- Weight: 108.93 Carats
- Color: Unrecorded
- Clarity: Unrecorded
- Cut: Round Brilliant
- Source: India
Initially said in 1304, it weighed 186 carats and was an oval cut stone. It is accepted to have once been set in the well known peacock throne of Shah Jehan as one of the peacocks eyes. Recut in the rule of Queen Victoria, it is among the British Crown Jewels and now weighs 108.93 carats. It has been said that whoever claimed the Koh-I-Noor ruled the world, a suitable explanation for this, the most popular of all precious stones and a veritable family name in numerous parts of the world. Legend has recommended that the stone may date from before the time of Christ; hypothesis shows the likelihood of its appearance in the early years of the 1300s; history demonstrates its presence for as long as more than two centuries.
