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Whither the Koh-i-Noor Diamond?

Rock&Gem Magazine

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December 2022

It's the stuff of legend! The 105-carat Koh-i-Noor is an oval diamond so big and brilliant its Persian name translates as "Mountain of Light."

Whither the Koh-i-Noor Diamond?

Since its discovery in the 12th century, sultans, shahs, emirs, and emperors of varied countries and cultures have laid claim to it-Persians, Indians, Pakistanis, Afghans before it was acquired in 1849 on behalf of the British Empire by the British East India Company for Queen Victoria. It has been featured as a brooch on Queen Victoria's bosom and within crowns of three

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