Golconda Diamonds: Nur-ul-Ain Diamond
Nur-Ul-Ain diamond | Jeweler Magazine Nur-ul-Ain diamond - 'Light of the Eye': an Arabic languages coined by Persians, together with the loot plundered by Nadir Shah and his troops, after the capture and sacking of Delhi and Agra in 1739. The name by which the diamond was known while it remained with the the Mogul Emperors in India is not known. This precious stone weighs 60 carats, making it one of the largest colored diamonds in the world. Nadir Shah The Noor-ul-Ain is a pink diamond which means that it is part of a group of gems that only accounts for .0001 percent of the world's precious stones. On top of that, it was classified as a type IIa diamond which is the rarest type of diamonds - which accounts for diamonds such as the Hope Diamond. It originate from Kuller mines in Southern India, the Noor-ul-Ain is one of the most impressive stones in the world. Many believe it was once part of a larger diamond 400-carat diamond called the Great Table diam...