals, such as the collapse of the Akkadian Empire of Mesopotamia and the abandonment of cities in the Indus Valley. Ancient megadrought may explain civilization’s ‘missing millennia’ in Southeast Asia 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z Much of the lower Indus Valley is occupied by the Thar Desert. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z As early as the empire of Sargon of Akkad, Mesopotamian traders operating in the Persian Gulf sailed as far as modern-day Pakistan to trade with the people of the Indus River valley. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The great bath at Mohenjo-daro, a city of the Indus civilization built around 2500 bc in what is now Pakistan.Credit: How did ancient cities weather crises? 2020-07-13T04:00:00Z But Jonathan Kenoyer, an archaeologist and Indus expert at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, remains skeptical that the chicken arose in Southeast Asia. The chicken first crossed the road in Southeast Asia, ‘landmark’ gene study finds 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z He cited an example of a vast winter pastureland known as Kakjung, close to the Indus river. India-China Himalayan standoff deadly for cashmere herds 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z However, the floods along the Indus were unpredictable. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Writing used as a means of communication and recordkeeping probably also helped the Indus valley civilization profit from long-distance trade with Mesopotamia and Egypt. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z In the northwest of the Indian subcontinent, the Indus civilization flourished in the third millennium bc, with remarkable cities at Harappa and Mohenjo-daro that featured brick houses, advanced drainage and a large public bath. How did ancient cities weather crises? 2020-07-13T04:00:00Z Many civilizations began beside great rivers: the Tigris and Euphrates in what’s now Iraq, the Nile in Egypt, the Indus in India and Pakistan, and the Yellow in China. Smart-technology spies, a final warning on the environment, and the staggering costs of cancer: Books in brief 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z Cairo was then the centre of a global maritime power, with tentacles stretching from the eastern Mediterranean to the Indus Valley and down the East African coast. Books for our time: seven classics that speak to us now 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z By about 3200 B.C., people were farming in villages along the Indus River. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Merchants from Sumer traveled to the Indus River valley to establish trade in luxury items such as lapis lazuli. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The latter will include geopolitical tensions, given the Indus intersects national boundaries; but the most obvious threat is climate change. 1.9 billion people rely on natural 'water towers' 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z There’s little glory in Dervla Murphy’s Where the Indus Is Young, in which she spends a winter in northern Pakistan with her six-year-old daughter. Ultrarunning, prison, surviving Aids ... the best tales of endurance 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z The 10 most efficient funnels of plastic waste are the Yangtze, Yellow, Hai, Pearl, Amur Mekong, Indus and Ganges Delta in Asia and the Niger and Nile in Africa. Editorials from around Pennsylvania 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z Around 2500 B.C., while Egyptians were building pyramids, people in the Indus Valley were laying the bricks for India’s first cities. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Significant archaeological evidence suggests that urban women in the Indus valley were influential figures who functioned as specialists in rituals. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The sampled individual, most likely a woman based on her DNA, was buried among dozens of ceramic bowls and vases in an Indus site known as Rakhigarhi, about 150 kilometers northwest of modern-day Delhi. Genome of nearly 5000-year-old woman links modern Indians to ancient civilization 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z The BBC travelled to Dera Ismail Khan, a town on the banks of the river Indus that is the gateway to the remote and forbidding tribal areas, to meet the man whose house was hit. Uncovering Pakistan's secret human rights abuses 2019-06-01T04:00:00Z We’ve already seen tensions rise around the basins of the Nile, Central Asia’s Indus River and the Mekong in Southeast Asia. Opinion | John Kerry: Disband your climate denial panel, Mr. President 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z Archaeologists have found the ruins of more than 100 settlements along the Indus and its tributaries mostly in modern-day Pakistan. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z That scholars can draw such a wide array of plausible conclusions speaks to the fact that the Indus valley likely had a very fluid class structure and a highly complex society. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Now working with a bank of Indus genomes presumed to be 12 individuals strong, the researchers compared their genetic signatures to DNA from other ancient civilizations in Eurasia as well as modern populations. Genome of nearly 5000-year-old woman links modern Indians to ancient civilization 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z There is a frayed inventory of the items that were divided between the two countries, including textiles and Indus Valley antiquities. ‘We Were Friends, and Then We Started Killing Each Other.’ India Recalls Partition. Carefully. 2019-02-23T05:00:00Z Indus aims to launch to the Moon “multiple times” over the next three to five years, says Sheelika Ravishankar, who heads up outreach for the firm. First private Moon lander heralds new lunar space race 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z Seals probably used by Indus merchants to identify their goods have been found in Sumer. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Around 200 BCE, the Bactrian kingdom invaded and conquered the Indus River valley. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z A resulting Indus family tree revealed that although the civilization collapsed nearly 4000 years ago, its genetic stock forms the basis of most people living in India today, the team reports today in Cell. Genome of nearly 5000-year-old woman links modern Indians to ancient civilization 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z The glaciers feed ten of the world's most important river systems, including the Ganges, Indus, Yellow, Mekong and Irrawaddy, and directly or indirectly supply billions of people with food, energy, clean air and incomes. Warming threatens Himalayan glaciers 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z The Indus and central Asian rivers will be most affected. A third of Himalayan ice cap doomed, finds 'shocking' report 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z In time, Cyrus controlled an empire that spanned 2,000 miles, from the Indus River in the east to Anatolia in the west. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The most famous of the Bactrian kings of India was Menander I, whose kingdom stretched from the Indus River valley to the upper Ganges in central India. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Yet the new study suggests the Iranian-related DNA in both the Indus individuals and modern Indians actually predates the rise of agriculture in Iran by some 2000 years. Genome of nearly 5000-year-old woman links modern Indians to ancient civilization 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z The bus was taking workers to their homes from the site of Dasu Dam being built on the Indus River in Kohistan district. Landslide engulfs Pakistani bus with workers, killing 8 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z Meltwater feeds ten great rivers, including the Indus, Brahmaputra, Ganges, Yellow and Yangtze, on which almost one-fifth of the world’s population depends1. Collapsing glaciers threaten Asia’s water supplies 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z The Indus River provided an excellent means of transportation for trade goods. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Cuneiform tablets from Mesopotamia refer to the Indus valley as Meluhha and document that precious stones such as lapis lazuli and carnelian, as well as marine shells from the Indian Ocean, were imported from there. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z His focus is the Indian subcontinent, dominated by the monsoon, climate extremes and the great Himalayan rivers, such as the Indus, Ganges and Brahmaputra. India: a turbulent tale of rivers, floods and monsoons 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z While it improved the electricity situation in the country for some time, it gradually led to the desertification of millions of acres of land in the Indus Delta region of Sindh province. The mega-dam crowdfunded by a judge 2018-10-28T04:00:00Z More than 80% of irrigated agricultural land in Pakistan depends on the river Indus and its tributaries, most of which flow from the Himalayas. Pakistan bans Indian TV channels 2018-10-27T04:00:00Z The Indus River provided a link to the sea. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Historians speculate that the religion of the Indus valley might have influenced later Indian cultures. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z He is the CEO of Indus Community Services, an organisation that serves newcomers in Brampton. 'Everybody fits in': inside the Canadian cities where minorities are the majority 2018-09-04T04:00:00Z But experts believe it will still hurt the Indus Delta region, where residents are already protesting against the building of the dam. The mega-dam crowdfunded by a judge 2018-10-28T04:00:00Z The plural, rich and tolerant culture of Al-Hind - the land beyond the river Indus, as the Arabs and Persians called northern India then - allowed different sensibilities, religions and traditions to coexist. The Mughal queen who became a feminist icon 2018-09-01T04:00:00Z This access allowed Indus Valley inhabitants to develop trade with distant peoples, including the Mesopotamians. