According to the Panchang, who were the rulers of the Indus Valley Civilization?
Most of our friends have not understood the question. A few friends have objected to the post because Panchang is only a calendar and not a historical document. We overlook the fact that every calendar results from an essential historic event.
For example, from the Julian (now Gregorian) calendar, we learn that Julius Caesar and Jesus Christ lived around 2021 (solar) years before today. Similarly, from the Hijri calendar, we learn that prophet Muhammad migrated from Mecca to Medina about 1443 lunar (not solar) years before today.
From Vikram Sambat, we learn that King Vikram consolidated his empire around 2071 years before today. From Shalibahan Shakabda, we learn that King Shalibahan completed his victory over the Shaka intruders about 1943, years before today.
In addition to all those above and a few other calendars, the Panchang gives Kaliyugabda, which is the basis of all critical (festival and otherwise) days of the solar and the lunar year.
The Muslim and Christian invaders have concerted and systematic (partly successful) attempts to make the Indians forget about Kaliyugabda, but somehow it has refused to be forgotten.
The year Kaliyugabda 5124 started on 2nd April 2022 AD. Thus, it was started by the rulers who ruled about 5124 years before 2022 AD, which was the time of the Indus Valley Civilization. The fact that Kaliyugabda has remained pivotal to Indian culture for more than five millennia shows the stronghold of those rulers over the entire civilization.
Those who have studied Indus Valley Civilization must have noticed that the “consolidation phase” of the Indus Valley Civilization started around 5000 years before today. The consolidation was possible because of the stronghold of the dynasty’s rulers over the entire civilization and other parts of India.
Now which king of which dynasty started the calendar of Kaliyugabda?
It is common knowledge that Kaliyuga started when Bhagwan Krishna left his mortal body, but it did not start on the same day. Instead, it was the date of the coronation of King Parikshit, the grandson of Arjun, as King Yudhishthira abdicated the throne and, along with his brother and their wife, left for the Himalayas.
Thus, the descendants of King Parikshit were the paramount rulers of the Indus valley and the rest of India from around 3100 BC till about 1600 BC. All the surviving traditions and literature of Hinduism were codified during that period and popularised through the religious tradition of tourism that we call Theerthatan.