The diamond was placed at the top of the Peacock throne. Persian ruler Nader Shah invaded Delhi and took away Koh-I-Noor in 1739. The stone was brought back by Sikh ruler Ranjit Singh in 1813.

Under the esteemed patronage of His Excellency Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance & Coexistence, the ...

When Nader Shah of Persia invaded northern India in 1739, his forces sacked the city of Delhi and carried off the Peacock ...

When Nader Shah of Persia invaded northern India in 1739, his forces sacked the city of Delhi and carried off the Peacock Throne as part of the plunder. The stone was later passed to Ahmad Shah ...

Nader's expedition took him from the freezing heights of the Hindu Kush to the scorching heat of the Sindh valley over some of the most rugged terrain in Asia which was also host to a myriad of ...

It is said to have cost Shah Jahan (1592-1666) twice as much as the Taj Mahal. It was so heavy that it is surprising Nader ...

The sword is not visible in any of the portraits of Fath-Ali Shah. There is, however, a mural in the Marble Room of the Golestan Palace which shows Mohammad Shah Qajar, the successor to Fath-Ali Shah, ...

Pakistani actor Momal Sheikh reflected on the idea that like the Kapoors of Bollywood, her family can be called ‘the Sheikhs ...

During the mid-eighteenth century the Afsharid empire of Nader Shah embarked upon the conquest and annexation of the Khanates of Bukhara and Khiva. The initial engagements were fought in the late ...

Recent explosions of communications devices in Lebanon that targeted Hezbollah, along with the assassinations of top Hezbollah commanders, have ...

Delegates in attendance at the WAVES 2024 Conference, Florida Book Release with Distinguished Guests at WAVES 2024 Youth Author ...