Great Mogul Diamond
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![Drawing of the Great Moghul diamond, by Tavernier in 1676](/Images/godic/202501/16/Grand_Mogol_d'apres_Tavernier1019.gif")
Great Mogul is believed to have been discovered around 1650 most probably around Kollur Mine in the Golconda region of southern India. Tavernier described the diamond as "The stone is of the same form as if one cut an egg through the middle"