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<blockquote data-quote="Archived_Member16" data-source="post: 130747" data-attributes="member: 884"><p><strong><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 15px">Description of the Kohinoor Diamond (aka Koh-i-Noor)</span></span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">The Kohinoor Diamond is one of the most famous diamonds in the world. The Kohinoor diamond was first mentioned in 1306 when it was taken from a Rajah of Malwa, whose family had held the diamond for centuries. It was described as weighing 186 carats and was an oval cut white diamond - the shape and size of a small hen's egg. The Kohinoor diamond belonged to various Indian and Persian rulers but it became part of the Crown Jewels of England at the time that Queen Victoria was proclaimed empress of India. The Kohinoor was re-cut at this time and now weighs 108.93 carats and is kept in the Tower of London. </span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 15px">Origin / Meaning of the name Kohinoor Diamond (aka Koh-i-Noor)</span></span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">The Kohinoor (Koh-i-Noor) originated from India in Golconda at the Kollur mine and was specifically mined from the *Rayalaseema diamond mine (meaning *Land of Stones) during the rule of the Kakatiya dynasty. The Kohinoor was then passed from one ruling dynasty to the next. The original name of the diamond was ‘Samantik Mani’ (Prince and leader among diamonds). In 1739 Nadir Shah, the King of Persia, invaded India and was said to refer to the diamond as the "Mountain of Light". The Persian-Arabic words for "Mountain of Light" were Koh-i-Noor. The magnificence of the diamond and its value symbolized the power of an Empire. It was said that "He who owns this diamond will own the world, but will also know all its misfortunes." Possession of the Kohinoor led to murder, torture, mutilation and treachery and stories of the Curse of the Kohinoor Diamond...</span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 15px">The Curse of the Kohinoor Diamond (aka Koh-i-Noor)</span></span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">The Curse of Kohinoor Diamond dates back to a Hindu text from the time of the first authenticated appearance of the diamond in 1306. The Curse of the Kohinoor Diamond reads:</span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: red"><em>"He who owns this diamond will own the world, but will also know all </em></span></span></span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: navy"><em><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: red">its misfortunes. Only God, or a woman, can wear it with impunity."</span></span> </span></strong></em></span></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: navy">The history and lives of the rulers who owned the Koh-i-Noor diamond were filled with violence, murders, mutilations, torture and treachery. Whether or not people believe in the Curse of the Kohinoor Diamond, the history of the stone is undeniable - and the threat of the Koh-i-Noor curse is enough to make people cautious. The British Royal family were obviously aware of the Curse of the Kohinoor and from the reign of Queen Victoria, when the Kohinoor diamond came into their possession, it has always gone to the wife of the male heir to the British throne. The History Timeline details the story of the Kohinoor diamond. </span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><a href="http://www.jamesallen.com/engagement-rings/solitaire-rings/" target="_blank"><span style="color: navy"><img src="http://www.jamesallen.com/b/engagement-rings/solitaire/solitaire-ring-468x60.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></a><span style="color: navy"><img src="http://affiliates.jamesallen.com/scripts/imp.php?a_aid=4b9e3136d3a01&a_bid=9cc44faa" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 15px">History of the Kohinoor Diamond (aka Koh-i-Noor)</span></span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Myths and legends surround the stone. It was of incredible value and described by one of its owners, the Emperor Babur, the Great Mogul, as "Worth the value of one day's food for all the people in the world". The men who fought for it, and the Kingdoms and great Empires that were won and lost, produced many stories of ill-luck that plagued the owners and became part of the history of the Kohinoor diamond.</span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: navy">The History Timeline of the Kohinoor Diamond (aka Koh-i-Noor)</span></span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: navy">The following timeline & history of the Kohinoor details important historical events and dates:</span></span></strong></p><p style="text-align: center"><TABLE border=1 borderColorLight=#cccccc borderColorDark=#808080 width=677 bgColor=#dbe6f9><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle><strong><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: navy">Dates in History of the Kohinoor </span></span></strong></TD><TD align=middle><strong><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: navy">Timeline & History of </span></span></strong><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: navy"><strong>Kohinoor Diamond (aka Koh-i-Noor)</strong></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p><p style="text-align: center"></p></p> <p style="text-align: center"></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=149 