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The Koh-i-Noor

Until the last century this was the world's largest and most valuable diamond.

Golden Jubilee

In 1887, Queen Victoria celebrates fifty years on the throne.

Sikh

This is the name for a devotee of the religion Sikhism that begins in India in the sixteenth century.

Punjab

This is where Flashman is sent as a spy before the war between the Khalsa and the British.

John Company

This is an informal name for the British East India Company, which controls most of India at the time the novel is set.

Khalsa

This is the Punjabi military. Unlike other Asian armies, this military force is trained by European mercenaries and functions in many ways like a European army.

Lahore

This is the capital of Punjab.

Pathan

These people are traditionally from Afghanistan.

Ferozapore

This is a city in northwest India near the Sutlej River. At the time of the...

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