Daria-i-Noor (Dhaka)
Daria-i-Noor, illustrated by Hamilton & Company, c. 1906 | |
The Daria-i-Noor as shown at the 1851 Great Exhibition, illustrated in The Crystal Palace and its Contents (1851), page 68 | |
| Type of stone | Diamond |
|---|---|
| Weight | 26 carats (5.2 g) |
| Color | Nearly colorless |
| Cut | Table cut |
| Country of origin | Sultanate of Golconda |
| Mine of origin | Kollur Mine |
| Original owner | Nawabs of Dhaka |
| Owner | Disputed: Dhaka Nawab Estate under Government of Bangladesh or the Nawab family of Dhaka |
| Current location | 23°43′35″N 90°25′16″E / 23.726386055893688°N 90.42116302060542°E Sonali Bank, Motijheel, Dhaka |
| Estimated value | 2025 equivalent US$13,000,000 per 1908 estimation |
The Daria-i-Noor (Persian: دریای نور, romanized: Daryā-i Nūr, Bengali: দরিয়া-ই-নূর, romanized: Dōriẏa-i-Nur, lit. 'Sea of Light' or 'Ocean of Light') is a 26-carat, table-cut clear diamond that is believed to be kept in the vault of Sonali Bank in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. Mined from the Kollur mines in South India, the stone is the largest and most valuable diamond recorded in present-day Bangladesh and part of the heritage of the Nawab family of Dhaka. Historically it has often been regarded as a sibling of the Koh-i-Noor. Given in the Middle Ages in imitation of Persia’s famed Darya-ye Noor diamond, the name of the diamond has contributed to historical confusion surrounding its identity.