Why the Maharajas Are Considered the Original Kings of Bling

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5 жыл бұрын

In 18th and 19th Century India, male rulers wore sparkling #jewelry to show off their wealth and power. The large jewels included #diamonds, #rubies and #emeralds worn almost exclusively by men - specifically, the kings and princes known as "maharajas."
NBC Bay Area Digital Video Journalist Jonathan Bloom takes you to San Francisco's Legion of Honor, where an exhibition of Indian royal jewels is being held.
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@John081590 5 жыл бұрын

What I like about the traditional wear, especially in South Asia is their use of embellishments that may seem feminine in western standards. They use rich embroidery, jewels, mirrors, feathers, etc, for the male attire, and they look stunning and regal.

@gihankanishka 5 жыл бұрын

Indeed they did. Just like the peacock

@John081590 5 жыл бұрын

@@gihankanishka Yes. So beautiful.

@bperez8656 9 ай бұрын

Old European culture didn’t see it as feminine and then something made it change

@haileeraestout5567 21 күн бұрын

In Hindu Mythology Ma Laxmi Is Known As The Goddess Of Wealth And She's Married To Sri Vishnu

@faizsk864 4 жыл бұрын

Its not east meets west , it should be West looted East .

@imperatoraurelian3410 3 жыл бұрын

West meets east, knocks out east, Rob's it and runs away

@davidsimonyan5794 3 жыл бұрын

*Britain. Others were saints compared with it

@jessiejoseph1093 3 жыл бұрын

The ruling family of Qatar owned all these pieces, not a westerner...as it happens.

@madhuchoudhary9655 3 жыл бұрын

Someone would have looted them eventually, we have no dearth of corporate or political criminals in east . At least in western culture , some of these end up in museums for the common folks to see .

@royalbloodedledgend 2 жыл бұрын

Boohoo snowflake

@benfrankdalist2709 5 жыл бұрын

Damn those thieves . And they said that Sapphire and all these diamonds and rubies and pearls came from the heavens......

@judahbiauniceva9553 5 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣👊🏾

@alokeshkachari2628 5 жыл бұрын

You are absolutely truth

@r.22r 2 жыл бұрын

Well it wasnt just men. In India, everyone wore jewellery like that. Men ,women and children.you can look up images for this ... everyone from royalty to tribals and farmers is loaded in jewellery of one kind or another. Its been a huge part of our culture, and continues to be so.

@mstelios4259 4 жыл бұрын

Damn, even the eagles were blinged out

@henrylivingstone2800 3 ай бұрын

They’re hawks not eagles

@TJ-sc1pm 5 жыл бұрын

Then the British came and brutally stole them of it.....

@biplav32 5 жыл бұрын

They didn't steal them. They won it.

@johnmichaelperey7806 5 жыл бұрын

Yes they looted it.

@aloksharma4912 5 жыл бұрын

@@biplav32 you're a crazy lunatic who doesn't know the difference btwn winning, stealing and cheating...get lost!

@biplav32 5 жыл бұрын

@@aloksharma4912 British won whole India.

@tingidol7275 5 жыл бұрын

indian rulers are brutal to its people, thats why british punish them and get what they deserve.

@n2lentertainmentn2l76 5 жыл бұрын

India has the most valuable stories and most precious stones plentiful rich from Hindu goddess draped in jewels to the factual stories of forbidden doors holding mounds of gold

@khanpak7607 5 жыл бұрын

Bro it was Muslim India they took the wealth not hindu India before British came it was Muslim used to rule India and when British they distroy muslim empire give power to hindu whitch they never rule India it was Muslim for 1000 years rule the problem is when people mention India they think it hindu history that’s how hindu lie to world they don’t say Muslim empire even tajmahal was build by Muslim empire but because British came give power to hindu now hindu show to the world all the Muslim arts and culture from diamond to stone they say India so people will say its hindu read the history India never exited them say it’s British made india in to one India they have diffrent culture with diffrent language

@anshulmishra5633 5 жыл бұрын

@@khanpak7607 you're a religious bigot... May you spiral out of your petty thinking

@aloksharma4912 5 жыл бұрын

@@khanpak7607 and yes asshole india aur hindustan never existed it only existed after muslims and brits bcus It was bharat it is bharat and will be akahand bharat always...padhai karle sahi se bhek ki jamin aur roti pe palne walo..aaj zinda ho aur rehre ho just bcus of bharat..barbad kar diya tha tumhare converted porwajo ne bc desh ko. Sale fattu converted chutiye!

@CityIn360 4 жыл бұрын

@@khanpak7607 you idiot don't know nothing about india because you just read kuran not history of bharat

@syedmedia3573 3 жыл бұрын

@@CityIn360 bro don't say anything thing anyone's religion, he is a Pakistani first then muslim understand that first 👍

@brotherfromanothermother4168 5 жыл бұрын

I am Maratha from Maharashtra.. India I just want my great king CHATRAPATI SHIVAJI MAHARAJA'S BHAVANI SWORD... Keep the Diamonds but pls return sword.

