Rangpur-Sivasagar Historic Ensemble Enters UNESCO Tentative List on 5 September 2026

Key facts

• The Rangpur-Sivasagar Historic Ensemble was added to India's UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on 5 September 2026.
• India's Permanent Mission to UNESCO submitted the nomination for the ensemble on 19 June 2026.
• The nomination was filed under cultural criteria iii and iv.
• The ensemble is located in Sivasagar district, eastern Assam, on the south bank of the Brahmaputra.
• The ensemble includes the Rang Ghar, a two-storey oval pavilion regarded as Asia's oldest surviving amphitheatre.
• The ensemble includes the Talatal Ghar, a multi-storey palace with subterranean floors.
• The ensemble includes the Kareng Ghar, the royal residence of the Ahom kings.
• The ensemble includes the Sivasagar, Joysagar, and Gaurisagar tanks.
• The ensemble includes the Sivadol, Devidol, and Joydol temples.
• The ensemble includes the Namdang stone bridge, a 17th-century stone-arch bridge.
• The Ahoms repelled Mughal forces at the Battle of Saraighat in 1671 under general Lachit Borphukan.