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EPISODE · Jan 6, 2012 · 42 MIN

Sovereign squire rebel

from The National Archives Podcast Series · host Peter Bance

At the age of five years, Duleep Singh found himself on the golden throne of the Punjab, one of the most powerful independent kingdoms in India and a thorn in the advancement of the British Empire. After the Sikh Wars against the British Empire, the infant ruler was separated from his mother, surrendered the famed Koh-i-Noor diamond and was removed from power by the East India Company.

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