About the Book: The Adventures of the Kohinoor
Think jewels are boring?
Youll change your mind when you read about the Kohinoor, historys most famous
diamond. Legend says it carries a curse that brings bad luck to all its owners.
Some of Indias most powerful kings possessed it and lost it from the great
Mughals to Punjabs Ranjit Singh before it was grabbed by the British and sent as
a gift to Queen Victoria.
In this book youll learn:
About a throne that cost twice as much as the Taj Mahal Ranjit Singhs crazy
forty camels trick Why no ruler of England has worn