Koh-I-Noor Diamond
In 1857, the sepoys - Indian soldiers who fought for the British - began a revolt. The Sepoy Rebellion, as the British call it, or First War of Indian Independence, as the Indians call it frightened the British. This fear of violence within the Empire often appeared in British literature. Usually there is some object from India or the Empire that, almost magically, brings evil to Britain. Perhaps the most famous evil or magical objects from India were diamonds, and the most famous of all historical diamonds from India is the Koh-i-noor diamond. It was taken from an Indian temple by the British in 1849. In 1850, it was given to Queen Victoria. It is still one of the Crown Jewels.
According to the legend, the Koh-i-noor diamond brings bad luck to men, but does not hurt women.
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