Koh-i-Noor

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The Koh-i-Noor ( KOH-in-OOR) is one of the largest cut diamonds in the world, weighing 105.6 carats (21.12 g). It is currently set in the Crown of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. The earliest recorded history dates to the late 15th century, when it came into the possession of Babur, founder of the Mughal Empire. After the First Battle of Panipat in 1526, it was presented to his son, Humayun, by the family of the ruler of Gwalior. During the reign of Emperor Shah Jahan, the Koh-i-Noor became one of the jewels adorning the Peacock Throne. In 1739, following the Mughal defeat at the Battle of Karnal, Nader Shah captured Delhi and took the Koh-i-Noor and other imperial treasures to Persia. After Nader Shah's death in 1747, the Koh-i-Noor passed through the hands of rulers of the Durrani Empire before coming into the possession of Ranjit Singh, ruler of the Sikh Empire, in 1813. It was surrendered to Queen Victoria in 1849 by the then-11-year-old Duleep Singh, following the Second Anglo-Sikh...

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