IRAN - THE MAGNIFICENT PRICELESS JEWELS OF THE NATIONAL TREASURY!

IRAN - "The Wonderland"
The treasury is a collection of jewels from the early 16th to 20th century, of which, only some of the jewels date back to the Safavid era (early 1500s.)

The Ottomans looted the treasury after they won a war against Shah Ismael (Ismail) of Safavid Dynasty in 1514. Then the Afghans attacked Persia in 1719, and again, the treasury was looted.

The jewels taken by the Ottomans were never recovered, but Nader Shah of the Afsharid Dynasty (1736-47) not only recaptured Afghanistan and some of Persia’s Imperial Jewels, but he also went on to defeat the Mughal Empire of India in 1739.

In return of the captured Indian territories Nader Shah forced the defeated Mughal king to give him to the key to his treasury. To carry the treasures back to Persia it took:
- 700 elephants
- 4000 camels
- 12000 horses

The Peacock Throne, Sea of Light & Mountain of Light Diamonds were among the prized jewels

CREDITS:

MUSIC:
1: FARID FARJAD - DAVEEGH
2: LAMA HOUSE - THE SECRET OF THE EARTH
3: FARID FARJAD - SOGHATI
4: ABEL KORZENIOWSKI - GENTLE NIGHT
5: ABEL KORZENIOWSKI - TABLE FOR TWO
6: FARID FARJAD - ESFAHAN
7: BACH - SLEEPERS WAKE
8: ERIKE SATEI - GYMNOPEDIE NO. 1

PHOTOS:
- The Treasury of National Jewels booklet, DVD (Tehran, Iran)
- Soheil Callage (2013 trip to Iran) + some online photos