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title: Priest-king from Mohenjo-daro
author: Mamoon Mengal
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12858/priest-king-from-mohenjo-daro/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Priest-king from Mohenjo-daro
_Authored by Mamoon Mengal_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12858.jpeg)
## Image Caption
Priest-king statue, [Indus Valley Civilization](https://www.worldhistory.org/Indus_Valley_Civilization/). The statue is 17.5 cm high and carved from steatite a.k.a. soapstone. It was found in Mohenjo-daro in 1927 CE. It is on display in the National Museum, Karachi, Pakistan.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Mengal, M. (2020, October 06). Priest-king from Mohenjo-daro. *World History Encyclopedia*.
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Mengal, Mamoon. "Priest-king from Mohenjo-daro." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 06, 2020. .
### MLA
Mengal, Mamoon. "Priest-king from Mohenjo-daro." *World History Encyclopedia*, 06 Oct 2020, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mohenjo-daro_Priesterk%C3%B6nig.jpeg) by [**Mamoon Mengal**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mohenjo-daro_Priesterk%C3%B6nig.jpeg). Submitted by [Ibolya Horváth](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/horvath.ibolya/ "User Page: Ibolya Horváth"), published on 06 October 2020. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.