Moidams, the burial mounds of the Ahom royalty, were long regarded as treasure troves and attracted plunderers from the Mughal period to the British era, as well as local looters. This repeated plundering led to significant loss of historical artefacts and disturbed many burial sites.
The earliest documented ground plan of a Moidam was published in the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal in June 1848, based on a sketch by Sergeant C. Clayton, who supervised excavations in the 1840s under the direction of Captain T. Brody, then Assistant Commissioner of Assam.
APSC Relevance: Important for Ahom burial practices, archaeology and heritage documentation.
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