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The 'Ahom Raja's Palace' (Kareng Ghar or Garhgaon Palace) is located in:
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Answer: Option D — Assam
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The "Ahom Raja's Palace", also known as the Garhgaon Palace or "Kareng Ghar", is located at Garhgaon, near Sivasagar in Assam.
About the palace:
- It was built by the Ahom kings, who ruled Assam for about 600 years (1228-1826).
- The original palace at Garhgaon was built of wood and stone by King Suklenmung in 1540, when he made Garhgaon his capital.
- It was later rebuilt in brick and stone in the 18th century by King Rajeswar Singha (around 1752).
- The present structure is a seven-storeyed (four above ground and three underground) building.
Other Ahom monuments near Sivasagar:
Rang Ghar: a two-storeyed royal pavilion, built by King Pramatta Singha in the 1740s, from which the Ahom kings watched sports such as buffalo fights, especially during the Rongali Bihu festival. It is often described as one of the oldest surviving amphitheatres in Asia.
Talatal Ghar: a palace with underground floors and secret tunnels, built by King Rajeswar Singha at Rangpur, the later Ahom capital.
Sivasagar Tank and the Shivadol: a large tank with the Shiva temple (Shivadol), one of the tallest Hindu temples in India, built in 1734 by Queen Ambika, the wife of King Siva Singha.
Charaideo Maidams: the royal burial mounds of the Ahom kings and queens at Charaideo, the first Ahom capital. In 2024, they became the first cultural UNESCO World Heritage Site in north-east India.
About the Ahom kingdom:
It was founded in 1228 by Sukaphaa, a prince from the Shan region (present-day Myanmar and China). 2 December is celebrated as "Sukaphaa Divas" or "Asom Divas" in Assam.
The Ahoms successfully resisted Mughal attempts to conquer Assam. In the Battle of Saraighat (1671), the Ahom general Lachit Borphukan defeated the Mughal army. 24 November is celebrated as "Lachit Divas".
The kingdom declined after Burmese invasions, and it was annexed by the British after the Treaty of Yandabo (1826).
Why not the other options?
- ✗Manipur has the Kangla Fort in Imphal.
- ✗Tripura has the Ujjayanta Palace and Neermahal.
- ✗Meghalaya does not have the Ahom palaces.
Quick tip
Remember: Ahom palaces = Sivasagar, Assam (Kareng Ghar at Garhgaon, Rang Ghar, Talatal Ghar); Charaideo Maidams = UNESCO 2024; founder Sukaphaa (1228); Lachit Borphukan won at Saraighat (1671).
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