Darya-ye Noor
The Darya-ye Noor or the Sea of Light is a 182 carats (estimated by the GIA) pale pink diamond. The diamond is not famous as one of the largest diamonds in the world but also for its pale pink color which one of the rarest in the diamonds.
The Darya-ye Noor is believed to originate from the Golconda mines in the south Indian state of Andhra Pradesh like the famous Koh-i-Noor. Both Darya-ye Noor and Koh-i-Noor were in possession of Babur, the first Mughal Emperor of India but during the invasion and sack of New Delhi in 1739 by Nadir Shah, Shan of Iran both diamonds were carried to Iran along with other treasures. Since then the Darya-ye Noor is Iran. Over the following centuries the diamond was in possession of Iranian ruling dynasties. Nasser-al-DinShah (1831-1896) had it mounted in an elaborate frame in which it remained until today. The diamond was worn by Reza Shah, the founder of the Pahlavi dynasty during his coronation in 1926 as well as by the last Iranian monarch Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi during his coronation ceremony in 1967.
The Iranian Revolution in 1979 resulted deposition and exile of the Pahlavi dynasty,
while the Iranian Crown Jewels including the Darya-ye Noor remained in Iran. Today,
the diamond is on display at the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran in
Teheran.
Some experts believe that Darya-ey Noor is perhaps only one part of a large pink diamond, while the 60 carat Noor-ol-Ein Diamond that is mounted in a tiara which is also in Iranian Crown Jewels is by some believed to be the second part.