SAMBALPUR IS THE OLDEST DIAMOND MINES OF THE WHOLE WORLD
Sambalpur , Sumbhulpoor , Sumbulpore , Sambhal , Sambalaka ,Sumelpur - as stated in different names in different places is the oldest known diamond mines of the world . Rome and other places of Europe were being supplied with diamond of the Sumbhulpoor mine in 2nd century . Ptolemy , Pliny , Gibbon , Barahamihir , Huen sang , Chandeswara ,,Valentine Ball , Peter Lee Briton , Major Ossley , Adwin W. Streathr , Baran Von Bevst , Major Edward Roughsigde , O'Malley and many others have given account about this oldest Diamond mines of Sumbhulpoor . Jean Baptist Touvernier in 1645 , Thomas Motte in 1766 and Lt. Markham Kittoe in 1838 visited Sumbhulpoor and have given the account in detail . Of all the account of Motte is a bigger one .
To the north of 10 miles away fro Sambalpur there was an island of 829. 72 accers . Near it there was the confluence where water of river IB was falling into the water of river Mahanadi . The red soil coming with water of IB was the source . After rainy season when the water level becomes low , people deputed were putting soil near the mouth and they were dividing the river into two streamed . Red soil were being lifted and after deposing it at the island search for diamond was taking place . King of Sambalpur was the owner of the mines . He was the master of Diamonds and the searchers were getting the Gold dust which they were getting from this very mines . The searchers known as JHARAS were given agriculture lands free of cost by the king for their service . Everything has an ending . Availability of the diamonds became lower . As per the list available the diamonds found from here were 1804 - 56 grain , 1805 - 98 carats ,1806 - 168 carats , 1807 - 308 carats , 1908 -14 ,210.6 , 1809 - 672 and 14 carats , 3 no. of diamond of 7 carats , 1810- 2nos of 35 carats , 1811 56 , 1813 28 , 1815- 28 , 1816 13 , 1817 28 and 4 1818 84 and 14 . The famous diamonds such as Kohinoor and Taj -E -Mah were found from here only .
Sambalpur was first captured by the Marathas and then by the Britishers . The Jharas did not co-operated and the mines became idle as it became non-profit one . Mighty Hirakud Dam is being constructed in 1956 with a resourver area of 743 sq. km swallowing the Diamond island .
Sambalpur , Sumbhulpoor , Sumbulpore , Sambhal , Sambalaka ,Sumelpur - as stated in different names in different places is the oldest known diamond mines of the world . Rome and other places of Europe were being supplied with diamond of the Sumbhulpoor mine in 2nd century . Ptolemy , Pliny , Gibbon , Barahamihir , Huen sang , Chandeswara ,,Valentine Ball , Peter Lee Briton , Major Ossley , Adwin W. Streathr , Baran Von Bevst , Major Edward Roughsigde , O'Malley and many others have given account about this oldest Diamond mines of Sumbhulpoor . Jean Baptist Touvernier in 1645 , Thomas Motte in 1766 and Lt. Markham Kittoe in 1838 visited Sumbhulpoor and have given the account in detail . Of all the account of Motte is a bigger one .
To the north of 10 miles away fro Sambalpur there was an island of 829. 72 accers . Near it there was the confluence where water of river IB was falling into the water of river Mahanadi . The red soil coming with water of IB was the source . After rainy season when the water level becomes low , people deputed were putting soil near the mouth and they were dividing the river into two streamed . Red soil were being lifted and after deposing it at the island search for diamond was taking place . King of Sambalpur was the owner of the mines . He was the master of Diamonds and the searchers were getting the Gold dust which they were getting from this very mines . The searchers known as JHARAS were given agriculture lands free of cost by the king for their service . Everything has an ending . Availability of the diamonds became lower . As per the list available the diamonds found from here were 1804 - 56 grain , 1805 - 98 carats ,1806 - 168 carats , 1807 - 308 carats , 1908 -14 ,210.6 , 1809 - 672 and 14 carats , 3 no. of diamond of 7 carats , 1810- 2nos of 35 carats , 1811 56 , 1813 28 , 1815- 28 , 1816 13 , 1817 28 and 4 1818 84 and 14 . The famous diamonds such as Kohinoor and Taj -E -Mah were found from here only .
Sambalpur was first captured by the Marathas and then by the Britishers . The Jharas did not co-operated and the mines became idle as it became non-profit one . Mighty Hirakud Dam is being constructed in 1956 with a resourver area of 743 sq. km swallowing the Diamond island .
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