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[[File:Charadeo Maidam mausoleum.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Mausoleum of Ahom royals of Assam, India.]]<br />
'''Charaideo''' or '''Che-Rai-Doi''' (Literally: ''the shining city on the hills'' in [[Ahom language]]<ref>built his first capital on a permanent basis on a small hill including the high fcot-hill area adjacent to that of Lang-Ku-Ri Deo. ... Tai Che-Rai-Doi, Assamised into Charaideo or Charai-khorong and Sans- kritized into Bihagachal… {{cite book |last1=Gogoi |first1=Padmeswar |title=The Tai and the Tai kingdoms: with a fuller treatment of the Tai-Ahom kingdom in the Brahmaputra Valley |date=1968 |publisher=Dept. of Publication, Gauhati University |pages=264 & 265 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rIduAAAAMAAJ |language=en}} </ref>) is a town in [[Charaideo district]], [[Assam]], [[India]] and was also the first capital of the [[Ahom kingdom]] established by the first [[Ahom Dynasty|Ahom king]] [[Sukaphaa|Chao Lung Siu-Ka-Pha]] in 1253.<ref>{{Harv|Phukan|1992|p=53}}</ref> Even though the capital moved to other places over the course of the 600 years of rule, Charaideo remained the symbol of Ahom power. It is now known for its collection of ''[[maidam]]s'', [[tumuli]] or burial mounds of the Ahom kings and Ahom royalty.<br />
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It is about 30&nbsp;km from [[Sibsagar]] town located in Charaideo district<br />
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==Etymology==<br />
Charaideo (also [[Ahom language|Ahom]]: ''Che-Rai-Doi''; ''Charai-khorong''), the permanent settlement of the first [[Ahom dynasty|Ahom king]] [[Sukaphaa|Chaolung Sukaphaa]], was earlier called ''Che-Tam-Doi-Phi'' (literally ''City-Hill-God'') meaning "city of the sacred hill".<ref>{{cite book |last1=Gogoi |first1=Padmeswar |title=The Tai and the Tai kingdoms: with a fuller treatment of the Tai-Ahom kingdom in the Brahmaputra Valley |date=1968 |publisher=Dept. of Publication, Gauhati University |pages=264 & 265 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rIduAAAAMAAJ |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Bezbaruah |first1=Ranju |last2=Banerjee |first2=Dipankar |last3=Research |first3=Indian Council of Historical |title=North-East India: interpreting the sources of its history |date=2008 |publisher=Indian Council of Historical Research |isbn=9788173052958 |pages=117 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=inwMAQAAMAAJ |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Gohain |first1=Birendra Kr |title=Origin of the Tai and Chao Lung Hsukapha: A Historical Perspective |date=1999 |publisher=Omsons Publications |pages=72 & 73 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k01uAAAAMAAJ |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Pan-Asiatic Linguistics: Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on Languages and Linguistics, January 8-10, 1996 |date=1996 |publisher=Institute of Language and Culture for Rural Development |pages=1023 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZlFkAAAAMAAJ |language=en}}</ref>The name Charaideo originated from [[Ahom language|Tai-Ahom]] word ''Che Rai Doi'' or ''Doi Che Rai'' which means ''the shining city on the hills''The Che-Rai-Doi Assamised into Charaideo or Charai-khorong.<ref>{{cite book |title=Texts and Contexts in Southeast Asia: Proceedings of the Texts and Contexts in Southeast Asia Conference, 12-14 December 2001 |date=2003 |publisher=Universities Historical Research Centre |pages=73 & 74 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fXZuAAAAMAAJ |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Centre |first1=UNESCO World Heritage |title=Moidams – the Mound-Burial system of the Ahom Dynasty |url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5915/ |website=[[UNESCO World Heritage Centre]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Moidams – the Mound-Burial system of the Ahom Dynasty|url=http://www.asiguwahaticircle.gov.in/Tentative%20list.html|publisher=[[Archaeological Survey of India]] Guwahati Circle|language=English}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Charaideo Maidams |url=http://www.assaminfo.com/tourist-places/9/charaideo-maidams.htm |website=www.assaminfo.com}}</ref> According to Tai-Bailung-Mohong [[Buranji]] (a manuscript in Tai), Sukaphaa was buried in his capital city Che-Rai-Doi.<ref>{{Citation|title=An evaluation of original Tai Culture Heritage ...|last=gogoi|first=Pushpadhar 1998|url=http://sealang.net/sala/archives/pdf8/gogoi1998evaluation.pdf|publisher=sealang.net|language=en}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Ahom language: It's typology language contact ...|last=Hazarika|first=Nagen 2004|url=http://sealang.net/sala/archives/pdf8/hazarika2004ahom.pdf|publisher=sealang.net|language=en}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
Before the arrival of Sukaphaa the place was a place of worship for local tribes like Moran, Borahi. 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 Ahom kings and Queens were buried after extensive and long royal burial rituals. The tombs Maidam of Ahom kings and queens at Charaideo hillocks resemble the shape of the pyramids and are objects of wonder revealing the excellent architecture and skill of the sculptors and masons of Assam of the medieval days.<br />
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The actual number of Maidam were more than 150 but only 30 Maidams are protected by the Archaeological Survey of India and Assam State Archaeology Department, and the remaining Maidams are unprotected. Most of these unprotected Maidams are encroached by people and getting damaged. The biggest unprotected Maidam is the Bali Maidam near Nimonagarh. This Maidam is called Bali Maidam, because while British plundered it, they got obstruction from excess sands (Bali) in the surrounding of the Maidam.<br />
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==See also==<br />
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* [[Sukaphaa]]<br />
* [[Ahom Kingdom]]<br />
* [[Singarigharutha ceremony|Singarigharutha]]<br />
* [[Ahom Dynasty]]<br />
* [[Sibsagar district]]<br />
* [[Charaideo district]]<br />
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==Notes==<br />
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== References ==<br />
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* {{Cite book |last=Phukan |first=J. N. |contribution=The Tai-Ahom Power in Assam |editor-last=Barpujari |editor-first=H. K. |title=The Comprehensive History of Assam |volume=2 |pages=49–60 |publisher=Assam Publication Board |place=Guwahati |year=1992 }}<br />
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https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/north-east/dna-samples-throw-light-on-thai-ahom-link-226801<br />
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