TIMUR RUBY

The Timur ruby (also Khiraj-i-alam, "Tribute to the World") is an unfaceted 361-carat polished red spinel gemstone set in a necklace in 1853, part of the crown jewl of england It is named after the ruler timur It was believed to be a ruby until 1851.
It is inscribed with the names and dates of six of its previous owners:

• Timur
• Akbar, 1612
• Jahangir, 1628
• Aurangzeb, 1659
• Farrukhsiyar, 1713
• Ahmad Shah Durrani 1754

When the British annexed the punjab in 1849, they took possession of the Timur ruby and the kohay noor diamond from ranjit singh The two gems have been in the same collection together since 1612. The east india company presented the Timur ruby to queen victoria as a gift in 1851. It was set in a necklace in 1853. After the necklace was lengthened in 1911, it was rarely worn.