Koh-i Noor Diamond and Babur’s Stone
Issue of Identity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12044576 |
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| Authors | Anna Małecka (0000-0002-7797-081X, Kalima Project for Translation, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 84-92 |
| Publication date | 2018-11-14 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Iran (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0578-6967 • E-ISSN: 2396-9202 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/05786967.2018.1537658 |
| OpenAlex | W2901019192 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 15 |
Among issues most often debated by diamond writers is the matter of origin of the Koh-i Noor diamond. The well-known history of this diamond starts with its confiscation from the Great Mughal in 1739. Mughal sources translated into Western languages are silent on the topic of its earlier history. This fact caused authors to attempt to identify the Koh-i Noor with other stones of similar weight mentioned in texts from the Mughal era. Most often writers on stones contemplate if it is justified to identify it with the diamond of the founder of the Great Mughals dynasty – Babur (r.1526–1530). This text is an attempt to resolve this problem. It is for this purpose that source texts will be analysed, including those not published and gemmological material as well. This type of approach had not been employed hitherto, as far as I know, for examining the discussed problem
Aesthetics · Ancient history · Art · Diamond · Identity (music · Metallurgy · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Eurasian Exchange Networks · History · Islamic Studies and History · Materials Science
| Highly cited | No |
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