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Shortly after it was announced War Elizabeth II died Thursday (8/9), the word “Kohinoor” became a trending topic on Twitter India. Indian netizens demand the return of the British Empire berlian kohinoor.
Quoted by Time, Kohinoor is one of the most famous gems in the world. The Kohinoor diamond is one of 2,800 stones set in the crown made for Elizabeth II’s mother, known as the Queen Mother.
After Queen Elizabeth II’s death, her son, Prince Charles, became the new king of England. The 105-carat diamond will be given to his wife, Camilla, who is now the Empress. Indians understand that one of the most expensive diamonds in the world is believed to have been found in India and forcibly delivered to the British in the late 1840s.
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The history of the Kohinoor diamond
When mined in present-day Andhra Pradesh, during the Kakatiyan dynasty between the 12th and 14th centuries, the diamond was believed to have 793 uncut carats. The first news of its possession place it in the hands of the Mughals in the sixteenth century. Hence, the Persians took it. It wasn’t long before the Afghans caught him.
The Sikh Maharajah, Ranjit Singh, brought him back to India after taking him from the Afghan leader Shah Shujah Durrani. Later, however, the diamond passed from the hands of the British who owned it during the annexation of the emperor of Punjab by the British Empire.
The East India Company acquired the stone in the late 1840s after forcing 10-year-old Maharaja Dunjeep Singh to give up his land and possessions.
They then presented the gem to Queen Victoria. Her husband Prince Albert had the diamond cut out and set the crowns of Queen Alexandra and Queen Mary before being placed on the Queen Mother’s crown in 1937.
The Queen Mother wears a crown with berlian kohinoor at the coronation of her daughter (Elizabeth II) in 1953. Since then, the Kohinoor has been one of the jewels in the British crown, but the governments of Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India have all claimed the diamond.
The UK has asked to return
The British Empire’s ownership of the controversial Kohinoor diamond has also sparked reactions, especially in India. Although it is not known what will happen next to the gemstone, Indian netizens are urging the British Empire to return it.
“If the king does not wear the Kohinoor, return it,” wrote one netizen.
“The diamond was ‘stolen’ by the British, who made their fortune with the death, starvation and looting of the people,” said another.
He pretends to return berlian kohinoor it is not the first time this has been taken up. After India’s independence in 1947, the Indian government demanded the return of the diamond. Then India made another request in the year of Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation. In reality, these requests were not heeded. The UK said there was no legal basis for the Kohinoor’s return to India.
British-Indian writer and political commentator Saurav Dutt said the chances of the British Empire returning the precious diamond were slim.
The British recently facilitated the return of the Benin Bronze, 72 artifacts looted by British soldiers in the 19th century, to the Nigerian government. But Dutt argues that the British Empire still retains the Kohinoor as a symbol of power.
“At the very least, King Charles III must recognize the ‘black history’ berlian kohinoor. The fact that the diamond was obtained through fraud would be a significant step at this stage, laying the groundwork for the next generation to return it, “she said.
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