Kohinoor: 800 years of roller coaster history and how India can get it back

Since the coronation of a new king in UK, Indians are again demanding the return of Koh-i-noor. Here we decode its 800 year mysterious journey from one king to another, and why Britain ought to return our stolen valuables.
#kohinoor #kohinoordiamond #britishmuseum #indiauk
Sources
Time
Why Camilla Won’t Wear the Controversial Kohinoor Diamond at King Charles III’s Coronation; Armani Syed; Feb 15, 2023
Times of India
Camilla won't wear Kohinoor, but what about Cullinan?; Rashmee Roshan Lall; Mar 3, 2023
Let the 'nation of shoplifters' keep India's Kohinoor; Jug Suraiya; Feb 15, 2023
Don’t expect Rishi Sunak to return the kohinoor; Chidanand Rajghatta; Oct 28, 2022
The Economic Times
Kohinoor to be cast as 'symbol of conquest' in new Tower of London display; Mar 16, 2023
Vogue
Queen consort Camilla won’t wear the Kohinoor at the coronation. But is it enough?; Arman Khan; Feb 21, 2023
Money Control
'Return Kohinoor to India': Watch Indian-origin journalist's heated debate on UK show; Ankita Sengupta; Feb 21, 2023
NDTV
Hilarious Plan To Bring Back Kohinoor Via Rishi Sunak Is Viral; Oct 26, 2022
CBC news
Camilla won't be wearing the Koh-i-Noor diamond. This Vancouver artist wants the royals to give it back; Priya Bhat; Feb 16, 2023
India Today
It will be a diplomatic fiasco if Queen Camila wears Kohinoor at King Charles's coronation: William Dalrymple; Oct 14, 2022
The Tribune
How Duleep Singh ‘handed’ it to the Queen; Priya Atwal; Apr 21, 2016
BBC Hindi
कितना रंगीला था कोहेनूर हीरा गंवाने वाला मोहम्मद शाह रंगीला; ज़फ़र सैयद; मई 13, 2018
Quartz
The globetrotting adventures of the Kohinoor, India’s most famous diamond; William Dalrymple and Anita Anand; Dec 22, 2016
Project Syndicate
India’s Jewel in the Crown; Shashi Tharoor; May 5, 2016
Hindustan Times
Jewel in the crown: Excerpt from Shashi Tharoor’s new book, An Era of Darkness; Shashi Tharoor;
Oct 29, 2016
Telegraph
India to force Britain into colonial 'reckoning' with treasure demands; Craig Simpson; May 12, 2023
Discovery Plus
Secrets of the Koh-i-noor Documentary

[@abhisheksoni6984]

Only Hrithik can bring back Kohinoor

[@BisboWorld]

Lol. Indeed.

[@biswaMastAadmi]

He could not get his wife back, let alone diamond

[@HrithikTuraka]

Lol thanks I’ll bring the ko honor back

[@MylesHanzari]

😂 give him a remote control car

[@zimbolimbo2408]

Only if he can keep his lip off, of Deepika for 5mins at least.

[@Bub383]

As a Brit, if returning all the artifacts Britain has stolen means the British Museum will be empty, then it should be empty. And even that wouldn't make up for all of the wealth Britain has stolen and the lives take.

[@Christine67263]

Why they do that stole for what

[@Bat-D]

Not just Kohinoor, we also want Shree shree Shree Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Sword back!!!

[@BisboWorld]

Indeed

[@cringe1660]

​@@BisboWorld also maharaja Ranjit singh s throne And what not😭

[@jordanjames8591]

😂

[@supposedlyhuman]

​@@jordanjames8591burnol moment

[@jordanjames8591]

@@supposedlyhuman Sorry you couldn't get an education :( but you can help yourself through the internet, don't live in ignorance sweety.

[@Cute-things-matter]

Kohinoor was actually found in Kolleru mines near Krishna Delta in Guntur, Ap state. Golconda is in near Hyderabad but Guntur is 4 hours away. It is a disctrict which has large chilly production in Asia. Import, Export etc.

