The Noor-ol-Ain is the principle diamond mounted in a tiara of the same name made for Iranian Empress Farah Pahlavi's wedding to Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in 1958. The Diamond is believed to have been recovered from the Golconda mines in India and was brought into the Iranian Imperial collection after the conquest of that country by Nader Shah Afshar in the 18th century.
It is one of the largest pink diamonds in the world and is believed to have once formed part of an even larger gem. That larger diamond is thought to have been cut in two, with one section becoming the Noor-ol-Ain and the other the Darya-ye Noor diamond. Both of these pieces are currently part of the Iranian Crown Jewels.[1]
Noor-ol-Ain translated from Persian (via Arabic loan) means the light of the eye.
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