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Artisans of the Indus valley were also very busy manufacturing pottery and seals. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z It began with a destructive drought, whose effects lasted two centuries, and severely disrupted civilisations in Egypt, Greece, Syria, Palestine, Mesopotamia, the Indus Valley, and the Yangtze River Valley. Welcome to the Meghalayan Age 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z Four other teams are still competing against SpaceIL for the honour of winning the Google Lunar XPrize - Moon Express from the US, Team Indus from India, Hakuto from Japan, and Synergy Moon, an international group. Israeli spacecraft to land on Moon in 2019 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z The final installment of the four-part series "First Civilizations" charts the development of trade in the Indus River Valley in South Asia. TV This Week, May 13-19: 'The Royal Wedding Live With Cord and Tish!' and more 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z Unlike the cities of the Indus Valley or Fertile Crescent, Anyang was built mainly of wood. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z What evidence suggests that the walled citadel areas in Indus valley cities may have been used for religious purposes? World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The 65 ancient people from Pakistan also show this combination, although they all lived after the Indus civilization declined. South Asians are descended from a mix of farmers, herders, and hunter-gatherers, ancient DNA reveals 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z The Ganges, historically relied on for agriculture, and the Indus Rivers are often listed as the most endangered in the world. How an Indian Guru Cleans the World's Most Polluted Rivers 2018-03-21T04:00:00Z India’s Team Indus and Japan’s Hakuto plan to share an Indian rocket to the moon. SpaceX rocket launches, shooting for moon in 2018 2018-01-01T05:00:00Z Historians know less about the civilization in the Indus Valley than about those to the west. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z What suggests that the religion of the Indus valley civilization may have survived for many centuries in a different form? World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, herders from the Eurasian steppe moved into the northern part of the subcontinent and mixed with Indus periphery people still there, forming the Ancestral North Indian population. South Asians are descended from a mix of farmers, herders, and hunter-gatherers, ancient DNA reveals 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z By 2000 B.C.E., an organized trading system supplied materials from as far east as the Indus civilization and as far west as the Levant to the wealthy city-state of Ur. Was trading by nomads crucial to the rise of cities? 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z For unknown reasons, people fled the Indus Valley in what is today Pakistan and northwestern India to establish smaller villages and farms farther to the east. Ancient Asian cultures may have risen and fallen on the strength of monsoons 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z They have not yet deciphered the Indus system of writing. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z What are some of the theories about the decline of the Indus valley civilization? World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z That allowed, I believe, the Indus communities to flourish because they were saved from devastating floods. Early civilisation thrived without river 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z Basmati rice, one of India’s best-known exports, may only be grown in the plains near the Indus and Ganges rivers. Indian states do battle over a sickly treat 2017-11-16T05:00:00Z It ranges from the baffling ancient Indus script to Alan Turing's crucial Second World War codebreaking and the promise of quantum cryptography. Books in brief : Nature : Nature Research 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z At its height, however, the civilization of the Indus Valley influenced an area much larger than did either Mesopotamia or Egypt. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z We know there was trade between the Indus valley civilization and that of Mesopotamia. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Nearly two-thirds exceeded the WHO recommended threshold, and extremely high concentrations—above 200 micrograms per liter—were found along the Indus River valley. Arsenic in drinking water threatens up to 60 million in Pakistan 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z According to a UN report, seals from the Indus Valley civilization place domestic elephants in the region as far back as 2500 B.C. Elephants Rescue Hundreds of People From Floods 2017-08-16T04:00:00Z India takes its name from the Indus, which flows through Sindh, my hometown in Pakistan. Partition, 70 years on: Salman Rushdie, Kamila Shamsie and other writers reflect 2017-08-05T04:00:00Z Other factors had an impact on the Indus subcontinent. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z But it remains unclear to what extent the rise of the Indus valley culture can be attributed to connections with Mesopotamia. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Key agricultural areas in the Indus and Ganges river basins will be hit particularly hard, reducing crop yields and increasing hunger in some of the world’s most densely populated regions, researchers said. World Digest: Aug. 2, 2017 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z With satellites and cell phones, farming is making a comeback in the water-scarce Indus valley. Nature Therapy Can Work 2017-06-26T04:00:00Z The grasslands were formed from sediments deposited by rivers, including the Indus river, before an earthquake in 1819 changed its course. Satellite Eye on Earth: May 2017 – in pictures 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z This was at least a thousand years after the walls of Ur, the great pyramids of Egypt, and the planned cities of the Indus Valley were built. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z What elements of Indus valley culture may have been influenced by Mesopotamia? World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z He delivered curries, bottled raita sauce and cleaned the kitchen at Indus Valley, often seven days a week, 10 or more hours a day, earning as little as $400 per week, for four years. Workers Find Winning a Wage Judgment Can Be an Empty Victory 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z So, Iran, for example, mainly imports rice from Pakistan irrigated by the Upper Ganges and Lower Indus aquifers. Food trade drains global water sources at 'alarming' rates - BBC News 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z India's Team Indus is one of five groups in race to put a privately funded spacecraft on the Moon. Team Indus: India's race to the moon - BBC News 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z About the time the civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the Indus Valley fell to outside invaders, a people called the Shang rose to power in northern China. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z What elements are unique to the cities of the Indus valley? World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z He noted, however, that India would be attending a regular meeting of the Indus Commission later this month in Lahore, even though the broader peace dialogue was on hold. India fast-tracks Kashmir hydro projects that could affect Pakistan water supplies 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z In the Indus capital of Mohenjo-daro in today’s Pakistan, for example, the art depicts few individual people, and houses built with standard-sized bricks line regularly spaced city blocks. It wasn't just Greece: Archaeologists find early democratic societies in the Americas 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z BBC Click's Spencer Kelly went to meet members of Team Indus to see how the project was progressing. Team Indus: India's race to the moon - BBC News 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z Like the pyramids of Egypt or the cities of the Indus Valley, these walls demonstrate the Shang rulers’ ability to raise and control large forces of workers. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z In what ways do the Indus valley cities resemble those of Mesopotamia? World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Hirrak did much to protect the livelihoods of communities along the Indus. The mysterious murder of an NGO worker in Pakistan 2017-03-03T05:00:00Z But Mr Deshmukh believes that Android's efforts to create more products in Indian languages will help Indus OS. Indus OS: India's multi-lingual operating system - BBC News 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z And that’s to say nothing of the Indus Valley civilisation in modern-day India/Pakistan, argued by some to be the world’s oldest. From Jericho to Tokyo: the world's largest cities through history – mapped 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z At the same time, another Indo-European people, the Aryans, whose homeland was probably somewhere between the Caspian and Aral seas, crossed over the northwest mountain passes into the Indus River Valley of India. