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Five most Famous Diamonds in history
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Five most Famous Diamonds in history
"Angels are like diamonds.
They cant be made, you have to find them.
Each one is unique.
"
----Ever since the first diamond was discovered in the alluvial plains of southern India in the 9th
century...
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Five most Famous Diamonds in history
"Angels are like diamonds.
They cant be made, you have to find them.
Each one is unique.
"
----Ever since the first diamond was discovered in the alluvial plains of southern India in the 9th
century BC, the dazzling gemstone has captured Mans imagination and given rise to countless
legends.
India, for long the only source of diamonds, lost its preeminent position when its
reserves depleted and diamonds were discovered in Brazil in 1725.
150 years later, South Africa
became the center of diamond extraction and has remained so since, although Russia comes
pretty close.
This article tries to explore the stories behind five of the most famous diamonds in
history.
The Kohinoor
Everybody has heard of the Kohinoor, which literally means "Mountain of Light".
It has passed
through the hands of Hindu, Mughal, Persian, Afghan, Sikh and British rulers, all of whom had
fought bitterly for the stone.
Today, it forms a priceless part of the British Crown J
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