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Moidams of Assam
August 2 , 2024
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- India’s Moidams of Assam was inducted as India’s 43rd World Heritage Site.
- These are royal burial sites of the Ahom dynasty, which ruled over much of Assam and the North East from 1228 to 1826 AD.
- A moidam is a tumulus – a mound of earth raised over a grave – of Ahom royalty and aristocracy.
- Ahoms shifted capitals multiple times over their 600-year history.
- Charaideo is considered to be their first capital city established in 1253 AD by king Sukaphaa.
- After Sukaphaa was laid to rest in Charaideo in 1856, subsequent royals also chose it as their own resting place.
- While there are over 150 moidams in the region, only 30 are protected by the Archaeological Survey of India.
- The Moidams has propelled the nation at the 6th position globally for the most number of World Heritage Properties.
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