In 625 AD, King Pulakesi II of Chalukya dynasty had built the Bhadrakali Temple. When the region came under the reign of Kakatiya rulers, they made Bhadrakali as their tutelary deity, and fixed the left eye of the goddess with the rare Koh-i-Noor diamond. The fascinating diamond itself was mined from the Kollur mines (Golconda mines).
Later, sometime in 1310 AD, the Delhi sultanate under Alauddin Khilji brought the empire of Kakatiyas under their regime, destroyed the Bhadrakali temple, and took away the prized Koh-i-Noor to Delhi as their loot. Then onwards, the awe-inspiring diamond went from one hand to another– from Babur and H