<i><b>5.9 Christianism (Britain, Russia, France) steals diamonds and gems from Hindus while inflicting famines on them</b></i>
http://www.rediff.com/news/2005/sep/23sld1.htm
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->A rare black diamond called <b>Black Orlov, or Eye of Brahma</b>, has gone on public display for the first time in Britain.
<b>Removed from an idol in India </b>over two centuries ago, it now ranks among the world's most famous gems. The stone is currently on display, along with a replica of the world-famous Koh-i-Noor, at an exhibition on diamonds at London's Natural History Museum.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
http://www.mapsofworld.com/referrals/metal...pe-diamond.html
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The Blue Hope Diamond is believed to carry a curse as the discovery of the stone was the outcome of a theft. It is believed that several centuries ago, a French jeweler named Tavernier made a trip to India. From a temple in India, he <b>stole a large blue diamond from the forehead of the statue of the Hindu goddess, Sita.</b>
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The exquisite Hope Diamond is placed in the National Gem Collection in the Smithsonian Institution, in the National Museum of Natural History. The diamond has an estimated value of $200,000,000 - $250,000,000.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->America is now in illegal possession of a diamond worth a quarter of a billion that rightfully belongs to Hindus. Even while sitting on stolen property, they're hypocritically awarding 8 oscars to christian Danny Boyle's slumdog propaganda film and simultaneously express wonder out of convenient ignorance about how on earth Indians got to be so poor. Note how America has still not returned the Hope Diamond to Hindus but is instead awarding an anti-Hindu movie made by a christian who didn't know anything about India and had never been to the country. Same old christian policy.
India had a great many diamond mines, as many books from the period of christian Britain's tyrannical occupation of Bharatam testify (even children's storybooks - for example, Frances Hodgson Burnett's <i>A Little Princess</i> - make reference to this). Christianism made sure all of Bharatam's diamond mines were looted completely, just like islamism had previously run off with quite a few Indian diamonds, gems and precious metals (generally from Temples).
http://www.farlang.com/gemstones/bahadur_h...stones/page_094
Book: <i>Bahadur. A Handbook Of Precious Stones</i>
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Some famous Indian diamonds</b>
No account of diamonds will be complete without an account of some of the large and famous Indian diamonds, which earned a world wide fame and possessing a special interest. The following are the most important stones:â
<i>1. Koh-i-noor.</i>âSome legends are in vogue about its great antiquity even 5,000 years ago. But for the period up till 1304 A.D. no information is available. It is said that in 1304 A.D. Alauddin took it from the king of Malwa. It remained with the Moghuls till 1526, when Ranjit Singh got it from Ahmed Shaw at Lahore. When the Punjab was annexed by the British all the State jewels of Lahore were confiscated by the East India Co. On 3rd June, 1850, it reached Her Majesty, Queen Victoria, the weight being 186 carats. When it was with Aurangzeb, it had a weight of 793 carats. This reducÂtion was due to the unskilfulness of Hortensio Borgio, a Venetian lapidary who had been entrusted with its cutting. This enraged the emperor so much that Borgio was disÂpossessed of all his property and with great difficulty escaped with his life. The atone had the form of an irregular rosette. It was again recut in 1852. The present weight is 106 1/16 carats and the stone is of considerable beauty. It is supposed to have been found at Kollur.
<i>2.  The Great Moghul.</i>âTavernier states that he saw this stone at the court of Aurangzeb and it weighed at that time 787-1/2 carats, and also .got confounded with Koh-i-noor. Tavernier has recorded two large stones, and hence it is thought that the two are only convertible names. Another theory refers the stpne to be cut into three by Borgio: (i) the Koh-i-noor, (ii) the Great Moghul and the third went to some petty chief. When cut it came to 240 carats. The subsequent history of the Great Moghul is a complete blank, and is supposed to have been lost or destroyed. It is presumed'to have been found at Kollur about 1650.
