Orlov

Japanese: Orlov
Orlov

…The largest diamond from India, the Great Mughal, was said to have weighed about 280 carats, but it disappeared in the 17th century. However, one theory is that it was polished and transformed into the Koh-i-noor (about 106 carats), which was presented to Queen Victoria and added to the royal treasures, or the Orlov (about 195 carats), which was said to have been ripped from the eye of a goddess statue that had once been placed in a temple in southern India and given to Catherine II of Russia. The Hope (about 44 carats), purchased by Louis XIV in the 17th century, was a blue diamond known as a stone of bad luck, and many people who wore it were executed, such as Madame de Montespan and Marie Antoinette, or suffered unfortunate deaths and family misfortunes, such as the Hope family, the bankers who later purchased it. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Orlov" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…インド産最大のダイヤモンド〈グレート・ムガルGreat Mughal〉は約280カラットあったと伝えられるが,17世紀に行方不明となった。しかし一説に,この石は磨き直され,ビクトリア女王に献上され王室の宝物に加えられた〈コーイヌールKoh‐i‐noor〉(約106カラット),あるいはかつてインド南部の寺院に安置されていた女神像の目から剝ぎ取られロシアのエカチェリナ2世に贈られたといわれる〈オルロフOrlov〉(約195カラット)に変わったのではないかといわれている。また17世紀にルイ14世が買い取った〈ホープHope〉(約44カラット)はブルー・ダイヤモンドで,凶運の石として知られ,それを着用したモンテスパン夫人やマリー・アントアネットのように刑死したり,後年それを買い入れた銀行家ホープ家のように不慮の死や家庭の不幸に見舞われる者が続出した。…

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