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U Kiang Nangbah and the Jaintia Rebellion (1862–63)
Study U Kiang Nangbah’s leadership, the causes and course of the Jaintia Rebellion of 1862–63, his execution at Jowai and his lasting place in…
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Jaintia Resistance against British Rule
A clear history of Jaintia resistance after the British annexation of 1835, including colonial taxes, interference in local institutions and the road to the…
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Annexation of the Jaintia Kingdom (1835)
A detailed account of the causes, British occupation and consequences of the 1835 annexation of the Jaintia Kingdom under Raja Rajendra Singh.
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British Relations with the Jaintia Kingdom
Study Anglo-Jaintia relations from the Company’s Diwani of Bengal to trade disputes, frontier intervention, political pressure and the crisis before annexation.
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British Annexation and Administration of the Khasi Hills
Understand how British control followed the Anglo-Khasi War through political agencies, treaties, indirect rule, district administration and the preservation of Khasi Hima.
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U Tirot Sing Syiem — Life, Resistance and Legacy
Read the life of U Tirot Sing Syiem of Nongkhlaw, his leadership in the Anglo-Khasi War, imprisonment in Dhaka and enduring legacy in Meghalaya.
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Anglo-Khasi War (1829–1833)
A detailed history of the Anglo-Khasi War of 1829–1833: causes, Nongkhlaw attack, Khasi guerrilla resistance, British strategy, outcome and significance.
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Construction of the Sylhet–Assam Road and Khasi Resistance
Learn why the British built the Sylhet–Assam road, how the Nongkhlaw agreement broke down and why the project triggered organised Khasi resistance.
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David Scott and the British Policy in the Khasi Hills
Examine David Scott’s frontier policy, road diplomacy, commercial pressure and political intervention in the Khasi Hills during early British expansion.
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British Expansion towards the Khasi-Jaintia-Garo Hills
Trace British expansion towards the Khasi, Jaintia and Garo Hills from the Bengal frontier and Treaty of Yandabo to annexation and colonial administration.