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 === Indus Valley civilisation ===
 [[File:Mohenjo-daro Priesterkönig.jpeg|thumb|upright=0.75| ''[[Priest-king (sculpture)|Priest-King]]'' from [[Mohenjo-daro]] ({{circa|2500 BCE}}){{sfn|Parker|2017}}]]
-Some of the earliest ancient human civilisations in [[South Asia]] originated from areas encompassing present-day Pakistan.{{sfn|Allchin|Petraglia|2007}} The earliest known inhabitants in the region were [[Soanian]] during the [[Lower Paleolithic]], of whom [[Artifact (archaeology)|artefacts]] have been found in the [[Soan Valley]] of [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]].{{sfn|Ahmed|2014}} The [[Indus River|Indus region]], which covers most of the present-day Pakistan, was the site of several successive ancient cultures including the [[Neolithic]] (7000–4300 [[BCE]]) site of [[Mehrgarh]],{{R|Coningham-Young-2015|Fisher-2018|Dyson-2018}} and the 5,000-year history of urban life in South Asia to the various sites of the [[Indus Valley Civilisation]], including [[Mohenjo-daro]] and [[Harappa]].{{R|Allchin-1982}}{{sfn|Dales|Kenoyer|Alcock|1986}}
+Some of the earliest ancient human civilisations in the ancient [[India]] originated from areas encompassing present-day Pakistan.{{sfn|Allchin|Petraglia|2007}} The earliest known inhabitants in the region were [[Soanian]] during the [[Lower Paleolithic]], of whom [[Artifact (archaeology)|artefacts]] have been found in the [[Soan Valley]] of [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]].{{sfn|Ahmed|2014}} The [[Indus River|Indus region]], which covers most of the present-day Pakistan, was the site of several successive ancient cultures including the [[Neolithic]] (7000–4300 [[BCE]]) site of [[Mehrgarh]],{{R|Coningham-Young-2015|Fisher-2018|Dyson-2018}} and the 5,000-year history of urban life in the Indian subcontinent to the various sites of the [[Indus Valley Civilisation]], including [[Mohenjo-daro]] and [[Harappa]].{{R|Allchin-1982}}{{sfn|Dales|Kenoyer|Alcock|1986}}
 ===Vedic period===