Koh-i-Noor: The History of the World's Most Infamous Diamond
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| Rating | : | 4.59 (573 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B072892L1T |
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| Number of Pages | : | 319 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-02 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The first comprehensive and authoritative history of the Koh-i Noor, arguably the most celebrated and mythologised jewel in the world, from the internationally acclaimed and best-selling historians William Dalrymple and Anita Anand. There, in a public ceremony, the frightened but dignified child handed over to the British East India Company in a formal act of submission not only swathes of the richest land in India but also arguably the single most valuable object in the subcontinent: the celebrated Koh-i-Noor diamond. Under commission from the British East India Company, gossip from Delhi bazaars was woven into