. . . . . . . . 1665
Taken by Nadir Shah of Persia from Muhammad
Shah of Delhi, and named Kohinur . . . 1739
Inherited by Shah Rukh, grandson of Nadir Shah. . 1747
Given up by Shah Rukh to Ahmad Shah Abdali . . 1751
Inherited by Timur, son of Ahmad Shah . . . 1772
Inherited by Shah Zaman, son of Timur . . . 1793
Taken by Shah Shuja, brother of Shah Zaman . . 1795
Taken by Ranjit Singh, of Lahore, from Shah Shuja . 1813
Inherited by Dilip (Dhuleep) Singh,
reputed son of Ranjit Singh. . . . . 1839
Annexed, with the Panjab, and passed, through
John Lawrence's waistcoat pocket
(see his _Life_), into the possession
of H.M. the Queen, its weight then being
186 1/16 English carats . . . . . 1849
Exhibited at Great Exhibition in London . . . 1851
Recut under supervision of Messrs. Garrards, and
reduced in weight to 106 1/16 English carats . 1852
The difference in weight between 268 19/50 carats in 1665 and 186
1/16 carats in 1849 seems to be due to mutilation of the stone during
its stay in Persia and Afghanistan.
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