align=middle><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: navy">1200 - 1300's</span></span></strong></TD><TD vAlign=top width=512 align=justify><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: navy">There were many dynasties who owned the Kohinoor diamond including the Slave dynasty (1206-90), the Khilji dynasty (1290-1320), the Tughlaq dynasty (1320-1413), the Sayyid dynasty (1414-51), and the Lodi dynasty (1451-1526)These were all brief reigns ending with war and violence</span></span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p><p style="text-align: center"></p></p> <p style="text-align: center"></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=center width=149 align=middle><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: navy">1306</span></span></strong></TD><TD vAlign=top width=512 align=justify><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: navy">In 1306 the Rajah of Malwa was forced to give the diamond to the rulers of the Kakatiya Empire</span></span></strong></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=149 align=middle><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: navy">1323</span></span></strong></TD><TD vAlign=top width=512 align=justify><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: navy">Soon after, in 1323, the Kakatiya Empire fell after a rule stretching from 1083 to 1323. The diamond was taken by Muhammad bin Tughluq who became the Sultan of Delhi from 1325 to 1351</span></span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p><p style="text-align: center"></p></p> <p style="text-align: center"></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=center width=149 align=middle><strong><span style="color: navy">1323 - 1526</span></strong></TD><TD vAlign=top width=512 align=justify><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: navy">The diamond came into the possession of the Delhi Sultanate which consisted of many Muslim dynasties that ruled in India to 1526. During the Delhi Sultanate Muslim armies consisting of Mongol, Turkic, Persian, and Afghan warriors invaded India </span></span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p><p style="text-align: center"></p></p> <p style="text-align: center"></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=center width=149 align=middle><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: navy">1526</span></span></strong></TD><TD vAlign=top width=512 align=justify><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: navy">In 1526 the Kohinoor Diamond passed to the Mughal Empire when the Timurid Prince Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodi, the last of the Delhi Sultans, at the First Battle of Panipat. Mughal is the Persian word for Mongol</span></span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p><p style="text-align: center"></p></p> <p style="text-align: center"></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=149 align=middle></TD><TD vAlign=top width=512 align=justify><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: navy">Babur mentions in his memoirs, the Baburnama, that the diamond had belonged to an un-named Rajah of Malwa</span></span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p><p style="text-align: center"></p></p> <p style="text-align: center"></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=149 align=middle></TD><TD vAlign=top width=512 align=justify><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: navy">The Mughal Empire ruled most of the Indian subcontinent for two hundred years and the Kohinoor passed from one Mughal Emperor to the next. Violence and bloodshed followed these years often marked by the sons of the Emperors rebelling and overtaking their fathers</span></span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p><p style="text-align: center"></p></p> <p style="text-align: center"></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=149 align=middle></TD><TD vAlign=top width=512 align=justify><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: navy">The Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan (1592 – 1666), who was famous for building the Taj Mahal, had the Kohinoor Diamond placed into his ornate Pea{censored} Throne</span></span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p><p style="text-align: center"></p></p> <p style="text-align: center"></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=center width=149 align=middle><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: navy">1639</span></span></strong></TD><TD vAlign=top width=512 align=justify><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: navy">The Koh-i-Noor changed ownership several more times until the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan took the throne. In 1639 a struggle for the Empire started between his four sons - Dara Shikoh, Shah Shuja, Aurangzeb and Murad Baksh when brother killed brother. Shah Shuja executed his brother Dara Shikoh and in then 1658 Aurangzeb defeated Shuja and Shuja who was tortured to death together with all his family</span></span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p><p style="text-align: center"></p></p> <p style="text-align: center"></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=center width=149 align=middle><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: navy">1665</span></span></strong></TD><TD vAlign=top width=512 align=justify><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: navy">In 1665 Jean-Baptiste Tavernier (1605 – 1689), French