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THE KOH-I-NUR. 89
around
his neck a long string of various jewels. In the center of this chain
hangs one stone of such exceptional size that it may well be the
Koh-i-nur. This however is only conjectural. Terry, the author of the
print, chaplain to Sir Thomas Roe, who was sent on an embassy from
James i. to the Grand Mogul, does not mention the Koh-i-nur by name. He
merely observes that the Emperor was in the habit of wearing around his
neck " a string of all his best jewels," and since the Koh-i-nur was
undoubtedly the finest diamond then known, and was apparently in his
possession, it is more than probable that it would figure in the
necklace.
Jehangir's
empress was the celebrated Nur Jehan (Light of the World), a princess
famous alike for her beauty and her wisdom. The emperor says in his
autobiography that she had the entire management of his household and
of his treasure, whether gold or jewels. He might have justly added
that she had the entire management of himself also, for he was
completely
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