[@atanubiswas8201]

Never been much of a superstitious man. But every empire or dynasty who had that diamond, meet their ruin. When the British got it, they were the mightiest empire in that world. Within 100 year, they were reduced to oblivion. Some say, Kohinoor is cursed. But looking back it's history, can't resist myself from thinking if it's true or not.

[@BisboWorld]

Ain't 100 years a huge time to be a mighty empire?

[@balajisai459]

@@BisboWorldnot this age, 100 years they lead their life with royalty

[@chinmayaprakash]

Every empire eventually runs its course, no matter what. No talisman can save it for ever nor can any cursed object destroy it just by itself. Their perceived effect is often in retrospection, just like how you have associated a repeating pattern, which is universal, with an innocent object. Our minds are quick to form associations and present hypotheses to the part of our brain which does critical thinking to accept or reject. When critical thinking fails, superstition find a soft target to establish itself.

[@technodestination4763]

No dynasty has lasted anyway since Kohinoor was found Average age for even famous dynasties is max 200 years

[@TSV3005]

"Never been much of a superstitious guy" is a lie lol

[@DamnedUnitedStand]

And people don't even remember Darya-ye Noor..

[@BisboWorld]

Thanks for pointing this diamond as well, Dinesh

[@2-minutephysiatry506]

I really don't know. What was it ?

[@Lyraxhaze]

​@@BisboWorldand Orlov diamond!

[@bylakopbhu4852]

Not sure about diamond , but other antiques were saved by Western countries . Many antiques were destroyed by their own people due to lack of research and facilities.

[@BisboWorld]

That is in the past. What's now left, we should preserve that.

[@technodestination4763]

Who told western countries to save property of some other country by looting it from them Its my property..or a country's property..they can do whatever they like with it Moron

[@murthys743]

sure just like how people say the birtishers have united us.

[@bylakopbhu4852]

@charvaka5705 ignorance ?? A Buddha statue of thousand year old were destroyed in Afghanistan. Great leap forward in China destroyed their own past history and antiques, which Taiwan have managed to preserve half of it . About Kohinoor, I do think it should be returned to india as it can't be destroyed. It's my opinion.

[@yashbothra1223]

@@bylakopbhu4852 we are talking about india ,smarty pants

[@naren2k6]

Constant pressure on Britain will pay dividends, everything takes time, but you must start immediately, 70 years have been lost!

[@BisboWorld]

Though considerably less, this pressure has been there since decades

[@keskads8985]

Good to learn so much history and hats 🎩 off to your storytelling 👍

[@bidhubhusanmohanty8510]

I think this channel should have 1 million subscribers!!! Really amazing work, gathered information with having fun from your video. Keep moving and Keep Growing 👍

[@ateequrrahman3015]

Its a pride to get it back,not only this one,they looted so many idols, artefacts which belongs to us, should be returned to us,

[@BisboWorld]

Indeed 👍

[@smartysai8552]

*Not only the Kohinoor we indian want all our belongings taken from India* 🇮🇳

[@soporific]

You take all the Indian immigrants with you also 👍🏼

[@smartysai8552]

@@soporific You chor(thieves) don't tell what to do...!! You can't even tell what belongs to you..😊😊

[@secannel]

​@@smartysai8552I don't see English people whining about how the Vikings pillaged 75% if their northern population and stole many treasures.

[@secannel]

@no username they had gold, valuables, jewellery, more than India 😂 you don't hear of it because they're not immature brats and have moved and and fixed themselves

[@secannel]

@@nousername1587 Yeah man, you do you, keep lying to yourself

[@ritukiran]

Honestly speaking - this is not the Samyantak mani that was found in the Kollur mines - this is a reduced version of it. Yet if it comes back it should be returned to the rightful owner - Bhadrakali. Bhadrakali -The Original Owner Of Kohinoor Diamond. As revealed by the scripts on the temple wall, King Pulakeshin II had established the shrine to celebrate his victory over the Vengi region.

