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==Owners== | ==Owners== | ||
*Isu (? – ?)<ref name="Brahman">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brahman]]''</ref> | *Isu (? – ?)<ref name="Brahman">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brahman]]''</ref> | ||
*[[Durga]] (? – ?)<ref name="Brahman"/> | *[[Durga]] (? – ?)<ref name="Brahman" /> | ||
*[[Juno]] (c. 75010 BC)<ref name="ACUp">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]''</ref> | *[[Juno]] (c. 75010 BC)<ref name="ACUp">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]''</ref> | ||
*[[Nāder Shāh]] (1739 – 1747)<ref name="Brahman"/> | *[[Nāder Shāh]] (1739 – 1747)<ref name="Brahman" /> | ||
*[[Ahmad Shāh Durrānī]] (1747 – ?)<ref name="Rogue">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref> | *[[Ahmad Shāh Durrānī]] (1747 – ?)<ref name="Rogue">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref> | ||
*[[Selim III]] (? – 1808)<ref name="Cross of War">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed Templars Volume 2: Cross of War|Volume 2: Cross of War]]</ref> | *[[Selim III]] (? – 1808)<ref name="Cross of War">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed Templars Volume 2: Cross of War|Volume 2: Cross of War]]</ref> | ||
*[[Ahkbar]] (1808)<ref name="Cross of War"/> | *[[Ahkbar]] (1808)<ref name="Cross of War" /> | ||
*[[Jan van der Graff]] (1808 – ?)<ref name="Cross of War"/> | *[[Jan van der Graff]] (1808 – ?)<ref name="Cross of War" /> | ||
*[[Ranjit Singh]] (1830 – 1839)<ref name="Brahman"/> | *[[Ranjit Singh]] (1830 – 1839)<ref name="Brahman" /> | ||
*[[Arbaaz Mir]] (1839)<ref name="Brahman"/> | *[[Arbaaz Mir]] (1839)<ref name="Brahman" /> | ||
*[[Raza Soora]] (1839)<ref name="Brahman"/> | *[[Raza Soora]] (1839)<ref name="Brahman" /> | ||
*[[Pyara Kaur]] (1839)<ref name="Brahman"/> | *[[Pyara Kaur]] (1839)<ref name="Brahman" /> | ||
*[[Hamid (Amritsar)|Hamid]] (1839 – 1841)<ref name="Chronicles India">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India]]''</ref> | *[[Hamid (Amritsar)|Hamid]] (1839 – 1841)<ref name="Chronicles India">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India]]''</ref> | ||
*[[William Sleeman]] and [[Alexander Burnes]] (1841)<ref name="Chronicles India"/> | *[[William Sleeman]] and [[Alexander Burnes]] (1841)<ref name="Chronicles India" /> | ||
*Arbaaz Mir (1841)<ref name="Chronicles India"/> | *Arbaaz Mir (1841)<ref name="Chronicles India" /> | ||
*[[Ethan Frye]] (1841 – ?)<ref name="Chronicles India"/> | *[[Ethan Frye]] (1841 – ?)<ref name="Chronicles India" /> | ||
*[[Albert Bolden]] (20th century)<ref name="ACT"/> | *[[Albert Bolden]] (20th century)<ref name="ACT" /> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Early history=== | ===Early history=== | ||
At some point the Koh-i-Noor belonged to the [[Isu]] [[Durga]], who somehow imprinted her consciousness into the artifact.<ref name="Brahman"/> | At some point the Koh-i-Noor belonged to the [[Isu]] [[Durga]], who somehow imprinted her consciousness into the artifact.<ref name="Brahman" /> | ||
Following the extinction of the Isu civilization, the Koh-i-Noor passed through the hands of many dynasties on the Indian subcontinent.<ref name="Brahman"/> | Following the extinction of the Isu civilization, the Koh-i-Noor passed through the hands of many dynasties on the Indian subcontinent.<ref name="Brahman" /> | ||
===Ottoman Empire=== | ===Ottoman Empire=== | ||
In the early 19th century, the Koh-i-Noor ended up in the possession of Ottoman Sultan [[Selim III]]. At some point the [[Black Cross]] [[Tavis Olier]] discovered the existence of the diamond and tried to recover the artifact but he disappeared and was presumed dead.<ref name="ACT">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]''</ref> | In the early 19th century, the Koh-i-Noor ended up in the possession of Ottoman Sultan [[Selim III]]. At some point the [[Black Cross]] [[Tavis Olier]] discovered the existence of the diamond and tried to recover the artifact but he disappeared and was presumed dead.<ref name="ACT">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]''</ref> | ||