traveller and pioneer of jewelry and diamond trade with India, recorded his experiences in which he describes a great Mughal diamond said to be the biggest in the world. It was called the "Great Mogul" by Tavernier</span></span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p><p style="text-align: center"></p></p> <p style="text-align: center"></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=center width=149 align=middle><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: navy">1739</span></span></strong></TD><TD vAlign=top width=512 align=justify><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: navy">In 1739 the Persian King Nadir Shah invaded the Mughal Empire defeating their Emperor and stole the great Koh-i-Noor diamond (Nadir Shah is credited with giving the diamond the name it is known by today). The Koh-i-Noor Diamond was taken to Persia</span></span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p><p style="text-align: center"></p></p> <p style="text-align: center"></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=center width=149 align=middle><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: navy">1747</span></span></strong></TD><TD vAlign=top width=512 align=justify><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: navy">In 1747 the empire of Nadir Shah quickly disintegrated after he was assassinated - the Curse of the Kohinoor strikes again? After Nadir Shah's assassination, the diamond passed to his successors, each were dethroned and ritually blinded (Blinding was used to render an enemy powerless and make him a burden on his community.)</span></span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p><p style="text-align: center"></p></p> <p style="text-align: center"></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=center width=149 align=middle><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: navy">1800</span></span></strong></TD><TD vAlign=top width=512 align=justify><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: navy">1800 - Ranjit Singh took the Empire and possession of the Kohinoor diamond. Rajah Ranjit Singh died in 1839 and his successors lacked his bravery and vision</span></span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p><p style="text-align: center"></p></p> <p style="text-align: center"></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=149 align=middle></TD><TD vAlign=top width=512 align=justify><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: navy">The Sikh kingdom became weak and the British conquered India which became part of the British Empire and the British Raj or rule gained control of India from 1858 - 1947</span></span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p><p style="text-align: center"></p></p> <p style="text-align: center"></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=149 align=middle></TD><TD vAlign=top width=512 align=justify><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: navy">The British Governor-General of India, Lord Dalhousie, was responsible for the British acquiring the Koh-i-Noor</span></span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p><p style="text-align: center"></p></p> <p style="text-align: center"></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=center width=149 align=middle><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: navy">1851</span></span></strong></TD><TD vAlign=top width=512 align=justify><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: navy">1851 - Dalhousie arranged that the Kohinoor diamond should be presented by Ranjit Singh's successor, Duleep Singh, to Queen Victoria, the Empress of India</span></span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p><p style="text-align: center"></p></p> <p style="text-align: center"></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=center width=149 align=middle><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: navy">1851</span></span></strong></TD><TD vAlign=top width=512 align=justify><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: navy">1851 - The Great Exhibition was staged in Hyde Park in London when the Koh-i-Noor was put on view by the British public</span></span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p><p style="text-align: center"></p></p> <p style="text-align: center"></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=center width=149 align=middle><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: navy">1852</span></span></strong></TD><TD vAlign=top width=512 align=justify><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: navy">In 1852 Prince Albert ordered that the Koh-i-Noor diamond to be re-cut from 186 carats to its current 105 carats thus increasing its brilliance. The Koh-i-Noor diamond was mounted in a tiara with more than two thousand other diamonds</span></span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p><p style="text-align: center"></p></p> <p style="text-align: center"></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=149 align=middle></TD><TD vAlign=top width=512 align=justify><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: navy">The Koh-i-Noor diamond was then used as the centre piece of the crowns of the Queen consorts to the British Kings. The Queen Consorts Queen Alexandra and Queen Mary wore the crowns</span></span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p><p style="text-align: center"></p></p> <p style="text-align: center"></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=center