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Did you know India once had an unbroken reign over global diamond production? #

Between the 4th century BC and 18th AD, was only source of diamonds in world.
This might come as a surprise to many, but the coveted gems were originally discovered in India's riverbeds. Over centuries, artisans there honed skills in diamond-cutting and polishing, fostering a thriving industry and lavish courtly cultures. This profitable supremacy ended only in the 18th century, when abundant diamond mines were discovered in Brazil. The find shifted the center of the global diamond market from the Indian subcontinent to South America, then later to Africa.

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