Indians claim that Shah Shujah Durrani (ruler of Durrani empire in present day Afghanistan from 1803-1809) gave the diamond to Maharaja Ranjit Singh of the Sikhs. But Shah Shujah’s autobiography clearly mentions that his son was tortured by Maharaja Ranjit Singh before he took away the diamond. So if the Indian case rests on the claim that the British took it by force, so did the Indians.
Indians claim that Shah Shujah Durrani (ruler of Durrani empire in present day Afghanistan from 1803-1809) gave the diamond to Maharaja Ranjit Singh of the Sikhs. But Shah Shujah’s autobiography clearly mentions that his son was tortured by Maharaja Ranjit Singh before he took away the diamond. So if the Indian case rests on the claim that the British took it by force, so did the Indians.
Published on 16, Sep 2022