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One of the most important treasures taken by the British from colonized India is a 105-carat diamond The Koh-i-Noor Diamond fabled to bring bad luck upon any man who wears it, it has only been worn by female members of the British royal family since it was ceded to Queen Victoria when Great Britain annexed the Punjab in 1849. The stone adorns the front of the front of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother’s Crown. India has always claimed that the diamond belongs to it, but in 2016, the country's chief lawyer announced: "Koh-i-Noor was not stolen. The King of Punjab, Ranjit Singh, voluntarily handed it over to the British for their help in the Sikh wars in the 19th century."