Malwa culture

Malwa culture appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Rajasthan, Gujarat and Malwa (South Asia) from c. 1700 to 1300 BCE, a span of 400 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).

Chalcolithic farmers of the Narmada valley and Malwa plateau, best known from Navdatoli, who grew wheat, rice and lentils and painted their pottery black on red. Their settlements spread south into the Deccan.

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Facts

Dates: c. 1700 to 1300 BCE
Duration: 400 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Rajasthan, Gujarat and Malwa, South Asia
Language family: Unknown or undeciphered

Events in South Asia during its time

1500 BCE Rigveda hymns composed

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

Minoan civilization c. 3100 to 1450 BCE, Europe
Shang dynasty c. 1600 to 1046 BCE, East Asia
New Kingdom of Egypt c. 1550 to 1069 BCE, North and West Africa
Old Babylonian Empire 1894 to 1595 BCE, Middle East
Hittite Empire (New Kingdom) c. 1400 to 1180 BCE, Middle East

Questions

When did Malwa culture exist?

c. 1700 to 1300 BCE, about 400 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Malwa culture?

Rajasthan, Gujarat and Malwa, in South Asia.

What language did Malwa culture speak?

Unknown or undeciphered. This family includes Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages.