Stand among
Charaideo
The Ahom kings’ burial mounds.
- Status
- UNESCO World Heritage Site (2023)
- What
- Ahom royal mound tombs
- From Sivasagar
- About 28km
Charaideo was the first Ahom capital and remained the dynasty’s sacred burial ground: the maidams, vaulted mound tombs of kings and queens, line the ridge. The complex was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2023.
A quiet, essential half-day from Sivasagar for anyone interested in the Ahoms.
Quick answers
Charaideo at a glance
What are the maidams?
The Ahom dynasty’s royal burial mounds, comparable in spirit to a royal necropolis, UNESCO-listed in 2023.
Practicals
Permits & season
No entry permit: Assam is open to all travellers, Indian and foreign.
Best months run October to April; the monsoon (June to September) is intensely green but slows the hill roads.
When to go
Plan around these months
Nearby
Close enough to combine
Things to do
What you're here for
The maidams
Brick-vaulted burial chambers under earthen mounds.
Journal
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Facts checked against the official Assam tourism portal · Last verified 2026-09-26