width=149 align=middle><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: navy">1936</span></span></strong></TD><TD vAlign=top width=512 align=justify><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: navy">In 1936, the stone was set into the crown of the wife of King George VI, Queen Elizabeth (later known as the Queen Mother), wife of King George VI</span></span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p><p style="text-align: center"></p></p> <p style="text-align: center"></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=149 align=middle></TD><TD vAlign=top width=512 align=justify><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: navy">The British Royal family were obviously aware of the Curse of the Kohinoor - "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." And from the reign of Queen Victoria the Kohinoor diamond has always gone to the wife of the male heir to the British throne </span></span></strong></TD></TR><TR><TD align=middle><strong><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: navy">Dates in History of the Kohinoor </span></span></strong></TD><TD align=middle><strong><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: navy">Timeline & History of </span></span></strong><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: navy"><strong>Kohinoor Diamond (aka Koh-i-Noor)</strong></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p><p style="text-align: center"></p></p> <p style="text-align: center"></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 15px">History Timeline of the Kohinoor</span></span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">The above history timeline of the Kohinoor diamond details important historical events and dates and the legends and myths that surround the curse of the Koh-i-Noor.</span></span></strong></p><p style="text-align: center"><strong><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=4 cellPadding=0 width=740 height=100><TBODY><TR><TD><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: navy"><SCRIPT type=text/javascript><!--google_ad_client = "pub-2529405258284775";google_ad_width = 728;google_ad_height = 90;google_ad_format = "728x90_as";google_ad_type = "text";//2007-01-19: Diamonds Middle 728google_ad_channel = "2071810956";google_color_border = "ffffff";google_color_bg = "ffffff";google_color_link = "0000ff";google_color_text = "666666";google_color_url = "153a80";//--></SCRIPT><SCRIPT type=text/javascript src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></SCRIPT></span></p></p> <p style="text-align: center"></strong><p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p></p> <p style="text-align: center"></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></B></p><p><strong><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 15px">The Kohinoor Diamond (aka Koh-i-Noor)</span></span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">The following timeline & history of the Kohinoor details important historical events and dates. Fascinating information about the history of the Kohinoor stone providing comprehensive facts, information and timeline about the history of the infamous Koh-i-Noor diamond.</span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: navy">Kohinoor Diamond - Famous - Precious - Stone - Guide - Timeline Kohinoor - Facts - Information -Info</span></span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: navy">History Kohinoor Diamond - Timeline & History Koh-i-Noor - History of the Kohinoor</span></span></strong></p><p></p><p style="text-align: left"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: #666666"><span style="color: navy">source:</span> </span></span></strong></p><p><span style="color: #666666"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><a href="http://www.diamonds-are-forever.org.uk/kohinoor-diamond.htm" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: #0000ff">http://www.diamonds-are-forever.org.uk/kohinoor-diamond.htm</span></u></a></span></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #666666"></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archived_Member16, post: 130747, member: 884"] [B][COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=4]Description of the Kohinoor Diamond (aka Koh-i-Noor)[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman]The Kohinoor Diamond is one of the most famous diamonds in the world. The Kohinoor diamond was first mentioned in 1306 when it was taken from a Rajah of Malwa, whose family had held the diamond for centuries. It was described as weighing 186 carats and was an oval cut white diamond - the shape and size of a small hen's egg. The Kohinoor diamond belonged to various Indian and Persian rulers but it became part of the Crown Jewels of England at the time that Queen Victoria was proclaimed empress of India. The Kohinoor was re-cut at this time and now weighs 108.93 carats and is kept in the Tower of London. [/FONT][/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=4]Origin / Meaning of the name Kohinoor Diamond (aka Koh-i-Noor)[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman]The Kohinoor (Koh-i-Noor) originated from India in Golconda at the Kollur mine and was specifically mined from the *Rayalaseema diamond mine (meaning *Land of Stones) during the rule of the Kakatiya dynasty. The Kohinoor was then passed from one ruling dynasty to the next. The original name of the diamond was ‘Samantik Mani’ (Prince and leader among diamonds). In 1739 Nadir Shah, the King of Persia, invaded India and was said to refer to the diamond as the "Mountain of Light". The Persian-Arabic words for "Mountain of Light" were Koh-i-Noor. The magnificence of the diamond and its value symbolized the power of an Empire. It was said that "He who owns this diamond will own the world, but will also know all its misfortunes." Possession of the Kohinoor led to murder, torture, mutilation and treachery and stories of the Curse of the Kohinoor Diamond...