After Queen Elizabeth's death, Indian netizens asked Britain to return to the "Mountain of Light" diamonds

Polar News reporter Manda

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According to the British "Independence" reported on September 12, within a few hours after Buckingham Palace announced that Queen Elizabeth's death, tens of thousands of tweets about the "Mountain of Light" poured into the network, and a hot search in India. These netizens even commented on the pushes of the Queen Modern prime minister Modi, calling on Britain to return the "Light Mountain" to the world's largest and most controversial diamonds to the native country India.

The crown with "Mountain of Light" (source: source: New York Post)

"Mountain of Light" is a 105 -carat diamond, inlaid on the crown of the queen queen of the UK, and is now displayed in the Tower of London.

The ownership of the "Mountain of Light" has always been the focus of Indian politics and legal disputes. And not only in India, but also in Pakistan.

Many Indians believe that the diamonds discovered in India in the 14th century were "stolen" during British colonization.

In fact, the diamonds moved to the hands of multiple rulers. Including the Rajopte, Prince Mughal, Iranian warrior, the rulers of Afghanistan, and Punjab, eventually became the jewelry of the British king.

According to the official website of the British royal family, the diamond was unearthed from the Gorkanda Mining Area in the southern India before it was transferred to the British royal family in 1849.

It has become part of the Victoria's Crown Jewelry with hundreds of other gems. It is said that these gems have an inestimable cultural, historical and symbolic value, and are still part of the royal collection.

At present, the "Light Mountain" is inlaid in the crown with purple velvet hat and mink. The crown was produced by King George VI for his wife, King George VI. On May 12, 1937, Queen Elizabeth wore this crown at her husband's crown ceremony. The crown's platinum frame was inlaid with 2800 diamonds.

The crown with "Mountain of Light" (source: source: New York Post)

Regarding this diamond, there are also folklore that because of the history of bloody murder and betrayal of 750 years of blood, the "Mountain of Light" was cursed. Men who had its men would do my best, and only God and women could wear it.

After Queen Elizabeth's death, Indian netizens kept calling on Twitter to ask the British royal family to return the diamond.

Some netizens even called on the Prime Minister Modi and President Drupadi Murmu to pay tribute to her after the death of the queen, and officially asked Britain to send the "Light Mountain" back to India.

In fact, as early as 2016, an non -governmental organization in India submitted a petition to ask the court to specify the Indian government to retrieve the diamond.

At that time, the prosecutor of the Indian government said that the diamond was a "gift" sent to East India in 1849 to East India in 1849.

However, the Indian government later changed. The Indian Ministry of Culture later stated that "determination to do everything possible to bring back the" Mountain of Light "in a friendly way."

The report also said that King Charles's wife, Camilla, is likely to wear the crown with the "bright mountain". Camilla was used to be the Duke of Corwall and is now the queen.

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