The British Monarchy is well-known for its wealth of remarkable crowns and jewels - but one diamond in its collection is said to have a dark and cursed history.
The Koh-i-Noor diamond, worth an estimated £350m, came from India's Alluvial mines before it fell through the intricacies of Indian Court and eventually came into the possession of British royal family in the mid-1800s.
Now, historians Anita Anand and William Dalrymple believe that the story set out by amateur geologists of the time is "built on a structure of myth", that relies heavily on the Last Treaty of Lahore.
It states that the precious stone was handed over after a series of contracts were signed during the annexation of Punjab, with the cursed diamond only allowed to be worn by women and God.
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