1 Town Planning and Architectural Study of The Medieval Ahom Royal Palaces at Che-Hong (Gargāon) and Che-Muan (Rangpur) Paranan Konwar Assistant Professor in Economics Sonari College, Assam (India) E mail:ppkkpkonwar@gmail.com Abstract During the 600 years (1228-1826 AD) reign of Ahom monarchy, the Ahom kingdom had five permanent capitals, namely Che-Rāi -Doi (Charāideo, established in 1253), Charaguā (1397?), Che-Hong (Gargāon 1540), Che-Muan (Rangpur 1707), and Dichai (Jorhāt 1794/95). Out of the five vibrant and permanent capitals Jorhat, Charāideo and Charaguā ossified into non-existence. Only the ramparts of Che-Rāi-Doi (Charāideo) and ruined royal palaces and half-demolished ramparts of Che-Hong (Gargāon) and Che-Muan (Rangpur) are striving to expose the glorious days of Ahom royal capital cities. This research was confined to explore the history of three capitals, viz., Che-Rāi- Doi, Che-Hong and Che-Muan, whereas the largest attention was given to study the town planning and architectural study of the medieval Ahom Royal the two prime royal capitals – Che-Hong and Che-Muan – that are still equipped with brick-made Royal Palaces till today. Artifacts unearthed expose the saga of the wonder that was taking place in medieval Assam. The embattled capital town Che-Hong looked like an ‘exclusivist fort’. The royal capital complex of Che-Hong inside the inner rampart resembles the Forbidden City, and the structure in-between the inner and outer rampart resembles to the Imperial City of the Shan States. Evidence of architecture is evident in the documents of two foreigners - Shihabuddin Talish (1662), a Mughal and Jean- Baptiste Chevalier, a Frenchman (1756). The royal Palace of Che-Mun was the Secretariat cum Court and garrison where warriors were deployed for war purpose. At the west side of it, the so-called Rang-Ghar was built for watching and enjoying sports and games. The so-called Bā-Guá was built on the south of it for religious purposes. Che-Muan was the hub of amusement, secretariat, court of law, army cantonment or garrison of the real capital Che-Hong that continued to function as the centre of administration. The remnants have withstood the vagaries of nature and rampaging Moāmaryās, Mān and the British to tell its own never -ending tale. Keywords: town planning, architecture, Ahom, Che-Hong (Gargāon), Che-Muan (Rangpur), Assam