A Youth and a falcon The Royal Aviary descended the Khyber Pass with

descended the Khyber Pass with a small army of hand-picked followers

punctuated by famines and floods

the number of Hindu officials in the Mughal administration rose significantly to represent a good chunk of Mughal nobility

Russia and UK both contested for control of the regions in what became known as the Great Game and Persia was eventually divided into spheres of Russian or British influence regardless of her national sovereignty

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