🪦 Moidams – the Mound-Burial System of the Ahom Dynasty
Royal burial mounds of the Ahom kingdom in Assam
📋 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 2023
- Over 150 moidams identified at Charaideo in Assam
- Royal burial system of the Ahom dynasty (13th–19th centuries)
- Fusion of Tai-Ahom and local Assamese architectural traditions
The Moidams are a series of hemispherical earthen mounds located in Charaideo, Assam, that served as burial sites for Ahom kings and nobles from the 13th to 19th centuries. The site was recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2023 for its unique mortuary architecture and significance as a testimony to Tai-Ahom culture. These mounds represent over six centuries of continuous burial practice and ancestor veneration by a kingdom that profoundly shaped the history of northeastern India ...