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{{Short description|Bridge in Assam, India}} | |||
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{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}} | {{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}} | ||
{{Infobox bridge | {{Infobox bridge | ||
|bridge_name = Namdang Stone Bridge | |bridge_name = Namdang Stone Bridge | ||
|image = Namdang | |image = Namdang Sila Saku bridge.jpg | ||
|image_size = 200px | |image_size = 200px | ||
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|length = 60 m | |length = 60 m | ||
|width = 6.5 m | |width = 6.5 m | ||
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|coordinates = {{coord|26.9503891|N|94.5451547|E|display=inline,title|format=dms}} | |coordinates = {{coord|26.9503891|N|94.5451547|E|display=inline,title|format=dms}} | ||
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The '''Namdang Stone Bridge''' is a historic [[bridge]] located a few kilometers away from [[Sibsagar]] town in Assam, India. It was constructed in 1703 by craftmen brought from Bengal during the reign of Ahom king [[Sukhrungphaa|Rudra Singha | The '''Namdang Stone Bridge''' is a historic [[bridge]] located a few kilometers away from [[Sibsagar]] town in Assam, India. It was constructed in 1703 by craftmen brought from [[Bengal]] during the reign of Ahom king [[Sukhrungphaa|Rudra Singha]]. The bridge is {{convert|60|m|ft|abbr=on}} long, {{convert|6.5|m|ft|abbr=on}} wide and {{convert|1.7|m|ft|abbr=on}} high. It runs over the Namdang (Tai-Ahom : Nam= Water; Dang=Red) river, a tributary of the Dikhou river. The present [[National Highway 37 (India)|National Highway 37]] is passing over it. The unique characteristic of the bridge is that it was cut out from a single solid piece of rock hundred years of age. | ||
The bridge is a little | The bridge is a little curved in shape. The bridge connects [[Sibsagar]] town to [[Jorhat]] and other districts in the west.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mapsofindia.com/assam/tourism/namdang-stone-bridge.html|title=Namdang Stone Bridge|publisher=Maps Of India|accessdate=25 April 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090604121320/http://www.mapsofindia.com/assam/tourism/namdang-stone-bridge.html|archivedate=4 June 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Sajnani|first=Manohar |title=Encyclopaedia of tourism resources in India|volume=1|pages=20|chapter=Management Resources|year=2001 |isbn=9788178350172 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vdMNBxOsvrUC&dq=namdang+stone+bridge&pg=PA20}}</ref> | ||
== History == | |||
King [[Pratap Singha]] built a town on its bank and much later [[Rudra Singha]] constructed a masonry bridge over it. According to Peter Wade, the Namdang bridge was regarded as the western gate of the military capital of [[Rangpur, Assam|Rangpur]], and was capable of being rendered a post of great strength, as the [[Moamoria rebellion|Moamoria rebels]] experienced. Many battles were fought in the vicinity during the reign of [[Gaurinath Singha]] and the Moamaria rebels. In 1825 a decisive battle took place between the [[British East India Company]] and [[Konbaung dynasty|Burmese]] in the bank of the Namdang river. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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*[http://www.igougo.com/journal-j20115-Assam-Sibsagar_-_Monuments_of_Unageing_Intellect.html#ReviewID:1181656 Namdang Xaku by Kharkhuwa] | *[http://www.igougo.com/journal-j20115-Assam-Sibsagar_-_Monuments_of_Unageing_Intellect.html#ReviewID:1181656 Namdang Xaku by Kharkhuwa] | ||
[[Category:Sivasagar]] | [[Category:Sivasagar]] | ||
[[Category:Bridges in Assam]] | [[Category:Bridges in Assam]] | ||