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Historians’ inability to read the writing of the Indus valley civilization means that we know less about this culture than we do about Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Axiom Research Labs’ Team Indus, which is made up of former scientists from the Indian Space Research Organization, is competing in Google’s Lunar XPrize challenge, the Wall Street Journal reports. Indian Startup Plans To Launch Moon Mission In A Year 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z Apart from multiple languages, Indus OS also offers simplified predictive typing and translation between regional languages - a technology patented by the company. Indus OS: India's multi-lingual operating system - BBC News 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z It's thought that this small farming community was a precursor to the entire Indus Valley civilization, one of the most important cultures in the ancient world. This 6,000-year-old amulet is the oldest example of a technology still used by NASA 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z Alexander the Great brought the Indus Valley in the northwest under Macedonian control—but left almost immediately. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The Indus valley cities also included an industrial area where workshops were located. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z His government is examining its options over a treaty that governs the use of the Indus River and its tributaries, a lifeline for Pakistan’s economy. India to Boycott South Asia Summit as It Blames Pakistan for Attack 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z And companies like Indus are hoping that these consumers will buy smartphones not for their features or the price tag but rather for the languages they understand. Indus OS: India's multi-lingual operating system - BBC News 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z The Indus Water Treaty, brokered by the World Bank and signed not long after both countries gained independence from Britain, regulates river flows between the two nations. India and Pakistan Risk Going to War Over Water 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z He wanted to reestablish Macedonian control over the Indus Valley. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The Indus valley seals were inscribed with depictions of human figures and animals such as bulls and goats, likely totems for families or lineages, and brief inscriptions that likely indicate names, titles, or occupations. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z His new adventure-romance film is set in the Indus Valley civilisation, which began nearly 5,000 years ago in an area which is now in Pakistan and northern India. Why a Bollywood film has been accused of distorting history - BBC News 2016-09-05T04:00:00Z The Indus Basin aquifer in northwest India and Pakistan is the second-most threatened, and the Murzuk-Djado Basin in northern Africa the third. What You Need to Know About the World's Water Wars The first known one was built by the Harappans, a civilization based in the Indus River Valley that flourished around 2600 B.C. Five Millennia of Swimming Pools 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z During approximately the same time period as the Old Kingdom and Middle Kingdom existed in Egypt, civilization was emerging in the Indus River Valley. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Archaeologists have found seals from the Indus valley in ancient Sumerian cities such as Ur. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z “The Indus is certainly changing, and local communities are feeling the pinch,” Shresth Tayal, a glaciologist at the Energy and Resources Institute in New Delhi, told a meeting in Columbus, Ohio, last month. Stressed Indus River threatens Pakistan’s water supplies 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z They are a gang of bandits operating along a stretch of Indus river in the remote south of Punjab province. Who are Pakistan's Chhotu bandits? - BBC News 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z The incident occurred at 11:18 p.m. at Indus Food International Market in the 900 block of Fourth Street. Police-involved shooting in Laurel, Md., after burglary call at store 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z Farming is possible only in the areas directly watered by the Indus. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z On the left is a seal from the Indus valley civilization, and on the right is a modern clay impression made from it. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z As the overall climate warms, monsoons increasingly invade the mountain chains of the Indus upstream, where glaciers reside, says study co-author Hayley Fowler, a climate modeller at Newcastle University, UK. Stressed Indus River threatens Pakistan’s water supplies 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z So in 2005, the Chhotu gang found themselves under considerable pressure after they kidnapped 12 Chinese engineers from nearby Indus Highway. Who are Pakistan's Chhotu bandits? - BBC News 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z Others put the red line at Pakistan’s sprawling Indus River basin. Nuclear winter on a planetary scale: The biggest threat to mankind virtually no one is talking about 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z The Indus and Ganges and the lands they water make up a large area that stretches 1,700 miles across northern India and is called the Indo-Gangetic Plain. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Their kings commanded power, wealth, and authority over an area stretching from the Indus River to the Nile. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The Indus flows through India, Afghanistan and China before reaching Pakistan, which it crosses from north to south. Stressed Indus River threatens Pakistan’s water supplies 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z Other cities follow: in the Indus Valley, now Pakistan; on the banks of the River Nile in Egypt; and in the east along the Yellow River in China. The rise of the urbanite : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z The Indus Valley civilisation flourished for three thousand years before disappearing suddenly around 1500 BC. Rakhigarhi: Indian town could unlock mystery of Indus civilisation 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z The civilization that emerged along the Indus River faced many of the same challenges as the ancient Mesopotamian and Egyptian civilizations. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z There, early human communities capable of agriculture flourished near the fertile plains around the Indus River and other waters fed annually by the region’s monsoons. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Tashfeen Malik's path to accused mass killer in California began in a small city on the Indus River in Pakistan's Punjab province. Exclusive: Investigators piece together portrait of Pakistani woman in shooting massacre 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z High tectonic activity has accompanied the birth and growth of many ancient civilizations in the Middle East, Greece and Italy and, to a lesser extent, the Indus Valley and China. Geophysics: Vast forces underfoot : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z Traces of parasites may tell archaeologists what the people of the Indus Valley civilisation ate. Rakhigarhi: Indian town could unlock mystery of Indus civilisation 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z Indus Valley civilization is sometimes called Harappan civilization, because of the many archaeological discoveries made at that site. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Equipped with those tools, the Indus River valley produced two of the ancient world’s most technologically advanced cities, Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z At the other end of the spectrum are the highly populous Indus and Ganges systems in southern Asia, home to a combined 966 million people. 6 Places Where Melting Snow Means Less Drinking Water 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z The group's 42 percent stake in the Indian mobile masts company Indus Towers would be included in the initial public offer, Colao said in Barcelona. Vodafone says decided against spinning off emerging markets unit 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z Second, no names of Indus rulers or personages are known from myths or historical records: no equivalents of Rameses or Ptolemy, who were known to hieroglyphic decipherers from records of ancient Egypt available in Greek. Ancient civilization: Cracking the Indus script 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z In contrast, the people of the Indus laid out their cities on a precise grid system. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z All these aspects of the Indus valley culture left an imprint on later Indian civilizations. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z As a result, the Indus saw a snowpack decline in 37 percent of the trials, and for the Ganges, 63. 6 Places Where Melting Snow Means Less Drinking Water 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z Venktesh Shukla, a venture capitalist and president of the Silicon Valley networking group the Indus Entrepreneurs, said even in the smallest of villages, Muslims live next to Hindus and white-collar professionals next to weavers. Indian immigrants are tech's new titans 2015-08-11T04:00:00Z It is conceivable that such a treasure may exist in Mesopotamia, given its trade links with the Indus civilization. Ancient civilization: Cracking the Indus script 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z Unlike the earlier inhabitants of the Indus Valley, the Aryans had not developed a writing system. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z There is no consensus answer, though the Indus valley civilization may have developed as a series of small republic-like states, dominated by religious specialists such as priests presiding over an intensely hierarchical class system. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z So civilisation got a head start in the Nile delta, the Indus, the Ganges and the Brahmaputra, the Yangtze, and elsewhere. Sea defences not enough to protect delta cities from rising flood risk – study 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z The Indus Basin aquifer in northwestern India and Pakistan is the second most vulnerable, and the Murzuk-Djado Basin in north Africa is the third. A third of world's aquifers are being sucked dry: NASA data 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z A minority of researchers query whether the Indus script was capable of expressing a spoken language, mainly because of the brevity of inscriptions. Ancient civilization: Cracking the Indus script 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z The uniformity in the cities’ planning and construction suggests that the Indus peoples had developed a strong central government. