UNESCO Sites in India: Charaideo Maidam (2024)

  • Location: Assam
  • Built By: It was built by Chaolung Sukhapa the founder of the dynasty in about 1229 CE.
  • What is it?: It is the burial sites of Ahom kings.
  • Other Name: Charaideo commonly known as ‘Pyramids of Assam’ was the original capital of the Ahom Kings.
  • Architecture: 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.
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