The word Kohinoor is derived from the Persian word Kooh-e-Noor, which in Hindi means the mountain of light. But this diamond showed the opposite effect as well.
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During the coronation of Charles III, who is going to become the new King of Britain, the Kohinoor Diamond will not be installed in the Queen’s crown. About three months before the coronation, the royal family has decided that the Kohinoor diamond will not be used in the crown of Kamilla, wife of King Charles III. It is being said that the royal family wants to stay away from controversies. This will be the first time in history when the Kohinoor will be missing from the crown of the Queen of Britain.
At a time when India-UK relations are good, the royal family does not want any kind of diplomatic dispute with India at the time of coronation. This unique diamond used to belong to India, for whose return there have been demands from India from time to time. The rarer the Kohinoor diamond is, the more controversial it has been. It has also been said about this that this diamond is cursed.
recognition and wretchedness
There are many reasons behind Kohinoor being called cursed. It is said that the one who had this diamond, his downfall happened. The word Kohinoor is derived from the Persian word Kooh-e-Noor, which in Hindi means the mountain of light. But this diamond showed the opposite effect as well. Wherever it went, it created havoc. The rule of the Sultans is over, the rule of the kings is over. However, this thing is said on the basis of recognition and on this basis, Kohinoor is also said to be cursed since the 13th century.
end of sultanates
Stories have been told about the wretchedness of Kohinoor on the basis of different incidents. The journey of this diamond started with the Kakatiya dynasty from where the Kohinoor then came to the Tughlaq dynasty. After that this diamond came into the hands of the Mughals. History is the witness that whoever Kohinoor reached, first they had a lot of supremacy, but later they had to lose everything. The Mughal emperor Shah Jahan had Kohinoor embedded in his peacock throne. He also ruled for many years. But what happened to Shahjahan after all? First the wife left and then the children themselves captured the throne by putting them under house arrest.
When Nadir Shah ran away with the diamond
Nadir Shah, who invaded India, took this unique diamond in his possession in 1739. It is said that after defeating the Mughals, Nadir Shah captured this diamond and took it to Persia. Although till then the name of this diamond was something else, but seeing the beauty of this precious diamond, Nadir Shah named it Kooh-e-Noor i.e. Kohinoor. Nadir Shah was also murdered within a few years of running away with the Kohinoor.
Amanat of Maharaja Ranjit Singh
After Nadir Shah, Kohinoor came to Shah Shuja Durrani, a descendant of Sultan Ahmad Shah Durrani of Afghanistan. Look at The Duryog that after the diamond was in hand, the Durrani’s sultanate also came to an end. Shuja Durrani fled from Afghanistan with the diamond and then reached Punjab. Here he handed over Kohinoor to King Ranjit Singh of the Sikh Empire. After a few days, Raja Ranjit Singh also died. After his death, this diamond was inherited by Duleep Singh, son of Ranjit Singh.
How did the Kohinoor reach the British?
Kohinoor was part of the treasury of the Sikh Empire. The British attacked the empire of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. After the fall of the Sikh Empire, this diamond was taken over by the British. The story is told that he got this diamond as a gift, but it is not true. In 1851 this diamond was presented to Queen Victoria. Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s son Dalip Singh was a child then. The British also took him with them, who grew up under the care of Queen Victoria.
He was thrown away from his homeland in his childhood and was not allowed to return. However, he realized that the Kohinoor was the property of the Sikh Empire. He also tried several times to take it back but could not succeed. When Prince Duleep visited India for the first time in 1893, he was not allowed to enter Punjab. Eventually he settled in Paris and lived there till his death in 1893.
British rule also ended
To avoid this depressing effect of Kohinoor diamond, the Queen of England made a rule that only a woman should wear it. It is said that even this did not end the misery of the Kohinoor diamond. At one time it was said that the sun never sets on the British Empire. The reason is that he had dominance and rule over more than half of the world. But finally the British rule spread all over the world also came to an end.
Controversy over Kohinoor
In 1846, when the British attacked Punjab and won the empire, the Kohinoor was confiscated by the then British Governor General. However, it is said that the Lahore treaty under which Lord Dalhousie acquired Punjab was with Maharaja Duleep Singh of Punjab. While Dalip Singh was only five years old at that time. There has always been a dispute about the circumstances in which Kohinoor went to the British. There has always been a dispute about this and India has been demanding to return it. Pakistan and Afghanistan have also claimed this diamond.
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