Rangpur
Chen-Mun | |
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historical place | |
 Rang Ghar in Rangpur | |
  Rangpur Location in Assam, India  Rangpur Rangpur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 26°58′01″N 94°37′08″E / 26.967°N 94.619°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Assam |
| District | Sibsagar |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Assamese |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-AS |
| Vehicle registration | AS |
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Rangpur (/ˈræŋpʊər, ˈrɒŋ-/; Assamese: [ɹɔŋ.puɹ]) is the 4th capital of the Ahom kingdom, was established by Swargadeo Rudra Singha in "Meteka" in 1707 after shifting the capital from Garhgaon.[1] It is currently a part of Sibsagar town. The place holds many monuments build by the Ahom dynasty, the most notable of which are the Talatal Ghar and the Rang Ghar.
The architectural plan of Rangpur spread over almost a thousand bighas of land. Ghanasyam, an architect from Koch Bihar, was deputed by Rudra Singha to design the city.[2][3]
- ^ Gogoi 1968, p. 508
- ^ Gogoi (2017, p. 104):"Ghanashyam, the artisan from Bengal employed to construct the Ranghar and the Kareng of Rangpur city, was put to death after being caught red-handed with a map of the city concealed between two layers of a water pot."
- ^ Gohainbaruah, Padmanath (2004), Asamar Buranji, Guwahati: Asom Prakashan Parishad. p. 72.