Maidam
Sign in to saveAlso known as Moidams – the Mound-Burial system of the Ahom Dynasty
Frang-Mai-Dam or Moidam for short (Ahom:𑜉𑜩𑜓𑜝𑜪; meaning: Burial of the dead) is a traditional tumulus of the Ahom religion. The royal of Charaideo are listed as UNESCO world heritage site. Today, the people of the four clans namely Mo-Hung, Mo-Cham, Chaodang and Mo-Plong follow the tomb tradition of Ahom religion.
Key facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.WHS
- Moidam
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.Official_name
- Moidams – the Mound-Burial System of the Ahom Dynasty
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.image
- Charaideo_Maidam_of_Ahom_Kings_at_Charaideo_in_Sivasagar,_Assam_4.jpg
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.caption
- Royal maidam at Charaideo, 2009
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.Location
- Assam
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.Type
- Cultural
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.Criteria
- (iii) (iv)
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.year
- 2024
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.ID
- 1711
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Maidams
- Excavation
- Notes
- References
- External links
Frang-Mai-Dam or Moidam for short (Ahom:𑜉𑜩𑜓𑜝𑜪; meaning: Burial of the dead) is a traditional tumulus of the Ahom religion. The royal of Charaideo are listed as UNESCO world heritage site. Today, the people of the four clans namely Mo-Hung, Mo-Cham, Chaodang and Mo-Plong follow the tomb tradition of Ahom religion.
Structurally, a maidam consists of vaults with one or more chambers. The vaults have a domical superstructure that is covered by a hemispherical earthen mound that rises high above the ground with an open pavilion at the peak called chow chali. An octagonal dwarf wall encloses the entire maidam.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Maidam” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.