Diamonds and precious stones, a popular account of gems .. (1874)
Dieulafait, Louis, b. 1830, Sanford, Fanchon, tr · New York, Scribner, Armstrong, and Company · leaf 116
om it passed to his successors, the rajahs ofMalwa, and latterly to the sultans of Delhi, whenMalwa fell into their possession. Its later historyis given by Mr. Hunt as follows:—Nadir Shah, CELEBRATED DIAMONDS. 95 on his occupation of Delhi in 1739, compelled Mo-hammed Shah, the great-grandson of… … Fig. 40.—The Koh-i-noor before re-cuttiiig. nificent diamonds. , According to the family andpopular tradition Mohammed Shah wore the Koh-i-noor in front of his turban at his interview withhis conqueror, who insisted in exchanging turbansin proof of his regard. However this might havebeen, we need…
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