Shah Jahan, Ranjit Singh & Queen Victoria all possessed a famous one whose name means "mountain of light"
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Koh-i-Noor - Wikipedia  The Koh-i-Noor is a large, colourless diamond that was found near Guntur in Andhra Pradesh, ... In 1852, Prince Albert, the husband of Queen Victoria, unhappy with its dull and ... (meaning "mountain of light") when he finally managed to obtain the famous ..... He said "It was given voluntarily by Ranjit Singh to the British as...
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KOHINOOR DIAMOND | THE HISTORY & THE MISTERY  Jul 22, 2012 ... The Kohinoor Diamond is one of the most famous diamonds in the world. ... (meaning *Land of Stones) during the rule of the Kakatiya dynasty. ... diamond (Nadir Shah is credited with giving the diamond the name it is ... by Ranjit Singh's successor, Duleep Singh, to Queen Victoria, the Empress of India
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What is the story of Kohinoor (Koh-i-Noor) Diamond? - Quora  The famous Koh-i-Noor ("mountain of light in Persian) diamond weights 105.60 cts and is ... The Kohinoor is one of the oldest and most famous diamonds in the world. ... The current name of the diamond, Koh-i-noor is in Persian and means ... In exchange Ranjit Singh helped Shah Shuja get back the throne of Afghanistan.
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The Koh-I-Noor Diamond - The World of Famous Diamonds  Born in 1483, Babur (meaning 'lion' -- the name was not given to him at birth but ... One account states that he got his hands on the diamond at Gujrat; another .... That the luckless Shah Jahan possessed some jewels during his ..... It was when he set his eyes on it that he exclaimed "Koh-I-Noor", meaning "Mountain of Light".
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History of Kohinoor Diamond - Kohinoor Diamond of India  The Kohinoor is one of the oldest and most famous diamonds in the world. ... The current name of the diamond, Koh-i-noor is in Persian and means Mountain of Light. ... Up until 1304 the diamond was in the possession of the Rajas of Malwa, but back ... In exchange Ranjit Singh helped Shah Shuja get back the throne of...
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Monument of Love or Symbol of Maternal Death: The Story Behind ...  Jun 21, 2014 ... Maternal health;; Maternal death;; Reproductive health;; Birth spacing;; Taj Mahal ... Most people know the Taj Mahal, a mausoleum in Agra, India, as a ... Shah Jahan at the age of 21 years married Arjumand Banu Begum (19 ... Distressed by the death of Mumtaz, Shah Jahan built Taj Mahal in her memory.
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Queen Victoria - Wikipedia  Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819  22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death. From 1 May 1876, she adopted the additional title of Empress of India. Victoria was the daughter of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, ..... They were married on 10 February 1840, in the Chapel Royal of St James's...
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Rajeev Deo | Facebook  Shri Hari Vishnu has a name "Rajeev netram", since lord Visnu is blue, and ... Mandev was a great Lichchhavi king.. After the downfall of the Kiranti rule, Some dynasty ... rule, it was not until the reign of the Malla kings from 12001769 that Nepal ... And the word Terai is believed to be derived from Persian, which meant...
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Mount Everest | mountain, Asia | Britannica.com  Mar 31, 2016 ... Mount Everest, Sanskrit and Nepali Sagarmatha, Tibetan ... Its most common Tibetan name, Chomolungma, means Goddess Mother of the World or ... In 1865 the mountainpreviously referred to as Peak XVwas renamed for .... mountain and its surrounding valleys lie within Sagarmatha National Park,...
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the making of a legendary tv spot: shalimar by guerlain  In the 17th century, the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, was heart-broken ... Before Shalimar was a perfume, it was a garden of love," says the ... Guerlain's most famous perfume created by Jack Guerlain in the 1920s is named after the splendid...
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Taj Mahal - UNESCO World Heritage Centre  Taj Mahal. An immense mausoleum of white marble, built in Agra between 1631 and ... that encompasses nearly 17 hectares, in the Agra District in Uttar Pradesh. It was built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal ... and the main gateway on the south, the outer courtyard and its cloisters were...
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Is Jebel Musa the Correct Mt. Sinai? - Hope of Israel Website  When Queen Helena, mother of Constantine the "Great," chose Jebel Musa in the ... Every year excited tourists climb the slopes of the so-called Mountain of God, ..... This was spoken to Moses at Horeb, "the MOUNTAIN OF GOD," IN MIDIAN; and .... mount Sinai (Jebel Serbal) was INVENTED by the Copts, the second (Jebel...
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Bijapur - Wikipedia  It was previously named as Ali Roza, but Shah Nawab Khan changed its name to Bara Kaman as this was the 12th monument during his reign. It has now seven...
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Jeopary Questions page 1851 - BRIDGES - TriviaBistro.com  PEOPLE IN HISTORY: This country's King Harold III was the half-brother of St. Olaf ... DANCE: The Minangkabau candlelight dance of Sumatra is one of the most .... PLANT LIFE: The hybrid tea varieties of this beautiful flower are so named...
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Mumtaz Mahal - Wikipedia  Tomb of Mumtaz Mahal in the Taj Mahal, alongside her husband Shah Jahan. Mumtaz Mahal (1 September 1593  17 June 1631) [mumtaz ml]; meaning "the ... The intervening years had seen Khurram take two other wives. ... decorated with pure gold and precious stones and had rose water fountains of its own.
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Rudyard Kipling, India and Edward Said by Ibn Warraq  ibnwarraq ...  Lurgan Sahib laughed immensely, and begged Kim to stay as he was, .... [16 October 1895]: it is my fortune to have been born and to a large extent ... He'll have the least little kink in his hair now and again; he'll carry the English lungs above .... speaking of his life in the great hills of Such-zen, before he said, 'I rose up to...
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Top of the cenotaph buil pre-1643 by the Great Mughal Shah Jahan ...  Taj Mahal, Agra, India. c 1640 | See more about Taj Mahal, The Great and Agra. ... in Agra India on White Marble Known As Pietre Dure Of Italy is Famous in around the .... Taj Mahal, carved dado in tomb chamber Shah Jahan period, 17th c. .... panels inlaid with a lattice pattern of stylized serrated leaves and flower heads.
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The Maharaja Jagatjit Singh of Kapurthala - as a pampered chubby ...  Life ... Prince - poor boy looks a bit weighed down. Too many jewels ... He was the son of Narendra Singh, then Maharaja of Patiala. He was .... Jitendra Narayan Bhup Bahadur, Maharajah of Cooch-Behar 1913, India. ..... Princess Sultan Jahan of Bhopal, November 1862. Save ..... List of books about man-eating lions/tigers.
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March 9 - WikiVisually  Oct 2, 2016 ... The name of March comes from Latin Martius, the first month of the earliest .... found in the tomb of Dou Wan, wife of the Han prince Liu Sheng; its sliding ..... Located at the bottom of the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, at the ...... These include the following: Mount Tangkuban Perahu Sari Ater Hot Spring Resort...
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Jeopary Question, PEOPLE FROM INDIA - TriviaBistro.com  Jeopardy Question: PEOPLE FROM INDIA - Born Prince Khurram in 1596, he built the Taj Mahal & ruled under this name.
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Queen Victoria - Wikipedia  Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819  22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death. From 1 May 1876, she adopted the additional title of Empress of India.