Gargoan was the principal seat of the Ahoms for more than four centuries. The chronicle sources refer that Suklengmung, the 15th Ahom king established the capital at Gargoan and constructed a palace with wood and other impermanent material in the year 1540 CE. Later, king Pramatta Singha constructed a brick wall and masonary gateway in the capital complex. The present multistoried edifice was built by king Rajeswar Singha in 1752 CE. The fort and the royal complex were badly damaged and disfigured due to procurement of raw materials from the monument by the locals for building their houses. The structural remains in the fortified complex stand as a mute testimony of the Ahom kings of the bygone days.
The monument is four- storied building and arrayed in gradually receding tiers. The top floor has dome like roof with a chamber. It had four watch towers of which now only two can be seen. The ground floor has three west facing halls, each with front and rear chamber.
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Fig: Ahom Raja's palace,Garhgaon