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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 ...
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 ...
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 huge diamond is steeped in history and controversy over how it came to be in the possession of British royalty The history of the Queen Mother’s crown bearing the Koh-i-Noor Skip to main content
Glittering with 2,800 diamonds and featuring both a large diamond gifted to Queen Victoria by the Sultan of Turkey in 1856 and the massive—and very controversial—105.6-carat Koh-i-Noor diamond ...
The huge diamond is steeped in history and controversy over how it came to be in the possession of British royalty. Skip to main content. News. 24/7 help. For premium support please call: ...
The crown is decorated with about 2,800 diamonds, with the Koh-i-Noor in the middle of the front cross. It also contains a replica of the 22.5-carat (5 g) Lahore Diamond given to Queen Victoria by the East India Company in 1851, [ 116 ] and a 17.3-carat (3 g) diamond given to her by Abdülmecid I , Sultan of the Ottoman Empire , in 1856. [ 115 ]
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.