jewels of tamilnadu-Kohinoor
  • If Warangal and 1314, were the possesors then the Kakatiyas. I do not
    think they would have called it Koh-i-noor (Mountain of light), I
    still would bet on Islamic kings of Deccan, the Bhamanis or Shahis

    And Mythologically also, though Krishna is associated with Shymantaka
    mani, I don't think he possesed in except as a caretaker. The Gem
    associated with Krishna/Vishnu would be Koustubham.

    BTW, since the scene has shifted to Warangal/Andhra, is it possible
    to discuss Telugu Chodas Vis-a-Vis Imperial Chozhas
  • the name kohinoor was given by nadir shah

    the diamond had a legend before it however

    it ruined many men
    malik was a eunuch and escaped the legend said.
    it ruined ranjit sings family.
    even the british royal family the women were more succesful and long
    reigned than men after its possesion
    venketesh
  • kohinoor from wikipedia

    the diamond was mined at the Golconda diamond mines during the rule of
    the Kakatiya dynasty and was first possessed by them. However, its
    soon-to-be-notorious ill-luck made an early appearance; the Kakatiya
    kingdom under Pratapa Rudra was ravaged in by malik and thuklak
    the invasion of Nadir Shah in 1739 and the sacking of Agra and Delhi.
    Along with the Peacock Throne, he also carried off the Koh-i-noor to
    Persia in 1739. It was allegedly Nadir Shah who exclaimed Koh-i-Noor!
    when he finally managed to obtain the famous stone, and this is how
    the stone gained its present name. Certainly there is no reference to
    this name before 1739.
    The valuation of the Koh-i-noor is given in the legend that one of
    Nadir Shah's consorts supposedly said, 'If a strong man should take
    five stones, and throw one north, one south, one east, and one west,
    and the last straight up into the air, and the space between filled
    with gold and gems, that would equal the value of the Koh-i-noor
  • Interesting info, any idea who posted it in Wiki. as Wikipedia has
    lots of amateurs like me contributing, so unless posted by some
    credible person, we have to take such info with a pinch of salt.

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