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{{Short description|Jaiñtia freedom fighter}} | |||
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[[File:U Kiang Nangbah 2001 stamp of India.jpg|thumb|U Kiang Nangbah on a 2001 stamp of India]] | [[File:U Kiang Nangbah 2001 stamp of India.jpg|thumb|U Kiang Nangbah on a 2001 stamp of India]] | ||
'''U Kiang Nangbah''' was a [[ | '''U Kiang Nangbah''' was a [[Jaintia people|Jaiñtia]] freedom fighter from [[Meghalaya]] who led an uprising against the British. He was hanged by the British publicly at Iawmusiang in [[Jowai]] town in West Jaintia Hills district on 30 December 1862. | ||
A postage stamp was issued by Government of India to commemorate him in 2001. A government college was also opened at Jowai in 1967 in his honour.<ref>[http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=dec3114/oth050 U Kiang Nangbah’s statue unveiled]. Assam Tribune</ref> | A postage stamp was issued by Government of India to commemorate him in 2001. A government college was also opened at Jowai in 1967 in his honour.<ref>[http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=dec3114/oth050 U Kiang Nangbah’s statue unveiled] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150105133434/http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=dec3114%2Foth050 |date=5 January 2015 }}. Assam Tribune</ref> He was born at Tpeppale Jowai after annexation of the Brahamaputra Valley. | ||
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[[Category:1862 deaths]] | [[Category:1862 deaths]] | ||
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[[Category:History of Meghalaya]] | [[Category:History of Meghalaya]] | ||
[[Category:Indian independence activists from Assam]] | [[Category:Indian independence activists from Assam]] | ||
[[Category:Indian revolutionaries]] | [[Category:Indian revolutionaries]] | ||
[[Category:People from Meghalaya]] | [[Category:People from Meghalaya]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 01:52, 15 February 2025
U Kiang Nangbah was a Jaiñtia freedom fighter from Meghalaya who led an uprising against the British. He was hanged by the British publicly at Iawmusiang in Jowai town in West Jaintia Hills district on 30 December 1862. A postage stamp was issued by Government of India to commemorate him in 2001. A government college was also opened at Jowai in 1967 in his honour.[1] He was born at Tpeppale Jowai after annexation of the Brahamaputra Valley.
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- ↑ U Kiang Nangbah’s statue unveiled Archived 5 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Assam Tribune
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