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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... thousand-strong Persian 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 ...
... thousand-strong Persian 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 ...
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... thousand corpses strewn over the battlefield; Indian chronicles however put the estimate at forty to fifty thousand men. Among the dead was Ibrahim Lodhi. His head, and that of his ally Bikramajit, the Maharaja of Gwalior, were brought ...
... thousand corpses strewn over the battlefield; Indian chronicles however put the estimate at forty to fifty thousand men. Among the dead was Ibrahim Lodhi. His head, and that of his ally Bikramajit, the Maharaja of Gwalior, were brought ...
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... thousand). Even he could not wait to return to Badakshan. All the more so as his contingent, made up for the most part of conscripts, was used to fighting for two or three months of the year and had been on the campaign trail for over ...
... thousand). Even he could not wait to return to Badakshan. All the more so as his contingent, made up for the most part of conscripts, was used to fighting for two or three months of the year and had been on the campaign trail for over ...
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... thousand men of the Kabul contingent commanded by Kamran. This precious help having been denied him, he had to face two crushing defeats, first at Chausa in 1539 and then at Kanauj, in the summer of l540. Hounded by Sher Shah, Humayun ...
... thousand men of the Kabul contingent commanded by Kamran. This precious help having been denied him, he had to face two crushing defeats, first at Chausa in 1539 and then at Kanauj, in the summer of l540. Hounded by Sher Shah, Humayun ...
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... thousands to applaud the Emperor. On the outskirts of the city, hills and plains, trees and rooftops swarmed with enthusiastic spectators. At the other end of the bridge that crossed the Malan river, provincial dignitaries led by the ...
... thousands to applaud the Emperor. On the outskirts of the city, hills and plains, trees and rooftops swarmed with enthusiastic spectators. At the other end of the bridge that crossed the Malan river, provincial dignitaries led by the ...
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