Monuments In India

Kareng Ghar

Location	Sibsagar, Assam
Built in	1769
Built by	Swargadeo Rudra Singha
Main Attraction	Talatal ghar
Current Status	Maintained by ASI
Nearest Metro Station	not available

Kareng Ghar or Talatal Ghar is historical masterpiece that previously provided the same as the armed location of the kings of Ahom. The constructions were made for the period of 1696 to 1714 via the well-known king Rudra Singha. The structural glory of the constitution catches the attention of many visitors and analyzers each year.

Kareng Ghar is a seven-story construction. Though the three levels that are below the land are known as Talatal Ghar, the remaining levels over the land level are renowned as the Kareng Ghar. Two underground passageways are present in the Talatal Ghar.

The Kareng Ghar & Talatal Ghar of Assam is positioned extremely near to the Sibsagar city. This chronological city was the capital of the authoritative kings of the renowned Ahom reign. They feint this area from here for duration of aproximate six hundred years. Their regulation approached to last part once the beginning of the British in the country. There is a 200 aged cistern here, recognized as the Sibsagar cistern that pulls lots of visitors to this situate. Moreover, the municipality is a residence to a few of the extremely olden shrines of Assam.

This chronological memorial of Assam is at a distance of 6 km from the central municipality. It was constructed at this juncture to make sure security to the Gargaon fortress, the house of the Ahom kings. The descendants of the ruler Rudra Singha prepared much modifications and embellishments to the unique construction of the Kareng Ghar & Talatal Ghar.

History

Swargadeo Rudra Singha transferred the capital of the Ahom empire from Garhgaon to Rangpur in the period of 1702-03 A.D. Rangpur stayed as the Capital for a century. It is situated in the west zone of the Sibsagar municipality. The initial structure was completed through Swargadeo Rudra Singha in the period of 1698 A.D. Rangpur was not just the capital of the Ahom empire although the armed-station as well.

Architecture

Once Swargadeo Rudra Singha demise, the fort went in the course of several changes giving it an unequal figure. However there were lots of changes through construction, the current multi-storied fortress, Talatal Ghar, was made by Swargadeo Rajeswar Singha in the period of 1751-1769 A.D.

In the direction of east to west a number of rooms comprise on a long passageway, and in the direction of north to south a number of minor divisions. The fortress is a seven leveled structure, four above the floor and the remaining three below the surface structures. The land floor provided as constants, hoard rooms, servants' lodgings. The majestic Houses were on the higher level, which could not be observed at the present, additional a small number of rooms which still are present close to an Octagonal room on the north side, that was the 'veneration room’. There is staircase which directs to the porch. A Separated room locates on the south which is supposed to use through the queen for the period of her imprisonment.

The remaining three levels below the ground were built by King Swargadeo Rajeswar Singha, called as Talatal Ghar constructed of block and an aboriginal sort of bolster (a combination of Bora Chaul - a muggy range of rice granule, eggs of hens etc.) The additional four levels Kareng Ghar (or fortress) made by Swargadeo Rudra Singha and his heirs primarily used woods, which are fully shattered. The Talatal Ghar possessed two surreptitious rebellious passageways. One linked to the Dikhow stream which is around 3 Kilometer in span and another linked to Garhgaon fortress, which is of 16 Kilometer, make use as flee way in case of any opponent molest.

Guests these days can simply sight the land level and first level and some of enduring part of second as well as third floor of the fortress. Below the surface levels preserved and lots of the timber constructions of the fortress have misplaced with time. The fortress was enclosed through block enrichment and also with a mud fort (Garh) with barriers crammed with water. There is a Khar Ghar or fine particles and bullets stock up next to the fortress.

How to Reach

It takes only 30 minutes to reach from Sibsagar municipality to Nazira municipality. It is situated on the way. Home buses and one may get taxis toward Garhgaon from Sivasagar municipality.

Nearby Places to Visit

Rang Ghar

Rang Ghar is a two level structure, which has been the majestic sports exhibition area from which the Ahom rulers and landed gentry observed sports event similar to buffalo wrestles and additional games at the Rupahi Pathar particularly in Rangali Bihu fiesta in the Rangpur. On the terrace of the Rang Ghar is a drawing of an Ahom imperial extended yacht. The structure was built in the supremacy of Swargadeo Pramatta Singha in the year 1746. It is positioned in the north east direction to the Talatal Ghar a multi-storied majestic compound in Joysagar west of Sivasagar municipality, on the supplementary surface of the Assam Trunk (AT) highway in Sibsagar area in Assam, India.

Weather and Best Time to Visit

Ideal time to stopover Kareng Ghar is in December to February.

Accomodation

Siddharth Hotel

Address

Near YMGC Colony,
PG Road, Sibsagar
Assam,India

Brahmaputra Hotel

Address

Opp: Bus Stand
Sivsagar Dist.
Assam, India

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