The Khasi uprising against the British in the hills of present-day Meghalaya, led by U Tirot Sing, took place during:

The Khasi uprising against the British, led by U Tirot Sing, the chief (Syiem) of Nongkhlaw, took place from 1829 to 1833 in the Khasi Hills of present-day Meghalaya.

Background:

• After the First Anglo-Burmese War (1824-1826) and the Treaty of Yandabo (1826), the British gained control over Assam.
• The British wanted to build a road through the Khasi Hills to connect the Brahmaputra valley in Assam with Sylhet in the Surma valley (now in Bangladesh).
• David Scott, the British agent for the north-east frontier, persuaded U Tirot Sing to allow the road to pass through his territory.

Causes of the uprising:

• The Khasis became suspicious when the British brought in soldiers and began to behave as rulers.
• The British used forced labour for the construction of the road.
• The Khasis feared that the British would take over their land and destroy their independence.

The uprising:

• In April 1829, the Khasis attacked the British camp at Nongkhlaw, and killed two British officers.
• U Tirot Sing organised the Khasis, Garos and other hill people for a guerrilla war against the British.
• The Khasis fought with swords, shields, bows and arrows, while the British had firearms.
• The struggle continued for about four years.

End of the uprising:

• U Tirot Sing was wounded and went into hiding in a cave.
• He surrendered in January 1833, and was sent to Dhaka as a prisoner.
• He died in captivity on 17 July 1835.

Remembrance:

• 17 July is observed as "U Tirot Sing Day" in Meghalaya, and is a state holiday.
• He is honoured as a hero of the freedom struggle of north-east India.

Other uprisings in the north-east:

• The Singpho rebellion in Assam (1830s and 1843).
• The Ahom revolt (1828), led by Gomdhar Konwar.

Why not the other options?

• ✗1855-1856, 1899-1900 and 1921-1922 were the periods of other uprisings in India.