Will the most valuable 'Kohinoor' diamond, which is believed to have been found in the 14th century during the Kakatiya period, still reach India from the British Royal Palace? It is known that Elizabeth II passed away on Thursday. The death of Britain's longest-reigning monarch Queen Elizabeth II has rekindled social media chatter demanding the return of the Kohinoor Diamond to India. The 105.6 carat Kohinoor diamond crown that she wore until now will now go to her daughter-in-law, Camilla. Camilla will wear a crown studded with 2,800 diamonds for Charles' coronation. In 1849, Maharaja Duleep Singh of Lahore took this diamond and handed it over to the British as part of the Treaty of Lahore.
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Since then, this diamond has become part of the British crown jewels. However, it is advertised that only women should wear it or it can be inlaid in the jewels of God. It is noteworthy that there is also a campaign that if men wear it, bloodshed is inevitable. Since 1947, the Indian government has made efforts to bring Kohinoor home. Elizabeth II, who was crowned Queen of Britain in 1953, also requested to return it. However, these efforts were in vain. Along with this, a resolution was introduced in the Rajya Sabha and 50 MPs also signed it. In 2009, Mahatma Gandhi's grandson Tushar Gandhi also demanded it, but in 2013, then British Prime Minister David Cameron rejected it.
The Archaeological Survey of India announced some time ago that efforts are being made to bring it back in an amicable manner. If this is the case, Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan are also saying that Kohinoor is theirs. In 1976, Pakistan Prime Minister Bhutto wrote a letter to the British Prime Minister asking them to hand over Kohinoor. In the year 2000, the Taliban also claimed Kohinoor as theirs and demanded its immediate return. The Kohinoor is the most expensive diamond in the world. The 109-carat diamond weighs 21.6 grams and is the main diamond of the British crown.
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