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Weight - 105 carat (21.6 g) - new cut from 186 1/16 carats
Currently at - Crown Jewels in the Tower of London
Features - Stellar Brilliant with 66 facets
Source - India
The stone is supposed to be cursed pertaining to ownership of the diamond dates. In Hindu text relating to the first authenticated appearance of the diamond in 1306, it is written: "He who owns this diamond will own the world, but will also know all its misfortunes. Only God, or a woman, can wear it with impunity."
Koh-e Noor or Koh-i-Nur, is a 105 carat (21.6 g) diamond that was once the largest known diamond in the world. The Kohinoor originated at Kollur, Guntur district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. It has belonged to various Hindu, Mughal, Persian, Afghan, Sikh and British rulers who fought bitterly over it at various points in history and seized it as a spoil of war time and again. It was finally seized by the East India Company and became part of the British Crown Jewels when Queen Victoria was proclaimed Empress of India in 1877.
Currently at - Crown Jewels in the Tower of London
Features - Stellar Brilliant with 66 facets
Source - India
The stone is supposed to be cursed pertaining to ownership of the diamond dates. In Hindu text relating to the first authenticated appearance of the diamond in 1306, it is written: "He who owns this diamond will own the world, but will also know all its misfortunes. Only God, or a woman, can wear it with impunity."
Koh-e Noor or Koh-i-Nur, is a 105 carat (21.6 g) diamond that was once the largest known diamond in the world. The Kohinoor originated at Kollur, Guntur district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. It has belonged to various Hindu, Mughal, Persian, Afghan, Sikh and British rulers who fought bitterly over it at various points in history and seized it as a spoil of war time and again. It was finally seized by the East India Company and became part of the British Crown Jewels when Queen Victoria was proclaimed Empress of India in 1877.