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The written language of the Indus valley civilization featured more than four hundred symbols that functioned as pictures of ideas, words, and numbers. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The most-stressed aquifer is the Arabian Aquifer System, followed by the Indus Basin in northwestern India and Pakistan and the Murzuk-Djado Basin in northern Africa. Satellites Find Less Groundwater Left 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z That was followed by the Indus Basin in India and Pakistan, then the Murzuk-Djado Basin in Libya and Niger. New NASA data show how the world is running out of water 2015-06-16T04:00:00Z Nevertheless, the brevity of Indus texts may indeed suggest that it represented only limited aspects of an Indus language. Ancient civilization: Cracking the Indus script 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z Around 1750 B.C., the quality of building in the Indus Valley cities declined. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Through its proximity to the sea to the south via the Indus River valley, Kushan also connected maritime and overland trade routes, and Kushan materials have been found in locations from Scandinavia to Ethiopia. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Even if a Russian invasion force trekked two thousand miles across mountain ranges, deserts, and the Indus River, a rested and ready British army awaited in India. American Hawks Should Stop Flattering Themselves: They're Not Playing A Great Game With Putin 2015-06-14T04:00:00Z That water-sharing treaty, signed in 1960, divides the Indus River system equally between India and Pakistan, giving each country exclusive use of three of the river's tributaries. Rapid groundwater depletion threatens Pakistan food security: officials 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z If these sites, and some others within Pakistan and India, were to be excavated, there seems a reasonable prospect of a widely accepted, if incomplete, decipherment of the Indus script. Ancient civilization: Cracking the Indus script 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z The plate movement probably caused earthquakes and floods and altered the course of the Indus River. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z These kingdoms, which extended from the Indus River valley in northwestern India to the Ganges River in the northeast, flourished for a time. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z TiECON, where the Welches spoke last week, is the annual conference of The Indus Entrepreneurs, the largest entrepreneurship organization in the world. Jack Welch -- Be The "Chief Meaning Officer" 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z On the Chinese side, the headwaters of the Mekong, the Indus, and the Brahmaputra are all being transformed by huge hydro projects, with unknown consequences for the rivers and incalculable potential for catastrophic hazards. Nepal’s Dangerous Dams 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z The Indus script is made up of partially pictographic signs and human and animal motifs including a puzzling 'unicorn'. Ancient civilization: Cracking the Indus script 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z As Chapter 3 explains, the Aryans, a nomadic people from north of the Hindu Kush mountains, swept into the Indus Valley around 1500 B.C. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z "This is Pakistan's first opportunity since the 1960 Indus Water Treaty to change its economic geography," he says. Is China-Pakistan 'silk road' a game-changer? - BBC News 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z Rajanpur is one of the poorest districts in the otherwise prosperous central province of Punjab, where the Panjnad River flows into the Indus River, Pakistan's lifeline. Women take on floods and hunger in rural Pakistan: TRFN 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z Every few years, tens of thousands people move to greener pastures in nearby farming districts, closer to the River Indus. Ray of light in Pakistan's drought-hit Thar desert 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z In 1932, Flinders Petrie — the most celebrated Egyptologist of his day — proposed an Indus decipherment on the basis of the supposed similarity of its pictographic principles to those of Egyptian hieroglyphs. Ancient civilization: Cracking the Indus script 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z She tells us not just about the Indus people's skills in metallurgy but also about their art, society and women as well. The ancient city that's crumbling away 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z Even more pollution enters the Arabian Sea from the Indus River, which travels the length of Pakistan’s sugar cane and industrial belt before emptying near the Pakistan-India border. On the shores of the Arabian Sea, pollution erodes a way of life 2015-03-14T04:00:00Z Most of her neighbors in the riverine areas of Rajanpur district, which straddles the Indus, do not own land either and are struggling to recover from the flooding. Women take on floods and hunger in rural Pakistan: TRFN 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z The 2,000-mile-long Indus River, which rises in the Himalayas and spans the country, feeds a vast network of irrigation canals that line fields producing wheat, vegetables and cotton, all major sources of foreign currency. Pakistan Braces for Major Water Shortages 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z Views vary on how many signs there are in the Indus script. Ancient civilization: Cracking the Indus script 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z It lies on the banks of the River Indus in the province of Sind, in Pakistan. The ancient city that's crumbling away 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z German team Part-Time Scientists won prize money in the mobility and imaging categories, while India's Team Indus and Japan's Hakuto were awarded one prize each. Milestone prizes announced for Google's Lunar XPRIZE competition 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z The other winning teams were Team Indus, based in India, for its lander, and Hakuto, based in Japan, for imaging. Millions Paid by X Prize Foundation for Progress Toward Trip to Moon 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z “We will never let it happen,” he said, citing the Indus Water Treaty, an agreement between the two countries that was brokered by the World Bank and signed in the 1960s. Pakistan Braces for Major Water Shortages 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z More than a thousand Indus settlements covered at least 800,000 square kilometres of what is now Pakistan and northwestern India. Ancient civilization: Cracking the Indus script 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z Shared water has brought states together; the 1960 Indus Water Treaty between India and Pakistan survived three wars and remains in force today. The rising pressure of global water shortages 2014-12-28T05:00:00Z Pakistan is merely the latest of various states and civilizations anchored either in the Indus River valley or in that of the Ganges. Rearranging the Subcontinent 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z The river flows from Kashmir to the Pakistan side, and then down into Pakistan's lower Indus river basin. A week on from flood, 150,000 still stranded in Indian Kashmir 2014-09-14T04:00:00Z He said authorities were gearing up to deal with worsening conditions as the waters of the Chenab and Indus Rivers were rising. Army battling to rescue stranded people in Kashmir 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z The conditional entropies of the Indus script seem to be most similar to those of Sumerian cuneiform. Ancient civilization: Cracking the Indus script 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z Indus: One of the highlights at this fast-casual version of a Beverly Hills Indian restaurant is its fresh nan, griddled right in front of you at the window. An eclectic dining mix at the Taste at Figat7th 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z Karachi gets most of its water from the Indus River - about 550 million gallons per day - and another 100 million gallons from the Hub Dam that is supplied by water from neighboring Baluchistan province. AP News in Brief at 5:58 a.m. EDT 2014-08-24T04:00:00Z He delivers food for Indus Valley, an Indian restaurant on the Upper West Side, making $5.25 an hour plus tips. Another Voice Joins Chorus for Fair Pay 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z More than a billion people live in the alluvial plains of the Ganga, Indus and Brahmaputra rivers who would be drastically affected if the glaciers were to disappear altogether. IPCC Finally Acknowledges Its “Himalayan Blunder” 2014-04-04T14:32:50Z I became smitten in the late 1980s when tasked to research the Indus script by a leading documentary producer. Ancient civilization: Cracking the Indus script 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z A sense of siege prevails west of the Indus River, even though that area is garrisoned by Pakistan’s military. Op-Ed Contributor: Pakistan Mustn't Surrender 2014-02-23T23:30:04Z Indus plans to use a launcher from the Indian Space Research Organisation or the agency’s commercial arm, Antrix, but has no funds secured as yet for its $30-million mission. Moon shots stuck on Earth 2014-02-19T18:50:46.611Z Meanwhile, Pakistan's Sindh province is planning to ask India to "return" a famous statue from the Indus Valley civilisation that existed around 2500BC on the subcontinent, the reports. Indian media: Will AAP make a national impact? 