Darya-ye Noor diamond …

The Darya-ye Noor (Persian: دریای نور‎ which means "Sea of Light", or "Ocean of Light" in Persian; also spelled Darya-i-Noor, Darya-e Noor, Daria-i-Noor and Darya-i-Nur) is one of the largest diamonds in the world, weighing an estimated 182 carats (36 g). Its colour, pale pink, is one of the rarest to be found in diamonds. The Darya-ye Noor is now preserved in the vault of Central Bank of Iran, in Tehran. This diamond, like the Koh-i-Noor, was mined at the Golconda mines, more specifically Paritala-Kollur Mine in Andhra Pradesh, India.^[3] It was owned by the Mughal emperors.In 1739, Nader Shah of Iran invaded Northern India, occupied Delhi and then massacred many of its inhabitants. As payment for returning the crown of India to the Mughal emperor, Muhammad, he took possession of the entire fabled treasury of the Mughals, including the Darya-i-noor, in addition to the Koh-i-noor and the Peacock throne. All of these treasures were carried to Iran by Nader Shah and the Darya-i-noor has remained there ever since.

Some of the most famous diamonds mined in the Kollur mines are:

Koh-i Nūr (186ct) - in the British Crown Jewels, London

The Great Moghul Diamond (787ct) - Lost after Nādir Shāh sacked Delhi

The Pitt or Regent Diamond (410ct) - in the Apollo Gallery, Louvre Museum, Paris

The Orloff Diamond (300 ct) - in the Diamond Treasury, Kremlin, Moscow

Nizām Diamond (340ct) - in the Nizām's Treasury, Hyderabad

Daryā-ye Nūr (182 ct) - in the Iranian Crown Jewels, on display:Central Bank of Iran, Tehran

The Hope Diamond (67ct) - in the American Museum of Natural History, the Smithsonian Institution, Washington

The Golconda (135ct) - belonging to Dunklings Jewellers, Melbourne, Australia.

The Kolluru Diamond (63ct) - Purchased by Tavernier and present location unknown.

Dresden Green Diamond (41 ct) - "The New Green Vault" in the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden.