THE LARGEST PINK DIAMOND IN THE WORLD
Darya-i-Nur or "Ocean of Light" is one of the largest Pink diamonds in the world and the largest pink diamond ever discovered. It is, along with Kooh-i-Noor, the most important diamond in Asia Darya-i-Noor was discovered in 1739 in a mine in Andhra Pradesh, one of the states of India and came directly into the possession of the famous Moghul dynasty and belonged to the first emperor of the dynasty, Mohammed Moghul. In the same year, Emperor Nader Shash of Persia invaded northern India, occupying the capital Delhi and killing much of the city's inhabitants. All the treasures of the city were handed over, thus entering the possession of the Iranian leader. In 1741, Nader was assassinated, and his nephew, who succeeded him to the throne, came into possession of India's most valuable Pink diamonds : Darya-i-Noor and Kooh-i-Noor. It was then transmitted from generation to generation in a raw state, from generation to royal line, until 1831. The then leader, Nasser-ed-Din