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| The leader of the Jaintia Rebellion of 1862 was U Kiang Nangbah. He fell ill in December 1862 and was betrayed to the British. He was caught and hanged. There are monuments to him in the region of the Jaintia Hills where he is revered as a national hero. This statue is part of a well-visited memorial to him at Jowai. |
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