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<div>{{short description|One of the largest pink diamonds in the world}}<br />
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| image = Noor-ol-Ain tiara.png<br />
| caption = The Noor-ul-Ain mounted in a tiara of the same name<br />
| name = Noor-ul-Ain<br />
| weight = Around {{convert|60|carat|g}}<br />
| color = Pale Pink<br />
| cut = Oval Brilliant<br />
| mine = [[Golkonda|Golconda]]<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| cutter =<br />
| found =<br />
| original_owner = kakatiya dynasty<br />
| owner = [[Iranian Crown Jewels]]<ref name=autogenerated1>[http://www.iranchamber.com/museum/royal_jewels/national_iranian_jewels09.php Iran Chamber Society: Iranian National -Royal- Jewels<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><br />
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The '''Noor-ul-Ain''' ({{lang-fa|نور العين|lit=the light of the eye}}) is one of the largest pink [[diamond]]s in the world, and the centre piece of the [[tiara]] of the same name.<br />
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==History ==<br />
The diamond is believed to have been recovered from the mines of Golconda, Hyderabad in [[India]]. It was first in possession with the nizam [[Abul Hasan Qutb Shah]], later it was given as a peace offering to the Mughal emperor [[Aurangazeb]] when he defeated him in a siege. It was brought into the Iranian Imperial collection after the Persian king [[Nader Shah Afshar]] looted [[Delhi]] in the 18th century.{{Citation needed|date=November 2017}}<br />
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The Noor-ul-Ain is believed to have once formed part of an even larger gem called the [[Great Table diamond]]. That larger diamond is thought to have been cut in two, with one section becoming the Noor-ul-Ain and the other the [[Daria-i-Noor]] diamond. Both of these pieces are currently part of the [[Iranian Crown Jewels]].<ref name=autogenerated1 /><br />
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==History of the tiara==<br />
The Noor-ul-Ain is the principal diamond mounted in a tiara of the same name made for [[Iran]]ian [[Farah Pahlavi|Empress Farah Pahlavi's]] wedding to [[Shah]] [[Mohammad Reza Pahlavi]] in 1958. The tiara was designed by [[Harry Winston]]. It is a modern design, featuring 324 pink, yellow, and white diamonds set in [[platinum]]. It is said to weigh around {{cvt|2|kg}}. The tiara forms part of the Iranian crown jewels, held at the [[National Treasury of Iran]] in the [[Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran|Central Bank]] in [[Tehran]].{{cn|date=November 2021}}<br />
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It is a [[diamond types|Type IIa]] diamond.{{cn|date=November 2021}}<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Great Table diamond]]<br />
* [[Koh-i-Noor diamond]]<br />
* [[List of diamonds]]<br />
* [[List of largest rough diamonds]]<br />
* [[Elizabeth II's jewels]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<!--added above External links/Sources by script-assisted edit--><br />
Anna Malecka, [https://issuu.com/jeweller/docs/jeweller_g_j__sept_2014_/58 "The Mystery of the Nur al-Ayn Diamond", Gems & Jewellery: The Gemmological Association of Great Britain], volume 23 (7), August/September 2014, pp. 20-22;<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://famousdiamonds.tripod.com/nur-ul-aindiamond.jpg Picture of Nur-Ul-Ain]<br />
*[http://www.internetstones.com/nur-ul-ain-diamond-famous-jewelry.html A Feature]<br />
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[[Category:Jewels of the Mughal Empire]]<br />
[[Category:Iranian National Jewels]]<br />
[[Category:Pink diamonds]]<br />
[[Category:Golconda diamonds]]<br />
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