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A. DESCRIPTION C. ORTHOGRAPHIC DETAILS 01 - A

I. Name of the Study Location
I Che Hong,Gargaon, Shivsagar, Assam.

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II. Building Typology
i. Royal palace and army basecamp.
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III. Chronology and Patron
- 16th centuary, during the rule of Ahom dynasty.
IV. Building Purpose / Function
- Initially was built for army basecamp purpose but
later was made into the Royal residence of the

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Ahoms.
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V. Basic Architecture
The basic plan comprises of consecutive cuboids
Main Gate or Iron Gate
layed on top of each other.
1. Build using indigenous Sargam wood, special
type of organic mixtures of rice, clay, eggs of
duck as cement and brick.BrIck being the
major component.
2. It is a seven storey structure of which 3 of
35 to 55° c

them are burried underground and only 4

floors can be seen above the surface.
3. There are four major gates to the
palace(Singha -Duãr) and 10 small gates.
4. Around the Capital instead of surrounding it
with walls, there was a hude bamboo
plantation ( Kuntuhã) running Continuously
from both sides.
VI. Architectural Elements, ornamental Elephant statue on outer wall
and Features
1. Openings Of doors and arches.
An Isometric view of The
2. There was an inner and outer Rampart in
rectangular shape made of bricks Kareng Ghar
4. Carvings are made on the walls inside the KEY PLAN
hallway in the shape of a Horai( Assamese
B. LOCAL NAMES/TERMINOLOGY

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Typical elevation and section
offering tray) which was most probably used
to light lamps at night.. House of gaurds.
Pali Ghar
4. Roof Type –flat rectangular roof D. HIERARCHY of SPACES
5. Carvings and ornamentation Raj Ghar House of The Royals and the officials

(Wooden / Metal / Stone) Chatāi –

The house which was made of Mat of stout stilt
VII. Material Used & Colour Palettes Chara of
Borpatra
bamboo where Borpatra Gohain stayed ( One of the 3

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cabinet Ministers of Ahom).
1. Core Construction – Stone,brbrick,wood and Gohain
bamboo.. Chatāi –
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2. Exterior – bricks Chara of Bor
The house of second cabinet Minister of Ahom
hierarchy.
4. Roofing. Guhai
5. Interior. Chatāi-
6. Flooring. Charā of The house of the first Cabinet Minister.
Bura Gohain
7. Color-red, ochre brown color, yellow on the
insides. Deo Ghar Worshiping house

VIII. Structural Features Chuwā- pani The toilet cum urinal or the bathroom.
The basic plan of the palace is based on The Mishing Chang ghar (Stilt house) plan
design.
1. Structure type- Load bearing wall and post- ghar

beam construction
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E. SPATIAL ANALYSIS F. DESIGN ANALYSIS 01 - B
1. Space Allocation Conclusion
2. In 1610 AD Süa-seng-faa alias The Royal Palace of Che-Hong is the majestic landmark of the Ahom
kingdom. Its
Pratāp Singha

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3. stony silence signifies the splendour and vigour of the Ahom monarch
towering the
3. (1603-1641 AD) under the
supervision of Momāi Tāmuli majesty. The political and cultural history can be traced through what was
(who bore the portfolio built by the

4. people in certain times.

4. Tipamiā Rajkhowā) erected
The embattled Che-Hung looked like an ‘exclusivist fort’. Geometrical,
long and big ramparts. These
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natural and
ramparts were named as

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5. structural motifs adorn the cornice and baseboards. The historic
The underground Chambers of significance of the
5. Rājgarh in the East, Bānhgarh Kareng ghar
to in the west, Bānhgarh and palace lies in the frequent use of intricately crafted pilaster and Mihrabs in
Pathāligarh in the North and II. Space Distribution the alcove.
1.
6.
6. Bānhgarh in the South. The 2. The Royal capital complex of Che-Hong is situated in
distance of the Rājgarh from 26°55’38.7” and 26°56’36.6”
the Nām-Sāo (Dikhow) to the 3.
7. 3. Latitude North and 94°44’04.7” and 94°45’01.5”
7. Pathāligarh is 10.4 km. The Longitude East
distance of the Bānhgarh from
Singha-Duār to the river III. Anthropology Around the Royal Palace or Kā-Ren
8. (āssāmised into Kāreng-ghar18) strong bamboos19
8. Dichāng is 8.5 km
(Kuntuhā) had been planted on the Bāhirgarh or outer
(5.5km+3km). The distance of enclosure (1.2km in breadth and
the Bānhgarh in the midst of Interiors of The palace
the river 1.3km in length, and on average 25 feet high 20 feet wide) to
9. serve as a taller wall.
9. Dichāng is 4.2 km. The

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distance of Pathāligarh is 3 Around and outside the Bāhirgarh, a moat20 (20-28 feet in
depth and 55-75 feet wide)
km. There were four (as
10. had been dug.
10.Shihabuddin mentioned)
prime gates made of brick and Inside the Bhitargarh or inner enclosure21
stones (Singha-Duār in

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, a brick rampart of lower height (11 ft in
11.
11.Assamese) and ten small height and 11 ft in width) was got constructed in the midst of
gates. In these boarder which a brick Kā-Ren (the
ramparts, specially, the
Bānhgarh, ten Royal Palace) was situated.
12.
12.small gates and three brick-
made gates were constructed
under Sukati Tāmuli