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The cursed legacy of Koh-i-Noor: How it mysteriously affect it’s owners

Hindustan Times 07 Feb 2024
The Kohinoor diamond as part of the British Monarch’s crown.(HT file) ... Discovered in Kollur Mines, Golconda, during the Kakatiya Dynasty's rule, the Koh-i-noor became a coveted jewel, leading to conflicts between rulers eager to claim it as a trophy.
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Meet the Wisconsin man who spent the last 3 decades overseeing the Hope Diamond

Longview News-Journal 26 Nov 2023
We’re talking about the Hope Diamond mined nearly 400 years ago from India ... The story begins in the 1600s, when French merchant traveler Jean Baptiste Tavernier purchased a 112 3/16-carat diamond most likely from the Kollur mine in Golconda, India.
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Hope Diamond: Legend Of A Curse Follows This Precious Jewel

IFL Science 19 May 2023
It was likely unearthed in the 17th century at the Kollur Mine of Golconda, India, where a number of prominent diamonds have been found over the centuries.
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No ordinary diamond: how the Koh-i-Noor became an imperial possession

The Conversation 01 Mar 2023
This is the first time since the 1700s that a queen consort crown is being reused ... Koh-i-Noor is no ordinary diamond ... Wikimedia ... Some have said it was mined in the Kollur Mine in Golconda , close to the Krishna river, in what is now Andhra Pradesh ... .
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On social media: Who should keep the Koh-i-Noor and why?

Gulf Daily News 22 Feb 2023
THOUGH the diamond had travelled 6,700km from India to London on ...
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India: Andhra’s Kondapalli Fort - A commanding legacy

Gulf News 11 Feb 2023
Bengaluru ... History ... Image Credit ... It was one of the most prosperous medieval kingdoms of India and a major hub of diamond trade thanks mainly to the Kollur Mine, home of the world famous Kohinoor, which is not too far away from the Kondapalli Fort ... .
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Visakhapatnam will be state capital, declared Andhra Pradesh CM

Gulf News 31 Jan 2023
New Delhi. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday announced that Visakhapatnam will soon be the state capital ... "Here I am to invite you to Visakhapatnam, which is going to be our capital, in the days to come ... India’s Kollur mine.
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India: Visakhapatnam will be the state capital, declared Andhra Pradesh CM

Gulf News 31 Jan 2023
New Delhi. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday announced that Visakhapatnam will soon be the state capital ... "Here I am to invite you to Visakhapatnam, which is going to be our capital, in the days to come ... India’s Kollur mine.
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Queen won't wear Kohinoor at Prince Charles' coronation, is it because of India?

Live Mint 17 Oct 2022
But it is believed that the diamond originated from the Kollur Mine located on the south of the Krishna River in central-eastern India.Since then, it has been a spotlight in several dynasties and kingdoms ... .
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Diamonds are a Desi’s Best Friend

The Harvard Crimson 06 Oct 2022
The diamond is purported to have first been unearthed in the mines of Kollur in present-day Andhra Pradesh, after which it was passed from kingdom to kingdom, from the Delhi Sultanate to the Mughals, ...
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India’s Kollur mine: Land of world's most famous Kohinoor

Gulf News 24 Sep 2022
The Kollur Mine, on the banks of River Krishna, was the biggest source of wealth for the medieval kingdoms who ruled over it one after another ... Kollur Mine is located, can only be accessed on a boat.
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Guntur’s Kollur mine: Story of Kohinoor’s most probable home

The Siasat Daily 21 Sep 2022
This mine, located in the Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh, variously known as Kollur or Golconda Mine was the biggest source of wealth for kingdoms such as the Vijayanagara, Qutub Shahis, and the Asaf Jahis.
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Karnataka: Kollur wants Kohinoor back

The Times of India 15 Sep 2022
This is where Kollur comes in. According to at least two accounts, the diamond was found in a mine in the Markal-Kollur village on the banks of the Krishna ... But diamond mining was never done in Andhra's Kollur ... Now Kollur wants the diamond back.
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'Kohinoor belonged to Lord Jagannath': Odisha body as it seeks diamond's return from UK

Hindustan Times 13 Sep 2022
It is now with the Queen of England ... Considered one of the world’s most precious gems, the Kohinoor was reportedly found in India in the 14th century during coal mining in the Kollur mine in South India during the reign of the Kaaktiya Dynasty ... ....

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