[@2-minutephysiatry506]

I had heard too that the kohinoor was actually the Samantyak Diamond.

[@rishi_20041]

​@@2-minutephysiatry506no it's not syamantak mani. It's Kohinoor diamond.syamantak disappeared in dwapar yug.

[@ritikgoyal4667]

The way you present info to us is incredible ❤❤

[@user-hq8wm8giyujcg]

Not just kohinoor we want every and all indian artifacts back

[@BisboWorld]

Indeed 🙏

[@jp6661]

Can have all you Indians back as well 😂

[@jordanjames8591]

Unfortunately they were traded. You have no claim to them anymore. You won't get them back.

[@arnav_0397]

easy to say, hope you would do something!

[@xenomorph6961]

You can have all the Indian people living in the UK back as well... No problem 😁

[@mohammedazmi9850]

Air India signed a huge deal with Rolls Royce a British company for engines worth billions of dollars providing a boost to the dying economy of Britain. If somehow the Indian Government can put a clever strategy with these deals it can get the Kohinoor back.

[@BisboWorld]

Interesting solution. One artefacts deal per business/trade deal

[@siddhantnandi4077]

Business and geo politics shouldn't be combined,RR are the biggest engine maker ,the other being Pratt& Whitney whose falty engine caused GoFirst bankruptcy,air India didn't have a choice to choice

[@maniadayakar]

Thank you

[@rohandalvi8045]

They can keep the koh-i-noor just pay us the actual cost 10-12 billion$

[@vikramramprasad530]

Good effort by India..

[@2-minutephysiatry506]

Are there authentic records documenting its unearthing from the Golconda mines ? I'd read somewhere that the Kohinoor might be the Samantyak diamond itself.

[@zhimo3238]

Dont forget the tipu sultan sword aswell very important historical artifact of mysore and India

[@m.krishna2297]

Great

[@harshitajain993]

Thanks bisbo for doing this gr8 job

[@sormazi]

The difference between a dharmic king and the adharmic ones; one offered the diamond right after finding it to goddess bhardrakali, others in their lust for its beauty wore it in their crowns only to perish and have their lineages reduced to rubble.

[@elamcyril]

The drarmic king who offered it to the goddess perished as well & his lineages reduced to rubble, so what's the point? The king did the religious gesture towards goddess as we Hindus have idol worshipping culture, something Muslims or Christians or sikhs do not. So they saw it nothing more than jewel that should be worn

[@z1770]

After watching this video, I feel the true history of Kohinoor is no where to be found. The version I read was different from this not completely but not exact match.

[@avinashpoojary2970]

Interestingly created video

[@gouthamlakinapally2283]

Kidnap Rishi 😂😂🤫

[@BisboWorld]

Lol 😂

[@sumukh.c7661]

It was quite history video, though a good video

[@BisboWorld]

Thank you

[@user-ne6jh2ub3v]

Ashish Nehra as Rishi sunak was a great idea 💡😂👍

[@Rajuthunder]

Excellent narrative❤❤❤

[@shilpasreekanth]

GOOD PRESENTATION

[@njvhjhjvvmvmb]

Which software you use bro for animation?

[@kaustubh1297]

What about Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's Sword

[@BisboWorld]

That too surely

[@r.arulkumar7349]

Kohinoor Diamond should be fitted on the Sengol

[@HG58058]

These animations remind me of childhood favourite series WORLD AHOY😍

[@snehalshende9654]

I am proud of my history and ancestors

[@kushjindal2939]

Good video

[@BisboWorld]

Thanks Kush

[@PROMETHEUSCHANNEL]

Not sure if returning it to India means a lot.....I mean we lost the Nobel prize of Tagore,so it's a diamond...Don't know if we can keep it safe like the Britishers and not in the black market

[@nikkuhora6678]

Love your content

[@varung1167]

What would you, me or anyone here would gain from the return of the diamond? Informative video as usual though.

[@anand10987]

Why should every act, warrant a gain. Isn't it ours to start with?. And that's enough.

