Charaideo

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Charaideo is a historic site in Assam, India, renowned as the first capital and sacred burial ground of the Ahom kings.

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Charaideo canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic site
architecturalStyle Ahom funerary architecture
associatedWithDynasty Ahom dynasty
linked to: Ahom kingdom
associatedWithPeople Tai-Ahom people
associatedWithReligion Ahom ancestor worship
Hinduism (later period)
contains Charaideo maidams
containsBurialsOf Ahom kings
linked to: Ahom kingdom

Ahom queens
Ahom royal family members
country India
culturalSignificanceFor Assamese people
distanceFromSivasagar about 28 kilometres
etymologyMeaning shining city on the hills (from Tai-Ahom language)
formerCapitalOf Ahom kingdom
foundedBy Sukaphaa
foundedInCentury 13th century
foundedInYear 1253
governedBy Archaeological Survey of India
hasHeritageType royal burial site
sacred site
hasLocalName Che-Rai-Doi
hasStructureType brick masonry chambers
earthen mound tombs
octagonal tomb bases
heritageStatus protected monument
historicalEra medieval Assam
knownFor Ahom royal tombs
linked to: Charaideo maidams

archaeological remains of Ahom period
being first capital of Ahom kingdom
maidams
laterReplacedByCapital Garhgaon
Rangpur
locatedIn Assam
Charaideo district
Upper Assam
nearestCity Sivasagar
notableFor blend of Tai and local architectural traditions
proposedAs UNESCO World Heritage Site
region Northeast India
religiousSignificanceFor Ahom community
linked to: Tai-Ahom people
state Assam
timeInUseAsCapital early Ahom period
tourismType archaeological tourism
heritage tourism
UNESCOStatus on Tentative List

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Ahom kingdom capital Charaideo
Sukaphaa firstCapitalFoundedAt Charaideo
Sukaphaa deathPlace Charaideo
Charaideo district namedAfter Charaideo
Garhgaon precededBy Charaideo