👉The Central Government has decided to send a proposal to UNESCO nominating Charaideo Maidam of Ahom Kingdom as a World Heritage Site.
👉Charaideo commonly known as ‘Pyramids of Assam’ was the original capital of the Ahom Kings.
👉Charaideo remained the symbolic center of Ahom Kingdom even though the capital of the kingdom moved many times.
👉It was built by Chaolung Sukhapa the founder of the dynasty in about 1229 CE.
👉Located at the foothills of Nagaland, it’s situated at a distance of around 30 KM from the historical Sivsagar town in Assam.
👉Charaideo known as ‘Pyramids of Assam’ contains sacred burial grounds of Ahom kings and queens and is also the place of the ancestral Gods of the Ahoms.
👉Some 42 tombs (Maidams) of Ahom kings and queens are present at Charaideo hillocks.
👉It comprises a massive underground vault with one or more chambers having domical superstructure and covered by a heap of earthen mound .
