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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... successors. To the south-west of Farghana lay Transoxiana, the region situated between the Amu-Darya (Oxus) and the Syr-Darya, with the incomparable city of Samarkand as its capital. Three of Babur's uncles ruled over Samarkand ...
... successors. To the south-west of Farghana lay Transoxiana, the region situated between the Amu-Darya (Oxus) and the Syr-Darya, with the incomparable city of Samarkand as its capital. Three of Babur's uncles ruled over Samarkand ...
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... successor of Shaibani Khan, concluding that between a beloved apostate and a fervent, though hated Sunni, the latter was a lesser evil. Babur had to leave Samarkand for the third time. After this loss, Babur set his sights on India, a ...
... successor of Shaibani Khan, concluding that between a beloved apostate and a fervent, though hated Sunni, the latter was a lesser evil. Babur had to leave Samarkand for the third time. After this loss, Babur set his sights on India, a ...
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... .' This account does not seem very plausible. We know that Ibrahim's mother, far from adopting a conciliatory attitude towards her son's successor, tried to poison Babur. She would have succeeded had the cook assigned.
... .' This account does not seem very plausible. We know that Ibrahim's mother, far from adopting a conciliatory attitude towards her son's successor, tried to poison Babur. She would have succeeded had the cook assigned.
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... successor never to harm his brothers even if they deserved such treatment. His body was taken to Kabul and he was buried next to his favourite wife, in one of the ten gardens he had laid out. When he came to the throne, Humayun was a ...
... successor never to harm his brothers even if they deserved such treatment. His body was taken to Kabul and he was buried next to his favourite wife, in one of the ten gardens he had laid out. When he came to the throne, Humayun was a ...
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... successors to the throne would take recourse to the most sordid machinations in order to reach supreme power. It was, as the old Persian dictum says, 'the throne or the coffin'. In order to survive and impose his writ, Humayun should ...
... successors to the throne would take recourse to the most sordid machinations in order to reach supreme power. It was, as the old Persian dictum says, 'the throne or the coffin'. In order to survive and impose his writ, Humayun should ...
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