In 1805, [[Napoleon Bonaparte|Napoleon]] sent one of his agents, [[Jan van der Graff]], to steal the Koh-i-Noor from Selim but despite making an alliance with the new Black Cross, [[Solomon Bolden]], van der Graff failed and was captured. Thrown into the same cell as Olier, the flemish was trained by the old Templar during the three years they spent together, until his escape in 1808. During his escape, van der Graff stole the Koh-i-Noor from under the nose of the Assassins sent to recover the Piece of Eden.<ref name="ACT"/> | In 1805, [[Napoleon Bonaparte|Napoleon]] sent one of his agents, [[Jan van der Graff]], to steal the Koh-i-Noor from Selim but despite making an alliance with the new Black Cross, [[Solomon Bolden]], van der Graff failed and was captured. Thrown into the same cell as Olier, the flemish was trained by the old Templar during the three years they spent together, until his escape in 1808. During his escape, van der Graff stole the Koh-i-Noor from under the nose of the Assassins sent to recover the Piece of Eden.<ref name="ACT" /> | ||
===Sikh Empire=== | ===Sikh Empire=== | ||
Eventually, the diamond found his way back to India, into the hands of [[Ranjit Singh]], the founder of the [[Sikh Empire]]. Wary of the artifact's curse and its power, Singh decided to hide it in an ancient [[Amritsar Temple|temple]] located beneath his [[Ranjit Singh's summer palace|summer palace]].<ref name="Brahman"/> | Eventually, the diamond found his way back to India, into the hands of [[Ranjit Singh]], the founder of the [[Sikh Empire]]. Wary of the artifact's curse and its power, Singh decided to hide it in an ancient [[Amritsar Temple|temple]] located beneath his [[Ranjit Singh's summer palace|summer palace]].<ref name="Brahman" /> | ||
It was stolen in the year 1839 by the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Arbaaz Mir]] and hidden on [[Raza Soora]]'s person, who later gave it to Singh's granddaughter [[Pyara Kaur]]. As Pyara attempted to leave [[Amritsar]]'s imperial palace after her grandfather's assassination, the princess was set upon by the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Templars|Templar]] [[Francis Cotton]].<ref name="Brahman" /> | It was stolen in the year 1839 by the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Arbaaz Mir]] and hidden on [[Raza Soora]]'s person, who later gave it to Singh's granddaughter [[Pyara Kaur]]. As Pyara attempted to leave [[Amritsar]]'s imperial palace after her grandfather's assassination, the princess was set upon by the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Templars|Templar]] [[Francis Cotton]].<ref name="Brahman" /> | ||
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To defend her, Raza clawed at Cotton's forehead with his nails, allowing Pyara the time to activate the Piece of Eden. Suddenly possessed by [[Durga]], a member of the [[Isu]], the being gave a statement referring to [[Humans|humanity]] as "splintered", but that the race was guided through messages left behind by their own across time.<ref name="Brahman" /> | To defend her, Raza clawed at Cotton's forehead with his nails, allowing Pyara the time to activate the Piece of Eden. Suddenly possessed by [[Durga]], a member of the [[Isu]], the being gave a statement referring to [[Humans|humanity]] as "splintered", but that the race was guided through messages left behind by their own across time.<ref name="Brahman" /> | ||
