The ancient site at Kot Diji (Sindhi: ڪوٽ ڏیجي; Urdu: کوٹ ڈیجی) was the forerunner of the Indus Civilization. The occupation of this site is attested already at 3300 BCE. The remains consist of two parts; the citadel area on high ground (about 12 m [39 ft])), and outer area. The Pakistan Department of Archaeology excavated at Kot Diji in 1955 and 1957.[1]
Located about 45 km (28 mi)) south of Khairpur in the province of Sindh, Pakistan, it is on the east bank of the Indus opposite Mohenjo-daro.
The site is situated at the foot of the Rohri Hills where a fort (Kot Diji Fort) was built around 1790 by the Talpur dynasty ruler of Upper Sindh, Mir Suhrab, who reigned from 1783 to 1830 AD. This fort built on the ridge of a steep narrow hill is well-preserved.
^Possehl, Gregory L. (2004). The Indus Civilization: A contemporary perspective, New Delhi: Vistaar Publications, ISBN 81-7829-291-2, pp.72-4.
The ancient site at KotDiji (Sindhi: ڪوٽ ڏیجي; Urdu: کوٹ ڈیجی) was the forerunner of the Indus Civilization. The occupation of this site is attested already...
The KotDiji Fort (Urdu: کوٹ ڈیجی قلعہ; Sindhi: ڪوٽ ڏيجي جو قلعو; Fort of the Daughter), formally known as Fort Ahmadabad, is an 18th-century Talpur-era...
wares actually precede the KotDiji related material". He sees these areas as "catalytic in producing the fusion from Hakra, Kot Dijian and Amri-Nal cultural...
have been extended, together in both mounds, to 25 hectares. Period 2, KotDiji phase, was extended in the same two mounds, AB and E, covering over 27...
clothing or paraphernalia in the Indus Valley as early as 2500 BC, during the KotDiji phase. Solid gold sequins sewn into royal garments were found inside the...
I), KotDiji (level 3A), Amri (level II). Rehman Dheri also has a pre KotDiji phase (RHD1 3300-28 BCE) which are not part of IVC culture. KotDiji has...
appearance of red burnished wares. However, KotDiji-style wares were found in greater numbers, and the KotDiji-style forms show signs of having been wheel-thrown...
village in North Western India. There are also links in Kalibangan to the KotDiji culture (related to Sothi-Siswal). In this phase, the settlement was fortified...
depiction of a horned deity on a water pitcher from the archaeological site of KotDiji. She has also noted that the yogic posture of the figure is repeated on...
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invented. The Regionalisation Era includes the Balakot, Amri, Hakra, and KotDiji Phases. The Integration Era refers to the period of the "Indus Valley civilisation"...
administrative objects such as seals and standardised weights during the KotDiji phase of this period. However, excavations at Harappa have demonstrated...
Pakhtunkhwa KotDiji, an archaeological site on the Indus River Kot Lakhpat, Lahore, Punjab Kot Rajput, a town in Lahore District, Punjab Kot Sabzal, a...
1814, in Baroda State, Hariana and Ahmedabad district in the 1830s, in KotDiji and Damoh district in the 1840s. During the Indian Rebellion of 1857, a...
Mirs, Faiz Mahal in Khairpur, Qasim Fort, Pacco Qillo and the KotDiji Fort in KotDiji; and the Ranikot Fort was built during the Islam invasion. Sindh...
Fort Satghara Fort Sheikhupura Fort Tulaja Fort Sindh Dalel Dero Fort KotDiji Fort Manora Fort, Karachi Naukot Fort Pacco Qillo Ranikot Fort Sehwan Fort...
3000 BC: Domestication of the horse in the Yamnaya culture. 2800 BC: KotDiji phase of the Indus Valley Civilisation begins. 2800 BC: Longshan culture...
BCE). The type site, the first excavated site of this type of culture is KotDiji. Rehman Dheri, which was considered oldest example of this culture, is...
fortifications and planned streets. The stone and mud brick houses of KotDiji were clustered behind massive stone flood dykes and defensive walls, for...
painted on. There are broad similarities between Sothi–Siswal and KotDiji ceramics. KotDiji culture area is located just to the northwest of the Sothi–Siswal...
location of the tomb of Baloch king, Mir Chakar Rind (1468–1565). KotDiji Fort KotDiji, Khairpur District Sindh 1795 Mir Sohrab Khan Talpur Ranikot Fort...
structures. Notable pre-Islamic settlements include Mohenjo-daro, Harappa, and KotDiji. The fusion of Buddhism and Greek influences birthed a distinctive Greco-Buddhist...
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