Their ancestors founded the last dynasty of Afghanistan, were exiled to India by the British and lived out their days in the Doon valley. Now, in a quiet pocket of Dehradun, seven descendants of the Afghan royals, who introduced Basmati to Dehradun, live as a family of farmers.
source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/grain-of-history-exiled-200-years-ago-afghan-royals-introduced-basmati-to-doon/articleshow/85443032.cms
source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/grain-of-history-exiled-200-years-ago-afghan-royals-introduced-basmati-to-doon/articleshow/85443032.cms
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