Great Mughal

Japanese: Great Mughal(英語表記)GreatMughal
Great Mughal

…When Richard I (the Lionheart) joined the Third Crusade and was captured by the enemy, it was used as a ransom to free him. The largest diamond from India, the Great Mughal, is said to have been about 280 carats, but it went missing in the 17th century. However, one theory is that this stone was polished and transformed into the Koh-i-noor (about 106 carats), which was presented to Queen Victoria and added to the royal treasury, or the Orlov (about 195 carats), which is said to have been ripped from the eye of a goddess statue that was once placed in a temple in southern India and given to Catherine II of Russia. …

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…リチャード1世(獅子心王)が第3回十字軍遠征に加わり敵に捕らえられたとき,それを身代金に使って解放されたという。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。…

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