'Kohinoor' -- The mountain of Light.
The diamond was mined in medieval times in the Kollur Mine in Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh.
At one time it was considered the largest diamond in the World - 739 carat (Uncut). However, it is now only 105.6 carat and weighs 21.6 grams.
Long Journey of Diamond As Per Record :-
- It was originally owned by the Kakatiya dynasty, which had installed it in a temple of a Hindu goddess as here eye. In 1310, it was acquired by the Khilji dynasty when they raided Warangal. The diamond remained there for some time and was later passed on to dynasties of the Delhi Sultanate.
- In 1526, the diamond came in possession of Babur when he invaded India and established the Mughal Empire. He also renamed it the 'Diamond of Babur'.
- In 1739, It was snatched away from the Mughals by Persian ruler Nadir Shah, who supposedly gave its current name 'Kohinoor - the mountain of light'.
- The diamond went to Iran but soon after Nadir Shah was killed and there was a lot of fighting in the family. It was then one of Nadir Shah's grandsons, Shuja Shah, escaped to Punjab with the diamond and asked King Ranjit Singh to help him.
- In 1800, Ranjit Singh was given the diamond for helping Shuja Shah and it remained with him for nearly three decades.
- In 1849, post the second Anglo- Sikh war, the diamond was finally confiscated by the British under Lord Dalhousie. From there, it reached Britain in 1850.
Current Location:-
- The diamond is a part of the Crown of Queen Elizabeth II. Sadly, till now Britain has refused demands to return the diamond to its Country of Origin. It can be viewed as part of the Crown Jewels collection in the Tower of London.
Input Source => TOI
Diamonds are nothing more than chunks of coal that stuck to their jobs.MUSKAN
--MJN Corp..
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