Horrified at the appearance of Durga, Cotton fired multiple shots at the Precursor, though upon striking the Koh-i-Noor with a bullet, the diamond shattered and severed Pyara's connection to the First Civilization woman. As Arbaaz shielded Raza from the blast, the force of the energy's release gave form to a tiger, which brutally savaged Cotton, leading to the latter's demise. After the Koh-i-Noor reconstructed itself,<ref name="Brahman" /> the Piece of Eden ended up in the possession of [[Hamid (Amritsar)|Hamid]], Arbaaz's [[Mentor]].<ref name="Chronicles India"/> | Horrified at the appearance of Durga, Cotton fired multiple shots at the Precursor, though upon striking the Koh-i-Noor with a bullet, the diamond shattered and severed Pyara's connection to the First Civilization woman. As Arbaaz shielded Raza from the blast, the force of the energy's release gave form to a tiger, which brutally savaged Cotton, leading to the latter's demise. After the Koh-i-Noor reconstructed itself,<ref name="Brahman" /> the Piece of Eden ended up in the possession of [[Hamid (Amritsar)|Hamid]], Arbaaz's [[Mentor]].<ref name="Chronicles India" /> | ||
However, in 1841, Hamid was captured by Templars [[William Sleeman]] and [[Alexander Burnes]], who sought to use the Koh-i-Noor to power a [[Precursor boxes|Precursor box]]. Both artifacts were eventually reclaimed by Arbaaz at the [[Katasraj Temple]], but in response, Sleeman laid siege to the summer palace in Amritsar, taking Pyara hostage. During the subsequent confrontation, the Precursor box ended up back in the Templar's hands, but Arbaaz and Pyara were able to escape unharmed with the Koh-i-Noor in their possession. Arbaaz would later hand over the diamond to [[Ethan Frye]], trusting him to keep it safe.<ref name="Chronicles India"/> Ethan hid the artefact somewhere in India where it remained until the end of the 19th century.<ref name="Syndicate">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]] ''</ref> | However, in 1841, Hamid was captured by Templars [[William Sleeman]] and [[Alexander Burnes]], who sought to use the Koh-i-Noor to power a [[Precursor boxes|Precursor box]]. Both artifacts were eventually reclaimed by Arbaaz at the [[Katasraj Temple]], but in response, Sleeman laid siege to the summer palace in Amritsar, taking Pyara hostage. During the subsequent confrontation, the Precursor box ended up back in the Templar's hands, but Arbaaz and Pyara were able to escape unharmed with the Koh-i-Noor in their possession. Arbaaz would later hand over the diamond to [[Ethan Frye]], trusting him to keep it safe.<ref name="Chronicles India" /> Ethan hid the artefact somewhere in India where it remained until the end of the 19th century.<ref name="Syndicate">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]] ''</ref> | ||
===Modern Era=== | ===Modern Era=== | ||
In 1850, a replica of the diamond was confiscated by the British East India Company and became part of the British Crown Jewels when [[Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom|Queen Victoria]] was proclaimed Empress of India in 1877.<ref name="Brahman"/> | In 1850, a replica of the diamond was confiscated by the British East India Company and became part of the British Crown Jewels when [[Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom|Queen Victoria]] was proclaimed Empress of India in 1877.<ref name="Brahman" /> | ||
In 2013, after his raid on the Assassin hideout in [[Mumbai]], the Templar [[Juhani Otso Berg]] discovered that the [[Black Cross]] [[Albert Bolden]] somehow came in possession of the Koh-i-Noor at some point during his life. The Order then tried to find one of his descendants to learn more about the 1920s Templar and the artifact's location.<ref name="ACT"/> | In 2013, after his raid on the Assassin hideout in [[Mumbai]], the Templar [[Juhani Otso Berg]] discovered that the [[Black Cross]] [[Albert Bolden]] somehow came in possession of the Koh-i-Noor at some point during his life. The Order then tried to find one of his descendants to learn more about the 1920s Templar and the artifact's location.<ref name="ACT" /> | ||
==Precursor statement== | ==Precursor statement== | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*At the end of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brahman]]'', [[Jot Soora]] is shown giving a diamond engagement ring to [[Monima Das]] as a reference to the Koh-i-Noor. However, Karl Kerschl, one of the comic's writers, confirmed the objects are unrelated.<ref>[https://twitter.com/karlkerschl/status/622484039597821953 Karl Kerschl's Twitter]</ref> | *At the end of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brahman]]'', [[Jot Soora]] is shown giving a diamond engagement ring to [[Monima Das]] as a reference to the Koh-i-Noor. However, Karl Kerschl, one of the comic's writers, confirmed the objects are unrelated.<ref>[https://twitter.com/karlkerschl/status/622484039597821953 Karl Kerschl's Twitter]</ref> | ||
