Photo by: Hirock Jyoti Neog Joysagar Tank, of Historical Sivasagar district of Assam is one of the largest man-made water bodies in India during the Ahom Dynasty in Assam. Though there is not any official data available regarding the myth that "it is the largest man-made water body of Asia Continent with 318 acres area" but the local people belived and demand this myth to be true. Photo by: Janerdon Das This Tank was excavated by the most popular King of Ahom Dynasty, Swargadeo Rudra Singha in the year 1697 in the memory of his mother Joymoti . It was constructed within 45 days. Formerly this place was known as "Jerenga Pathar" where Sulikpha also known as "Lora Raja" tortured Joymoti by the "Chaodangs" to get the information regarding her husband Gadapani ,who was hiding himself due to the ongoing conspiracy in 'Ahom Raj Family' regarding the next proprietor of Ahom Kingdom or it can be said as the next eligible person to cla...
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