U Tirot Sing was a tribal chief who led a fierce resistance against the British attempts to build roads through his territory in which region?
Khasi Hills
U Tirot Sing (Tirot Singh Syiem) was the chief (Syiem) of Nongkhlaw in the Khasi Hills of present-day Meghalaya.
The British East India Company wanted to build a road through his territory to link the Brahmaputra valley (Assam) with Sylhet. When they began stationing troops, he attacked the British garrison at Nongkhlaw in 1829, starting the Anglo-Khasi War (1829–1833).
He fought a guerrilla war for about four years, was captured in 1833, and died in captivity in Dhaka in 1835. 17 July is observed as U Tirot Sing Day in Meghalaya.
The Naga Hills, Mizoram Hills and Lushai Hills (Mizoram) saw other tribal resistance movements but are not linked with him.
Hence, the region is the Khasi Hills.
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