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, ...

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

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

While its walls are adorned with intricate carvings of gods and goddesses, reflecting the artistic mastery of the Ahom dynasty, the temple is now suffering from the intrusion of trees and creepers ...

They established a dynasty that reigned in present-day Assam for nearly 600 years, from AD 1228 to AD 1826. Studies based on blood group analyses in the 1970s had hinted at a Southeast Asian ancestry ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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