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Kohinoor : the story of the world's most infamous diamond /

"The Koh-i-noor is the world's most famous diamond, but it has always had a fog of mystery around it. Now, using previously untranslated Sanskrit, Persian and Urdu sources, and the discoveries of modern gemmologists to reconstruct its original form, William Dalrymple and Anita Ananad blow...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: William Dalrymple
Other Authors: Anand, Anita
Format: Printed Book
Published: New Delhi: Juggernaut Books, 2016.
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