Source: The Hindu
Context:
The Centre has decided to nominate Assam’s Charaideo Maidams, the Ahom equivalent of the ancient Egyptian pyramids for the UNESCO World Heritage list.
About Assam’s Charaideo Maidams:
Features of the site:
The Ahom Dynasty:
The famous battles of Ahoms:
Battle of Alaboi (1669):
In 1669, Aurangzeb dispatched the Rajput Raja Ram Singh I to recapture territories won back by the Ahoms.
The battle of Alaboi was fought between the Ahom armed force and Mughals trespassers on August 5, 1969, in the Alaboi Hills near Dadarain North Guwahati.
Battle of Saraighat (1671):
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