Darya-ye Noor diamond

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The Darya-ye Noor diamond is a famed, pale pink Persian diamond of exceptional size and historical significance, long associated with the Iranian crown jewels.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf crown jewel
diamond
historical artifact
pink diamond
associatedWith Iranian dynasties
surface form: Iranian monarchy

Koh-i-Noor diamond
Nader Shah
surface form: Nader Shah Afshar

Pahlavi dynasty
Persia
surface form: Persian Empire

Qajar Iran
surface form: Qajar dynasty

Iranian Crown Jewels
surface form: Treasury of National Jewels (Iran)
clarity high clarity
color pale pink
country Iran
culturalSignificance symbol of Iranian national heritage
symbol of royal authority in Iran
cut table cut
displayedAt Central Bank of Iran
surface form: Central Bank of Iran Treasury of National Jewels
famousFor historical significance
large size
pale pink color
gemologicalClassification fancy light pink diamond
gemType Type IIa diamond
historicalOwner Afsharid Empire
surface form: Afsharid dynasty

Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
surface form: Mughal Empire

Nader Shah
surface form: Nader Shah Afshar

Pahlavi dynasty
Qajar Iran
surface form: Qajar dynasty
languageOfName Persian
locatedIn Central Bank of Iran
surface form: Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Iran
Tehran
mass approximately 182 carats
material carbon
nameMeaning Sea of Light
notableFeature one of the largest known cut diamonds
one of the largest known pink diamonds
origin Golconda
surface form: Golconda mines

India
partOf Iranian Crown Jewels
Iranian Crown Jewels
surface form: Iranian National Jewels collection
publicAccess occasionally displayed to the public
security kept in high-security vault
shape table-cut
usedAs state regalia
value considered priceless

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Nader Shah tookFromDelhi Darya-ye Noor diamond
Golconda Fort associatedWith Darya-ye Noor diamond
this entity surface form: Darya-i-Noor diamond
Battle of Karnal plunder Darya-ye Noor diamond
this entity surface form: Darya-i-Noor diamond taken by Nader Shah
Sack of Delhi (1739) plunderedItem Darya-ye Noor diamond
this entity surface form: Darya-i-Noor diamond
Golkonda knownFor Darya-ye Noor diamond
this entity surface form: Darya-i-Noor diamond (historical trade region)