[/FONT][/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=4]The Curse of the Kohinoor Diamond (aka Koh-i-Noor)[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman]The Curse of Kohinoor Diamond dates back to a Hindu text from the time of the first authenticated appearance of the diamond in 1306. The Curse of the Kohinoor Diamond reads:[/FONT][/COLOR][/B] [CENTER][B][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=red][I]"He who owns this diamond will own the world, but will also know all [/I][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [COLOR=navy][I][B][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=red]its misfortunes. Only God, or a woman, can wear it with impunity."[/COLOR][/SIZE] [/FONT][/B][/I][/COLOR][/CENTER] [B][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=navy]The history and lives of the rulers who owned the Koh-i-Noor diamond were filled with violence, murders, mutilations, torture and treachery. Whether or not people believe in the Curse of the Kohinoor Diamond, the history of the stone is undeniable - and the threat of the Koh-i-Noor curse is enough to make people cautious. The British Royal family were obviously aware of the Curse of the Kohinoor and from the reign of Queen Victoria, when the Kohinoor diamond came into their possession, it has always gone to the wife of the male heir to the British throne. The History Timeline details the story of the Kohinoor diamond. [/COLOR][/FONT][/B] [CENTER][B][FONT=Times New Roman][URL="http://www.jamesallen.com/engagement-rings/solitaire-rings/"][COLOR=navy][IMG]http://www.jamesallen.com/b/engagement-rings/solitaire/solitaire-ring-468x60.jpg[/IMG][/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=navy][IMG]http://affiliates.jamesallen.com/scripts/imp.php?a_aid=4b9e3136d3a01&a_bid=9cc44faa[/IMG][/COLOR][/FONT][/B][/CENTER] [B][COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=4]History of the Kohinoor Diamond (aka Koh-i-Noor)[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman]Myths and legends surround the stone. It was of incredible value and described by one of its owners, the Emperor Babur, the Great Mogul, as "Worth the value of one day's food for all the people in the world". The men who fought for it, and the Kingdoms and great Empires that were won and lost, produced many stories of ill-luck that plagued the owners and became part of the history of the Kohinoor diamond.[/FONT][/COLOR][/B] [B][SIZE=4][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=navy]The History Timeline of the Kohinoor Diamond (aka Koh-i-Noor)[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE][/B] [B][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=navy]The following timeline & history of the Kohinoor details important historical events and dates:[/COLOR][/FONT][/B] [CENTER]<TABLE border=1 borderColorLight=#cccccc borderColorDark=#808080 width=677 bgColor=#dbe6f9><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle>[B][SIZE=4][COLOR=navy]Dates in History of the Kohinoor [/COLOR][/SIZE][/B]</TD><TD align=middle>[B][SIZE=4][COLOR=navy]Timeline & History of [/COLOR][/SIZE][/B][SIZE=4][COLOR=navy][B]Kohinoor Diamond (aka Koh-i-Noor)[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE] [CENTER][/CENTER] </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=149 align=middle>[B][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=navy]1200 - 1300's[/COLOR][/FONT][/B]</TD><TD vAlign=top width=512 align=justify>[B][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=navy]There were many dynasties who owned the Kohinoor diamond including the Slave dynasty (1206-90), the Khilji dynasty (1290-1320), the Tughlaq dynasty (1320-1413), the Sayyid dynasty (1414-51), and the Lodi dynasty (1451-1526)These were all brief reigns ending with war and violence[/COLOR][/FONT][/B] [CENTER][/CENTER] </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=center width=149 align=middle>[B][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=navy]1306[/COLOR][/FONT][/B]</TD><TD vAlign=top width=512 align=justify>[B][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=navy]In 1306 the Rajah of Malwa was forced to give the diamond to the rulers of the Kakatiya Empire[/COLOR][/FONT][/B]</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=149 align=middle>[B][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=navy]1323[/COLOR][/FONT][/B]</TD><TD vAlign=top width=512 align=justify>[B][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=navy]Soon after, in 1323, the Kakatiya Empire fell after a rule stretching from 1083 to 1323. The diamond was taken by Muhammad bin Tughluq who became the Sultan of Delhi from 1325 to 1351[/COLOR][/FONT][/B] [CENTER][/CENTER] </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=center width=149 align=middle>[B][COLOR=navy]1323 - 1526[/COLOR][/B]</TD><TD vAlign=top width=512 align=justify>[B][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=navy]The diamond came into the possession of the Delhi Sultanate which consisted of many Muslim dynasties that ruled in India to 1526. During the Delhi