Earthen Pyramids of Assam: Seven Hundred Years of Construction Legacy of Charaideo Moidams as a Unesco World Heritage Site

Author(s)	Tonimoon Changmai, Dr. Sarat Hazarika
Country	India
Abstract	Charaideo continues a spiritual, historical and cultural landmark of the Tai-Ahom community of Northeast India. Funerary customs have significantly shaped the socio-cultural structure of civilizations across South Asia and Southeast Asia for millennia. The Royal Ahom Moidams at Charaideo, often termed the "Earthen Pyramids of Assam," display distinctive architecture and engineering with remarkable structural and mechanical durability. The evidence of Ahom mortuary traditions through mound-burial is most effectively preserved in Charaideo's royal necropolis. The World Heritage Committee inscribed the Moidams - the tumulus internment system of the Ahom dynasty - onto the World Heritage List on 26 July 2024. These earthen monuments represent the most enduring physical remnants of the Ahom period, embodying a 700-year building heritage from 1228-1826 СЕ.
Keywords	Key Words: Charaideo, tourism, Ahom, moidams, heritage, Earthen Pyramids
Published In	Volume 8, Issue 3, May-June 2026
Published On	2026-05-30
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i03.79927

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