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Koh-i-Noor
The is one of the largest cut diamonds in the world, weighing . It is currently set in the Crown of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. The diamond originated in the Kollur mine in present day Andhra Pradesh, India. According to the colonial administrator Theo Metcalfe, there is "very meagre and imperfect" evidence of the early history of the Koh-i-Noor before the 1740s. There is no record of its original weight, but the earliest attested weight is 186 old carats (191 metric carats or 38.2 g). The first verifiable record of the diamond comes from a history by Muhammad Kazim Marvi of the 174
Dominion of India
period of Indian history between 1947 and 1950
Tipu's Tiger
18th-century automaton or mechanical toy
Ashok Leyland
company
Indian Independence Act 1947
1947 UK parliament act
G8+5
The Group of Eight + Five (G8+5) was an international group that consisted of the leaders of the heads of government from the G8 nations (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States), plus the heads of government of the five leading emerging economies (Brazil, China, India, Mexico, and South Africa). In March 2014, Russia was removed from the Group of 8 for annexing Crimea, so the G8+5 in its original form is unlikely to reconvene with Russia present.
India–United Kingdom relations
international diplomacy
1860 Boden Professor of Sanskrit election
professorial election at the University of Oxford
The Residency Lucknow
building complex in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
India House
building in Westminster, London, England, UK
India Pride Project
Online volunteer group of art enthusiasts helping to recover stolen Indian religious artefacts