Koh-i-Noor
Glass copy of the Koh-i-Noor
The Koh-i-Noor, Persian for "Mountain of Light", is one of the largest cut diamonds in the world, and part of the British Crown Jewels.
The diamond was originally owned by the Kakatiya dynasty, probably mined in Golconda, India. It changed hands between various factions in modern-day India, Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan, until being ceded to Queen Victoria after the British conquest of the Punjab in 1849.
Today, the diamond is on public display in the Jewel House at the Tower of London. The governments of India, Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan have all claimed rightful ownership of the Koh-i-Noor.
The diamond was originally owned by the Kakatiya dynasty, probably mined in Golconda, India. It changed hands between various factions in modern-day India, Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan, until being ceded to Queen Victoria after the British conquest of the Punjab in 1849.
Today, the diamond is on public display in the Jewel House at the Tower of London. The governments of India, Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan have all claimed rightful ownership of the Koh-i-Noor.
Koh-i-Noor adapted from Wikipedia and licensed by The Cultural Me under CC BY SA 3.0