Sultanate Muslim armies consisting of Mongol, Turkic, Persian, and Afghan warriors invaded India [/COLOR][/FONT][/B] [CENTER][/CENTER] </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=center width=149 align=middle>[B][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=navy]1526[/COLOR][/FONT][/B]</TD><TD vAlign=top width=512 align=justify>[B][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=navy]In 1526 the Kohinoor Diamond passed to the Mughal Empire when the Timurid Prince Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodi, the last of the Delhi Sultans, at the First Battle of Panipat. Mughal is the Persian word for Mongol[/COLOR][/FONT][/B] [CENTER][/CENTER] </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=149 align=middle></TD><TD vAlign=top width=512 align=justify>[B][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=navy]Babur mentions in his memoirs, the Baburnama, that the diamond had belonged to an un-named Rajah of Malwa[/COLOR][/FONT][/B] [CENTER][/CENTER] </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=149 align=middle></TD><TD vAlign=top width=512 align=justify>[B][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=navy]The Mughal Empire ruled most of the Indian subcontinent for two hundred years and the Kohinoor passed from one Mughal Emperor to the next. Violence and bloodshed followed these years often marked by the sons of the Emperors rebelling and overtaking their fathers[/COLOR][/FONT][/B] [CENTER][/CENTER] </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=149 align=middle></TD><TD vAlign=top width=512 align=justify>[B][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=navy]The Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan (1592 – 1666), who was famous for building the Taj Mahal, had the Kohinoor Diamond placed into his ornate Pea{censored} Throne[/COLOR][/FONT][/B] [CENTER][/CENTER] </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=center width=149 align=middle>[B][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=navy]1639[/COLOR][/FONT][/B]</TD><TD vAlign=top width=512 align=justify>[B][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=navy]The Koh-i-Noor changed ownership several more times until the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan took the throne. In 1639 a struggle for the Empire started between his four sons - Dara Shikoh, Shah Shuja, Aurangzeb and Murad Baksh when brother killed brother. Shah Shuja executed his brother Dara Shikoh and in then 1658 Aurangzeb defeated Shuja and Shuja who was tortured to death together with all his family[/COLOR][/FONT][/B] [CENTER][/CENTER] </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=center width=149 align=middle>[B][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=navy]1665[/COLOR][/FONT][/B]</TD><TD vAlign=top width=512 align=justify>[B][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=navy]In 1665 Jean-Baptiste Tavernier (1605 – 1689), French traveller and pioneer of jewelry and diamond trade with India, recorded his experiences in which he describes a great Mughal diamond said to be the biggest in the world. It was called the "Great Mogul" by Tavernier[/COLOR][/FONT][/B] [CENTER][/CENTER] </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=center width=149 align=middle>[B][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=navy]1739[/COLOR][/FONT][/B]</TD><TD vAlign=top width=512 align=justify>[B][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=navy]In 1739 the Persian King Nadir Shah invaded the Mughal Empire defeating their Emperor and stole the great Koh-i-Noor diamond (Nadir Shah is credited with giving the diamond the name it is known by today). The Koh-i-Noor Diamond was taken to Persia[/COLOR][/FONT][/B] [CENTER][/CENTER] </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=center width=149 align=middle>[B][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=navy]1747[/COLOR][/FONT][/B]</TD><TD vAlign=top width=512 align=justify>[B][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=navy]In 1747 the empire of Nadir Shah quickly disintegrated after he was assassinated - the Curse of the Kohinoor strikes again? After Nadir Shah's assassination, the diamond passed to his successors, each were dethroned and ritually blinded (Blinding was used to render an enemy powerless and make him a burden on his community.)[/COLOR][/FONT][/B] [CENTER][/CENTER] </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=center width=149 align=middle>[B][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=navy]1800[/COLOR][/FONT][/B]</TD><TD vAlign=top width=512 align=justify>[B][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=navy]1800 - Ranjit Singh took the Empire and possession of the Kohinoor diamond. Rajah Ranjit Singh died in 1839 and his successors lacked his bravery and vision[/COLOR][/FONT][/B] [CENTER][/CENTER] </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=149 align=middle></TD><TD vAlign=top width=512 align=justify>[B][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=navy]The Sikh kingdom became weak and the British conquered India which became part of the British Empire and the British Raj or rule gained control of India from 1858 - 1947[/COLOR][/FONT][/B] [CENTER][/CENTER] </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=149 align=middle></TD><TD vAlign=top width=512 align=justify>[B][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=navy]The British Governor-General of India, Lord Dalhousie, was responsible for the British acquiring