Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York suggested that Britain should return the gem, a symbol of colonial plunder. Here’s the back story of the famed jewel.
The Koh-i-Noor diamond has over the centuries been seized by Mughal emperors, Persian shahs, Afghan warlords and other powerful leaders. Britain acquired the stone in 1849 and it now sits in the Tower of London, one of the royal family’s crown jewels... [968 chars]