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Abdul Karim, a Muslim from India, went to England to serve Queen Victoria, but somehow ended up as her spiritual teacher and confidant. What drew Victoria into this unlikely friendship, and what did her family think of it?

by /u/RusticBohemian in /r/AskHistorians

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