Charaideo

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Charaideo is the first capital of Ahom kingdom established by the first Ahom king Sukaphaa in 1253. It is about 30 kms from Sibsagar town off the Sibsagar-Simuluguri road.

Though the capital of the Ahom kingdom moved many times, Charaideo remained the symbolic center. It contains sacred burial grounds of Ahom kings and queens and is also the place of ancestral Gods of the Ahoms. The tombs (Moidams) of Ahom kings and queens at Charaideo hillocks are comparable to the Pyramids of Egypt and are objects of wonder revealing the excellent architecture and skill of the sculptors and masons of Assam of the medieval days.