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The Guntur connection
The Kohinoor, the world famous precious stone, was mined in medieval times in the Kollur mine in Guntur district. At one time it was considered the largest diamond in the world. The diamond was originally owned by the Kakatiya Dynasty, which had installed it in a temple of a Hindu goddess as her eye.
The Kohinoor, the world famous precious stone, was mined in medieval times in the Kollur mine in Guntur district. At one time it was considered the largest diamond in the world. The diamond was originally owned by the Kakatiya Dynasty, which had installed it in a temple of a Hindu goddess as her eye.
Reportedly, in 1849, after the conquest of the Punjab by the British forces, the properties of the Sikh Empire were confiscated. The Kohinoor was transferred to the treasury of the East India Company in Lahore.
The properties of the Sikh Empire were taken as war compensations. It passed through the hands of various invaders and was finally appropriated by the British during the Raj.
India has been long demanding the return of Kohinoor which was owned by several Mughal emperors and Maharajas before being seized by the British.
When Queen Elizabeth II made a state visit to India marking the 50th anniversary of independence in 1997, many Indians in India and Britain demanded the return of the diamond.
British Indian MP Keith Vaz had called for the return of 'Kohinoor' diamond to India ahead of PM Modi's visit to the UK in November.
