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U Tirot SingKhasi Chief of Nongkhlaw

In April 1829 the Syiem of Nongkhlaw rose against the British over the road they were cutting through the Khasi hills and fought them for four years.

c. 1802 – 17 July 1835

The full life
1Syiem of Nongkhlaw, a Khasi state of present-day Meghalaya.U Tirot Sing · The people
2Anglo-Khasi war: 1829–1833.U Tirot Sing · The British
3Captured in January 1833 and held at Dhaka.U Tirot Sing
417 July is U Tirot Sing Day in Meghalaya.U Tirot Sing

Sources for these facts

  • Hamlet Bareh, The History and Culture of the Khasi People (1967)
  • Government of Meghalaya, U Tirot Sing Day commemorations

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