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- India has formally nominated the Rangpur-Sivasagar Ensemble, the capital of the Ahom dynasty that ruled parts of present-day Assam for six centuries, for UNESCO World Heritage status.
- The nomination, announced by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, follows the 2024 UNESCO recognition of the Charaideo Moidams, another Ahom-era site.
- The nominated complex includes Ahom temples, palaces, water tanks and engineering works such as Rang Ghar, described as Asia's oldest surviving amphitheatre.
- The site was submitted under UNESCO criteria recognising exceptional testimony to a civilisation and outstanding examples of architecture illustrating a significant stage in human history.
What to watch next
- UNESCO's decision on whether to inscribe the Rangpur-Sivasagar Ensemble on the World Heritage list
- Impact of World Heritage recognition on tourism and conservation efforts in Sivasagar
- Whether further Ahom-era sites are nominated, building on the Charaideo Moidams recognition
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Himanta Biswa Sarma
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“formally submitted Rangpur-Sivasagar Ensemble- the capital of the Ahom dynasty that ruled the Brahmaputra Valley unbroken for six centuries - for UNESCO World Heritage status under criteria (iii) & (iv).”
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…list, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. The nomination comes after the UNESCO recognition for Charaideo Moidams, another heritage site of the Ahom era. Sarma, in a social media post late on Friday, said India " formally submitted Rangpur-Sivasagar Ensemble- the capital of the Ahom dynasty that ruled the Brahmaputra Valley unbroken for six centuries - for UNESCO World Heritage status under criteria (iii) & (iv). " According to criterion (iii), the site has to bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilisation which is living or which has disappeared, while criterion (iv) suggests that…
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