Set in the foothills of the Patkai Ranges in eastern Assam, the property contains the royal necropolis of the Tai-Ahom. For 600 years, the Tai-Ahom created moidams (burial mounds) accentuating the ...

Moidams – the Mound-Burial System of the Ahom Dynasty are a royal mound burial necropolis established by the Tai-Ahom in northeastern India. Set in the foothills of the Patkai Ranges in eastern Assam, ...

‘Moidams’ – a mound-burial system of the Ahom dynasty in Assam – have now been included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma thanked the Centre and ...

Despite controlling a large portion of India, the Mughal Empire was unable to conquer some areas because of fierce opposition and difficult terrain. These 7 Indian states were never ruled by the ...

India adds six new sites to UNESCO tentative list, including Mudumal Megalithic Menhirs and Bundela palace-fortresses.

Assam’s Ahom people, long known to be descendants of migrants from Thailand, have nearly lost their ancestral Southeast Asian genetic signatures through massive intermixing with local populations, a ...

A set of six properties,  including some considered serially, such as Ashokan Edict Sites and Chausath Yogini Temples spread ...

Dibrugarh: The grandeur of Devi Dol, a magnificent temple in Sivasagar dedicated to Goddess Durga, is being overshadowed by visible signs of neglect. Built in 1734 by queen Madambika, the wife of ...

Lachit (The Warrior), is an audio-visual documentary on Lachit Barphukan, the greatest Assamese General of the Ahom dynasty. It traces the genesis of the military commander’s ancestry, his ...

Other sites included in the list are Kanger Valley National Park in Chhattisgarh, Ashokan Edict Sites along the Mauryan ...

The mound burial system of the Ahom dynasty in Assam, Moidams was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List under the category of Cultural Property on Friday. The decision was taken during the ...