Daria-i-Noor Daria-i-Noor The Daria-i-Noor ( which means “Sea of light” in Persian; (also spelled "Darya-ye Noor") is one of the largest cut 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 Daria-i-Noor is in the Iranian Crown Jewels of Central Bank of Iran in Tehran. It is 41.40 x 29.50 x 12.15 mm and weighing around 182 metric carats, the world's largest known pink diamond. This diamond, like the Koh-i-Noor, was mined in Vijayanagara, India. It was originally owned by the Kakatiya dynasty, later
Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom and not owned by him personally. To avoid putting his own subjects at risk, Charles and his wife once again raised money by exporting royal jewels at a heavy discount. On learning of the king's scheme, both Houses of Parliament declared traffickers of the Crown Jewels to be enemies of the state. Just two years later, Parliament seized of rare silver-gilt pieces from the Jewel House, which included a royal christening font, and used them to bankroll its own side of the war. After six years of war, Charles was defeated and executed in 1649. Less than a week after