@naeemmohd818 3 жыл бұрын

KYO BAAKI NAHI CHAHIE .........GADHA

@Yours_agrwl_099 3 жыл бұрын

Bhai fikr mt kro ek din so lenge 🇮🇳

@user-ov8ei2ep8o 2 жыл бұрын

are u crazy we want all the looted wealth and jewelry from brits

@hrishikaverma3431 2 жыл бұрын

No return it with diamonds of legend sword of Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

@pravinjadgeri6980 Жыл бұрын

It's not the way to ask for our own things. But we have to take it with sence of authority and ownership.

@othmanelmalki1317 2 жыл бұрын

THE WAY THE DIAMONDS ARE CUTTED SHOWS THE BEST CLARITY OF STONES IN THE WORLD. BRILLIANT WORK FROM BRILLIANT HOLY JEWELRY HANDS. AMAZING

@parveztirandaz9291 5 жыл бұрын

Million or billions rs value daimon jewelry & gold looted england from India & show in museums shem on

@mikhael7221 5 жыл бұрын

It's actually trillions

@ordieloved 4 жыл бұрын

@@mikhael7221 It's actually not, it's billions. Which is nothing. The moste valuable of gems in the world are only in the millions, so Indian gems etc wouldn't bring more than a few billion.

@naveendhak8039 Жыл бұрын

@@ordieloved actually it is 75 Trillion 😊

@nijiranarzary9066 Жыл бұрын

I'm proud to be an indian ... Jai bharat mata ki 🙏🔥

@ex_muslimapostate3676 Жыл бұрын

Have you ever wondered if britsh looted India than how come these kings live such luxurious life ... There is nothing to be proud of when Common people suffered and these britsh collaborators enjoy there levish life .... And you are proud of that😏😏😏

@marcusrattray1158 5 жыл бұрын

Traders, pay for an army? Stop twisting the truth. Britian raided India. Maharajas where fighting the British military Invaders. They ended up losing thought putting up a good fight. They where then forced to fork over their wealth to the crown and dramatically scale down their armies. All the crown jewels and most of the British crown gemstone jewelry where recuts of stolen or extorted Indian gemstone. I like that they're giving India some spotlight but don't fudge the truth in your favor.

@Joker1rulervids 5 жыл бұрын

History is written by winners whether you like it or not

@Marko-od7eb 5 жыл бұрын

@@Joker1rulervids And the truth is written by historians.

@muhammadzulfikar8860 5 жыл бұрын

@@Marko-od7eb of which is very rare and some got locked up for writing the truth..... Better more, why don't you write a true history and spend your life in research and only to see the end for yourself is very likely bitter......

@Speedy300 5 жыл бұрын

marcus rattray I know they took and rape but today, they are the civilized and fathers of the civil right activists😂😂😂

@karthiksanthosh9385 3 жыл бұрын

main cuz of mahrajas fail cuz of betrayers inside

@leifruckwardt9990 4 жыл бұрын

It would be nice to watch a longer and well made documentary about this topic, there is nearly no such thing to find here on KZfaq. It could be a devided into several parts, starting with the history of the Maharajas, their wealth which gave them the possibility to create those treasures, and last but least the happy cooperation between the Maharajas and jewelry houses like Cartier. So even if the jewels were symbols of great power, they are a national heritage and pieces of art on a very high level as well. And my last wish for a documentary about the Indian jewels and or Maharajas - ONLY in HD quality please.

@globalcitizenn Жыл бұрын

Thank you for mentioning the British Royals appropriated the Indian style of Royal jewelry

@umai21 5 жыл бұрын

Will all this wealth... return to india?

@caligulalonghbottom2629 5 жыл бұрын

These Maharajahs were complicit and most of the diamonds and gems that made their way to the British royals etc were gifts fromthem...

@Sajjatayaan 5 жыл бұрын

You should visit Nizam's jewellery collection in Hyderabad, you will be shocked! I've been!

@marcos455ferro3 5 жыл бұрын

nop

@YourGrace_06 5 жыл бұрын

TuTOk I wish the US government would give the Lakota Sioux their gold back. They broke the Ft Laramie treaty after gold was found on sacred land and thousands of white settlers moved onto Indian land, illegally. Sad, a lot of the Sioux were killed for gold

@Reflectionsization 5 жыл бұрын

A lot of hate on this post. From a non-bias oppinion

@jeromelombardo6053 4 жыл бұрын

Then the Brits came and stole mostly everything. I had much respect for the British Royal family at one point.....but then I saw the film Victoria and Abdul and what they did to him after The Queen well was just mean. I think they should return every piece of jewelry back to India.

@FatBellyChemist1234 4 жыл бұрын

I used to have respect to the earthly British royals, until Diana's case of divorce and death.

