Moidams of Charaideo
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Grassy burial mounds of the Ahom royal family at Charaideo, the first Ahom capital, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
MonumentCharaideo district, upper AssamBest time to visit: October to AprilUNESCO heritage 2024
Highlights
- Earthen mounds raised over vaulted chambers that held royal burials
- The landscape of low hills and forest chosen for the royal necropolis
- Me-Dam-Me-Phi, the Ahom festival of ancestor worship, observed in January
Significance
Charaideo was founded as the first capital of the Ahom kingdom by Sukaphaa in the 13th century. The moidams were inscribed on the World Heritage List as the mound-burial system of the Ahom dynasty.