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The Koh-i-Noor is a central plot point in George MacDonald Fraser's 1990 historical novel and satire, Flashman and the Mountain of Light, which refers to the diamond in its title. [87] Kohinoor, a 2005 Indian mystery television series, follows a search for the diamond after its supposed return to India. [88]
A combination of the scandal about the East India Company’s plunder imperialism in India and the rumor of the diamond’s curse lingered, so the Kohinoor never became the exalted gemstone in the ...
After the show, Kaur retweeted a clip of the debate posted on Good Morning Britain’s Twitter account and added: “The Koh-i-noor diamond was founded in Indian soil.It represents to the British ...
The Koh-i-noor diamond was seized by the East India Company in 1849 when it was presented to Queen Victoria and became part of the Crown Jewels.
The chapter describes scientific and professional examination of the Koh-i-Noor and how it was cut. There is a summary of David Brewster's critique of the diamond. Garrard & Co contracted the Dutch diamond company Mozes Coster to plan for cutting the diamond. Maudslay, Sons & Field provided an engine to grind it. James Tennant oversaw the process.
The crown is decorated with about 2,800 diamonds, most notably the 105-carat (21.0 g) Koh-i-Noor in the middle of the front cross, which was acquired by the East India Company after the Anglo-Sikh Wars and presented to Queen Victoria in 1851, [2] and a 17-carat (3.4 g) Turkish diamond given to her in 1856 by Abdulmejid I, sultan of the Ottoman Empire, as a gesture of thanks for British support ...
The famous but controversial jewel features in the Queen Mother’s coronation crown which was due to be used to crown Camilla next year on May 6.
Lahori's account mentions several historical diamonds that decorated the throne, such as the 186-carat Koh-i-Noor diamond, the 95-carat Akbar Shah diamond, the 88.77-carat Shah diamond, and the 83-carat Jahangir diamond, apart from the 352.50-carat Timur Ruby, the third-largest balas ruby in the world.