From the Life in the Sikh Kingdoms collection ·
The full story
The Koh-i-Noor is more than a famous diamond: its journey records the transfer of power between empires. It was held by Sikh rulers before the East India Company compelled the young Maharaja Duleep Singh to surrender it under the Treaty of Lahore in 1849.
The stone reached Queen Victoria in 1850 and was recut in 1852. Its appearance today is therefore different from the diamond known at the Lahore court.
This card imagines a lavish court armlet. Its setting and cut are artistic choices, not a verified reconstruction. Read the linked account of Duleep Singh to explore the human story behind the jewel.
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