Kollur Mine
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Kollur Mine was a historically significant diamond mine in India’s Golconda region, famed for producing several legendary diamonds including the Hope Diamond.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
diamond mine
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historical site ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | Qutb Shahi dynasty of Golconda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedEmpire | Mughal Empire under Aurangzeb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Golconda diamonds
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indian diamond trade ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | source of legendary royal diamonds ⓘ |
| economicRole |
center of diamond taxation and concessions
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revenue source for Golconda rulers ⓘ |
| exportedTo |
Europe
NERFINISHED
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Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Persia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | alluvial deposits of the Krishna River ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historically significant but not an active heritage site ⓘ |
| historicalEra | early modern period ⓘ |
| knownFor |
diamond production
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producing famous diamonds ⓘ producing large diamonds ⓘ producing the Darya-i-Noor diamond ⓘ producing the Great Mogul Diamond ⓘ producing the Hope Diamond ⓘ producing the Koh-i-Noor diamond ⓘ producing the Regent Diamond ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | Telugu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Andhra Pradesh
ⓘ
Golconda region NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern India ⓘ |
| locatedOn | right bank of the Krishna River ⓘ |
| materialExtracted | diamonds ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | historical travel accounts of European traders ⓘ |
| miningMethod | alluvial mining ⓘ |
| near | village of Kollur ⓘ |
| notableOutput | large Type IIa diamonds ⓘ |
| operatedDuring |
16th century
ⓘ
17th century ⓘ early 18th century ⓘ |
| partOf | Golconda diamond mines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakImportance | 17th century ⓘ |
| productType |
colorless diamonds
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fancy colored diamonds ⓘ |
| regionHistoricallyKnownAs | Deccan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
important center of early global diamond trade
ⓘ
major source of historical Golconda diamonds ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| underRuleOf |
Mughal Empire
NERFINISHED
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Qutb Shahi dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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