2014-02-03T07:55:44Z It is the world's oldest surviving city and dates back to the pre-Hindu Indus Valley civilisation. Pakistan festival 'damaging ruins' 2014-01-30T19:03:53Z Now — as a result of increased collaboration between archaeologists, linguists and experts in the digital humanities — it looks possible that the Indus script may yield some of its secrets. Ancient civilization: Cracking the Indus script 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z Triggered by unusually heavy monsoon rains, the fast-rising waters along the heavily populated Indus River Valley affected some 20 million people, leaving about 11 million homeless. Heat Stress Drives Climate Migration 2014-01-27T17:00:00Z Indus This team from India is expecting a prototype of its 300-kg lander to be delivered soon. Moon shots stuck on Earth 2014-02-19T18:50:46.611Z In Asia, 2 billion people in five major river basins—the Ganges, Indus, Brahmaputra, Yangtze, and Yellow—depend on Himalayan meltwater. How Israeli Snowmakers Are Saving Alpine Skiing 2014-01-23T20:09:35Z They were made at a time when this smallest of Arab nations was the capital of a huge commercial network stretching from Mesopotamia to the Indus Valley. Bahrain museum expands horizons 2014-01-23T07:02:01Z Whatever their differences, all Indus researchers agree that there is no consensus on the meaning of the script. Ancient civilization: Cracking the Indus script 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z The Chenab is a major tributary of the Indus river that originates in Tibet and flows through India into Pakistan. S Asia disunity foils flood warnings 2013-07-19T00:40:13Z The bomb exploded Sunday afternoon as a convoy of the paramilitary Frontier Corps was passing along the main Indus Highway in Badaber on the southern fringe of the provincial capital of Peshawar. Pakistan Bombing Kills Civilians 2013-06-30T12:51:09Z Charging across lush fields of wheat and cotton, the train crossed into Sindh Province, where it halted at Sukkur, on the Indus River. Pakistan’s Railroads Sum Up Nation’s Woes 2013-05-19T01:12:03Z The Indus River Valley aquifer will run dry. The Limits of the Earth-Part 1: Problems 2013-04-17T13:45:00.733Z But the judge, Alison J. Nathan of United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, rejected both Indus Valley's argument and its request to dismiss the suit. City Room: Restaurant Loses Effort to Have Ex-Delivery Workers' Suit Dismissed 2013-02-06T00:25:13Z One technology it managed to develop was seaworthy ships, rather than mere boats, and Indus valley states used them to trade with their Middle Eastern neighbours. Prehistoric migration: An Antipodean Raj 2013-01-17T16:04:38Z The days when the gigantic Indian rivers — the Ganges, Indus and Brahmaputra — roar freely down the steep slopes of the Himalayas may be numbered. Flood of protest hits Indian dams 2012-12-05T18:50:16.967Z At Attock, the train crawled over a spectacular bridge spanning the Indus River, passing under an ancient hilltop fort built by a Mughal emperor in the 16th century, now occupied by the Pakistani Army. Pakistan’s Railroads Sum Up Nation’s Woes 2013-05-19T01:12:03Z The Indus River Valley aquifer under India’s breadbasket is being drained at a rate of 20 cubic kilometers a year. The Limits of the Earth-Part 1: Problems 2013-04-17T13:45:00.733Z A lawyer for the workers, Jane Chung, said that labor law bars restaurants from taking from workers' tips without an explicit exemption, and said that the judge's ruling effectively declares Indus Valley's practice illegal. City Room: Restaurant Loses Effort to Have Ex-Delivery Workers' Suit Dismissed 2013-02-06T00:25:13Z Archaeological evidence suggests that the Indus valley civilisation did not extend into the area where the telltale SNP patterns came from, so any connection is speculative. Prehistoric migration: An Antipodean Raj 2013-01-17T16:04:38Z That was the message this weekend as 1,100 delegates met in Delhi for TiEcon, the annual conference of The Indus Entrepreneurs, or TiE. India Ink: Under Pressure, India's Entrepreneurs Look for Help From Unusual Corner 2012-10-03T11:47:57Z India is home to three major river systems -- the Ganges, Brahmaputra and the Indus -- which support 700 million people. Regions Where Water Disputes Are Fuelling Tensions: A Global Snapshot 2012-07-24T18:15:23.080Z The region's three major river systems - the Indus, the Ganges and the Brahmaputra - sustain India and Pakistan's breadbasket states and many of their major cities including New Delhi and Islamabad, as well as Bangladesh. Thirsty South Asia's river rifts threaten "water wars" 2012-07-23T10:44:57Z The agreements, Judge Nathan wrote, "suggest that Indus Valley deducted from gratuities costs beyond those incurred as the result of converting credit card gratuities to cash." City Room: Restaurant Loses Effort to Have Ex-Delivery Workers' Suit Dismissed 2013-02-06T00:25:13Z It was not a case of metalworking being introduced, so an organised expedition of settlers from one of the Indus valley states can probably be ruled out. Prehistoric migration: An Antipodean Raj 2013-01-17T16:04:38Z Ditto India - a strong opponent of whaling in rhetoric, but whose custody of river dolphins in the Ganges and Indus systems on the internationally recognised Red List. Whaling moves beyond the harpoon 2012-07-07T15:29:03Z The Indus supplies some 80 percent of Pakistan's irrigated land. Regions Where Water Disputes Are Fuelling Tensions: A Global Snapshot 2012-07-24T18:15:23.080Z The Indian government has put large hydroelectric projects on the Indus in Kashmir, and the vast majority of electricity created by these dams is routed south out of the state of Jammu-Kashmir. Dot Earth Blog: Postcard from Kashmir 2012-06-29T14:23:14Z A representative from Indus Valley declined to comment. City Room: Restaurant Loses Effort to Have Ex-Delivery Workers' Suit Dismissed 2013-02-06T00:25:13Z An Ancient Civilization, Upended by Climate Change An arid mud flat in the Indus delta where geologists and archaeologists studied ancient climatic conditions. Green Blog: An Ancient Civilization, Upended by Climate Change 2012-05-29T15:59:24Z Soon after 321, Macedonian supremacy beyond the Indus collapsed before the advance of the native Maurya dynasty, and about 303 even large districts west of the Indus were ceded by Seleucus. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z We now entered the most Northwestern Province of India, the Punjaub, which signifies in Persian "the land of the five streams," which coming together like the fingers of a hand, make the Indus. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z We started from the Indus, firmly resolved to march to Herat, if necessary; but when we had reached Kandahar, we found it impossible to advance further. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 2012-04-18T02:00:17.060Z Following protracted and painstaking negotiations, they signed an accord in 1960 called the Indus Waters Treaty that determined exactly how the region's rivers are to be divided. Water Wars: Why India and Pakistan Are Squaring Off Over Their Rivers 2012-04-16T03:30:00Z Using satellite photos and topographical data, the researchers prepared digital maps of the Indus River landscape. Green Blog: An Ancient Civilization, Upended by Climate Change 2012-05-29T15:59:24Z In the later campaigns in Bactria and India, he was entrusted with the task of founding cities and colonies, and built the fleet intended to sail down the Indus. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z It has been observed, too, in Persia; and is used to this day in Northern India to mark the jars of sacred water taken from the Indus and Ganges. The Masculine Cross A History of Ancient and Modern Crosses and Their Connection with the Mysteries of Sex Worship; Also an Account of the Kindred Phases of Phallic Faiths and Practices 2012-04-11T02:00:31.327Z We were already in military occupation of Quetta, and until easy and rapid communication had been established between Quetta and the Indus, nothing was to be gained by a yet further advance from our base. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 2012-04-18T02:00:17.060Z A recent Dutch study found that by 2050, shrinking glaciers are predicted to reduce the flows of the Indus by 8%. Water Wars: Why India and Pakistan Are Squaring Off Over Their Rivers 2012-04-16T03:30:00Z The story goes something like this: Wild, untamed rivers once slashed through the heart of the Indus plains. Green Blog: An Ancient Civilization, Upended by Climate Change 2012-05-29T15:59:24Z The result of this process is well exhibited in the relative steepness of slope on the Indian and Tibetan sides of the passes to the Indus plateau. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z They sailed in company, and off the mouth of the Indus the man at the masthead espied a sail, and they gave chase. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z And we must always bear in mind that even if the Russian army reached the Indus, their real work, instead of being over, would only then commence. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 2012-04-18T02:00:17.060Z Deriving the bulk of their theosophy from beyond the Euphrates, and even much from beyond the Indus, the early ecclesiastics changed names, but retained their original ideas. The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z Sprawling across what is now Pakistan, northwestern India and eastern Afghanistan, the Indus civilization encompassed more than 625,000 square miles, rivaling ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia in its accomplishments. Green Blog: An Ancient Civilization, Upended by Climate Change 2012-05-29T15:59:24Z The fishes from the headwaters of the Indus also belong, for the most part, to Central-Asiatic types, with a small admixture of purely Himalayan forms. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z Indus.—This constellation lies north of Octans, and south of Sagittarius, Microscopium, and Grus. Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies 2012-03-27T02:00:18Z The third column under General Primrose was assembling on the Indus, and needed ten thousand camels to enable it to advance. