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 Table

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

The Great Table

Tavernier's account of the "Table" Diamond--Its Size. Shape, and Value--Shah Jehan's Invasion of the Deccan--Fire and Sword--Raising Money…

The Great Table: Tavernier

At the period referred to by Tavernier, Golconda was in a deplorable condition. Shah Jehan, whose miserable end (hardly less wretched than…

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