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Ch. 25: The Akbar Shah or Jehan Ghir Shah Diamond

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210 THE GREAT DIAMONDS OF THE WORLD.
the most advantageous form, by the late Mr. L. M. Auerhaan. It was then sold by Messrs. Blogg, to the notorious Gaikwar of Baroda, in 1867, for 3 1/2 lacs of rupees (£35,000), and now lies hidden away with the other treasures accumulated by that prince during his oppressive reign.
The stone weighed originally 120 Arabic, or 116 English, carats. But in the hands of the cutter it was reduced to about 71 or 72 carats, and during the process the two inscriptions were totally des­troyed. Facsimile copies, however, were first taken, and are here appended, with the English translations:—
Shah Akbar,                      To the Lord of Two Worlds,
The Shah of the World,                          1039, A.H.
1028 A.H.                                    Shah Jehan.
The date on No. i, 1028 a.h., corresponds to 1650, A.D. But Akbar, who succeeded Humayun in 1556, died in 1605. Hence the inscription could not have been engraved by Akbar himself. The date obviously indicates the year when Shah Jehan caused it to be made, whilst the terms of the inscription record the fact that the stone had belonged to Akbar. The second inscription was evidently added eleven years later on, also by Shah Jehan, the then owner, who reigned from 1627 to 1666, his reign thus covering both dates,
Ch. 25: The Akbar Shah or Jehan Ghir Shah Diamond Page of 312 Ch. 26: The Tavernier Blue, A Precious Color in Diamonds
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