The Kohinoor is in London. The Hope Diamond is in Washington. Tipu's Tiger is in the London Museum. And the British are accused of taking an estimated $45 trillion from India. So where did the treasure of India, once known as the Golden Bird, go?

This video tells the complete story of India's treasures spanning 2,000 years. From Roman coins to Mahmud Ghaznavi, Nadir Shah, the East India Company, and the statues that are returning home today.

⏱️ Chapters
00:00 India's treasures in museums around the world
00:00 How did gold come to India? Roman Trade
00:00 Golconda Diamonds: Hope and Regent Diamond
00:00 Mahmud Ghaznavi and the Loot of Somnath
00:00 Malik Kafur and Timur
00:00 Mughal Treasury and the Peacock Throne
00:00 1739: Nadir Shah's Sack of Delhi
00:00 The Kohinoor's Journey: From Kabul to Lahore
00:00 Duleep Singh and the Kohinoor's Move to Britain
00:00 Plassey, Tipu Sultan, and 1857
00:00 Drain of Wealth: The Truth About $45 Trillion
00:00 Treasures That Remained in India: Padmanabhaswamy and the Nizams
00:00 Statues Returning Home
00:00 So Where Did the Treasure Go?

In this story, you'll learn:
🔸 Why did Roman gold come to India?
🔸 Where is the Peacock Throne today?
🔸 How did Nadir Shah acquire the Kohinoor?
🔸 How was the Kohinoor taken from the ten-year-old Maharaja Duleep Singh?
🔸 Why did the Nizam keep a diamond as a paperweight?

The robbers took the gold, but not the skill that produced it.

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📚 Sources: Pliny the Elder, Baburnama, Tavernier's travelogues, research by Dadabhai Naoroji, Utsa Patnaik, and studies by historians. Some stories (such as the turban-changing story) are based on tradition, as told in the video.

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