<i>3.  Pitt or Regent.</i>âThough not the largest, it is conÂsidered to be the most perfect and beautiful diamond in existence, remarkable alike for its shape, proportion and fine water. Its original weight was 410 carats. It is supposed to have been found at Partial in 1701. The stone pame into the hands of William Pitt, Governor of Madras. It was cut to a perfect brilliant, weighing 163-7/8 carats. Subsequently it was purchased by the Duke of Orleans, Regent of France, for £135,000. It has been treasured as one of the most beautiful and valuable of the jewels belonging to the French nation. This diamond was stolen from the Garde-Meuble in 1792, but came back in a mysterious fashion. The republic then pledged it to a Berlin merchant from whom it was again redeemed. The Emperor Napolean I used to wear it in the pommel of his sword and always considered it to be the key-stone to all his future greatness. It was shown in the French Exhibition of 1855.
<i>4. The Orloff or Amsterdam diamond.</i>âThis stone is reported to have formed one of the eyes of a Hindu God, and was stolen away by a French Grenadier-of Pondicherry, who passed as an incognito Brahmin. It was first sold to an English sea-captain for Rs.20,000 who in turn sold it to a Jew for Rs. 1,20,000. It passed again to another hand from whom in or about 1772, it was bought by Prince Orloff for presentation to Catherine II for Rs.9 lakhs, and a life annuity of Rs.40,000 and the grant of a Russian nobility to the seller. There is also a legend that it was one of the stones taken away by Nadir Shaw from the Moghuls.
The stone in its outlines resembles Tavernier's Great Moghul, but there is the difference in weight. Another story says that it was brought to Russia and placed in the Russian Imperial sceptre weighing 194-1/4 carats. Like the
Koh-i-noor, it has the underside flat, and is rose cut. Water is of any yellowish tinge. Its size is that of a pigeon's egg. It is the largest of diamond in the Russian crown jewels. It is a stone of the finest water, pure and has a brilliant lustre.
<i>5.  The Sancy.</i>âIts early history is not traceable. It was sold by the King of Portugal to Baron de Sancy, and hence known as the Sancy. It was in his family for more than a century, then with James II of England and afterÂwards with Louis XIV. It was lost in the French Revolution of 1792 and found again. It was bought by Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy of Bombay for Rs.2 lakhs. It is almond shaped, of very fine water, and weighs 53-1/2 carats. The cut is evidently Indian and the stone is covered all over with tiny facets.
<i>6.  The Nizam.</i>âThis stone was found at Golconda and weighed 340 carats (afterwards 277 carats). It was broken in the year of the Indian Mutiny. It is now presumed to be in the possession of the Nizam.
<i>7.  The Florentine Brilliant.</i>âThe Grand Duke of Tuscany. The Austrian Yellow was valued at Rs. 10-1/2 lakhs. It was double rose cut and weighed 139-1/2 carats. Charles the Bold had three diamonds of great beauty and value. The history of the two is confused with one another, and the third is the Sancy already referred to. After passing
<i>8. The Pigott diamond.</i>âThis stone was taken away from India by Lord Pigott about 1775 and passed through several hands. It is brilliant cut and weighed 82-1/4 carats. It was once sold for Rs 3-1/4 lakhs.
<i>9. The Hope diamond.</i>âThis beautiful diamond was believed to have been taken from India. It has a steely or greenish blue colour, an extremely rare tint in diamonds, a brilliant lustre and a fine play of colours. It has been known since 1830, and its original weight was 112-3/16 carats, but the present weight is only 44-1/4 carats. It was found at the Kollur mines, stolen from an Indian temple by Tavernier in 1642 and sold by him to Louis XIV in 1668. It finally came into the hands of Thomas Phillip Hope. The stone is supposed to have brought ill-luck in its train. It figured a great deal in the Great Exhibition of 1851.
<i>10. The Great table of Tavernier.</i>âIt was seen by him in 1642. According to him it weighed 242-3/16 carats and that it was the largest diamond he had seen in India in the hands of dealers. His offer of Bs.4 lakhs for this stone was rejected.
