The Great Diamonds of the World

The Braganza, the Matan, the Nizam, the Koh-i-Noor — the great diamonds one by one, with the thefts, sieges, sales and swindles that carried each of them across the world.

The Great Mogul

3 pages in this part of The Great Diamonds of the World.

The Great Mogul

A Stormy Birth and a Tragic End-Two Centuries of History--Intrigue and Murder--The Afflictions of Shah Jehan--An Honest Cutter--The Great…

The Great Mogul: Jemla

The Emir Jemla, here referred to, is the Mirgimola of Tavernier, a well-known Persian adventure, who rose to great power in the Court of…

The Great Mogul: Kluge

In any case all these measurements differ enormously from that of Baber's gem, which everybody identifies with the Koh-i-Nur, and which…

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