*Even if the diamond can project solid illusions as well as voices, the copies doesn't fully interact with the environment. Jan van der Graff used this to his advantage when Akhbar created several copies of himself, by hearing the noises made by the rogue Assassin's shoes on the floor and determining which of the Ahkbars was the original. He then killed him and the illusions disappeared.<ref name="ACT"/> | *Even if the diamond can project solid illusions as well as voices, the copies doesn't fully interact with the environment. Jan van der Graff used this to his advantage when Akhbar created several copies of himself, by hearing the noises made by the rogue Assassin's shoes on the floor and determining which of the Ahkbars was the original. He then killed him and the illusions disappeared.<ref name="ACT" /> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
Revision as of 02:06, 26 May 2017
- "The transcription reads: 'He who owns this diamond will own the world, but will also know all its misfortunes. Only God, or a woman can wear it with impunity.'"
- ―Hamid explaining the Koh-i-Noor's cursed legacy, 1839.
The Koh-i-Noor (English: Mountain of Light), or Syamantaka Mani as it was formerly known, was a Piece of Eden in the form of a diamond that held such an immense amount of power that it could bind all of the other Pieces' fates. It was also rumored that only God or women could control its power.
Owners
- Isu (? – ?)[1]
- Durga (? – ?)[1]
- Juno (c. 75010 BC)[2]
- Nāder Shāh (1739 – 1747)[1]
- Ahmad Shāh Durrānī (1747 – ?)[3]
- Selim III (? – 1808)[4]
- Ahkbar (1808)[4]
- Jan van der Graff (1808 – ?)[4]
- Ranjit Singh (1830 – 1839)[1]
- Arbaaz Mir (1839)[1]
- Raza Soora (1839)[1]
- Pyara Kaur (1839)[1]
- Hamid (1839 – 1841)[5]
- William Sleeman and Alexander Burnes (1841)[5]
- Arbaaz Mir (1841)[5]
- Ethan Frye (1841 – ?)[5]
- Albert Bolden (20th century)[6]
History
Early history
At some point the Koh-i-Noor belonged to the Isu Durga, who somehow imprinted her consciousness into the artifact.[1]
Following the extinction of the Isu civilization, the Koh-i-Noor passed through the hands of many dynasties on the Indian subcontinent.[1]
Ottoman Empire
In the early 19th century, the Koh-i-Noor ended up in the possession of Ottoman Sultan Selim III. At some point the Black Cross Tavis Olier discovered the existence of the diamond and tried to recover the artifact but he disappeared and was presumed dead.[6]
In 1805, Napoleon sent one of his agents, Jan van der Graff, to steal the Koh-i-Noor from Selim but despite making an alliance with the new Black Cross, Solomon Bolden, van der Graff failed and was captured. Thrown into the same cell as Olier, the flemish was trained by the old Templar during the three years they spent together, until his escape in 1808. During his escape, van der Graff stole the Koh-i-Noor from under the nose of the Assassins sent to recover the Piece of Eden.[6]
Sikh Empire
Eventually, the diamond found his way back to India, into the hands of Ranjit Singh, the founder of the Sikh Empire. Wary of the artifact's curse and its power, Singh decided to hide it in an ancient temple located beneath his summer palace.[1]
It was stolen in the year 1839 by the Assassin Arbaaz Mir and hidden on Raza Soora's person, who later gave it to Singh's granddaughter Pyara Kaur. As Pyara attempted to leave Amritsar's imperial palace after her grandfather's assassination, the princess was set upon by the British Templar Francis Cotton.[1]
To defend her, Raza clawed at Cotton's forehead with his nails, allowing Pyara the time to activate the Piece of Eden. Suddenly possessed by Durga, a member of the Isu, the being gave a statement referring to humanity as "splintered", but that the race was guided through messages left behind by their own across time.[1]
