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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. Kohinoor, a 2005 Indian mystery television series, follows a search for the diamond after its supposed return to India.
Aug 30, 2017 · The gem, which would come to be known as the Koh-i-Noor Diamond, wove its way through Indian court intrigues before eventually ending up in the British Crown Jewels by the mid-1800s.
4 days ago · Koh-i-noor, the diamond with the longest history for an extant stone, a history that may have begun about 1304 or earlier. It was incorporated as the central stone in the queen’s state crown fashioned for use by Queen Elizabeth, consort of George VI, at her coronation in 1937.
May 6, 2021 · The Koh-i-Noor diamond (also Koh-i-Nur or Kūh-e Nūr) is one of the largest and most famous cut diamonds in the world. It was most likely found in southern India between 1100 and 1300. The name of the stone is Persian meaning ‘Mountain of Light’ and refers to its astounding size - originally 186 carats (today 105.6).
The Koh-i-Noor is a 106-carat diamond that was once the world’s largest. Previously, it belonged to various rulers in India; today, it lies in the hands of the British royal family and is part of the Crown Jewels.
Dec 1, 2021 · The Kohinoor diamond, weighing in at an astonishing 105.6 carats, is variously described as colorless or finest white. The origins of the diamond are controversial. Some believed the diamond to have been mined either in India’s Kollur Mine or one of the mines of Golconda sometime during the 1300s.
A Golconda classified diamond, whose origins are lost in the midst of time, Kohinoor today occupies the pride of place on the British crown, tucked away in the Tower of London. This prized diamond in her long history has travelled all over the world and been possessed by many rulers.