<i>11. Dariya-i-noor.</i>â'River of Light'âIt was rose cut and weighed 186 carats. It appears to have been captured by Nadir Shaw at Delhi and now is the largest diamond in the Persian collection.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
http://www.rediff.com/news/2005/sep/23sld1.htm
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->A rare black diamond called <b>Black Orlov, or Eye of Brahma</b>, has gone on public display for the first time in Britain.
<b>Removed from an idol in India </b>over two centuries ago, it now ranks among the world's most famous gems. The stone is currently on display, along with a replica of the world-famous Koh-i-Noor, at an exhibition on diamonds at London's Natural History Museum.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
http://www.mapsofworld.com/referrals/metal...pe-diamond.html
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The Blue Hope Diamond is believed to carry a curse as the discovery of the stone was the outcome of a theft. It is believed that several centuries ago, a French jeweler named Tavernier made a trip to India. From a temple in India, he <b>stole a large blue diamond from the forehead of the statue of the Hindu goddess, Sita.</b>
...
The exquisite Hope Diamond is placed in the National Gem Collection in the Smithsonian Institution, in the National Museum of Natural History. The diamond has an estimated value of $200,000,000 - $250,000,000.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->America is now in illegal possession of a diamond worth a quarter of a billion that rightfully belongs to Hindus. Even while sitting on stolen property, they're hypocritically awarding 8 oscars to christian Danny Boyle's slumdog propaganda film and simultaneously express wonder out of convenient ignorance about how on earth Indians got to be so poor. Note how America has still not returned the Hope Diamond to Hindus but is instead awarding an anti-Hindu movie made by a christian who didn't know anything about India and had never been to the country. Same old christian policy.
India had a great many diamond mines, as many books from the period of christian Britain's tyrannical occupation of Bharatam testify (even children's storybooks - for example, Frances Hodgson Burnett's <i>A Little Princess</i> - make reference to this). Christianism made sure all of Bharatam's diamond mines were looted completely, just like islamism had previously run off with quite a few Indian diamonds, gems and precious metals (generally from Temples).
http://www.farlang.com/gemstones/bahadur_h...stones/page_094
Book: <i>Bahadur. A Handbook Of Precious Stones</i>
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Some famous Indian diamonds</b>
No account of diamonds will be complete without an account of some of the large and famous Indian diamonds, which earned a world wide fame and possessing a special interest. The following are the most important stones:â
<i>1. Koh-i-noor.</i>âSome legends are in vogue about its great antiquity even 5,000 years ago. But for the period up till 1304 A.D. no information is available. It is said that in 1304 A.D. Alauddin took it from the king of Malwa. It remained with the Moghuls till 1526, when Ranjit Singh got it from Ahmed Shaw at Lahore. When the Punjab was annexed by the British all the State jewels of Lahore were confiscated by the East India Co. On 3rd June, 1850, it reached Her Majesty, Queen Victoria, the weight being 186 carats. When it was with Aurangzeb, it had a weight of 793 carats. This reducÂtion was due to the unskilfulness of Hortensio Borgio, a Venetian lapidary who had been entrusted with its cutting. This enraged the emperor so much that Borgio was disÂpossessed of all his property and with great difficulty escaped with his life. The atone had the form of an irregular rosette. It was again recut in 1852. The present weight is 106 1/16 carats and the stone is of considerable beauty. It is supposed to have been found at Kollur.
<i>2.  The Great Moghul.</i>âTavernier states that he saw this stone at the court of Aurangzeb and it weighed at that time 787-1/2 carats, and also .got confounded with Koh-i-noor. Tavernier has recorded two large stones, and hence it is thought that the two are only convertible names. Another theory refers the stpne to be cut into three by Borgio: (i) the Koh-i-noor, (ii) the Great Moghul and the third went to some petty chief. When cut it came to 240 carats. The subsequent history of the Great Moghul is a complete blank, and is supposed to have been lost or destroyed. It is presumed'to have been found at Kollur about 1650.
