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Explained: Ahom dynasty’s Moidams in Assam, now UNESCO World Heritage Site

The Moidams (also spelt as Maidam) are burial mounds of Ahom kings, queens, and nobles in Assam. The name "Moidam" comes from the Tai words "Phrang-Mai-Dam" or "Mai-Tam," meaning to bury and the spirit of the dead, according to an academic report from Assam government.

Assam’s Moidams of Ahom Dynasty get UNESCO World Heritage Status, celebrated by India and Thailand

Not only India and Assam are celebrating the inscription of Moidams – the Mound-Burial System of the Ahom Dynastymake as a World Heritage Site, but even Thailand too.

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