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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... refused him access to that city. Kabul being on the road to Badakshan, he feared that Humayun would settle there for good. In the early autumn of 1540, it was learnt that Sher Shah and his army had crossed the Beas, one of the five ...
... refused him access to that city. Kabul being on the road to Badakshan, he feared that Humayun would settle there for good. In the early autumn of 1540, it was learnt that Sher Shah and his army had crossed the Beas, one of the five ...
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... refused because of her age and her desire to stay with her parents. It is said that she was in fact in love with Hindal whom she had known since childhood and who, at twenty-two, was eight years older than her, whereas the Emperor, at ...
... refused because of her age and her desire to stay with her parents. It is said that she was in fact in love with Hindal whom she had known since childhood and who, at twenty-two, was eight years older than her, whereas the Emperor, at ...
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... refused to reprove the culprit, the Rana and his men packed up and returned home, offended at the discourtesy. At this critical juncture, Bairam Beg reached the camp. He and Jauhar Aftabchy, of all Humayun's followers, shared a staunch ...
... refused to reprove the culprit, the Rana and his men packed up and returned home, offended at the discourtesy. At this critical juncture, Bairam Beg reached the camp. He and Jauhar Aftabchy, of all Humayun's followers, shared a staunch ...
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... refused to do so, insisting that he was a servant of the Emperor of India and as such it was to him that he owed obedience. One can imagine the, reaction of Tahmasp 'who, though not as cruel as his father, could fly into a tremendous ...
... refused to do so, insisting that he was a servant of the Emperor of India and as such it was to him that he owed obedience. One can imagine the, reaction of Tahmasp 'who, though not as cruel as his father, could fly into a tremendous ...
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... refused to do anything that might compromise his unswerving loyalty to the Mughal dynasty. However, he was mysteriously assassinated in Gujarat before sailing for the Holy Land. His son Abd-ur-Rahim, who was barely four years old then ...
... refused to do anything that might compromise his unswerving loyalty to the Mughal dynasty. However, he was mysteriously assassinated in Gujarat before sailing for the Holy Land. His son Abd-ur-Rahim, who was barely four years old then ...
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