09 | The Curse of the Koh-i-Noor: from the Mughals to Nader Shah, Ranjit Singh, and the British

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The story of the most famous diamond in the world. How did the eye of the Mughal Emperor's dazzling Peacock Throne end up in the Tower of London?YouTube link for this episode: https://youtu.be/MQTQBn-f8BMEmail: [email protected]: ⁠ @RichardLikesHistoryX: @skerkwagga1939Produced by Richard Marais(0:00) What is the Koh-i-Noor?(3:36) The Peacock Throne of the Mughal Emperor(4:44) Nader Shah sacks Delhi(5:40) Ahmad Shah Durrani founds Aghanistan(7:20) Ranjit Singh, Maharajah of the Sikhs(10:30) Duleep Singh gets conned by Dalhousie(12:45) Queen Vic's terror and Albert's blunder(15:12) Who has the strongest claim?

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