Monday, November 30, 2009

Darya-ye Noor

Src: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Darya-e_Noor_Diamond_of_Iran.png

Unknown date - Darya-ye noor originally was mined at Golconda mines, India

AD 1739 - Nader Shah of Persia invaded India and carried the diamond back to Iran

Unknown date - Shahrokh Mirza grandson of Nader Shah inherited the diamond

Unknown Date - Alam Khan Khozeimeh possessed the diamond,

Unknown Date - Lotf Ali Khan Zand, belonging to Iran's Zand dynasty possessed the diamond

Unknown Date - Agha Mohammad Khan, of Qajar dynasty, possessed the diamond after defeating the Zands.

Unknown Date - Fath Ali Shah Qajar the next Qajar got his name engraved on the diamond.

Unknown Date - Nasser-al-Din Shah Qajar styled the diamond on his armband.

1902 - Mozaffar al-Din Shah Qajar

1926 - Reza Shah, of the Pahlavi dynasty, possessed the diamond

1967 - Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi possessed the diamond.

Current - Possessed by the Central Bank of Iran, Tehran.

Src: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Darya-ye_Noor&oldid=326627104

Monday, November 9, 2009

Nassak Diamond

Details about the Nassak Diamond
  1. This diamond originally belongs to the Trimbakeshwar Temple and was a part of the statue of Lord Shiva (1500 - 1817)
  2. The East India Company of the British Empire, stole the diamond after they won the war with the Marathas ruling that time. Unlike Marathas who choose to maintain the stone in the temple itself, the British did remove the stone from the Idol and sold it to British Jewelers. (1818)
  3. Rundell and Bridge reshaped the important diamond (1818)
  4. The Nassak Diamond later was sent to the United States and became part of the 24 great diamonds of the world. (1927 - 1930)
Ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nassak_Diamond&oldid=316930081