The Historical Importance of the Capital Cities of the Ahom Dynasty and the Prospects of Developing these Cities as Tourist Attractions

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ABSTRACT newlineThe thesis entitled The Historical Importance of The Capital Cities of The Ahom newlineDynasty and The Prospects of Developing These Cities as Tourist Attractions is divided into newlinesix chapters. The first chapter is Introduction . This chapter has introduced the topic through a newlinebrief description of the five permanent capital cities of the Ahom dynasty. This chapter also newlineincludes the research gap, objectives of the study, research questions, research methodology, newlinescope and limitations of the study and chapter layout. newlineThe second chapter is Review of Related Literature . This chapter has discussed the newlinereview of related literature, which are divided into two parts. These are- newline(i) Books, Journals, research papers on geography, political, administrative, newlineconstitutional, economic, social, cultural and religious history of medieval Assam. newline(ii) Books, Journals, research papers on historical and heritage tourism in Assam. newlineThe third chapter is The Historical Significance of The Ahoms and Heritage Tourism . newlineThis chapter has discussed about the theories of tourism, definitions of tourism and brief newlinedescription of historical and heritage tourism. This chapter has highlighted the geographical newlinesignificance of the capital cities, political and administrative roles of the Ahom rulers, social newlineactivities, economic contributions, cultural importance and religious beliefs of the Ahom newlinedynasty. newlineThe fourth chapter is entitled Tourist Spots of the Capital Cities of the Ahoms . This newlinechapter has discussed the tourist spots situated in the five capital cities of Ahom dynasty. The newlinechapter is divided into subchapters. All the subchapters have focused on the different historical newlinemonuments of Ahom kingdom and its significance in the present context. Wherein, this chapter newlinemainly finds out the potentiality of tourism in the Ahom capital cities. The subchapters are- newlineand#61623; Tourist Spots of Charaideo newlineand#61623; Tourist Spots of Charagua newlineand#61623; Tourist Spots of Garhgaon newlineand#61623; Tourist Spots of Rangpur newlineand#61623; Tourist Spots of Jorhat newlineThe fifth chapter is Developing the Capital Cities of Ahoms as Tourist Attractions: newlineProblems and Prospects . This chapter find out the different problems and prospects of tourism newlinein the capital cities of the Ahom dynasty. There are common problems and some specific newlinechallenges in every capital city. This chapter also highlights the suggestions for solving the newlinecommon and specific problems. The subchapters are- newlineand#61623; Common Challenges of Tourism Development of all the Capital Cities newlineand#61623; Prospects and Suggestions for Tackling the Common Challenges newlineand#61623; Capital City Specific Challenges and Prospect of Tourism development newlineThe last chapter is Findings and Conclusion . This chapter includes the findings of the newlinestudy, answers to the research questions, contribution towards society and future scope of newlineresearch. So, this thesis has studied about the potentialities of tourism in the capital cities of the newlineAhom dynasty. newline