Political Setup and Society of Harappan

Abstract

Stuart Piggoutt (1952) described the Harappan Civilization as a theocratic organization, within which chief was himself the ruler. The bearded stone sculpture discovered from Mohenjodaro has been described by scholars as that of a priest king. W. A. Fairservis (1991) and J.M. Kenoyer (1998) assume that it absolutely was not a state society but a chiefdom. J.G. Shaffer (1982) also holds the view that a technologically advanced urban literate culture was achieved without the usually associated social organisation based on hereditary elites, central political government and warfare. ^[i]

[1]                [i] Chakrabarti, Dilip K.  Lal, Makkhan.(Eds). History of Ancient India – II, Protohistoric Foundations. V.I.F. And Aryan Books International, New Delhi 2014, .pp. 321-325.