Which diamond, given by the Sikh ruler of the Punjab to Sir John Lawrence became the prize exhibit at the Great Exhibition?
Great Mogul Diamond carats, the rati being ⅞ of a carat." Later, the Great Mogul Diamond was transferred to Lahore Subah and became part of the spoils of war when Mughal India was invaded and Lahore and then Delhi sacked by the Persian ruler Nadir Shah. Nadir Shah returned with the stone to his home in Isfahan in 1739 from the Nawabs of Punjab. However, Nadir Shah’s ownership proved shorted-lived. He was assassinated in 1747 and the stone disappeared. There are many legends regarding its fate. Some believed it to be the stone from which the Koh-i-noor was cut, or perhaps the Darya-ye-Noor,
Sikhs: Legacy of the Punjab Sikhs: Legacy of the Punjab Sikhs: Legacy of the Punjab was a temporary exhibit at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History that highlights the art, culture, and history of the Sikh people. It was dedicated and opened to the public on July 24, 2004 and is a part of the broader Smithsonian Sikh Heritage Project which was launched in 2000. It then traveled to venues in California and Texas. The exhibition contains over 100 items from Sikh history and culture, including some artifacts that date back to the 18th century, many of which have been a part of