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 Taj-E-Mah

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

The Taj-E-Mah

The Diamond Works of Sumbhulpore--Mining Under Difficulties--Diamond Seekers at Work--A Famous Region--Robbed and Exiled--A Monarch on the…

The Taj-E-Mah: Taj-e-Mah

By this means Aga Mohammed succeeded at length in getting possession of the bulk of the crown jewels, including both the "Taj-e-Mah" and…

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