Wittelsbach-Graff Diamond
The Wittelsbach-Graff Diamond is a 31.06-carat (6.212 g) deep-blue diamond with internally flawless clarity, originating in the Kollur Mine, India. Laurence Graff purchased the Wittelsbach Diamond in 2008 for £16.4 million. In 2010, Graff revealed he had had the diamond cut by three diamond cutters to remove flaws. The diamond was now more than 4 carats (800 mg) lighter and was renamed the Wittelsbach-Graff Diamond. There is controversy, as critics claim the recutting has so altered the diamond as to make it unrecognisable, compromising its historical integrity.
Wittelsbach-Graff Diamond, on display at the National Museum of Natural History
The Wittelsbach Diamond in the Crown of Bavaria, just beneath the cross.
The Qutb Shahi dynasty was a Persianate Shia Islamic dynasty of Turkoman origin that ruled the Sultanate of Golkonda in southern India. After the collapse of the Bahmani Sultanate, the Qutb Shahi dynasty was established in 1512 AD by Sultan-Quli Qutb-ul-Mulk, better known though less correctly referred to in English as "Quli Qutb Shah".
Tomb of Sultan Muhammad Qutb Shah in Hyderabad.
Wittelsbach-Graff Diamond first discovered by the Golconda sultanate
Golkonda Painting, 1650-1670 Opaque watercolor and gold on paper Overall
The Bahmani Kingdom, Kandesh, and the Five Sultanates