the Koh-i-Noor[/COLOR][/FONT][/B] [CENTER][/CENTER] </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=center width=149 align=middle>[B][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=navy]1851[/COLOR][/FONT][/B]</TD><TD vAlign=top width=512 align=justify>[B][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=navy]1851 - Dalhousie arranged that the Kohinoor diamond should be presented by Ranjit Singh's successor, Duleep Singh, to Queen Victoria, the Empress of India[/COLOR][/FONT][/B] [CENTER][/CENTER] </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=center width=149 align=middle>[B][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=navy]1851[/COLOR][/FONT][/B]</TD><TD vAlign=top width=512 align=justify>[B][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=navy]1851 - The Great Exhibition was staged in Hyde Park in London when the Koh-i-Noor was put on view by the British public[/COLOR][/FONT][/B] [CENTER][/CENTER] </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=center width=149 align=middle>[B][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=navy]1852[/COLOR][/FONT][/B]</TD><TD vAlign=top width=512 align=justify>[B][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=navy]In 1852 Prince Albert ordered that the Koh-i-Noor diamond to be re-cut from 186 carats to its current 105 carats thus increasing its brilliance. The Koh-i-Noor diamond was mounted in a tiara with more than two thousand other diamonds[/COLOR][/FONT][/B] [CENTER][/CENTER] </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=149 align=middle></TD><TD vAlign=top width=512 align=justify>[B][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=navy]The Koh-i-Noor diamond was then used as the centre piece of the crowns of the Queen consorts to the British Kings. The Queen Consorts Queen Alexandra and Queen Mary wore the crowns[/COLOR][/FONT][/B] [CENTER][/CENTER] </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=center width=149 align=middle>[B][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=navy]1936[/COLOR][/FONT][/B]</TD><TD vAlign=top width=512 align=justify>[B][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=navy]In 1936, the stone was set into the crown of the wife of King George VI, Queen Elizabeth (later known as the Queen Mother), wife of King George VI[/COLOR][/FONT][/B] [CENTER][/CENTER] </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=149 align=middle></TD><TD vAlign=top width=512 align=justify>[B][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=navy]The British Royal family were obviously aware of the Curse of the Kohinoor - "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." And from the reign of Queen Victoria the Kohinoor diamond has always gone to the wife of the male heir to the British throne [/COLOR][/FONT][/B]</TD></TR><TR><TD align=middle>[B][SIZE=4][COLOR=navy]Dates in History of the Kohinoor [/COLOR][/SIZE][/B]</TD><TD align=middle>[B][SIZE=4][COLOR=navy]Timeline & History of [/COLOR][/SIZE][/B][SIZE=4][COLOR=navy][B]Kohinoor Diamond (aka Koh-i-Noor)[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE] [CENTER][/CENTER] </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>[/CENTER] [B][COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=4]History Timeline of the Kohinoor[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman]The above history timeline of the Kohinoor diamond details important historical events and dates and the legends and myths that surround the curse of the Koh-i-Noor.[/FONT][/COLOR][/B] [CENTER][B]<TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=4 cellPadding=0 width=740 height=100><TBODY><TR><TD>[CENTER][COLOR=navy]<SCRIPT type=text/javascript><!--google_ad_client = "pub-2529405258284775";google_ad_width = 728;google_ad_height = 90;google_ad_format = "728x90_as";google_ad_type = "text";//2007-01-19: Diamonds Middle 728google_ad_channel = "2071810956";google_color_border = "ffffff";google_color_bg = "ffffff";google_color_link = "0000ff";google_color_text = "666666";google_color_url = "153a80";//--></SCRIPT><SCRIPT type=text/javascript src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></SCRIPT>[/COLOR][/CENTER][/B][CENTER] [/CENTER] </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></B>[/CENTER] [B][COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=4]The Kohinoor Diamond (aka Koh-i-Noor)[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=navy][FONT=Times New Roman]The following timeline & history of the Kohinoor details important historical events and dates. Fascinating information about the history of the Kohinoor stone providing comprehensive facts, information and timeline about the history of the infamous Koh-i-Noor diamond.[/FONT][/COLOR][/B] [CENTER][B][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=navy]Kohinoor Diamond - Famous - Precious - Stone - Guide - Timeline Kohinoor - Facts - Information -Info[/COLOR][/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=navy]History Kohinoor Diamond - Timeline & History Koh-i-Noor - History of the Kohinoor[/COLOR][/FONT][/B][/CENTER] [LEFT][B][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#666666][COLOR=navy]source:[/COLOR] [/COLOR][/FONT][/B][/LEFT] [COLOR=#666666][B][FONT=Times New Roman][URL="http://www.diamonds-are-forever.org.uk/kohinoor-diamond.htm"][U][COLOR=#0000ff]http://www.diamonds-are-forever.org.uk/kohinoor-diamond.htm[/COLOR][/U][/URL][/FONT][/B] [/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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