Daria-i-Noor

Darya -ye Noor ( "Sea of Light" or " Ocean of Light", and Darya -i - Noor, Darya -e Noor, Daria -i - Noor and Darya -i -Nur written ) is a pink, 182 carats ( 36 g ) heavy diamond.

The diamond is kept in the Sonali Bank in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

History

The diamond was found in a mine in India Golkonda, which belonged to the Great Moguls. 1739 plundered the Persian Nadir Shah Delhi and the diamond came to Persia, where he was part of the Iranian Crown Jewels.