How and why did the Mohenjo Daro civilization end?

It did not collapsed all of sudden, it had rather experienced gradual decline over many centuries and most of the settlements had been abandoned by it's denizens (by 1700 BCE) [Indus Valley Civilisation]. read more

Mohenjo Daro means"Mound of the Dead Men" in Sindhi, and as "Mound of Mohan" (where Mohan is Krishna).The city's original name is unknown.Mohenjo-daro was abandoned in the 19th century BCE as the Indus Valley Civilization declined, and the site was not rediscovered until the 1920s. read more

The Mohenjo Daro ‘Massacre’ Print In the 1920s, the discovery of ancient cities at Mohenjo Daro and Harappa in Pakistan gave the first clue to the existence more than 4,000 years ago of a civilization in the Indus Valley to rival those known in Egypt and Mesopotamia. read more