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

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