Maharaja.Ranjit.Sing.. - Gurmat Veechar

Koh-i-Noor Leaves India 31
Another view is that the diamond was made over
to Humayun by the mother of Abrahim Lodhi.
According to this version, Abrahim was slain on the
battlefield of Panipat and Humayun was deputed to
take possession of the treasure of the late King. He
ransacked the whole of the Royal Treasury, but did
not come across this unique diamond. All the
household servants and treasury officers were closely
questioned by the Prince on the point, but all of them
kept silent. They were threatened with dire
consequences, but none came forward even then to
give him the requisite information. At last one of the
servants pointed his fingers towards the Royal Palace.
When Humayun entered it, he found ladies of the
Royal family sobbing and weeping. Humane, as the
young Prince was, he could not bear this pathetic
sight His heart melted and tears began to trickle
down his cheeks. He assured the ladies that their
honour would be safe in his hands and he would
look after them in a way worthy of their high rank.
The afflicted ladies of the Royal household were thus
consoled and composed themselves.
It was then that Humayun asked the mother of
Abrahim Lodhi to give him the diamond for which
he had come. Without speaking a word, the old lady
went inside a room and brought with her a gold box
which she gave to the young prince with trembling
hands. Humayun opened the box and from inside he
got out the diamond wrapped in many layers of velvet