why did the khasis revolt ? what was the outcome ?
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The war started with Tirot Sing's attack on a British garrison that disobeyed orders of this Khasi king to stop a road construction project through the Khasi Hills. The Khasis were defeated in this war and the British gained supremacy over these hills.
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The Khasi uprising took place in 1833 in the regions between the Khasi hills and Jaintia Hills, against a planned British Road in that area. The leader of this uprising was Tirot Sing Syiem.
The British gained possession of the Brahmaputra Valley after defeating the Burmese. This enraged the Khasis who organised a revolt against the British under the leadership of Tiruth Singh, a Khasis chief.
The Anglo-Khasi War was part of the independence struggle between the Khasipeople and the British Empire between the years 1829-1833. The war started with Tirot Sing's attack on a British garrison that disobeyed orders of this Khasi king to stop a road construction project through the Khasi Hills. The Khasis were defeated in this war and the British gained supremacy over these hills.