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	Sai Baba Miracles - Sai Baba manifests the Kohinoor
		The manifestation of the Kohinoor diamond was a spectacle noticed by the students' batch of 1986 when the MBA batch of that year was called by Baba for a class interview (interview for the whole class).
		Ranjit Singh possessed the Kohinoor diamond but since he died issueless, as per laws prevalent that time, his kingdom was annexed into the British Union and a Governor-General was appointed on behalf of Her Excellency there.
		Kohinoor and the peacock throne among others have since then been kept in possession of the British Queen in a museum far from the visibility of the general public.
	www.saibaba.ws /miracles/saibabamanifeststhekohinoor.htm (664 words)

	Koh-i-Noor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Kohinoor originated in India, belonged to various Indian and Persian rulers at various points in history, and was taken by the British.
		According to one legend, the diamond was mined at the Rayalaseema diamond mines during the rule of the Kakatiya dynasty and was first possessed by them.
		In 1852, under the personal supervision of Victoria's consort, Prince Albert, the diamond was cut from 186 1/16 carats (37.21 g) to its current 105.602 carats (21.61 g), to increase its brilliance.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kohinoor_diamond (1413 words)

	Mountain of light: the kohinoor diamond
		White diamonds are the most prized, yellow or brown stones are said to be imperfect, and red, blue and fl diamonds are the most rare.
		Diamonds are known as the hardest substance on earth and are mined deep under-ground.
		Diamonds were eventually discovered in Brazil in 1726 and then in 1866 in South Africa, a country that has since become the world’s number one exporter of the gemstones.
	nc.essortment.com /kohinoordiamond_rlps.htm (817 words)

	.:: MIROL DIAMOND INVEST ::.
		The Kohinoor is 108.93 carats, is white and is in the
		The diamond stayed in England for a time, and then Premier Botha of the Transvaal proposed it be purchased by the country as a gift to King Edward VII in appreciation of his having drafted a constitution for that colony.
		For this is a glacier diamond, swept downwards thousands of years ago by the onslaught of the glaciers, the big ice that swept everything before it-including diamonds.
	www.mirolcentre.com /mirol/diamond/famous_diamond.html (2536 words)

	The Kohinoor Diamond
		During the next two centuries the diamond was one of the most prized items in the treasure of the Mogul emperors.
		In an effort to discover the whereabouts of the diamond Shah Rukh´s eyes were put out, and boiling pitch was poured on his head, but he refused steadfastly to reveal its hiding place.
		Later, a Persian king fled with it to the Sikh court, and Ranjit Singh, the Lion of the Punjab, took the stone and wore it as a decoration.
	www.diamondtutorials.com /articles/diamonds.tutorials/71/The_Kohinoor_Diamond.html (534 words)

	- El Universal Online - Miami Herald
		The Kohinoor was passed on to each succeeding Mogul ruler until 1739, when the north of India was conquered by Persians under Nader Shah, who seized all the maharajah's jewels all, that is, except the Kohinoor, which somehow vanished.
		Today, the Kohinoor Diamond rests placidly alongside other crown jewels in the Tower of London, but the glory that the "Mountain of Light" once held for India still glistens in the hearts and minds of those who remember the grandeur this great subcontinent proudly laid stake to centuries before the European conquerors invaded its territory.
		Kohinoor's aloo papri chatt salad (40 pesos), a mouth-watering mixture of crispy wafer potatoes and chickpeas drenched in a yogurt and tamarind dressing, is a perfect appetizer for the calorie-conscious.
	www.eluniversal.com.mx /miami/15911.html (1029 words)

	Which is the world's oldest diamond?
		The oldest diamond in the world is over a billion years old and weighs 45.52 carats.
		This diamond is the world largest blue diamond but it is more famous for the bad luck it brings to its owners.
		The diamond is kept in the Tower of London.
	www.rediff.com /money/2004/nov/08quiz.htm (815 words)

