There are multiple theories about the diamond’s origins and the most established story is that the diadem was extracted from Kollur Mine, located in Andhra Pradesh’s Guntur District ...

The Kollur mine, the ‘Eldorado’ that yielded the enigmatic diamond and the eponymous village in Andhra Pradesh lie in a forested region some 100 km from Vijayawada, enveloped by Pulichintala ...

A wonder of nature, pink diamonds were first discovered in India during the early 17th century in the legendary Kollur mine, one of the largest and most productive diamond mines on the Indian ...

which said the Kohinoor was mined at Kollur, probably in 1656 AD. Mir Jumla, a Persian immigrant, owned the mine and farmed the diamond, which he presented to Emperor Shah Jahan. The uncut ...

What it is: A 45.52-carat brilliant blue diamond Where it was found: It was long believed that the diamond was extracted from the Kollur Mine in Guntur, India. However, new evidence has revealed ...

In 1660, a distinguished French entrepreneurial traveler named Jean-Baptiste Tavernier visited the alluvial diggings of the Kollur Mine, Golconda, India. There he purchased, together with other ...

Hyderabad: An extremely rare, pink diamond, weighing 8.72 carats, called The Historic Pink that may have been mined from the Kollur Mines in Hyderabad was sold for a whopping $15.9 million.