[@BisboWorld]

Thanks Varun. No individual gains of course. Only for society as a whole.

[@swarajnarwane9315]

Actually what i feel is that it is better that these artefacts stay wherever they are right now as if the Brits decide to return it now the biggest question that would arise is to whom to return these items to...as many countries claim their right over several artefacts this would create a political instable situation for no reason and moreover if these items are returned back to india the dirty politics and the religious brainwashing that the politicians practice over here would definitely end up with the diamond finally being in Mr. Adani's house...or just in the case of Shivaji's sword the question arises that where would this be kept also there is no such infrastructure or facilities where these artefacts can be kept safely to be adorned by us and not just the politicians

[@cringe1660]

​@@swarajnarwane9315 new biggest museum is being built

[@buboy19]

It’s a piece of South Asian history and it should be given back. Make haste before UK becomes broke!

[@a.i2625]

Such a nice way of explaining things . I have one request. Can you please make a story on 26/11 Mumbai attacks? It will be nice .

[@BisboWorld]

We will hopefully do this topic sometime in future.

[@a.i2625]

@@BisboWorld Please do this sir . I have requested you for this topic many times before.

[@sid.7146]

Bisbo make detailed video on Portuguese rule and his loot in Goa

[@sid.7146]

Bisbo when you make detailed video on Rajiv Dixit

[@BisboWorld]

We will consider this topic.

[@81freewilly]

What a way to start a video.. Never ask.....

[@chaudharyaniket7953]

it is sad to see many indians letting go their historical diamond in the chat

[@nehanagpal378]

Hi Team Bisbo Could you please do a video on UPI’s Success….Thanks!

[@maniadayakar]

Jai Maa Tulja Bhavani Mata Ji Ki Jai

[@vasanthpragash854]

I doubt India would get this back, considering how many more things need to be returned. I agree that its Indias cultural heritage, but some would over extend the idea to ask for compensation or reperations from the UK for the damage done by colonialism. If possible we need to form a treaty or agreement stating what needs to be returned and what we are willing to let go. Otherwise it could be gamed by unscrupulous.

[@BisboWorld]

That's fair. To come to a conclusion treaty and end the issue.

[@hrithikmta491]

The issue was already ended when that king signed the doc to send it to the queen, weather he did it by pressure or not the deal is done, same as business !

[@Vivenk88]

This is going to happen sooner or later. If it happens later by force, Britain will be embarrassed. If it happens sooner willingly, it won't look ugly. Their choice. 🙂🇮🇳👏

[@MAHESHKUMAR-pm5ss]

Bro kollur mines not near golconda

[@GAMECODERALT1]

My guy called the Koh-i-Noor "Indian". Boy this guy has skyrocketing patriotic levels

[@IshantSrivastava-mj7wk]

Queen was not the first woman to adorn it, Maa Bhadrakali was the first godess to adorn, it was gifted to maa by the king, and the thief stole it and suffered. If you want anything belonging to maa, there is no need to steal it just ask her to give it to you as blessing from the bottom of your heart, you will receive it

[@elsalvador.9442]

1. Belarus 2. Poland 3. Russia 4. Latvia 5. Lithuania 6. Estonia 7. Armenia 8. Georgia 9. El Salvador 10. Portugal 11. Slovakia 12. Croatia 13. Moldova 14. Hungary

[@THE_ME6]

By the way your idea is great 👍😂 To kidnap Rishi sunak

[@maniadayakar]

Jai

[@AngelicRealm-..-]

❤ We need to bring it back and change its name to MaaKaalYoni Alwo we need to change its shape to Yoni wo that no one will take it and go again.. Also this should be placed in Ram Mandir to do pooja..

[@amitpoudyal5414]

Like and share so much so that it reached in every Britishers Handset.

[@jp6661]

Good for you 👏🏻😂

[@vyshnaviumashankar688]

There should also be check on smuggling of idols from temples

[@rishav884]

Didnt Maharaja Ranjit Singh willed it to Lord Jagannath temple in Orissa?