	Kohinoor unlucky for British Queen? – Final Series \| Intelligent Design (ID)\| Creator-God Intelligent Design \| ...
		That the Kohinoor was passed on from one king to another either with consent or it was captured or seized.
		When the Kohinoor diamond was presented to Maharaja Ranjit Singh, he took the same on his palm, he watched amazingly and said that was a wonderful jewel made by Nature more than he could expect.
		The diamond was later on set on the cross on the British Crown along with 1800 smaller diamonds.
	www.internationalreporter.com /news/read.php?id=591 (1652 words)

	Jewels of the crown
		Would you believe that a diamond which is now estimated to be worth around Rs 400 crore at international prices, once found its place in the toe portion of a royal slipper.
		This is not a believe it or not story, but the true journey of the Jacob diamond 184.75 carats, sparkling marvel that was mined in the legendary African diamond countryside and brought to the land of the Kohinoor diamond, Hyderabad, more than a 100 years ago.
		The piece known as imperial diamond is almost double the size of the Kohinoor diamond, now in the collection of the British Museum.
	www.thehindubusinessline.com /2001/12/24/stories/102444l7.htm (760 words)

	SantaBanta Interesting Read -- The story of the Kohinoor diamond-II
		Brien Roy, the world famous and priceless Kohinoor diamond is believed to have come from Golconda which was well known in ancient India as a mart of diamonds from diamonds mines in Central India.
		The Kohinoor diamond is not the only treasure that still remains in the hands of the British Crown.
		Forbes who now has staked a claim to the Kohinoor diamond has sent a letter recently to Ms Sushila Ananda, biographer of Duleep Singh, asserting that there is a marked resemblance between his family and portraits of Maharaja Duleep Singh and his legitimate children.
	www.santabanta.com /newsmaker.asp?select=263&catname=Interesting%20Read (848 words)

	History of Koh-i-noor, the diamond of India - Kohinoor and Mughal dynasty, timeline
		A brilliant diamond, the 'Koh-i-noor’s trail is littered by misery, unhappiness and war.
		There is also evidence that his son Humayun carried a large diamond that his father had handed back to him at Agra and was known as Babur’s diamond for the next 200 years.
		After Aurangzeb, this diamond remained consigned into the coffers of the Mughal treasury from 1707 to 1739 A.D. Muhammad Shah Rangila (1719-1748) used to carry this wonder diamond with him in his turban.
	www.dancewithshadows.com /society/kohinoor-diamond-india.asp (1889 words)

	Kohinoor (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Indeed, the decision to recut this masterpiece of pre-modern diamond artistry may be one of gem history's greatest aesthetic tragedies.
		Admittedly, this is a radical rethinking of its history prompted by recent reawakened fondeness for 16th and 17th century diamond cutting.
		Stop here and ponder the idea that a diamond which for centuries had been among the world's most prized and praised gems could suddenly be demoted from eyeful to eyesore.
	www.alphaimports.com /models/Kohinoor.htm (621 words)

	Diamonds of the Rich and Famous - Bijoux Extraordinaire
		The Eureka diamond, as it was named, was cut into a 10.73 carat brilliant gem.
		Cullinan II, known as The Lesser Star of Africa, the world's second largest cut diamond, is a 317.40 carat square brilliant-cut gem mounted in the Imperial State Crown, also part of the Crown Jewels.
		This 69.42 carats pear-shaped diamond was bought by Cartier in 1969, and sold to Richard Burton for his wife, Elizabeth Taylor, who appropriately renamed it.
	www.jewelryexpert.com /articles/diamond4.htm (593 words)

