The Koh-i-noor DiamondRoli Books Private Limited, 01/06/2013 - 212 من الصفحات A courtesan had told Nadir Shah that the priceless diamond hidden in Mohammed Shah's turban. Citing an ancient tradition, the victor demanded an exchange of headgear. At last the diamond was his. Or was it? Hastily he undud the folds... Wonderstruck at the gem's size, brilliance and beauty, he exclaimed, 'Koh-i-noor'! 1739: the gem now had a name. One fabulous diamond whose value could feed the entire world for two-and-a-half days. Four race: Indian, Afghan, Persian and English, whose destinies were inextrcably involved with this gem. A Persian oilman's son who went on to virtually rule Golconda and its vast diamond mines. A Mughal prince, hated by history, who was sinned against as much as sinning. Only an Indian or Persian couild tell this great story with all its nuances. |
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... army of a Herati vassal, Khusro Shah, whom he described as a 'fat, old midget' who had run out of energy and courage and was glad enough to flee to Khorasan after handing over his army to Babur. Babur, who had once contemplated seeking ...
... army of a Herati vassal, Khusro Shah, whom he described as a 'fat, old midget' who had run out of energy and courage and was glad enough to flee to Khorasan after handing over his army to Babur. Babur, who had once contemplated seeking ...
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... army and was killed after a bloody battle. Shah Ismail made a drinking cup of his skull and had it mounted in gold. Then, in an act of defiance, he sent the skin of his head, stuffed with straw, to Sultan Bayazid II of Turkey, and his ...
... army and was killed after a bloody battle. Shah Ismail made a drinking cup of his skull and had it mounted in gold. Then, in an act of defiance, he sent the skin of his head, stuffed with straw, to Sultan Bayazid II of Turkey, and his ...
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... army. However, the inhabitants of Samarkand were no fools. According to the historian Mirza Haydar Dughlat, a cousin of Babur, they knew perfectly well that Babur had embraced Shiism in order to achieve his ends. But they hoped that ...
... army. However, the inhabitants of Samarkand were no fools. According to the historian Mirza Haydar Dughlat, a cousin of Babur, they knew perfectly well that Babur had embraced Shiism in order to achieve his ends. But they hoped that ...
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... The fact is that he only arrived on Sunday, 3 December. 'I spoke very severely to him at once', confided Babur in his memoirs. At last they could set off on their expedition. On Thursday, 12 April 1526, the Mughal army reached the.
... The fact is that he only arrived on Sunday, 3 December. 'I spoke very severely to him at once', confided Babur in his memoirs. At last they could set off on their expedition. On Thursday, 12 April 1526, the Mughal army reached the.
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... army from behind the lines. At this juncture the matchlock men and the falconers of the Turks sprang into action, the noise of their attack causing panic among men and elephants alike. The Indian army was paralysed; it could neither ...
... army from behind the lines. At this juncture the matchlock men and the falconers of the Turks sprang into action, the noise of their attack causing panic among men and elephants alike. The Indian army was paralysed; it could neither ...
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