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Who gave the name to the famous diamond Kohinoor?

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Who gave the name to the famous diamond Kohinoor?
posted Nov 20, 2015 by anonymous

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It was the Nadir who gave the diamond its current name, Koh-i-noor meaning “Mountain of light”.

answer Nov 2, 2016 by Encarnicion Orensanz Laranga
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Nadir Shah

The Persian general Nadir Shah invaded India in 1739. The Sultan of Delhi lost the decisive battle and had to surrender to Nadir and Diamond was given to Nadir in cap exchanging ceremony. After seeing it Nadir said Kohinoor which means “Mountain of light” in Persian and that's how diamond got its name.

answer Nov 20, 2015 by Salil Agrawal
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