	Kohinoor unlucky for British Queen? – Final Series
		That the Kohinoor was passed on from one king to another either with consent or it was captured or seized.
		When the Kohinoor diamond was presented to Maharaja Ranjit Singh, he took the same on his palm, he watched amazingly and said that was a wonderful jewel made by Nature more than he could expect.
		The diamond was made suitable to be studded in a crown made for Queen Mary in 1911.
	internationalreporter.com /news/read.php?id=591 (1664 words)

	agencyfaqs! > news & features > media newslets > Mumbai viewer wins bumper prize on Kohinoor Dekho ...
		Kohinoor, the popular mega suspense thriller which airs on SaharaOne Television daily from Monday to Thursday at 10:00 pm had organized ‘Kohinoor Dekho Kohinoor Parko’ contest which offered viewers an interactive viewing experience by adding stimulated excitement and buzz to this on going quest for Kohinoor by enabling them to win grand prizes.
		This Exhilarating contest was aired from 5th-8th September during the telecast of Kohinoor.
		The mega suspense thriller, Kohinoor brings with it mysticism, numerology, astrology and astrophysics and as the story moves ahead -- a lot of historical characters also come to the fore.
	www.agencyfaqs.com /media/media_newslets/Media/5390.html (447 words)

	To Each Its Own » Archives » Koh-I-Noor : History’s Mystery
		Till the 16th century, the diamond mines at Golconda (near Hyderabad) were the only large diamond mines in the world.
		Diamond mining opened up only later in the 16-17th century, and this became more widespread with the finding of diamonds in Africa, and other parts of the world.
		On the Golconda Diamond mines, I heard that there’s a village in Hyderabad called Vajrabulut where farmers each year found diamonds entangled in the roots of the peanut-plants.
	sakshijuneja.com /blog/?p=109 (2065 words)

	The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum
		In 1852, the British re-faceted the 181-carat Kohinoor to 106 carats.
		Kept at the Tower of London, the Kohinoor is set in the Maltese Cross of the coronation crown made for the Queen Elizabeth (late Queen Mother) in 1937.
		In 2002, the Jagannath temple in Puri had staked its claim on the Kohinoor, stating that prior to Dalip Singh taking possession of the diamond, it was the temple’s property.
	www.tribuneindia.com /2005/20050717/spectrum/main2.htm (860 words)

	The Tribune...Sunday Reading
		B. SEN writes that the Kohinoor, the king of diamonds and the diamond of kings, has a legendary origin in the dawn of history, before the times of the Mahabharat, 5000 years ago.
		This fabulous diamond was brought to England under the Treaty of Lahore dated March 29, 1849, and handed over to Queen Victoria in a ceremony held on July 3, 1850, at Buckingham Palace by Sir J.W.Logg, Deputy Chairman of the East India Company, in the presence of Sir John Hobhouse.
		The Kohinoor is the brightest jewel in the British Crown and has been worn by all the Queens of England since Queen Victoria (1837-1901 AD).
	www.tribuneindia.com /1999/99jun27/sunday/head4.htm (1352 words)

	How The Kohinoor Got Its Name
		The Kohinoor is easily one of the most famed diamonds of the world, ranking in parallel with The Great Mogul--which, some say, is the Kohinoor itself--and the Hope Blue, and the Cullinan and the Jonker.
		It is not the largest of diamonds; it is not the most brilliant; it does not have the best color.
		He kept the diamond and Aga got zilch...though rumor has it that Ruhk was never quite the same after that.
	www.tyler-adam.com /59.html (903 words)

	This diamond is forever!
		As Sahara One goes to town with its latest thriller Kohinoor, there are some who can’t help thinking, albeit naively, that such high blitz promotional activity might goad the British government into returning the diamond to India.
		And while opinions about the diamond’s return range from the shrill to the sublime, guess the zealous Beefeaters have already been sounded off to be extra watchful.
		Everyone is welcome to read Kohinoor forums at India Forums, but you must be a member to participate in the discussion and will get faster access to the site and will not be served the ADs given below.
	www.india-forums.com /forum_posts.asp?TID=85856 (553 words)

	Kohinoor shines for London public, finally - Sify.com
		Until now, a plaster cast of the diamond, made before Prince Albert had the stone re-cut for the Great Exhibition in Hyde Park, has been the only representation of the original diamond able to be seen.
		Albert considered the original stone, seen by the British as a symbol of the conquest of India, to be just a little bit too primitive to be put on display for the delectation and delight of the Victorian public.
		Anyway, while the re-cut diamond remains on display in the Tower of London, the recreation of it in its original form is now on display in a new exhibition at London's Natural History Museum in Knightsbridge.
	sify.com /news/fullstory.php?id=13942550 (271 words)

