Which one of the following statements with regard to the Moidams, built by the Tai-Ahom kingdom and inscribed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, is/are correct?
1. They acted as army fortresses.
2. They were recreation centres of the Royals and Nobles.
3. They were burial grounds of the Royals and Nobles.
4. They were battle drill centres of the Royals and Nobles.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.A.1 onlyB.1 and 3C.3 onlyD.2 and 4

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Which one of the following statements with regard to the Moidams, built by the Tai-Ahom kingdom and inscribed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, is/are correct? 1. They acted as army fortresses. 2. They were recreation centres of the Royals and Nobles. 3. They were burial grounds of the Royals and Nobles. 4. They were battle drill centres of the Royals and Nobles. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Accepted Answer

3 only. The correct answer is (c) 3 only.The Moidams, in the foothills of the Patkai Ranges near Charaideo, Assam, are the royal mound-burial necropolis of the Tai-Ahom dynasty, built over roughly 600 years from the 13th to the 19th century CE. UNESCO inscribed them as a World Heritage Site on 26 July 2024, India's 43rd entry on the list. Ninety moidams, hollow vaults of brick, stone, or earth, hold the remains of kings and other royals, along with grave goods such as food, horses, and elephants, and sometimes queens and servants. Statement 3 is correct: they were burial grounds of the Royals and Nobles.Statements 1, 2, and 4 are incorrect. The Moidams were never army fortresses, recreation centres, or battle drill centres. Their function was funerary and ritual, tied to Tai-Ahom ancestor-worship practices like Me-Dam-Me-Phi, not military or leisure use.

The Moidams of the Tai-Ahom Dynasty (UPSC CSP 2026, GS Paper I)

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