Originally about 186 carats uncut, the Kohinoor, or “Mountain of Light,” was likely mined in South India in the 13th century. Some Hindus believe it to be the Syamantaka gem from the Bhagavad ...

History of Kohinoor. Kohinoor was discovered in India and the British took it to England and captured it. In history, many claimants of this diamond have been mentioned like Alauddin Khilji, Babar ...

The Kohinoor diamond is one of the world's most famous and controversial diamonds. The current controversy centres around its possession by the British, who took the diamond during their colonial ...

Kohinoor Diamond history: Britain’s longest reining monarch, queen Elizabeth II passed away at the age of 96 on 8th of September at Balmoral castle, Scotland. Now following her death there’s a ...

Some believe in folklore that the Kohinoor carries a curse as a result of its 750-year bloodstained history of murder, ... Koh-i-Noor diamond: India insists it still wants £100m jewel returned by UK; ...

An Indian model shows a replica of the famous Indian diamond Kohinoor during a press meeting in Calcutta, 29 January 2002. DESHAKALYAN CHOWDHURY/AFP via Getty Images. ... The history of the Kohinoor.

The Kohinoor, which means “Mountain of Light,” was originally about 186 carats, and while its exact origins are unknown, it was most likely discovered in South India in the 13th century ...

Twitter users in India on Thursday set off the hashtag trend of the Kohinoor hours after the Buckingham Palace announced the history-defining moment of the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Hundreds of ...