Iranian Crown Jewels

The Iranian Crown Jewels are a valuable collection of diamonds and jewels in Iran.

The Iranian Crown Jewels are kept in the National Museum gem in the Central Bank in Tehran. The Pahlavi Crown is part of the collection. Among the crown jewels include, among other things, various crowns, scepters, swords, chests with pearls and perfume bottles. In addition, various items of clothing, such as the royal robe, considered one of the crown jewels.

History

The largest part of the collection were acquired by the Safavid dynasty ( 1501-1722 ). 1719 Isfahan, the former capital of Persia, was sacked by Afghan troops, took away large parts of the collection. Nadir Shah undertook in 1739 a campaign against Afghanistan and northern India and plundered in turn cities like Kandahar, Kabul and Delhi. Thus came the Iranian crown jewels and other valuable diamonds and jewels from northern India to Persia, including the diamond Koh -i-Noor, and Darya Shah Diamond -ye Noor and the Peacock Throne and the Samarian Spinel.

The crown jewels were last used by the Pahlavi dynasty. With the fall of 1979, the crown jewels were verborgen.Erst for many years before the public in the central bank in the 1990s, they were open to the public again.

Gallery

• Pahlavi Crown
• Darya -i - Noor Diamond
• Crown of Empress Farah Pahlavi
• Kiani Crown
• Chest filled with pearls
• Golden bottle
• Jeweled tablecloth
• Coronation belt of the Shah
• The Imperial Sword