{"id":4270,"date":"2023-01-22T08:54:06","date_gmt":"2023-01-22T03:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=4270"},"modified":"2025-03-26T22:57:17","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T17:27:17","slug":"what-is-assams-charaideo-maidam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/what-is-assams-charaideo-maidam\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Assam\u2019s Charaideo Maidam?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>What is Charaideo Maidam?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Charaideo commonly <strong>known as \u2018Pyramids of Assam\u2019<\/strong> was the <strong>original capital of the Ahom Kings.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Charaideo remained the symbolic center of Ahom Kingdom <\/strong>even though the capital of the kingdom moved many times.<\/li>\n<li>It was <strong>built by Chaolung Sukhapa the founder of the dynasty in about 1229 CE.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Location<\/strong>: Located at the foothills of Nagaland, it\u2019s situated at a distance of around <strong>30 KM from the historical Sivsagar town in<\/strong> <strong>Assam<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Why is Charaideo known as \u2018Pyramids of Assam\u2019?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It contains sacred burial grounds of Ahom kings and queens and is also the place of the ancestral Gods of the Ahoms.<\/li>\n<li>Some 42 tombs (Maidams) of Ahom kings and queens are present at Charaideo hillocks.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Architecture<\/strong>: it comprises a massive underground vault with one or more chambers having domical superstructure and covered by a heap of earthen mound and externally it appears a hemispherical mound.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>About Ahom Dynasty:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>It was <strong>founded by Chaolung Sukapha<\/strong> , who entered the Brahmaputra valley in 1228.<\/li>\n<li>They <strong>ruled <\/strong>Assam for <strong>six centuries.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The Ahoms <strong>created a new state by taking over the older political system of the bhuiyans (landlords).<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The Ahom <strong>administration was a monarchial government<\/strong> with democratic and aristocratic values as well.<\/li>\n<li>Ahom <strong>society was divided into clans<\/strong> and with the expansion of the kingdom, the clans moved and took charge of the designated territory.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>The Ahoms <strong>followed stringent travel policies to protect their motherland<\/strong> against the foreign invaders for inward travel.<\/li>\n<li>In the <strong>17th century, the Ahom rule got weakened<\/strong> due to multiple Burmese invasions and internal conflicts.<\/li>\n<li>Ahom Kingdom was <strong>annexed by the British East India Company after the Treaty of Yandabo in 1826.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Q1)\u00a0What is a UNESCO World Heritage Site?<\/h3>\n<p>World Heritage Sites are cultural and\/or natural sites considered to be of \u2018Outstanding Universal Value\u2019, which have been inscribed on the World Heritage List by the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/videos\/news\/centre-to-propose-for-nomination-of-charaideo-maidam-as-world-heritage-site-assam-cm\/videoshow\/97209551.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u>Centre to propose for nomination of \u2018Charaideo Maidam\u2019 as World Heritage Site: Assam CM<\/u><\/a><br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Charaideo commonly known as \u2018Pyramids of Assam\u2019 was the original capital of the Ahom 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