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The Curse of the Koh-i-Noor: A Diamond with a Dark History
TLDR The Koh-i-Noor diamond has a long and cursed history, passing through the hands of various conquerors and causing chaos and destruction along the way. From Nadir Shah to Ahmad Khan Durrani to Ranjit Singh, the diamond's power and allure have led to paranoia, violence, and the rise and fall of empires.
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The Curse of the Koh-i-Noor is a story of empires and the supernatural powers associated with the diamond, including a curse that only allows women to wear it without consequences.
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The Koh-i-Noor diamond is taken from Muhammad Sharangila and given to Nathashar, who wears it along with the Timor Ruby as symbols of his conquest and sovereignty.
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Nadir Shah, who wore the Timur Ruby and the Koh-e-Nor diamond as symbols of his conquest and strength, becomes a paranoid maniac, building pyramids of skulls and blinding his own son, before eventually being killed by his enemies.
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After the chaos following Nadir Shah's death, Ahmad Khan Durrani protects the chief wife of Nader, Chuki, in exchange for the Koh-i-Noor diamond, and with the diamond and the army's pay, he establishes Afghanistan as a country.
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After the assassination of Nadir Shah, Ahmad Shah Durrani uses the Koh-i-Noor diamond as collateral to establish Afghanistan as a country and summons the chiefs of what will become Afghanistan.
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Shashuja Ramukh, the son of Timosha, hides the Koh-i-Noor diamond in a crack in his prison cell, while his brother Shazaman hides the Timor Ruby under a rock in a river.
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The Koh-i-Noor diamond is found being used as a paperweight on Mueller's desk, while the Timor Ruby is found by a student who went bathing, and both stones are retrieved by Shashuja; however, things go wrong and he ends up in prison, while his wife appeals to Ranjit Singh to help get him out.
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Ranjit Singh agrees to help Shashuja in exchange for the Koh-i-Noor diamond, which he eventually obtains after torturing Shashuja's son.
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Ranjit Singh showcases the Koh-i-Noor diamond wherever he goes in his kingdom, and it is protected by his master of the treasury, Beliram, who goes to great lengths to ensure its safety, while the East India Company, a commercial corporation, takes advantage of the chaos in India to gain control of the country.
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The East India Company controls an army twice the size of the British Army and has taken over all of India south of the Sutle River, but they can't go north because Ranjit Singh, the ruler of the Punjab, won't let them, and he has a strong army of European-trained Sikh warriors.
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