User:Vibishika/Wealth from India to British Kingdom

This is a compilation of data that shows the various instances when wealth in the form of money/ treasures/ jewels etc was transfered from Indians/ Indian kings/ kingdoms etc to the British Kingdom

1. Kohinoor, diamond handed over to the queen of England on 3rd July 1850 as part of the terms of the conclusion of the Sikh War. One of the terms of the Treaty of Lahore, the legal agreement formalising this occupation, was as follows: "The gem called the Koh-i-Noor which was taken from Shah Shuja-ul-Mulk by Maharajah Ranjit Singh shall be surrendered by the Maharajah of Lahore to the Queen of England."