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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]
The Hazuri Bagh Baradari (Urdu: حضوری باغ بارہ دری) is a baradari of white marble located in the Hazuri Bagh of Lahore, Pakistan.It was built by Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the Sikh ruler of Punjab to celebrate his capture of the Koh-i-Noor diamond from Shuja Shah Durrani in 1813.
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 huge diamond is steeped in history and controversy over how it came to be in the possession of British royalty
The world's most famous diamond adorned the Queen Mother's crown. Indians say it must now be given back After Queen Elizabeth II's Death, Many Indians Are Demanding the Return of the Kohinoor Diamond
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.
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.
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