The Koh-I-Nur
The Koh-I-Nur
The Great Diamond of History and Romance"--Strange but True--Fact and Fable--An Extravagant Tradition--"One Long Romance of Five…
The Koh-I-Nur: Sultan
THIS is pre-eminently the "Great Diamond of history and romance." Its stirring adventures, when divorced from all connection with…
The Koh-I-Nur: Jehan
Bernier tells us that on the death of Shah Jehan, Aurung-zeb "set out immediately for Agra, where Begum Sahel received him with…
The Koh-I-Nur: Delhi
In our account of the "Orloff," reference has already been made to Whittaker's statement that Aurung-zeb made use of the "Koh-i-Nur" as one…
The Koh-I-Nur: Zaman
Possession of the unlucky gem proved no less disastrous to the Durani dynasty than it had to the Mogul emperors, and to Nadir's family. At…
The Koh-I-Nur: Runjit
Runjit at first received the two ill-starred brothers with open arms, and even declared war on their behalf against Shah Mahmud, from whom…
The Koh-I-Nur: Mogul
When brought to Europe it was found to weigh exactly 186 1/16 carats. We have seen that Baber gives the weight of Bikermajit's diamond at…
The Koh-I-Nur: Koh-i-Nur
In consequence of the clumsy way in which the Hindoo cutter had handled the "Koh-i-Nur," at a time when the art was still, doubtless, in…
The Koh-I-Nur: Coster
Mr. Voorsanger, of Mr. Coster's establishment, was the workman entrusted with the responsible task of re-cutting the famous gem, and his…