marie_2....don't tell me u didn't know about the Kohinoor on the British Imperial Crown!!! :-o
On March 29, 1849, the British hoisted their flag on the citadel of Lahore and the Punjab was formally proclaimed to be part of the British Empire in India. One of the terms of the Treaty of Lahore, the legal agreement formalising this occupation, was as follows: The gem called the Koh-i-Noor which was taken from Shah Shuja-ul-Mulk by Maharajah Ranjit Singh shall be surrendered by the Maharajah of Lahore to the Queen of England.
marie_2....don't tell me u didn't know about the Kohinoor on the British Imperial Crown!!! :-o
On March 29, 1849, the British hoisted their flag on the citadel of Lahore and the Punjab was formally proclaimed to be part of the British Empire in India. One of the terms of the Treaty of Lahore, the legal agreement formalising this occupation, was as follows:
The gem called the Koh-i-Noor which was taken from Shah Shuja-ul-Mulk by Maharajah Ranjit Singh shall be surrendered by the Maharajah of Lahore to the Queen of England.
For more info... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koh-i-Noor
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