Horrified at the appearance of Durga, Cotton fired multiple shots at the Precursor, though upon striking the Koh-i-Noor with a bullet, the diamond shattered and severed Pyara's connection to the First Civilization woman. As Arbaaz shielded Raza from the blast, the force of the energy's release gave form to a tiger, which brutally savaged Cotton, leading to the latter's demise. After the Koh-i-Noor reconstructed itself,[1] the Piece of Eden ended up in the possession of Hamid, Arbaaz's Mentor.[5]
However, in 1841, Hamid was captured by Templars William Sleeman and Alexander Burnes, who sought to use the Koh-i-Noor to power a Precursor box. Both artifacts were eventually reclaimed by Arbaaz at the Katasraj Temple, but in response, Sleeman laid siege to the summer palace in Amritsar, taking Pyara hostage. During the subsequent confrontation, the Precursor box ended up back in the Templar's hands, but Arbaaz and Pyara were able to escape unharmed with the Koh-i-Noor in their possession. Arbaaz would later hand over the diamond to Ethan Frye, trusting him to keep it safe.[5] Ethan hid the artefact somewhere in India where it remained until the end of the 19th century.[7]
Modern Era
In 1850, a replica of the diamond was confiscated by the British East India Company and became part of the British Crown Jewels when Queen Victoria was proclaimed Empress of India in 1877.[1]
In 2013, after his raid on the Assassin hideout in Mumbai, the Templar Juhani Otso Berg discovered that the Black Cross Albert Bolden somehow came in possession of the Koh-i-Noor at some point during his life. The Order then tried to find one of his descendants to learn more about the 1920s Templar and the artifact's location.[6]
Precursor statement
- "We are one of many but essential to the unity of all. Splintered though we may appear within the limited notion of this moment, we exist as one, as we always have and always will. You have been fragmented, children, but know that you are also whole. Do not allow your concept of time to act as a paralyzing veil when the fate of all you hold dear rests in your hands. We speak through this vessel to you, this time and medium and anchor that we might commune. We must exist freely at all points for your race, our children, to exist and to remain free. Shroud this intelligent lens until you become united and can realize this heart, our heart, to be the one that endowed your precious breath. And never doubt the lengths to which we will go to protect what is precious to us."
- ―Pyara Kaur possessed by Durga, 1839.
Trivia
- At the end of Assassin's Creed: Brahman, Jot Soora is shown giving a diamond engagement ring to Monima Das as a reference to the Koh-i-Noor. However, Karl Kerschl, one of the comic's writers, confirmed the objects are unrelated.[8]
- Even if the diamond can project solid illusions as well as voices, the copies doesn't fully interact with the environment. Jan van der Graff used this to his advantage when Akhbar created several copies of himself, by hearing the noises made by the rogue Assassin's shoes on the floor and determining which of the Ahkbars was the original. He then killed him and the illusions disappeared.[6]
Gallery
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Nāder Shāh observing the Koh-i-Noor -
Ahkbar using the Koh-i-Noor -
Pyara Kaur activating the Koh-i-Noor -
Durga appearing from the Koh-i-Noor -
The Koh-i-Noor destroyed -
Arbaaz and Pyara with the Koh-i-Noor
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References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 Assassin's Creed: Brahman
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Uprising
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Rogue
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Assassin's Creed: Templars – Volume 2: Cross of War
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Assassin's Creed: Templars
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Syndicate
- ↑ Karl Kerschl's Twitter
