The Clarion- International Multidisciplinary Journal
  • Year: 2015
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue: 2

Forts and ramparts of the Ahoms: a close study.

  • Author:
  • Khagen Gogoi
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Page Number: 116 to 120

Department of History, Jagiroad College, Morigaon, India

*Corresponding author: khagenjrd@gmail.com

Online published on 27 July, 2015.

Abstract

Forts and ramparts played important role in the military system of medieval states. The Ahoms who reigned the Brahmaputra valley from 1228 to 1826 CE had to fight with different powers to extend and to maintain the kingdom. They constructed many forts and ramparts at strategic locations applying different techniques. Here an attempt has been made to highlight these issues with some selective examples.

Keywords

Ahom, fort, rampart