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 2012-04-18T02:00:17.060Z GHOTKI, Pakistan — Banditry is an old scourge in this impoverished district of southern Pakistan, on the plains between the mighty river Indus and a sprawling desert, where roving gangs rob and kidnap with abandon. Pakistani Hindus Say Woman?s Conversion to Islam Was Coerced 2012-03-26T01:40:09Z They succeeded not only in reaching the South Arabian coasts and the coasts of East Africa, but in passing beyond to Ophir, i. e., as it seems, to the mouths of the Indus. The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) 2012-03-01T03:00:28.903Z Modern geographers restrict the term Himalaya to that portion of the mountain region between India and Tibet enclosed within the arms of the Indus and the Brahmaputra. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z Toucan.—This constellation lies north of Octans, and south of Phœnix and Grus, east of Indus, and west of Hydrus. Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies 2012-03-27T02:00:18Z It would be equally impossible for a Russian army to march from Herat to the Indus. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 2012-04-18T02:00:17.060Z Marching with an army of sixty thousand men, we can cross the Indus, rouse the oppressed and discontented native population, against the English usurpers, and drive the English out of India. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z As matters succeeded according to her wishes, Semiramis caused a large and broad bridge to be thrown skilfully over the Indus, and on this her whole army passed over. The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) 2012-03-01T03:00:28.903Z From the bend of the Indus southwards towards the plains of the Punjab to the bend of the Brahmaputra southwards towards the plains of Assam, through a length of 1500 m., is Himachal or Himalaya. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z In a short time he, the petty prince of an almost unknown tribe, had founded a mighty empire, which extended from the Indus and Jaxartes to the Aegaean and the borders of Egypt. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z Then I attempt to set forth the peculiar development of the Aryan tribes in the valleys of the Indus and the Ganges, down to the times of Tshandragupta and Asoka. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z Again, the Nile, the Indus, the Ganges, and many other great rivers had been the scene of important naval engagements as early as b.c. Strange Stories 2012-01-16T03:00:05.067Z For crossing the Indus 2000 ships were built, then taken to pieces again, and the various parts packed on camels. The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) 2012-03-01T03:00:28.903Z Beyond the Indus, to the north-west, the region of mountain ranges which stretches to a junction with the Hindu Kush south of the Pamirs, is usually known as Trans-Himalaya. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z Indus′trialism, devotion to labour or industrial pursuits: that system or condition of society in which industrial labour is the chief and most characteristic feature, opposed to feudalism and the military spirit.—adv. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z Though it was possible to cross the narrow basin by these means of transit, the mouths of the Indus and the coasts of Malabar were beyond the reach of such skiffs. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z Gilgit river joins the Indus a few miles above the little post of Bunji, where an excellent suspension bridge spans the river. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z Stabrobates, the king of the Indians, awaited the Assyrians on the bank of the Indus. The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) 2012-03-01T03:00:28.903Z The Ladakh chain, partly north and partly south of the Indus—for that river breaks across it about 100 m. above Leh. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z After crossing the Indus and passing through Lahore he reached Hurmuz, and embarked on board a vessel sent for him by the Indian prince. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z And I call that an Asiatic enthusiasm which, with resistless impetuosity, bore away the Macedonian to the capital of Persia, and even beyond the banks of the Indus. The Philosophy of History, Vol. 1 of 2 2011-12-24T03:07:59.623Z The extension of the Persian kingdom in the land of the Indus, by Darius, is beyond a doubt. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z The fleet of the Indians lay ready for battle on the Indus. The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) 2012-03-01T03:00:28.903Z From the seventh century, India was a prey to Mohammedan conquerors, who entered from the northwest into the valley of the Indus. A History of the Philippines 2011-12-12T03:00:36.870Z It has long been famous for its glazed pottery and tiles, made from a fine clay obtained from the Indus, mixed with powdered flints. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z These statements carry us very distinctly to the east of Iran, the region from Ragha to the Indus. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z From Arabia they could visit the mouth of the Indus, as their ships had done nearly 500 years before at the time of Solomon. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z But the king of the Indians, pretending flight, led his army back from the Indus; in reality he wished to induce the enemy to cross the Indus. The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) 2012-03-01T03:00:28.903Z The eastern provinces were soon lost, though Greek influences lingered on even in Bactria and across the Indus. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z About the sources of the Indus: "All the priests asked Fah-Hian what he knew as to the time when the law of Buddha began to spread eastward from their country." Ancient Faiths And Modern A Dissertation upon Worships, Legends and Divinities 2011-11-24T03:00:37.917Z As in the vast regions of the Indus and the Ganges, so in Iran the ancient language still lives on the lips of the modern population. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z The foundations of the religious views of the Arians were the same to the east and west of the Indus. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z It was trained to thrust toward the Indus and throw the enemy off balance. India Ink: The Mythology of Cold Start 2011-11-04T06:03:26Z Himalayan Kashmir is the source of Pakistan's important rivers, including the Indus, which irrigates about three-quarters of the country's farmland. The World at 7 Billion: Global Hotspots to Watch 2011-11-01T01:06:40Z But the whole story of the Grecian warrior's advance into the Punjaub and down the Indus, contains, in itself, tolerably clear proof that Hindostan was very little known to the Greeks. Ancient Faiths And Modern A Dissertation upon Worships, Legends and Divinities 2011-11-24T03:00:37.917Z Close to the Indus, and beyond the bare, hot, treeless shores of the ocean, the southern part of the plain consists of sandy flats, in which nothing grows but prickly herbs and a few palms. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z We can find but one name of an Indian nation to the right of the Indus—the Gandaras. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z The Himalayan glaciers feed into Asia's biggest rivers: the Indus, the Ganges and the Brahmaputra in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, and the Yellow and Yangtze rivers in China. New Research Casts Doubt on Doomsday Water Shortage Predictions 2011-10-24T18:45:00.283Z Lord Auckland resolved to accord him both, and dispatched Sir Alexander Burnes to Kabul to negotiate the opening of the Indus navigation. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846 2011-10-21T02:00:17.417Z The hill-tribes towards the sources of the Indus have the same ideas. Fishes, Flowers, and Fire as Elements and Deities in the Phallic Faiths and Worship of the Ancient Religions of Greece, Babylon, 2011-10-13T02:00:41.150Z Heliocles, the son of Eucratides, was thus limited to the land of the Cabul and Indus, but on the borders of India the power and influence of the Greeks remained unbroken. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z As he had gained a good frontier in the east on the Indus, he set himself to obtain a similar frontier in the north-east. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z In the Indus, they found, the meltwater contribution is 151 percent compared to the total runoff generated at low elevations. New Research Casts Doubt on Doomsday Water Shortage Predictions 2011-10-24T18:45:00.283Z He left the country with his wives and children, whom he murdered on the banks of the Indus, and threw into the river. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846 2011-10-21T02:00:17.417Z Jim saw us safely in and is now off on his Indus trip. A Crooked Mile 2011-10-03T02:00:26.870Z These prove that the Avesta arose in the east of Iran, with even greater certainty than the songs of the Rigveda prove that that collection arose in the land of the Indus and the Panjab. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z Swarthy Egyptians elbowed dusky merchants from beyond the Indus. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z Nearchus left the Indus with his fleet, and the anchorages sought for each night are carefully recorded. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z The floodplain of the great Indus river, home to over 100 million people, birthed one of the world's first ancient civilizations. More than 230 Dead, 300,000 Stranded By Pakistan Floods 2011-09-15T05:30:53Z The Indus, in the great bend above Leh, in Ladakh, may approximate such a drop, and so may the Brahmaputra, where it cleaves the main range of the Himalayas after passing Lhassa. Down the Yellowstone 2011-08-29T02:01:06.730Z If on the Indus invocations were addressed to Vritrahan, Vayu, the Maruts, and Mitra, in Iran men prayed to Verethraghna, Vayu, and Mithra. