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GT ROAD

If functional Pakistan can earn $10 billion to $20 billions a year.

It’s a trade route from Burma Bangladesh and India to Europe

The Grand Trunk Road formerly known as Uttarapath, Sarak-e-Azam, Shah Rah-e-Azam, Badshahi Sarak, and Long Walk, is one of Asia's oldest and longest major roads. For at least 2,500 years it has linked Central Asia to the subcontinent.

It runs roughly 3,655 km (2,271 mi) from Teknaf, Bangladesh on the border with Myanmar west to Kabul, Afghanistan, passing through Chittagong and Dhaka in Bangladesh, Kolkata, Kanpur, Agra, Aligarh, Delhi, Amritsar in India, and Lahore, Rawalpindi, and Peshawar in Pakistan.

Route information
Length: 3,655 km (2,271 mi)
Status: Currently functional
Existed before 322 BCE–present

The highway was built along an ancient route called Uttarapatha in the 3rd century BCE, extending it from the mouth of the Ganges to the north-western frontier of India.

The Great Indian epic "MAHABHRATA" refers to the existence of Grand Trunk road even before the Maurya Empire and was called Uttarapatha or the "Northern road". The road connected the eastern region of India with Central Asia, the terminus of the Khorasan Road.

Further improvements to this road were made under Ashoka. The old route was re-aligned by Sher Shah Suri to Sonargaon and Rohtas. The Afghan end of the road was rebuilt under Mahmud Shah Durrani. The road was considerably rebuilt in the British period between 1833 and 1860.

Over the centuries, the road acted as one of the major trade routes in the region and facilitated both travel and postal communication. The Grand Trunk Road is still used for transportation in the present-day subcontinent, where parts of the road have been widened and included in the national highway system.

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A single royal necklace carried thousands of diamonds so valuable that even kings across Europe were left completely speechless after seeing it.

The man in this extraordinary image is Bhupinder Singh of Patiala, one of the wealthiest and most flamboyant rulers in the history of princely India. As Maharaja of the powerful state of Patiala from 1900 to 1938, Bhupinder Singh became legendary for his unmatched luxury, grand palaces, elite lifestyle, and astonishing jewelry collection. At a time when royal courts around the world competed to display power through jewels and ceremonial treasures, few rulers could rival the scale of Patiala’s wealth. Stories of the Maharaja’s diamonds, Rolls-Royces, and lavish celebrations spread far beyond India into Europe’s royal circles.

Among all his treasures, nothing captured global fascination more than the legendary Patiala Necklace — a masterpiece commissioned from [Cartier](https://www.cartier.com?utm_source=chatgpt.com) in 1925. The project was so enormous that it reportedly required nearly three years to complete. Crafted in platinum and overflowing with gemstones, the necklace became one of the largest and most extravagant jewelry creations ever made. It featured nearly 2,930 diamonds arranged in dramatic layers, transforming the jewel into a symbol of unimaginable royal power and prestige.

At the center of the masterpiece stood the breathtaking 234.69-carat De Beers yellow diamond, one of the largest polished diamonds in the world at the time. The necklace also included Burmese rubies and striking emeralds, including the remarkable green gemstone associated with the design shown beside the Maharaja’s portrait. Jewelry experts considered the creation not only valuable, but historically unmatched in scale and craftsmanship. When displayed publicly, the necklace reportedly stunned aristocrats, diplomats, and elite collectors who had never seen anything so extravagant.

But the story of the Patiala Necklace later became surrounded by mystery. After India’s independence and the decline of princely states, the necklace disappeared for decades. Many believed the masterpiece had been dismantled, stolen, or lost forever. Then, years later, parts of the necklace unexpectedly resurfaced in different locations, astonishing historians and luxury collectors worldwide. Several original stones were missing, including the famous De Beers diamond, leaving experts wondering what truly happened to one of history’s greatest royal jewels.

Today, the Patiala Necklace remains a legendary symbol of royal India’s lost magnificence — a creation so extravagant it blurred the line between jewelry and imperial power itself. And even now, nearly a century later, the image of Maharaja Bhupinder Singh surrounded by diamonds continues to represent one of the most luxurious chapters ever written in royal history.