5 Priceless Artifacts Of India

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5 Priceless Artifacts of india

Kohinoor Diamond

The Kohinoor diamond was mined at the Rayalaseema diamond mine in the Kollur mine in Golconda, India during the rule of the Kakatiya dynasty. It was taken away from a King of Malwa in 1306 whose family possessed it for generations. This oval shaped diamond then passed from one reigning empire to the next. The original name of the diamond was ‘Samantik Mani.’

It was acquired by the British from the Sikh Kingdom in 1849 when a young Duleep Singh (son of Maharaja Ranjit Singh) could not sustain the British power. The Kohinoor left the Indian shores on April 6 1850. Lord Dalhousie is the person responsible for the acquisition. Indians urge that the diamond should be returned to India the place it belongs to. However, in 2013, the Prime Minister of Britain during his 3 day visit to India said they do not believe in returnism.

Sultanganj Buddha

A complete metal Buddha statue weighing around 500 kg was found in Sultanganj, a town in Bhagallpur district of Bihar during the construction of railways in 1861. Immediately, it was sent ...
... to Birhimgham by the railway engineer E.B Harris who found it. According to the archaeologists, the statue belongs to a period in between 500 and 700 AD. Today, you’ll find this Indian piece of art in Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (BMAG).

Nassak Diamond

The Nassak Diamond – The Eye of the Idol was found in the Amaragiri mine in Mahbubnagar of present day Telangana in India. The diamond was cut in India, and from 1500 to 1817 it remained as an adornment in the Trimbakeshwar Shiva Temple, Nashik in Maharashtra. However, in the Anglo-Maratha War (1818), the British East India Company acquired the Indian diamond and sold it to British jewelers.
in 1927, this blue, translucent and roughly pyramid shaped diamond was imported from Britain to the United States. In 1940 it was bought by American jeweler Harris Winston and now it is in possession of certain Edward J. Hand who bought the diamond in an auction in New York in the year 1970 for $500,000.The estimated value of Nassak Diamond now is $3.06 million.

The Sword and Ring of Tipu Sultan

After the heroic death of the Tiger of Mysore – Tipu Sultan, the British forces took away the ring and sword of Tipu Sultan and looted his arsenal. Both the war trophies of Tipu Sultan were displayed in the British Museum till 2004 after which Vijay Mallya placed the winning bid of £175,000 for the Sultan’s sword, and brought it back to the Indian soil. Successively, he also bought 30 other war items (at an £1 million investment) owned by Tipu Sultan from the UK auction houses including carved quivers. Flintlock pistols cannon, and other personal items.

The Golden Throne of Maharaj Ranjit Singh

The throne was built by goldsmith Hafez Muhammad Multani from about 1820 to 1830. The throne is made up of resin core, wood and is covered with sheets of repoussé, and gold. However, in 1849, the British took this Golden throne as part of the state property when they annexed Punjab after the Second Anglo Sikh War. In 1851, it was displayed with other treasures of the Indian Empire at the Great Exhibition. It is now kept in the V&A Museum with inventory number 2518(IS).
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