Question

Make a profile about the history of Kohinoor diamond.

Answer 1

It is oldest and one of the famous diamond in the world. It was introduced about 5000 years ago. In the beginning, it was considered that Syamantaka and the Kohinoor are the same diamond. Up until 1304, the diamond was in the possession of Rajas of Malwa.  In 1526 Mughal ruler Babur wrote about the diamond in his writing Baburmama.  Then he gifted it to Sultan Ibrahim Lodhi.  Then this is handed over to Aurangzeb, he protects it carefully and then passes to his heirs. Sultan lost the battle in 1739 and hand over the diamond toNadir who gave its current name Kohinoor means "mountain of light". In 1747, Nadir gave it to one of his generals Ahmed Shah Durrani. In 1813 Kohinoor brought back to India and gave to Ranjeet Singh. In 1849, it was transferred to East India Company. In 1850, it was handed to Queen Victoria. After her death, it became part of Crown jewels.

Answer 2

The Koh-i-Noor , also spelt Kohinoor and Koh-i-Nur, is one of the largest cut diamonds in the world, weighing 105.6 carats (21.12 g),[a] and part of the British Crown Jewels. Probably mined in Golconda, India, there is no record of its original weight, but the earliest well-attested weight is 186 old carats Koh-i-Noor is Persian for "Mountain of Light"; it has been known by this name since the 18th century. It changed hands between various factions in modern-day India, Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan, until being ceded to Queen Victoria after the British conquest of the Punjab in 1849. Originally, the stone was of a similar cut to other Mughal era diamonds which are now in the Iranian Crown Jewels. In 1851, it went on display at the Great Exhibition in London, but the lacklustre cut failed to impress viewers. Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria, ordered it to be re-cut as an oval brilliant by Coster Diamonds. By modern standards, the culet is unusually broad, giving the impression of a black hole when the stone is viewed head-on; it is nevertheless regarded by gemmologists as "full of life".Because its history involves a great deal of fighting between men, the Koh-i-Noor acquired a reputation within the British royal family for bringing bad luck to any man who wears it. Since arriving in the UK, it has only been worn by female members of the family. Victoria wore the stone in a brooch and a circlet. After she died in 1901, it was set in the Crown of Queen Alexandra, wife of Edward VII. It was transferred to the Crown of Queen Mary in 1911, and finally to the Crown of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother in 1937. Today, the diamond is on public display in the Jewel House at the Tower of London, where it is seen by millions of visitors each year. The governments of India and Pakistan have both claimed rightful ownership of the Koh-i-Noor and demanded its return ever since the two countries gained independence from the UK in 1947. The British government insists the gem was obtained legally under the terms of the Last Treaty of Lahore and has rejected the claims.