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The mausoleum of Muslim saint Shah Alam in Ahmedabad, India.

Tags: Ahmedabad, Architecture and built environment, Baskets, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, French, Funerary monuments, Human types, India, Mausoleum of Shah Alam, Mosques, Religious practices, Sufi orders

1. Diamond belonging to the Mongol king of India. 2. Diamond belonging to the Duke of Tuscany. 3. Rough diamond of 242 carats. The author states that this was the bigger diamond he ever saw at the hands of the merchants of India. 4. Rough diamond bought by the author at Ahmedabad, India. 5. Finished diamond. 6. Rough diamond bought by the author in India. 7,8. Rough and finished diamond, of a total weight of 104 carats. The diamonds were bought by an affluent Danish merchant in the presence of the author.

Tags: Ahmedabad, Commerce, Diamonds, Duke of Tuscany, Economic activities, Gems, India, Italians, Kings, Mongols of India, Natural environment, Social sphere and everyday life

View of Ahmedabad, India.

Tags: Ahmedabad, Architecture and built environment, Castles and fortresses, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Houses, Human types, India, Pilgrimages, Religious practices, Views, Walls

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