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  2. Koh-i-Noor - Wikipedia

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    The Koh-i-Noor (Persian for 'Mountain of Light'; / ˌ k oʊ ɪ ˈ n ʊər / KOH-in-OOR), [b] [4] [5] also spelt Koh-e-Noor, Kohinoor and Koh-i-Nur, is one of the largest cut diamonds in the world, weighing 105.6 carats (21.12 g). [a] It is part of the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom. The diamond is currently set in the Crown of Queen ...

  3. Koh-i-Noor: The History of the World's Most Infamous Diamond

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    Koh-i-Noor: The History of the World's Most Infamous Diamond is a 2017 book on the Koh-i-Noor diamond written by William Dalrymple and Anita Anand. [1] The gem is one of the largest cut diamonds in the world, weighing 105.6 carats (21.12 g), and part of the British Crown Jewels. Koh-i-Noor is Persian for "Mountain of Light"; it has been known ...

  4. Nizam Diamond - Wikipedia

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    The general appearance is an imperfect oval, with only one projection which will require the saw: it will easily cut into a splendid brilliant, larger and more valuable than the present Koh-i-núr. [2] [The Koh-i-noor diamond was cut down from 191 modern carats (38.2 g) to 105.6 carats (21.1 g) in 1852.]

  5. A Brief History of the Queen Mother's Koh-i-Noor ... - AOL

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    The Koh-i-Noor diamond then went to legendary jewelry lover Queen Mary, who, true to form, had court jeweler Garrard stud her Art Deco-inspired coronation masterpiece with not only this 105.6 ...

  6. GMB guests gets into heated discussion about controversial ...

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    Narinder Kaur and Emma Webb argued about the diamond, which will not be worn by the Queen Consort at the coronation

  7. Why is the Koh-i-Noor diamond so controversial? - AOL

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    The huge diamond is steeped in history and controversy over how it came to be in the possession of British royalty

  8. Kohinoor (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Koh-i-Noor: The History of the World's Most Infamous Diamond, a 2017 non-fiction history book about the diamond; The Kohinoor, a 19th century Bengali newspaper; Kolkatay Kohinoor, a 2019 Indian film about the diamond; Kohinoor Karan, a fictional Indian superhero from the 1998 film Maharaja

  9. Camilla’s crown won’t feature controversial Koh-i-noor ...

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    The history of how the Koh-i-noor diamond, one of the largest-cut in the world, came to be part of the British Crown Jewels has long been fraught with controversy.It was seized by the East India ...