Relations of the Harappan Civilisation

Harappan civilization came to prominence after the emergence of international trading with foreigners. In the process of foreign trade, the Indus people show a rise in the revenue generation of their trading. Gradually, through this trading, there was the importation of goods and products all across foreign trade and sharing. The native people of the Harappan civilization were also involved in the agricultural trade with production of foods, grains like barley, weed seeds, dates, sesame. As Harappan civilization was situated near the banks of the Indus River, the soil was fertile and was completely suitable for agricultural trade and work.

International trades relation of the Harappan civilization: Overview

Harappan people used to travel to different foreign lands for a long period for trading purposes. Businesses were initially running over the seaport, which symbolizes that the Harappan civilization was not considerably bound to their territories. However, the trade market of the Harappan civilization was connected internationally for more profitable business approaches. The trade marketers of the Harappan civilization traded their business with Afghanistan and Iran for mineral substances. Different types of minerals were imported from Afghanistan and Iran, while copper and lead were exported from different states of India. However, not only the mineral substances from the international market, trade holders imported Jade from an Asian country called China. Apart from this, in the Harappan civilization, the foreign trade called cedarwood was imported through various rivers that include Ravi, Indus and Suites. Harappan civilization is considered the Indus valley civilization. Harappan civilization is symbolized as the culture of the Bronze Age, which lasted from “33000 BCE to 13000 BCE”.

Agricultural trade of Harappan civilization

Harappan civilization was internationally trading with different Asian countries that include Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran and China. It is initially considered that the people from the Harappan civilization agriculturally traded with the people from the Indus valley and Mesopotamians civilization. Among the transportation of the article trade, it included trading of ornaments, jewellery that is curated out of bead, pearl and seashells due to the availability of river Indus nearby.

1. Agricultural trade was conducted through the river surrounding the area, in the fertile land, people were cultivated multiple types of crops, that includes Melon seeds, Wheat, Masters and dates. Those above mentioned cultivated agricultural products were traded internationally to conduct more profit.
2. The people from the Harappan civilization, primarily grew barley, peas, rice, pulses, mustard and linseeds and exported those agricultural products to the foreign country as foreign trade produces.
3. The traders from the Harappan civilization were introduced to some new active tools, which was initially called a plough. The specifically mentioned Plough was initially used to dig in the earth’s crust for turning the wet soil and planting the seeds to invent the technique properly.

It is considered one of the unique inventions of agricultural trade of the Harappan civilization. This specifically mentioned method is primarily used due to irrigation, which was considered to be used for fewer amounts of rainfall.

Article trades and foreign trades of Harappan Civilization

1. Harappan civilization was considered to be the most ancient and prestigious civilization in the entire world, it was symbolized as the hub of the cultural and architectural hub of the nation.
2. In Harappan civilization, people were obligated about the concept of making certain things from clay and mud. The workers of the Harappan city used to make different types of glasses, pots and plates with mud.
3. People from the Harappan civilization made things with mud and primarily sold them to the market and traded them to the foreign market for gaining more profit.
4. In the Harappan civilization, accessories and ornaments are made with different types of seashells, beads, and pearls, and traded to the foreign market.

 Conclusion

The study discusses the core concept of different international trading in the Harappan civilization. There is also a clear privation of the type of agricultural trade and its mechanism in context to international relations. Furthermore, there is a clear glimpse of foreign trading with different foreign countries in the study. The Harappan civilization included foreign trade with Afghanistan, Iran and other neighbouring countries. In the trading of the Harappan civilization, there was an amalgamation of the article trade, which was very popular with the Indus valley civilization. In article trade, there is trading of the jewellery and ornaments that were made of pearl, seashell, and beads.