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U Tirot Sing was the king and the constitutional head (chiefs) or Syiems of Nongkhlaw(a village in Khasi hills). Due to his visionary leadership, the native people had great respect for him.

He belonged to the Syiemlieh clan of the Khasi tribe.

British Entry in the Northeast India and the Guwahati to Sylhet Road Project

The British after the treaty of Yandaboo in 1826 with Burma were able to develop a strong base in the northeastern part of India and captured Assam (Surma Valley), Manipur, Rakhine, and the Taninthay coast south of the Salween River.

The British then decided to plant tea gardens in the captured areas and stationed British planters there.

For the British, these territories were completely unexplored and soon they faced difficulty in communicating with their bases in Assam and Bengal region.  

At that time David Scott was appointed as the political agent of the Governor-General of the Northeastern frontier.

His primary aim was to establish a