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z The markhoor was just below us, round a turn in the Indus Valley. Hunting in Many Lands The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club 2011-08-20T02:00:11.973Z Can India and Pakistan overcome decades of mistrust to save the crucial Indus Waters Treaty?Sports ticket prices are collapsing. Oil tumbles on anxiety about slowing global economy and future demand 2011-08-04T16:43:05Z Because of its own particular ecology, the Indus can't be controlled by similar mechanisms of levees prevalent in the West. More than 230 Dead, 300,000 Stranded By Pakistan Floods 2011-09-15T05:30:53Z Moreover the roads connecting them - as well as a major portion of the Indus Highway - have been washed away and not yet repaired. Still hurting 2011-08-02T15:39:38Z We may regard it as certain that the reform carried a long step forward the ethical impulse which lay in this conception of Mithra—a conception current on both sides of the Indus. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z He says moreover that the artichoke grows near the river Indus. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z Fears that hungry, angry hordes up and down the Indus river basin would rise up in revolution or throw their lot in with Islamist insurgents have proved unfounded. Anger still raw a year after Pakistani floods 2011-07-31T05:33:47Z Factory chimneys stand as thick in Bombay as in Birmingham, and black trails of foul vapour float over Indus and Ganges; soon their curse will reach the Euphrates. Critical Studies 2011-07-21T02:00:20.463Z When he died, in 1628, his dominions reached from the Tigris to the Indus. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z The habit of wearing the girdle, which prevails on both sides of the Indus, proves that this custom was in use before the two branches of the Arians separated. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z And immediately afterwards he adds, "From that point a mountain stretches on both sides of the river Indus, very lofty, and very thickly overgrown with wild wood and the prickly artichoke." The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z Until recently, it was assumed the disease existed as long ago as 10,000 B.C., when cattle were domesticated in the Indus Valley in what is now Pakistan. Rinderpest, Scourge of Cattle, Is Vanquished 2011-06-27T17:53:43Z Yes, they knew what he would say: 'A man is born upon the bank of Indus, and there there is none to speak of Christ, or read or write of him. Dante Six Sermons 2011-06-24T02:00:17.117Z What race brought the Lingam worship into India is not known, but it seems to have come from the basin of the Lower Indus through Rajputana, about the beginning of the Christian era. Phallic Miscellanies Facts and Phases of Ancient and Modern Sex Worship, as Illustrated Chiefly in the Religions of India 2011-05-31T02:00:29.133Z Compare the Nore, a name given to part of the estuary of the Thames, with the Narra, the name of the two branches by which the Indus flows into the sea. The River-Names of Europe 2011-04-20T02:00:18.983Z The Indus valley civilization is thousands of years old. Blame game 2011-04-07T11:03:58Z But in south-western Asia they still constitute perhaps the majority of the population between the Indus and Constantinople, in many places forming numerous compact communities, in which the Mongolo-Turki physical and mental characters are conspicuous. Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z It included all Asia Minor and Syria, all the old Assyrian and Babylonian empires, Egypt, the Caucasus and Caspian regions, Media, Persia, and it extended into India as far as the Indus. A Short History of the World 2011-03-04T03:01:03.147Z But as Adelung observes, those regions of Central Asia which border upon the Indus have been shown by the accounts of travellers to fulfil all the requisite conditions in this respect. Philological Proofs of the Original Unity and Recent Origin of the Human Race 2011-02-06T03:00:56.253Z She was thus instrumental in establishing in the region watered by the Indus and the Ganges the same industry which her countrywomen had introduced into the Land of the Rising Sun. Woman in Science With an Introductory Chapter on Woman's Long Struggle for Things of the Mind 2011-01-12T03:00:29.853Z And, ultimately, that means bad news for the several billion people who rely on meltwater from these glaciers via the major rivers of Asia, from the Indus to the Yangtze. Climate change is ridding the world's tropical mountain ranges of ice 2011-01-05T22:15:59.373Z I joined the Bandasaris, who have no fixed residence, but rove continuously between the Ganges and the Indus. Told by the Death's Head A Romantic Tale 2010-12-30T03:00:21.423Z They found a brunette people with a more elaborate civilization and less vigour of will, in possession of the country of the Indus and Ganges. A Short History of the World 2011-03-04T03:01:03.147Z Between the Indus and Oregon--there in the old library I discovered at last the long-looked for Manuscript. Problematic Characters A Novel 2010-12-26T03:00:15.780Z At the height of the monsoon flooding, the wild waters could not be contained in the engorged lower Indus River that runs the length of Sindh before it empties into the Arabian Sea. Four Months Later, Flood Devastation Persists in Pakistan 2010-12-09T20:50:00Z They were drawn from what was then the world's biggest and most diverse empire, stretching from northern Greece and Bulgaria to the Indus valley of Pakistan. A Tale of Long-Running Interest 2010-09-24T02:21:00Z They are the fishermen of the Indus River delta, whose livelihoods have diminished over the years from a lack of water, and who welcome the sudden abundance. Floodwaters Give New Life to Pakistani Class Dispute 2010-09-16T17:37:00Z We have already mentioned how Alexander the Great came down into India and fought with Porus upon the Indus. A Short History of the World 2011-03-04T03:01:03.147Z The floods began in late July after torrential monsoon downpours over the upper Indus basin in the northwest. Senator Kerry warns of instability if Pakistan unaided 2010-08-30T06:54:00Z An alternative water channel formed, mirroring the Indus but to the west. Four Months Later, Flood Devastation Persists in Pakistan 2010-12-09T20:50:00Z At the worst points, the inundation extends for scores of miles beyond the banks of the overflowing Indus River and its tributaries, said Cmdr. Pakistan Flood Sets Back Years of Gains on Infrastructure 2010-08-27T02:20:00Z The damage done to the Indus delta by nearly 100 years of extensive irrigation upstream — perhaps the largest in the world — is well documented. Floodwaters Give New Life to Pakistani Class Dispute 2010-09-16T17:37:00Z He fought a great battle on the Indus with an Indian king, Porus, and here the Macedonian troops met elephants for the first time and defeated them. A Short History of the World 2011-03-04T03:01:03.147Z The Indus River flows through the town of Thatta in Sindh Province, and most of the settlements are on either side of the river, Mr. Hussein said. Flooding in Pakistan Spreads South 2010-08-26T10:01:00Z Groups such as the Indus Entrepreneur, established by expatriate Indians in Silicon Valley in the 1980s, helped spread the gospel of entrepreneurship. What's Next for India's Tech Entrepreneurs 2010-08-25T15:05:00Z At the weekend, some 200,000 more people in the worst affected southern province of Sindh abandoned their homes for higher land as the raging Indus River threatened to breach embankments there. Will Trying to Recover Push Pakistan Over the Edge? 2010-08-23T10:50:00Z But so much water is used up that the Indus, one of Asia’s greatest rivers, runs virtually dry before reaching the delta, where the river empties into the Arabian Sea. Floodwaters Give New Life to Pakistani Class Dispute 2010-09-16T17:37:00Z His couriers rode with his decrees from the Dardanelles to the Indus and from Upper Egypt to Central Asia. A Short History of the World 2011-03-04T03:01:03.147Z Over the weekend, tens of thousand of people were forced to flee their homes when they were inundated by fresh floods from the swollen River Indus. U.N. Chief Appeals for Aid in Pakistan 2010-08-15T20:53:00Z The floods, triggered by torrential monsoon downpours just over two weeks ago, engulfed Pakistan's Indus river basin, killing up to 1,600 people. U.N. chief to meet Pakistan leaders over floods 2010-08-15T07:39:00Z A fresh surge of floodwater swelled the Indus River, threatening previously spared cities and towns in the south. Pakistan Now Threatened by Disease 2010-08-14T21:35:00Z “The River Indus has so many canals, dams and barrages that water does not come into the river, and because of the shortage of fresh water, the fish catch has gradually decreased,” he said. Floodwaters Give New Life to Pakistani Class Dispute 2010-09-16T17:37:00Z Finally he built himself ships, sailed down to the mouth of the Indus, and marched back by the coast of Beluchistan, reaching Susa again in 324 B.C. after an absence of six years. A Short History of the World 2011-03-04T03:01:03.147Z Dozens of villages and towns in the area were flooded by waters from the Indus River, he said. New Flood Warnings Raise Fears in Pakistan 2010-08-12T10:34:00Z With more rain expected, he said, there are still many potential threats, ranging from the spread of cholera to fears that a dam-like structure known as the Guddu Barrage on the Indus River may crack. U.N. Asks for $460 million to Aid Pakistan 2010-08-11T21:57:00Z A fresh surge of floodwater swelled the Indus River, threatening previously spared cities and towns in the south. Pakistan Now Threatened by Disease 2010-08-14T21:35:00Z The famous Palla fish, a saltwater fish and delicacy here in Sindh Province that would swim up the Indus to breed, has not been seen for years, said Allah Dino, 30, another fisherman. Floodwaters Give New Life to Pakistani Class Dispute 2010-09-16T17:37:00Z One of his generals, Seleucus, retained most of the old Persian empire from the Indus to Ephesus; another, Ptolemy, seized Egypt, and Antigonus secured Macedonia. A Short History of the World 2011-03-04T03:01:03.147Z "The rains are continuing," he said, and the Sukkur dam, which holds back the Indus River from the agricultural plains of Sindh province, "is in danger." Fearing unrest, Pakistan seeks more U.S. flood aid 2010-08-10T04:00:00Z "The rest of the areas are now a part of the Indus River," says Mazari. The Army and the Islamists Ride High in Submerged Pakistan 2010-08-09T23:20:00Z The Indian project has been on the drawing board for decades, and it falls under a 50-year-old treaty that divides the Indus River and its tributaries between both countries. Water Dispute Raises Tension Between India and Pakistanis 2010-07-21T02:02:00Z “The permanent solution is continuous water in the Indus and for it to flow into the sea,” said Mr. Mallah, the fisherman who welcomed the floodwaters. Floodwaters Give New Life to Pakistani Class Dispute 2010-09-16T17:37:00Z Their conquests in Italy were going on simultaneously with the growth of Philip’s power in Macedonia and Greece, and the tremendous raid of Alexander to Egypt and the Indus. A Short History of the World 2011-03-04T03:01:03.147Z The vast amounts of water stored in glaciers play crucial roles in river flows, hydropower generation and agricultural production, contributing to steady run-off for Ganges, Yangtze, Mekong and Indus rivers in Asia and elsewhere. Glacier melting a key clue to tracking climate change 2010-03-04T00:12:00Z Unlike the Ganges, rivers like the Indus in the western part of the Himalayas are heavily dependent on glaciers, as this region does not get monsoon rains. 