Legends
Legends about the origins of the diamond differ from the more strictly historical accounts given above. Some of these sources, identify the Koh-i Noor with a diamond that was originally found more than 5000 years ago, and is mentioned in ancient Sanskrit writings under the name Syamantaka. According to some Hindu religious accounts, the god Krishna obtained the Syamantaka from Jāmbavān, whose daughter Jāmbavatī later married Krishna. Satrajit blamed Krishna for killing his brother (killed in fact by a lion) and stealing the diamond. Krishna fought a fierce battle with Jāmbavān to restore his reputation and gave the jewel back to Satrajit. In shame, Satrajit offered Krishna his daughter, as well as the diamond; Krishna accepted his daughter Satyabhāmā, but declined the diamond.
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