An interesting history of priceless diamonds

- The most beautiful Kohinoor if Kulinan is considered to be the biggest hero of the world

Some of the most valuable diamonds in the world are ripe in India. Today's youth do not believe that. But the fact is that the most beautiful hero in the world, the Kohinoor, is a product of India. The story of many such well-known, precious diamonds begins here.

All the world famous diamonds are fairly large in size by today's standards. The history of most of these old diamonds is interesting. Some have been bloody. Famous diamonds include Kohinoor, Hope and Regent diamonds. Here we talk about some other famous diamonds.

Culinan: Since the history of this diamond is recent, its authenticity is very accurate. As a rough diamond, it weighed 2104 carats. This is the biggest rough hero ever found in the world.

The Transvaal copy was found in a mine in South Africa on January 9, 1908. The name of the chairman of this mine is Sir Thomas Cullinan, hence the name Culnan.

This diamond has been a topic of discussion in the markets of London for two years. But no one was willing to buy it. In the end, the Transvaal government bought the Cullinan hero for 1.5 million pounds and gave it to King Edward VII for his 9th birthday.

The king commissioned Joseph Asher, a cutter from Amsterdam, to cut the diamonds. Asher studied it for six months. And decided how to cut the diamond. The ninth part of Kulinan was divided.

Star of Africa: The first of the nine major divisions of the Cullinan diamond, the Culinan one or Star of Africa. Known as. This diamond weighs 40.50 carats. There are 3 aspects to it. This is the biggest cut hero in the world. The Cullinan Bay weighs 313.50 carats. And it has 3 aspects. This is the second biggest hero in the world. Cullinan one is shaped like a pear. And he was implanted in the royal scepter. The scepter is on display in the Tower of London along with other royal treasures.

Culinan Bay is shaped like a flat pillow. And he was crowned. The crown has also been placed in the Tower of London. In fact, the nine large pieces of Cullinan diamonds were all in the personal possession of Britain's royal family.

Braganza: If there is any evidence of the existence of this diamond, it is the second largest diamond in the world. Braganza means King of Portugal. The diamond, found in Brazil, weighs 150 carats. No one knows where this hero is. This was mentioned by an author in his book in 1914.

Excelsior: Excelsior is the second largest diamond in the world if the existence of Braganza diamonds is not ruled out. It was found in a mine in South Africa's Jaggers Fontaine Mine. The 6.5-carat diamond was sent to Asher in 1905 for cutting after no buyer was found for ten years.

Great Mogul: The third largest gemstone is the Great Mogul. It was discovered in the mid-19th century from the Kollur mine near Golconda in Hyderabad, India. Where is this hero right now. No one knows. These diamonds are believed to have been cut into pieces.

This diamond is named after Shah Jahan. This diamond may have been inlaid in Mayurasan. The diamond weighed 305 lbs (about 4 carats).

Great Table: This hero was seen in the Golconda mine 12 years ago. The pale pink diamond was shaped like a tablet. The French sailor Tavernier called it the Great Table. Tavernier said it weighed ૫ 2/3 old carats. There was no information then about this diamond. It is estimated that two of these pieces were made.

Daria-e-Noor: There are many beautiful gems in the royal treasury of Iran. The diamond was taken to Iran when the Mughal treasury in Delhi was looted in the 19th century. The color of this diamond is light pink. This diamond is believed to have been made from the Great Table diamond.

Akbar Shah: In Shah Jahan's Mayurasana, diamonds were inlaid in the peacock's two eyes, one of which was Akbar Shah's diamond while the other was Kohinoor. The hero was looted from Delhi on the 19th. The art of writing on diamonds is believed to have existed in India for a long time, as the names of the rulers on these diamonds were written in Arabic.

An English merchant named the diamond Shepherd Stone. This merchant had the hero cut. And its weight dropped from 115 carats to 31.50 carats. The text on it was fading as the hero polished. Gaikwad from Vadodara bought the diamond on the 19th for પા 5,000.

Arlock: The diamond weighed about 500 carats when it was found in the Kollur mine in India in the early 19th century. This hero also fell into the hands of Nadir Shah in the 19th robbery in Delhi. Today this hero is in Moscow. The diamond was stolen from the eye of a temple idol in South India by a French soldier. The diamonds were traded two or three times. At the age of 18, Prince Gregory Orloff was captured and sent to his girlfriend, Catherine the Great. The hero has been in Russia ever since.

Blackorlof: This black diamond is also known as Brahmanetra. This is a rare black hero. And it is said to have been found not in Brazil but in India. This rough diamond weighed 18 carats. The hero is believed to have been stolen from a temple in Pondicherry during French rule. It fell into the hands of Princess Nadia Vijan Orloff of Russia. Finally Charles F. of New York. Vinson had this hero.

Idols Eye: This hero was found in India in the early seventeenth century. In 1904, Prince Rahab of Iran was with him. The East India Company took possession of the hero in return for compensation. For three hundred years there was no sign of diamonds. The hero was spotted near Sultan Abdul Hameen Bay of Turkey in 1908.

The hero was bought by a Spanish nobleman in 1905 and kept in a London bank for years. Diamonds were traded three times in 19, 18 and 19. This hero got the name Idols Eye as it was stolen from the eye of an idol of a temple in India.

Mirror of Portugal: It is not known how much this hero weighed when he was rough, but the cut diamond weighed 20 carats. Antonio Portugal, the first owner of this diamond, tried to sit on an empty throne. In which he was empowered by Philip II of Spain. Antonio fled to London with several diamonds from the Portuguese royal treasury. Queen Elizabeth agreed to help Antonio in exchange for the diamond. One of these heroes was the Mirror of Portugal.

He was a hero in Britain's royal treasury until the 19th century. The diamond was set up as a security in France for a 16-year loan. Unable to repay the loan, the hero was captured. The hero was stolen from the palace during the 18th French Revolution and has not been seen since.

- Amita