The Queen's head diamond can smash people's brains out?

The crown on the head of the recently deceased Queen Elizabeth II, inlaid with a large diamond, named Kohl-i-Door, is the English translation of the Indian language, the Chinese name is "Mountain of Light".

Elizabeth II wearing the crown, in the center is the Mountain of Light

Weighing 105.6 carats, equivalent to 21.6 grams, the Kohinoor was once the largest diamond in the world. The name of the diamond shows that it was stolen from India by England.

The "Mountain of Light" was produced during the Katina dynasty, the Chinese equivalent of the Song and Yuan dynasties, which ruled in the southeastern Indian state of Andhra Preshrank today. The diamond, which weighed 187 carats at the beginning of its life, was once placed in a temple, in the left eye of the statue of the Hindu goddess Bhadrakali, to serve as an eyeball.

Goddess Bhadrakali

In the 14th century, when the Virgil dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate invaded Katina, the "Mountain of Light" was plucked out of the eye of the goddess by the invading army. The Goddess Bacchanalia is a famous Hindu goddess with three eyes and several arms (there are several versions of how many arms). It is said that since the eye was taken away, the goddess Backhander took frenzied revenge on the owner of the diamond. Since she was a goddess, she was particularly aggressive against the man who owned the "Mountain of Light".

The first to suffer was the Sultanate of Delhi, which was crushed by the Mongolian army on the battlefield, and its strength was greatly reduced. The Mountain of Light was acquired by Ba bur, the founding monarch of the Maugham Empire. Who knows, just four years after Ba bur got the diamond, he passed away and lived only 47 years.

As time passed, the diamond was passed on to Shah Japan, the sixth generation of Ba bur's grandson. Shah Japan was so proud of himself that he set the "Mountain of Light" on his throne, but within a few years, his sons fought for the throne, and his third son, Aurangzeb, won and put Shah Japan under house arrest. Shah Japan was mistreated, it is said that once thirsty to drink water, Aurangzeb let him drink ink.

Of course, when Aurangzeb got the diamonds, he did not have any good results, and the Maugham Empire started to go downhill from him, and the monarchs were all incompetent. Finally, in 1739, the Iranian monarch Nadir Shah invaded India and took away the "Mountain of Light". It is said that when Nadir Shah first got the diamond, he could not help but shout "Kohl-i-Door" (Kohl-i-Door), and the diamond got its name from then on.

In 1747, 15 assassins broke into Nadir Shah's chambers. Although Nadir Shah woke up in time and killed two of the assassins, he was outnumbered and had his head chopped off.

Nadir Shah's invasion of India

After Nadir Shah's death, the country was divided and his grandson Shah Rush gave the "Mountain of Light" to Ahmad Shah Duran, the founder of the Duran Dynasty in Afghanistan, to gain support from Afghanistan.

Unexpectedly, the old Duran had an unworthy grandson, Sunhat Duran, who loved to do nothing more than steal from the outside world. At first, he found out that Tsarists Russia coveted Afghanistan, so he colluded with the British and sold out Afghan interests in exchange for British protection. Soon, Duran Jr. was ousted from power. Who would have thought that he would give the "Mountain of Light" to the Sikh Empire and bring foreigners back to Afghanistan to achieve the restoration?

The Mountain of Light on Queen Alexandra's crown

Of course, the goddess would not let go of young Duran. After the restoration, Duran Jr. started a frenzy of revenge in Afghanistan, slaughtering the political forces that had driven him out of the country in the first place. He even declared in public that the Afghan people were dogs and should be taught to obey their masters' orders. As a result, only four years after the restoration, Duran Jr. was assassinated by his uncle.

The "Mountain of Light" was taken away by the Sikh Empire and returned to the Indian mainland again, and this time it was the Sikh Empire that was unlucky. Imperial monarch Rangefinder Singh got the diamond, three strokes, and finally passed away. The son who succeeded to the throne suffered a coup and died in prison. The grandson who came to power was stoned to death in broad daylight, his skull shattered and the ground covered with white brains in a gruesome manner. Power returned to Rangefinder Singh's other son, Her Singh, who was assassinated with a shotgun.

In short, after the arrival of the "Mountain of Light" in the Sikh Empire, the country did not have a day of peace.

Rangefinder Singh placed the Mountain of Light on the head of his warhorse

After two British Sikh wars, the Sikh Empire was completely conquered, and the "Mountain of Light" was snatched by the British as a trophy and given to Queen Victoria. The Queen felt that the diamond was not shiny enough, so she had it re-divided and polished to its present form, and then set it on her brooch.

The Mountains of Light on Queen Victoria's brooch

After Queen Victoria's death, the Mount of Light was set in the queen's crown, and several queens wore the crown with the Mount of Light, and later on Elizabeth II's head.

As the "Mountain of Light" did not bring bad luck to these noble women of the British royal family, and its previous owners have been unlucky, there is a legend that the "Mountain of Light" brings bad luck to men, and this superstitious story is attached to the head of the goddess Backhander. The South Asian subcontinent has not been peaceful, without this jewel, they will also encounter all kinds of misfortune.

Moreover, not every male owner of the "Mountain of Light" must have suffered bad luck, such as in the Maugham Empire since Ba bur, four consecutive monarchs were safe and sound, the so-called "Mountain of Light" will bring bad luck to men is pure bullshit.

In the middle of the crown is the Mountain of Light

From the legend of this diamond, we can see the difference between Eastern and Western civilizations. Westerners often associate various stones with fate, such as a diamond that brings bad luck to its owner, or sapphire that hurts a series of owners. In China, on the other hand, bad luck is more often associated with characters, such as Xi Si who subverted the Wu Dynasty, Dari who ruined the Sang Dynasty, and Ba Si who cut off the Western Zhou. While all care about blame-shifting, they do go in different directions, oddly enough.