describe jewels and the Koh-i-Noor was said to be part of that throne. Nader Shah- The Koh-i-Noor goes to Iran The chapter tells the story of Nader Shah and his invasion of the Mughal Empire. In 1732 he took the Peacock throne, looted the Mughal treasury, and acquired the Koh-i-Noor. There is a summary of whatever written accounts there are of anyone who saw the transfer of jewels from Delhi to Iran. The Durranis- The Koh-i-Noor in Afghanistan The chapter tells the story of Ahmad Shah Durrani acquired the Koh-i-Noor, The gem passed onto his grandson Zaman Shah Durrani. His younger brother Shah Shujah Durrani then had the gem and traded it to Ranjit Singh in exchange for respite after losing his family empire. Ranjit Singh- The Koh-i-Noor in Lahore Ranjit Singh was leader of the Sikh Empire. He acquired the Koh-i-Noor after specifically seeking it out. The Jewel in the Crown City of Ash As Ranjit Singh aged and as the Sikh Empire began to fall he participated in discussions about what he would like done with the treasury. Some interpretations say that he left the Koh-i-Noor to the Sikh state. Some say that he committed it to the brahmins at Jagannath Temple, Puri. Various reports including those of Claude Martin Wade watched what would happen to the jewels. The Boy King After the Second Anglo-Sikh War ended in 1849 Duleep Singh gave the Koh-i-Noor to Lord Dalhousie in the context of the Treaty of Lahore. He was 10 years old and his mother the regent, Jind Kaur, had been taken from him. From there the East India Company agents prepared the Koh-i-Noor for shipment to the British court. Passage to England John Spencer Login, a British diplomat in India, adopted Duleep Singh to be raised with his wife and family in India. Duleep Singh's mother was exiled to Nepal. Dalhousie organized the shipping of the Koh-i-Noor by boat to England. The Great Exhibition On arrival in England the Koh-i-Noor was displayed to huge crowds at the Great Exhibition. The First Cut The chapter describes scientific and professional examination of the Koh-i-Noor and how it was cut. There is a summary of David Brewster's critique of the diamond. Garrard & Co contracted the Dutch diamond company Mozes Coster to plan for cutting the diamond. Maudslay, Sons & Field provided an engine to grind it. James Tennant oversaw the process.