Charaideo Maidam’s

About Ahoms & Maidams

• The Maidams are linked to the Tai Ahom rulers who migrated from Yunnan, China and established their kingdom in Assam
• They ruled Assam & Arunachl Pradesh from the 13th to the 19th century.
• The Ahoms were the only dynasty to not fall to the Mughal Empire, defeating them in battle 17 times.
• These burial mounds were constructed as the final resting places of the royalty and nobility.
  • Post 18th century the Ahom rulers adopted the Hindu method of cremation.
• Architectural Features:
  • It features a large underground vault with one or more domed chambers.
  • The structure is encased in a large earthen mound, giving it a hemispherical external appearance.
  • Atop the mound, a small open pavilion called a chow-chali is positioned.
  • The entire moidam is enclosed by an octagonal dwarf wall.
• The prominent cluster of Maidams is located at Charaideo, near the foothills of the Patkai Range in Assam.

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