why was india is known as the golden bird?
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5 Reasons Why India Was Known As The Golden Bird.
1. Sir Osman Ali Khan: Richest Man In The World in 1937
He was declared the world’s richest man in 1937. He ruled over Hyderabad which then comprised of today’s Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra. He was often called His Exalted Highness or in mocking style His Exhausted Highness. This was so because he had seven wives and 42 concubines, giving birth to a population of at least 149 children. He gifted No. 110 Squadron RAF’s complement of DH.9A aircraft to British Empire during world war one and each aircraft had an inscription of the Hyderabad Kingdom.The State Bank of Hyderabad belonged to him and handled the currency of 1947, a tiara and necklace made of diamonds were gifted to Princess Elizabeth by this last Nizam of Hyderabad on the occasion of Princess’ marriage.This gift is still adorned by the Queen.
2. Priceless Peacock Throne
This magnificent piece of ancient India’s artifact was made up of 1150kg of gold and 230kg of precious stones. In 1999 it was estimated that this throne would have cost $804million dollars or roughly Rs 4.5 billion. Its construction cost was twice as much as that of Taj Mahal. Its construction was initiated by Shah Jahan in early 17th century. The idea was to give a God-like image of emperor by building stairs which led to the throne giving an impression of ruler floating above ground and closer to heaven. The throne was to be situated between two pillars each having two peacocks with a set of trees laden of rubies and diamond, emeralds and pearls. There were 10 jeweled recesses for cushions and in the middle a 185 carats kohinoor was to be the seat of Emperor. The back of the throne had a design of a peacock’s tail made up of sapphires, turquoises and pearls. The throne was taken away by Persian ruler, Nadir Shah in 1739 as a war trophy. Later a dummy version of the throne was built to take the unbeatable position of The Peacock Throne.
3. Kohinoor diamond
Kohinoor is 106 carats diamond and was once the largest diamond of the world. It is said that the diamond is 5000 years, called Syamantaka jewel. But the early reference of Kohinoor diamond is in 1526 when Babur conquered Gwalior. The Raja of Gwalior owned this diamond in 13th century. Kohinoor is 106 carats diamond and was once the largest diamond of the world. It got transferred at the hands of many Indian and Persian rulers. It was mounted on the Peacock Throne on the commands of Shah Jahan. Later Aurangazeb took it to Badshahi Mosque in Lahore. It got robbed by Nadir Shah who took it to Persia. The diamond returned by back to India in Punjab when Shuja Shah Durrani, a ruler of Afghanistan made a deal in exchange of aid in winning back the Afghan Throne. In 1851 Queen Victoria got her hands around this diamond, at that time 186 carats.
4. GDP
India’s economy flourished between 1 AD and 1000AD, making it the largest economy with GDP value as 33.8 million dollars ahead of that of China’s with 26.6 million dollars in 1000. In 1500 it contributed 24.5% of world share and became second largest after China. With coming up of Mughals, its momentum of growth continued. In 1600s India reached the peak with the income of £17.5 million even greater than Britain’s entire treasury worth £ 16 million in 1800. With advent of the rule of East India Company in 1700s, India’s total share in world’s GDP reduced to 3.8%.
The major reason why India was named ‘golden bird’ was because of its abundant raw materials and availability of precious stones. Mauryan ships sailed as far as Syria , Egypt and Greeks. On this ground the ancient India was a global trade hub.
Gold was first found in the lands of India. There are several references of trade of gold from India to other parts of the world.
5. Ancient Business Practices
India was the first one to do away with traditional practices of barter system. It introduced various currencies. Early form of currency is said to be the silver coins. There existed a form of early constitution in the Mauryan period where Chanakya laid down principles of law, politics, defense and economy. This written texts are still relevant and widely read by people to attain knowledge of working of a particular sector of the country.
1. Sir Osman Ali Khan: Richest Man In The World in 1937
He was declared the world’s richest man in 1937. He ruled over Hyderabad which then comprised of today’s Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra. He was often called His Exalted Highness or in mocking style His Exhausted Highness. This was so because he had seven wives and 42 concubines, giving birth to a population of at least 149 children. He gifted No. 110 Squadron RAF’s complement of DH.9A aircraft to British Empire during world war one and each aircraft had an inscription of the Hyderabad Kingdom.The State Bank of Hyderabad belonged to him and handled the currency of 1947, a tiara and necklace made of diamonds were gifted to Princess Elizabeth by this last Nizam of Hyderabad on the occasion of Princess’ marriage.This gift is still adorned by the Queen.
2. Priceless Peacock Throne
This magnificent piece of ancient India’s artifact was made up of 1150kg of gold and 230kg of precious stones. In 1999 it was estimated that this throne would have cost $804million dollars or roughly Rs 4.5 billion. Its construction cost was twice as much as that of Taj Mahal. Its construction was initiated by Shah Jahan in early 17th century. The idea was to give a God-like image of emperor by building stairs which led to the throne giving an impression of ruler floating above ground and closer to heaven. The throne was to be situated between two pillars each having two peacocks with a set of trees laden of rubies and diamond, emeralds and pearls. There were 10 jeweled recesses for cushions and in the middle a 185 carats kohinoor was to be the seat of Emperor. The back of the throne had a design of a peacock’s tail made up of sapphires, turquoises and pearls. The throne was taken away by Persian ruler, Nadir Shah in 1739 as a war trophy. Later a dummy version of the throne was built to take the unbeatable position of The Peacock Throne.
3. Kohinoor diamond
Kohinoor is 106 carats diamond and was once the largest diamond of the world. It is said that the diamond is 5000 years, called Syamantaka jewel. But the early reference of Kohinoor diamond is in 1526 when Babur conquered Gwalior. The Raja of Gwalior owned this diamond in 13th century. Kohinoor is 106 carats diamond and was once the largest diamond of the world. It got transferred at the hands of many Indian and Persian rulers. It was mounted on the Peacock Throne on the commands of Shah Jahan. Later Aurangazeb took it to Badshahi Mosque in Lahore. It got robbed by Nadir Shah who took it to Persia. The diamond returned by back to India in Punjab when Shuja Shah Durrani, a ruler of Afghanistan made a deal in exchange of aid in winning back the Afghan Throne. In 1851 Queen Victoria got her hands around this diamond, at that time 186 carats.
4. GDP
India’s economy flourished between 1 AD and 1000AD, making it the largest economy with GDP value as 33.8 million dollars ahead of that of China’s with 26.6 million dollars in 1000. In 1500 it contributed 24.5% of world share and became second largest after China. With coming up of Mughals, its momentum of growth continued. In 1600s India reached the peak with the income of £17.5 million even greater than Britain’s entire treasury worth £ 16 million in 1800. With advent of the rule of East India Company in 1700s, India’s total share in world’s GDP reduced to 3.8%.
The major reason why India was named ‘golden bird’ was because of its abundant raw materials and availability of precious stones. Mauryan ships sailed as far as Syria , Egypt and Greeks. On this ground the ancient India was a global trade hub.
Gold was first found in the lands of India. There are several references of trade of gold from India to other parts of the world.
5. Ancient Business Practices
India was the first one to do away with traditional practices of barter system. It introduced various currencies. Early form of currency is said to be the silver coins. There existed a form of early constitution in the Mauryan period where Chanakya laid down principles of law, politics, defense and economy. This written texts are still relevant and widely read by people to attain knowledge of working of a particular sector of the country.
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