2010-01-27T10:42:00Z The treaty, the result of a decade of painstaking negotiation that ended in 1960, gave Pakistan 80 percent of the waters in the Indus River system, a ratio that nationalists in Pakistan often forget. Water Dispute Raises Tension Between India and Pakistanis 2010-07-21T02:02:00Z They mountain range feeds many of the world's great rivers - the Ganges, the Indus, the Brahmaputra - on which hundreds of millions of people depend. 2010-01-19T12:20:00Z In later centuries the Arabs from the west reached the valley of the Indus by their western route, and there established a dynasty which lasted for 300 years. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" In 326 he set out for India, as the region was called round the river Indus. Stories of the Olden Time (Historical Series—Book IV Part I) "For example, in the Indus River, the maximum flow is twice of that of the minimum." 2010-01-27T10:42:00Z It is at the head of the steam navigation of the Indus, and is connected with Lahore by railway. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis He extended his rule beyond Persia proper, and at his death in 1628 his dominions stretched from the Tigris to the Indus. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide The missionaries were sent to Kashmir, to the Himalayas, to the border lands on the Indus, to the coast of Burma, to south India and to Ceylon. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" His wound was severe and dangerous, but he at length recovered, sailed down to the mouth of the Indus, and sent a fleet to survey the Persian Gulf, while he himself marched along the shore. Stories of the Olden Time (Historical Series—Book IV Part I) The alluvial forests lie in Sind, on or close to the banks of the Indus, and extend over an area of 550 sq. m. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" From Chittabut the range runs due north, finally descending by two large spurs to the Indus again. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" Next in importance are the Kabul in the north-east, which drains to the Indus, and the Hari Rud in the north-west, which, like other Afghan streams, loses itself in the sand. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide The tract along the Indus to within 60 or 80 m. of the Himalaya is almost rainless, 6 or 8 in. being the fall in the southern portion of the Punjab. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" It forms the key to Scinde, and the Indus being navigable up to the fortress, its supplies do not depend on season or circumstance. Scenes and Adventures in Affghanistan In the north of the presidency on the right bank of the Indus, the Hala mountains, a continuation of the great Suleiman range, separate British India from the dominions of the khan of Kalat. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" It rises from the Indus basin near the village of Kiara, up to its watershed by Bruddur; thence it runs north-west by north to the point on the crest known as Chittabut. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" Several vessels have been lately detected half buried in the delta of the Indus, in the numerous deserted branches of that river, far from where the stream now flows. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology West of the Indus the dialects approach more to Persian, which language meets Arabic and Turki west of the Tigris, and along the Turkoman desert and the Caspian. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" Brigadier General Arnold of the army of the Indus, having been long suffering under a liver complaint, breathed his last at Cabul shortly after our arrival there. Scenes and Adventures in Affghanistan Sind, or the lower valley of the Indus, is very flat, with but scanty vegetation, and depending for productiveness Plains. entirely on irrigation. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" Alexander the Great, king of Macedon, invading Asia was met upon the banks of the river Indus by King Porus, in whose army were a number of elephants and also several thousand chariots. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" To this uplifted tract they gave the name of "Ullah Bund," or the "Mound of God," to distinguish it from several artificial dams previously thrown across the eastern arm of the Indus. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology The Punjab country lies between the five great branches of the Indus River. My Trip Around the World August, 1895-May, 1896 The army was now ordered to advance upon Jurruk, a town situated on the banks of the Indus, at about a day's march from Tattah. Scenes and Adventures in Affghanistan The Manchar Lake is situated on the right bank of the Indus. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" Now, at the time of Solomon, it can be proved that Sanskrit was spoken at least as far south as the mouth of the Indus. Lectures on The Science of Language Subsidence in the delta of the Indus.—Although the ruin of towns was great, the face of nature in the inland country, says Captain Macmurdo, was not visibly altered. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology The other division marched southwards, associated with it in its course several other tribes, and reached the regions watered by the Indus. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] We were exceedingly amused at the surprise and consternation displayed by the inhabitants of Hyderabad at the arrival of one of the iron steamers in the Indus, with supplies for the troops from Bombay. Scenes and Adventures in Affghanistan The Persian dominion did not long survive; and the march of Alexander the Great down the Indus paved the way for Chandragupta and the Maurya empire. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" Now, the place where the navy of Solomon and Hiram, coming down the Red Sea, would naturally have landed, was the mouth of the Indus. Lectures on The Science of Language In the hills some large masses only of rock and soil were detached from the precipices; but the eastern and almost deserted channel of the Indus, which bounds the province of Cutch, was greatly changed. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology Eighty miles from the mouth of the Indus was a place called Hingliz. The Galaxy, May, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—May, 1877.—No. 5. The Indus being navigable up to the town, we had plentiful supplies of provisions and other necessaries at moderate prices, and felt tolerably satisfied with our quarters. Scenes and Adventures in Affghanistan Behold how many a realm, array'd in green, The Ganges' shore and Indus' bank between! The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem There gold and precious stones from the north would have been brought down the Indus; and sandalwood, peacocks, and apes would have been brought from Central and Southern India. Lectures on The Science of Language Meanwhile on the banks of the Indus the stone reappeared. Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern The country is named after the river Indus. Reminiscences The Story of an Emigrant We left Sehwan on the following day, and taking a farewell of the River Indus we proceeded towards the coast through a wild and deserted district, in which we found neither villages nor inhabitants. Scenes and Adventures in Affghanistan The Indus in Flood-time At this time the water covers the land for many miles to a depth of several feet. Among the Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier A Record of Sixteen Years' Close Intercourse with the Natives of the Indian Marches With his men, among whom Sherdil was one, he lay in wait on the bank of the Indus at a place which the Hindu must pass on his way to the bride's house. Barclay of the Guides To set out from Egypt, with an army of sixty thousand men, for the Indus, rouse the Mahrattas to a revolt, and excite against the English the population of those vast countries. Josephine Makers of History Finally he decided in favour of the latter course, and, as prompt in action as he was quick in decision, he set out for the Indus, marching down the K�bul river. Rulers of India: Akbar Leaving Sehwan we crossed the Indus in pontoons, and entered a fertile tract of country. Scenes and Adventures in Affghanistan The first river we came to was the Indus, and there being no bridge over that part of the river, it is crossed in ferry-boats. Among the Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier A Record of Sixteen Years' Close Intercourse with the Natives of the Indian Marches It is dominated by a fort on the left bank of the Indus, about 50 m. below Bunji, 4100 ft. above sea-level. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" |
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