11/26/2011

The Koh-I-Noor - ‘Mountain of Light’

It is one of the most famous diamond ever known. A105 carat diamond now part of the British Crown of Jewels. It was unearthed in Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Many Hindus, Afghans and Sikhs rulers faught any battles on it but it was later seized by East India Company from where it made its way to Crown of Jewels.

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