	Organiser - Content
		The history of the Kohinoor diamond is shrouded in mystery.
		Along with the Peacock Throne he is said to have carried away the Kohinoor diamond to Persia.
		In plain language it meant that anyone who had the muscle power to hit the owner thrice with a shoe would be the undisputed master of the Kohinoor diamond.
	www.organiser.org /dynamic/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=107&page=20 (677 words)

	Daily Excelsior... World
		The mystery of the jewel in the British crown, the ownership of the world’s largest diamond, Kohinoor, may be settled this....
		The mystery of the jewel in the British crown, the ownership of the world’s largest diamond, Kohinoor, may be settled this weekend with the opening of a plain safebox in a Swiss Bank Vault.
		He argued that when the diamond was ceded to Queen Victoria as part of the Punjab Annexation Treaty, Duleep Singh was too young to sign a valid international document and was forced under duress.
	www.dailyexcelsior.com /99may24/inter.htm (2902 words)

	Deadly diamond
		As it unfolds, the viewer is taken along in a roller-coaster ride what with the show boasting of over 48 pacy scenes in the first episode of 45 minutes and of over 20 scenes averaging per 22-minute episodes.It promises thrills and emotions interwoven with aura and mystery.
		As he works towards his motive-the Kohinoor- he is attracted to a girl who happens to be the fancy of another guy too.
		Kohinoor assures a lot of twists and turns to keep you on the edge-of-the-seat through the week.
	www.screenindia.com /fullstory.php?content_id=11099 (1014 words)

	rediff.com US edition: Kohinoor to accompany Queen Mother on her last journey
		The crown was made for the coronation ceremony of her husband King George VI in 1937.
		The controversial 105-carat oval-cut Kohinoor diamond was brought from India in 1849.
		By the side of the case is a smaller box embedded in a wall that displays the armband in which Maharaja Ranjit Singh once wore the Kohinoor.
	inhome.rediff.com /us/2002/apr/03uk.htm (193 words)

	G21 DAY ONE --- "The Kohinoor Diamond & The Elgin Marbles"
		During the same week an intermittent campaign was renewed to restore the Kohinoor Diamond to its 'rightful owners'.
		The Diamond, possession of generations of Moghuls, had a brief sojourn in Persia and was finally acquired by the Sikhs.
		Who possesses the Kohinoor makes no difference to anyone's life; the coronation of the next British monarch will be no better nor worse for its presence, neither will it help a single soul in South Asia.
	www.g21.net /do148.htm (1154 words)

	Indian Express: Key to Kohinoor ownership in Swiss bank (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The diamond is part of the British crown jewels and the legacy of Maharaja Duleep Singh, son of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.
		Sandhanwalia holds that the diamond went to Queen Victoria as part of an annexation treaty that was signed under duress.
		The 105.6 carat diamond, set in the State Crown of the Queen Mother, is steeped in superstition; it is said to bring ill-luck to the monarch who wears it.
	www.expressindia.com /ie/daily/19990524/ile24070p.html (480 words)

	Bhutto approached UK over Kohinoor: documents -DAWN - Top Stories; December 29, 2006
		Zulfikar Ali Bhutto wrote to his then counterpart, James Callaghan, in August 1976 about the Kohinoor diamond, which was once the largest known diamond in the world and was set in a royal crown on being presented to Queen Victoria in 1852.
		The diamond's return to Pakistan “would be a convincing demonstration of the spirit that moved Britain voluntarily to shed its imperial encumbrances and lead the process of decolonisation,” Mr Bhutto added.
		The diamond had been transferred to Britain under a peace treaty signed to end the second Sikh war in 1849, he said.
	www.dawn.com /2006/12/29/top5.htm (437 words)

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