Indus Valley: Governance


 The government followed by the ancient civilisation was theocracy. Because of that, both religion and government were combined. In that Karma played a huge role. The idea of it was to be a good person and do your duties. They also had universal laws which was you are a part of nature and everything is part of you. They also had Social laws, human laws, and personal laws. The Indus River valley did not have any courts.


Bibliography:


https://acient-indusrivervalley.weebly.com/government.html

https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo/theocracy.html

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