[@great....]

Modi is a ultra nationalist Person he will bring it back to our nation 💯.

[@tejashbista4661]

Kohinoor is rightly British!

[@vinaysukrawa]

heyy sir like your content and why don't use Ai tools to create real voices of people ?

[@Bravo.6]

So, throughout history, this so-called diamond does not belong to just one power. It passed on to a new owner during war. So, to continue the history, India should declare war on tiny UK and capture the diamond. Let's begin the raft to call all those wanting the diamond back to India must volunteer to the fight.

[@deepaktiwari5133]

It’s not in Golconda area but was from Guntur of Andhra Pradesh ….!! Pls do recheck if you want 😄 Though love your videos

[@BisboWorld]

Thanks Deepak. We will recheck.

[@chinapiece]

​​@@BisboWorld If it is from Golkonda(Hyderabad) and Kakatiya Dynasty(Warangal) It means it is from Telangana not Andhra

[@thenagasaga963]

No it is from mother Earth.Whosoever possesses it must preserve it

[@tailung6334]

​@@chinapiece kakatiyas are telugu not Bengaluru.

[@z1770]

I read it's from Golkonda.

[@shashwathraj7315]

Still the numbers of artifact's from India in the British museum is is not the real loot the actual price would havebeem kept somewhere safely

[@CarnabyPower]

Sir attik Ahmed pe ek animation banao

[@TheKarstrasse]

I'm generally not a superstitious person but this diamond has only brought destruction to it's owner. Not sure if it'll protect from the eyes of a Devi in Golconda or maybe it'll bring destruction again.

[@AudeProbxtz]

I agree with returning stolen history but with some of the stuff actually stolen isn't not possible that it was bought or at some point brought over to the land in which it was found.

[@kevinlane1219]

I say return the diamond to the Indian government.

[@AppyPappy.]

It’s a moral responsibility for any country with ethics to return all the invaluable heritage artefacts looted ages earlier, where it originally belongs especially when the origin country is asking for it. Hence all the looted items should be returned back to India including Kohinoor which the whole world knows is looted from India.

[@Cute-things-matter]

There is a strong belief about the diamond that it is unlucky for men. Everytime when there is a new Queen or King they put Kohinoor in crown in British, but this year King Chales didn’t do it due to the on going issue about returning it. Whatever is in the museum is a duplicate show piece with less carats and the actual one is in the palace. Next king will be Williams. In his DNA they found that his mom Diana has an IndoArmanian lady ansector who was a servant to on Scotland man in Mumbai when East India company was there. Their daughter’s blood line is Diana.

[@sagishorts2785]

When anyone conquers a country or a region, everything in that belongs to the who does. It's a common rule. In this case how can we say British stole them, can anyone help me to understand

[@avinitp68]

The best place for the diamond is as an eye of Goddess Bhadrakali the sole owner and that's where it should return to.

[@vladtheimpalerofd1rtypajee316]

UK must return the Kohinoor only if India becomes an advanced economy.

[@CARL_093]

can you do a broneo topic bisbo please

[@BisboWorld]

We will think about it

[@yash_bhogesara]

Tarak mehta ka ooltah chashma mae bohat kuch horaha hai uskae upar video banao

[@saritamoirangthem1352]

Just return it !

[@prabaldeepsingh]

Not india but punjab should get it back

[@rayzard3687]

Punjab is in India🤣🤣🤣(not paxtani)

[@prabaldeepsingh]

@@rayzard3687 i know but since punjab was a sovereign entity at that time when the britishers took it, so it should only be returned to punjab and shouldnt be housed in the National Archives

[@oldmonk2.1]

कोहिनूर तो बस झाकी है, सोने की चिड़िया लाना बाकी है😎

[@pratyush_barik]

Kohinoor was never worn by queen elizabeth ii on her coronation it was worn by queen elizabeth the queen mother nd the diamond was last seen on the ⚰️ of the queen mother in 2002

[@indyea517]

Fact check : Kohinoor was mined from Kollur present day Telangana not Andhra Pradesh.

