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Borgio's
hands to 279-9/16 carats, whereas Malcolm tells us that the "
Darya-i-Nur" weighs only 186 carats. In shape the former presented the
appearance of an egg cut in half, whereas the latter appears to be
rather of a flat oval form. It is also mounted in a bracelet, a setting
for which the "Great Mogul" would be unsuited. Hence, whatever its
origin, the "Darya-i-Nur" cannot at all events be identified with the
great Indian diamond.
A
full account of the " Darya-i-Nur's" adventurous career, after it
passed from Nadir Shah to his son, Shah Rukh, will be found in the
chapter devoted to the " Taj-e-Mah."