<i>3.  Pitt or Regent.</i>âThough not the largest, it is conÂsidered to be the most perfect and beautiful diamond in existence, remarkable alike for its shape, proportion and fine water. Its original weight was 410 carats. It is supposed to have been found at Partial in 1701. The stone pame into the hands of William Pitt, Governor of Madras. It was cut to a perfect brilliant, weighing 163-7/8 carats. Subsequently it was purchased by the Duke of Orleans, Regent of France, for £135,000. It has been treasured as one of the most beautiful and valuable of the jewels belonging to the French nation. This diamond was stolen from the Garde-Meuble in 1792, but came back in a mysterious fashion. The republic then pledged it to a Berlin merchant from whom it was again redeemed. The Emperor Napolean I used to wear it in the pommel of his sword and always considered it to be the key-stone to all his future greatness. It was shown in the French Exhibition of 1855.
<i>4. The Orloff or Amsterdam diamond.</i>âThis stone is reported to have formed one of the eyes of a Hindu God, and was stolen away by a French Grenadier-of Pondicherry, who passed as an incognito Brahmin. It was first sold to an English sea-captain for Rs.20,000 who in turn sold it to a Jew for Rs. 1,20,000. It passed again to another hand from whom in or about 1772, it was bought by Prince Orloff for presentation to Catherine II for Rs.9 lakhs, and a life annuity of Rs.40,000 and the grant of a Russian nobility to the seller. There is also a legend that it was one of the stones taken away by Nadir Shaw from the Moghuls.
The stone in its outlines resembles Tavernier's Great Moghul, but there is the difference in weight. Another story says that it was brought to Russia and placed in the Russian Imperial sceptre weighing 194-1/4 carats. Like the
Koh-i-noor, it has the underside flat, and is rose cut. Water is of any yellowish tinge. Its size is that of a pigeon's egg. It is the largest of diamond in the Russian crown jewels. It is a stone of the finest water, pure and has a brilliant lustre.
<i>5.  The Sancy.</i>âIts early history is not traceable. It was sold by the King of Portugal to Baron de Sancy, and hence known as the Sancy. It was in his family for more than a century, then with James II of England and afterÂwards with Louis XIV. It was lost in the French Revolution of 1792 and found again. It was bought by Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy of Bombay for Rs.2 lakhs. It is almond shaped, of very fine water, and weighs 53-1/2 carats. The cut is evidently Indian and the stone is covered all over with tiny facets.
<i>6.  The Nizam.</i>âThis stone was found at Golconda and weighed 340 carats (afterwards 277 carats). It was broken in the year of the Indian Mutiny. It is now presumed to be in the possession of the Nizam.
<i>7.  The Florentine Brilliant.</i>âThe Grand Duke of Tuscany. The Austrian Yellow was valued at Rs. 10-1/2 lakhs. It was double rose cut and weighed 139-1/2 carats. Charles the Bold had three diamonds of great beauty and value. The history of the two is confused with one another, and the third is the Sancy already referred to. After passing
<i>8. The Pigott diamond.</i>âThis stone was taken away from India by Lord Pigott about 1775 and passed through several hands. It is brilliant cut and weighed 82-1/4 carats. It was once sold for Rs 3-1/4 lakhs.
<i>9. The Hope diamond.</i>âThis beautiful diamond was believed to have been taken from India. It has a steely or greenish blue colour, an extremely rare tint in diamonds, a brilliant lustre and a fine play of colours. It has been known since 1830, and its original weight was 112-3/16 carats, but the present weight is only 44-1/4 carats. It was found at the Kollur mines, stolen from an Indian temple by Tavernier in 1642 and sold by him to Louis XIV in 1668. It finally came into the hands of Thomas Phillip Hope. The stone is supposed to have brought ill-luck in its train. It figured a great deal in the Great Exhibition of 1851.
<i>10. The Great table of Tavernier.</i>âIt was seen by him in 1642. According to him it weighed 242-3/16 carats and that it was the largest diamond he had seen in India in the hands of dealers. His offer of Bs.4 lakhs for this stone was rejected.
<i>11. Dariya-i-noor.</i>â'River of Light'âIt was rose cut and weighed 186 carats. It appears to have been captured by Nadir Shaw at Delhi and now is the largest diamond in the Persian collection.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->