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| name = Charaideo district<br />
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| native_name_lang = as<br />
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| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Assam|District]] of [[Assam]]<br />
| image_skyline = Charaideo Maidam of Ahom Kings at Charaideo in Sivasagar, Assam 4.jpg<br />
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| image_caption = Maidam of Ahom Kings<br />
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| map_caption = Location in Assam<br />
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| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Assam]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[Divisions of Assam|Division]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Upper Assam Division|Upper Assam]]<br />
| established_date = 2015<br />
| founder = <br />
| seat_type = Headquarters<br />
| seat = [[Sonari]]<br />
| government_footnotes = <br />
| leader_title = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]<br />
| leader_name = [[Jorhat (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jorhat]]<br />
| leader_title1 = [[Vidhan Sabha|Vidhan Sabha constituencies]]<br />
| leader_name1 = [[Mahmara (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Mahmara]], [[Sonari (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sonari]]<br />
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| unit_pref = Metric<!-- or US or UK --><br />
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| area_total_km2 = 1300<br />
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| population_total = 471418<br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
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| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
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| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Assamese language|Assamese]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = <!-- [[Postal Index Number|PIN]] --><br />
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| registration_plate = AS 33<br />
| website = {{URL|https://charaideo.assam.gov.in/}}<br />
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'''Charaideo district''' is an administrative [[Districts of Assam|district]] in the state of [[Assam]] in [[India]]. It was formally declared a new district of the state on 15 August 2015 by then Chief Minister of Assam [[Tarun Gogoi]].<ref>[http://zeenews.india.com/news/assam/assam-gets-five-more-districts_1647470.html Assam gets five more districts]</ref> It has been carved out of [[Sivasagar district]] with [[Charaideo|Charaideo District]] as its administrative headquarter. It comes under [[Upper Assam]] division.<ref>[http://www.assaminfo.com/tourist-places/9/charaideo-maidams.htm Charaideo commonly known as pyramids of Assam]</ref><ref>[http://www.eastern-today.com/entries/blog/preparations-afoot-for-inauguration-of-charaideo-district-at-sonari reparations afoot for inauguration of Charaideo district at Sonari]</ref><ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/Palasbari-incensed-over-choice-of-district-HQ/articleshow/51759563.cms Palasbari incensed over choice of district HQ]</ref><br />
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==Etymology==<br />
[[Charaideo]] was established by the first [[Ahom kingdom|Ahom]] king [[Sukaphaa|Chaolung Sukaphaa]].<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 &amp; 265 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rIduAAAAMAAJ |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 |last1=Gohain |first1=Birendra Kr |title=Origin of the Tai and Chao Lung Hsukapha: A Historical Perspective |date=1999 |publisher=Omsons Publications |pages=72 &amp; 73 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k01uAAAAMAAJ |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><br />
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==History==<br />
Before the arrival of Sukaphaa the place was a place of worship for local tribes like [[Moran people|Morans]], Borahis and [[Sutiya people|Sutiyas]].<ref>{{harvcol|Dutta|1985|p=50}}</ref><br />
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The site of [[Charaideo]] was the capital of the [[Ahom kingdom]] established by the first [[Ahom kingdom|Ahom]] king Chao Lung [[Sukaphaa|Siu-Ka-Pha]] in 1253. The [[Maidam]]s ([[tumulus]]) of the [[Ahom kingdom|Ahom]] kings and queens at [[Charaideo]] hillocks resemble the shape of small pyramids. The site has had some archaeological works but also has suffered from robbers.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1030301/asp/northeast/story_1720984.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525195131/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1030301/asp/northeast/story_1720984.asp|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 25, 2011|title=Bounty hunters beat ASI to tombs|author1=Dutta, Pullock |author2=Das, Ripunjoy|date=2003-03-01|accessdate=2007-12-06|location=Calcutta, India|work=The Telegraph}}</ref> There have been calls for the site to be UNESCO World Heritage listed.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060119/asp/northeast/story_5737072.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525195155/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060119/asp/northeast/story_5737072.asp|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 25, 2011| title=Saving Ahom kingdom - Local youths push for Unesco tag to protect Charaideo |author=Das, Ripunjoy |date=2006-01-19| accessdate=2007-12-06 |location=Calcutta, India |work=The Telegraph}}</ref><br />
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During the reign of [[Sudangphaa]] (1397–1407), the relatively small Ahom kingdom was attacked by [[Mongkawng|Mong Kwang]], a Shan state in what is today Upper Burma. A Mong Kwang army sent under General Ta-chin-Pao advanced upto Tipam but was subsequently defeated and pushed back as far as the Kham Jang territory.{{sfn|Phukan|1991|p=891}} The generals of the two armies conducted a peace treaty on the shore of the [[Lake of No Return|Nong Jake lake]] and in accordance with the [[Tai peoples|Tai]] custom dipped their hands in the lake, fixing the boundary of the two kingdoms at [[Patkai|Patkai hill]]s.{{sfn|Phukan|1991|p=891}}<br />
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== Demographics ==<br />
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{{bar box<br />
|title=Religions in Charaideo district (2011)<ref name="Religion">{{cite web |date=2011 |title=Table C-01 Population By Religion: Assam |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11365/download/14478/DDW18C-01%20MDDS.XLS |website=census.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref><br />
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{{bar percent|[[Hinduism in Assam|Hinduism]]|darkorange|88.00}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[Christianity in Assam|Christianity]]|dodgerblue|5.24}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[Islam in Assam|Islam]]|green|4.58}}<br />
{{bar percent|Other <small>(tribal religion)</small>|chartreuse|1.25}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[Buddhism]]|yellow|0.72}}<br />
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.21}}<br />
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The district has a population of 471,418, of which 29,723 (6.31%) live in urban areas.<ref name="districtcensus">{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=District Census Handbook: Sivasagar |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/240/download/610/DH_2011_1812_PART_A_DCHB_SIVASAGAR.pdf |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref> Charaideo has a sex ratio of 955 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 7,643 (1.62%) and 11,909 (2.53%) of the population respectively.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Charaideo at a glance {{!}} Charaideo District {{!}} Government Of Assam, India|url=https://charaideo.gov.in/portlets/charaideo-at-a-glance|access-date=2020-11-09|website=charaideo.gov.in|archive-date=2021-01-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117192204/https://charaideo.gov.in/portlets/charaideo-at-a-glance|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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{{Pie chart<br />
|caption = Languages of Charaideo district (2011)<ref name="languages"/><br />
|label1 = [[Assamese language|Assamese]] |value1 = 75.64 |color1 = purple<br />
|label2 = [[Sadri language|Sadri]] |value2 = 7.64 |color2 = burlywood<br />
|label3 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]] |value3 = 4.22 |color3 = orchid<br />
|label4 = [[Odia language|Odia]] |value4 = 3.20 |color4 = firebrick<br />
|label5 = [[Hindi]] |value5 = 1.92 |color5 = orange<br />
|label6 = 'Other' Hindi |value6 = 1.80 |color6 = deeppink<br />
|label7 = [[Nepali language|Nepali]] |value7 = 1.38 |color7 = pink<br />
|label8 = Others |value8 = 4.20 |color8 = grey<br />
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At the time of the 2011 census, 75.64% of the population spoke [[Assamese language|Assamese]], 7.64% [[Nagpuri language|Sadri]], 4.22% [[Bengali language|Bengali]], 3.20% [[Odia language|Odia]], 1.92% [[Hindi]], 1.38% [[Nepali language|Nepali]]. 1.80% of the population spoke 'Others' under Hindi.<ref name="languages">{{cite web |date=2011 |title=Table C-16 Population By Mother Tongue: Assam |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10195/download/13307/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-1800.XLSX |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref><br />
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==Notable people==<br />
*[[Suresh Ranjan Goduka]], Assamese poet and mass communicator<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[Charaideo]]<br />
* [[Sivasagar]]<br />
* [[Sonari]]<br />
* [[Moranhat]]<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
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==References==<br />
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* {{Citation |last=Dutta |first=Sristidhar |title=The Mataks and their Kingdom |publisher=Chugh Publications |place=Allahabad |year=1985}}<br />
* {{Cite journal| last = Phukan| first=J. N.| title = Relations of the Ahom kings of Assam with those of Mong Mao (in Yunnan, China) and of Mong Kwang (Mogaung in Myanmar) | journal= Proceedings of the Indian History Congress| volume=52 | year=1991| pages= 888–893| jstor=44142722|issn=2249-1937}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://charaideo.assam.gov.in/ Charaideo District Official website]<br />
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