[@peterah7957]

I am a Brit and i believe what doesn't belong to us should be given back ! No thinking about it needed just do it!

[@jordanjames8591]

It was bought.... Do some research.

[@peterah7957]

@@jordanjames8591 ??? It was looted by the British amongst many other things and it was acquired by Queen Victoria...what kind of historian are you

[@jordanjames8591]

@@peterah7957 Nope, it was traded. Perhaps research first.

[@peterah7957]

@@jordanjames8591 buttons?

[@jordanjames8591]

@@peterah7957 If it makes you feel better thinking that, you do you.

[@thegoodguy6315]

You have just copy pasted most of the scenes from your older video but good job on the content.Really intresting....Do note to include some new scenes

[@BisboWorld]

Wow, you have been watching us for quite a while. Yes some screens were definitely repeated but there is a lot of additional information here. Previous video length 3 mins this one over 9 mins

[@thegoodguy6315]

Cannot agree more 😊

[@decoded1mrunknown747]

i think that we are wasting our time, the brits wont return it no matter what . instead indian gov must focus on what we have in our hand. what is lost is lost. we have to make sure we dont lose what we have

[@BisboWorld]

The government has enough diplomatic resources, hopefully

[@Dacijo]

Can we have our social housing back then please.

[@anshulsharama1073]

keeping contract act into play a minor cannot contract then how come they get the diamond.

[@neelimaraj9026]

It safe under Brit’s, if it come to India india offical robberies called politicians will rob openly 😂.

[@bilalhyder8098]

📌 R.I.P to those innocents who are unaware of Diamond innovation. 💎 🤣🤣🤣 Britishers be like: Aprip fool banaya 🎶

[@zystico]

Dhoom 2

[@aniroh3596]

actually camila wanted a different crown

[@supernovaaust]

It was never India's. It is clearly the ownership of the sihks who at that time were self ruling.

[@Thirdeye1331]

Lol😂...sikh stole it from Afghan king

[@supernovaaust]

@@Thirdeye1331 LOL. So someone did defeat the afgans👍

[@bigbulk688]

10 years back, no one could've thought that petrodollar would ever end, but now its a reality. With falling American and European economies and strong and stable leadership in Russia, India, and China, the world dynamics have changed significantly. The question now is when, not if, as far as looted goods during colonization is concerned.

[@Acheron99]

the kohinoor is cursed. let em keep it

[@BisboWorld]

A thing of cultural and historical importance is more than curses

[@Hs5687]

What Hollywood did to Titanic , Bollywood can easily do to Khohinoor … Win thru humility & humiliation…

[@keeganpinto7171]

I don't think so British will return Kohinoor diamond because if they do They will not have anything with the can be proud or people will come to see

[@BisboWorld]

Yeah, monarchy will finish

[@zimbolimbo2408]

Stolen or spoils of war? It's a contradictoiry subject.

[@prathameshbhagwat208]

Sir Aryan Khan drug case pr ek banta hai

[@_GMP_]

Time to move on As if it will solve any problems , it will just be a artifact in a museum. Kohinoor is over hyped It's just a stone there are more daimonds in Surat Daimond industries. Bring back other items which have a cultural and religious importance

[@BisboWorld]

It's fair that other artefacts get equal importance

[@lifePaultheball]

This diamond is of great historical importance. It would generate massive tourism.

[@johneli495]

Return it to who? Sikhs owned it last and they don't have a nation presently. I don't see how India can lay any claim on it

[@BisboWorld]

Majority of Sikhs live in India, obviously

[@chaudharyaniket7953]

what, it was found in karnatak and was there for a while are you dumb or what the brits stole it ( they are master robbers )

[@lifePaultheball]

Why not. It should be back where it was mined. And which country has the largest Sikh population - it's India. So, it has 💯 percent claim on it.

[@abhi8071]

My guy skyrocketing patriotic level Ahem ahem *hyperpartiotism*