Topic: AHOM CHARAIDEO MAIDAMS TO VIE FOR UNESCO
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Important for Subject: Art and Culture
Assam Chief Minister has recently stated
his governments Central Government has decided to submit a proposal to UNESCO
proposing Charaideo Maidam of the Ahom Kingdom as a World Heritage Site.
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There is currently no
World heritage Site in the category of cultural heritage within the Northeast.
Moidams/Maidams
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Moidams (also known as
Maidams) Moidams (also Maidams) are the mound burial system of the Ahom
Dynasty (13th century to 19th century).
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The mound-burial method
of the royals of the Ahom Dynasty of Assams haraideo district is
comparable with the tombs of royals of old China as well as the Pyramids of the
Egyptians Pharaohs (kings of the ancient Egypt).
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Charaideo located
approximately 400 km to the to the east of Guwahati was the first capital city
of the Ahom Dynasty established by Chao-Lung Siu-Ka-Pha 1253.
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The previous practice
was that the deceased along with their personal belongings (apparatusor
equipment) were burials.
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But, in the turn
of the century in which time the Ahom rulers followed an Hindu practice of
cremation placing the cremated remains and even ashes inside the tomb of
Moidam in Charaideo.
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The Moidams are
enshrined in their immortal remains Ahom royals and are revered.
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In the transition of
Ahom capital east and south Moidams have been observed in various parts in
Northern Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Northern Burma, Southern China and Northeast
India and together define the region in which Tai-Ahom culture was dominant.
What is the reason
Charaideo is referred to as the "Pyramids of Assam"?
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It is home to the
sacred burial grounds for Ahom queens and kingsand are also believed to be the
site for the ancestral gods of the Ahoms.
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There are 42 burial
tombs (Maidams) from Ahom queens and kings are located in the Charaideo
hillocks.
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Architectural:It
includes a huge underground vault that has at least one
chamberhaving an oblong superstructure. It is covered by an earthen moundand
externally, it appears as an hemispherical mound.
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Ahom Dynasty It was
established in 1228 by Chaolung Sukapha, who entered the Brahmaputra valley in
1228.
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They rule Assam
throughout the course of six millennia until the British adopted Assam.
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The Ahoms established a
new state after replacing the government of Bhuiyans (landlords).
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The Ahom
administration was a monarchy-based
administrationwith democracy and the aristocratic idealsas well.
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The society of Ahom had
been split into clansnd as the kingdom expanded the Kingdom, these
clansmoved and were in charge of the territory they were given.
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The Ahoms adhered to
strict travel guidelines to safeguard their homeland from foreign invaders
seeking to make inward travel.
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The 17th century was
when Ahom rule was weaker due to numerous Burmese invaders and internal
disputes.
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