The journey of Kohinoor is very special! Will be displayed in the Tower of London as a ‘victory symbol’ of the British Empire

The controversy over the controversial colonial-era Kohinoor diamond in the crown of Britain’s Queen has once again intensified. The crown encrusted with the Kohinoor diamond was handed over to Consort Camilla, wife of King Charles III, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II the previous year. But Queen Camilla refused to wear this disputed crown. Now the latest news is that it will be displayed to the public in May at the Tower of London as part of a new display of Britain’s Crown Jewels as a “Symbol of Victory”.

The Historic Royal Palaces (HRP), the charity that manages Britain’s palaces, said this week that the Kohinoor – also known as the Koh-i-Noor – through a combination of new Jewel House exhibition objects and visual projections, will Find out the history. The Historic Royal Palaces (HRP), an organization that oversees the management of Britain’s palaces, said this week that the history of the Kohinoor would also be displayed at the exhibition. The diamond was part of the crown of the late Queen Elizabeth II, which the new Queen Camilla refused to wear. Now this crown is kept in the “Tower of London”.

story of kohinoor

The Kohinoor that reached Britain from India is of 105.6 carats. It is considered the largest diamond in the world. Its history is more than five thousand years old. The present name of the diamond is in Persian which means mountain of light. According to experts, this diamond was discovered five thousand years ago during the excavation in the mines of Golconda in Andhra Pradesh. After this he reached Malwa in 1304. From here Orugallu in 1306, Delhi in 1323, Samarkand Uzbekistan in 1339, back to Delhi in 1526, Parshi (now Iran) in 1739, Kabul Afghanistan in 1747, Punjab in 1800, Lahore in 1849, Britain in 1854.