The Kohinoor Diamond
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| Kohinoor Diamond |
Most famous diamond
The Koh-i-Noor
Diamond is one of the oldest and most famous gemstones that can trace its long
and vivid biography back thousands of years. Nowadays it weighs 108.93 carats. That
is huge!
Background
The first
mentioning is believed to be found in a Sanskrit script more than 5000 years
ago. The gem was known as Syamantaka. During a long period the Koh-i-Noor (or
the Kohinoor) remained in the possession of Old Indian Emperors. However, in the
18th century, when a Persian general Nadir Shah, the Shah of Persia,
invaded the Mughal Empire and conquered Delhi in the present-day India, the
diamond was renamed. Since then the diamond has been known as Koh-i-Noor or Mountain
of Light.
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| Koh-i-Noor |
Queen Victoria
In the 19th
century the diamond was given to Queen Victoria, in the British Empire. It was
cut and polished into a Round Brilliant. In the last will of Queen Victoria there
was an interesting point about the diamond. The Koh-i-Noor should only be worn
by a female queen. Thus, if a man became Head of state, his wife could have the
right to wear the diamond. Today the Kohinoor is part of the Crown Jewels. We
can see it in the Tower of London.
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| Kohinoor in the Crown |
Power and Luxury
Diamonds, pearls, emeralds have been the symbols of power, prosperity and timeless love. Luckily, today we do not have to belong to the royal family to wear luxurious jewellery.More about ideas and travelling on http://ideasntravelling.blogspot.com
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