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India’s Great Mogul Diamond Identified as Orlov Gem Found in Kremlin Vaults
The World’s Wonders diamond once known as the Great Mogul is identified as the Orlov gem that fell from the Czar’s sceptre. History traces its journey from Amsterdam to Catherine the Great, through Nadir Shah’s Delhi conquest, to Prince Orlov, and finally to the Kremlin where Soviet authorities rediscovered it. Dr. von Fersman’s analysis confirms the Orlov as the famed stone, amid questions about its impact on New Russia and royal destinies.
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