@dylantoytebe8244 5 жыл бұрын

that jewelries supposed to be in india

@jays5186 4 жыл бұрын

As an Indian, it is painful for me to see..really really painful

@bitTorrenter 5 жыл бұрын

There was no Queen Alexandra. There was King Edward VII. Alexandra was the Queen Consort. Just as there no King Philip. He is a Prince Consort.

@m.andersonnicholls1734 3 жыл бұрын

Technically he isn't incorrent and indeed there was a Queen Alexandra as she was Queen. He never specifically said or implied she was Queen Regnant. A Queen Consort and a Queen Regnant are BOTH Queens - though by different means.

@normasouthwood3182 2 жыл бұрын

She was Queen Consort.

@PapaThanos96 5 жыл бұрын

Well men had wore high heels before women back then so it's no surprised that men wore jewelry too..

@PyramidSquare 4 жыл бұрын

We were rich, we will be rich ❤

@Bubbles-od2tv 2 жыл бұрын

Unlikely. All those jewel mines in India are now empty. Only some ruby mines in Burma and diamond mines in Africa are left.

@naveendhak8039 Жыл бұрын

@@Bubbles-od2tv oh theirs alot in that ground still. India is such a rich piece of land 😊

@MohamedHassan-ni6un 4 жыл бұрын

Divide and conquer tactics. The Englishman's way of rags to riches.

@zephyr1327 4 жыл бұрын

Mohamed Hassan it’s because of how divided and severed each provinces bonds were. Which allowed them to conquer us. If we were more unified they would have no chance against the country which owned 25% of the whole worlds wealth

@krishnaparamdhamabburi4379 Жыл бұрын

Great video

@arungowda6033 5 жыл бұрын

my India 🇮🇳❤️

@justmeonthebeach 4 жыл бұрын

Very interesting.

@ricksonsoram4554 3 жыл бұрын

British: Look...what we've looted from India. Indian: How much is the ticket, Sir?

@heretwoexpose4255 4 жыл бұрын

The Rothchild are like🤔😲 I got it. WAR!!

@THE_EXAM_TIME Жыл бұрын

very nice story

@music_by_carlos 5 жыл бұрын

AWESOME

@ericowensnyc 5 жыл бұрын

When is this coming to NYC???????? 👍🏽

@dhanushkj1419 2 жыл бұрын

India 🇮🇳

@aritradutta9715 4 жыл бұрын

Yes India is the world's best country

@pedraspreciosasdoBrasil 5 жыл бұрын

Like yes good man gemms 🇧🇷💎🙇🙏✌👍l fron Brasil

@Dharanews1987 Жыл бұрын

Very nice

@sradhandas5174 5 жыл бұрын

thief😠😠😠😠

@rajajana9842 5 жыл бұрын

Whose collection is this??

@sams5177 5 жыл бұрын

how about giving it BACK!!!!

@ordieloved 4 жыл бұрын

I'm curious why no one in India has asked these gems back, it's almost like they were not stolen... All of them combined are only worth a few billion anyway, that's nothing.

@kushal4956 2 жыл бұрын

@@ordieloved it's not about the money, it's about the principle and the prestige that comes with it. also it's our heritage not urs

@pranav..4767 5 жыл бұрын

"James " bond Falling proud.

@ashucool603 4 жыл бұрын

Correction..!! Hmare Maharajao ne jewelery di nhi Britishers ko display k liye , balki britishers ne chura li.. #AngrejChor.

@bperez8656 9 ай бұрын

Fabulous history. May the tables turn again

@jorgesantos2445 4 жыл бұрын

Muito bom o vidio

@kamalmaheshwarisaboo8125 4 жыл бұрын

India is great

@gouthamnj8123 4 жыл бұрын

Soo true TJ, England still survive with the interest of the loots from India..

@smartbaba1321 4 жыл бұрын

India overtake UK in Economical ranking. no need to say anything.

@raghavendravaspula7536 4 жыл бұрын

Ohh shit this video colonized my computer..

@kaceobrwa7039 3 жыл бұрын

nobody in the world know about diamond until they meet india

@manuharidas7933 Жыл бұрын

Nice

@consultanthuma Жыл бұрын

🔥

@pritilagnadas 5 жыл бұрын

Hey u come india... look @ those Rajasthan's royalty.. where u can find everything that's relating to your video...

@vinoduikey1339 Жыл бұрын

Good 🎉🎉🎉

@user-io1om7jz2y 3 жыл бұрын

One day.......wait for it

@user-co4si3cb8h 5 жыл бұрын

He look like nipsey hustle

@808mauna 7 ай бұрын

Commoner or King Your Heart is the Real Bling.

@markmcarthy596 4 жыл бұрын

Why do we love rocks so much? I collect all kinds, as does My wife in jewelry, the stone of scone, etc....

@francispereira9836 3 жыл бұрын

I ❤u

@dayangmarikit6860 10 ай бұрын

Because they're shiny and sparkly ✨😍✨... Humans evolved to appreciate sparkle because we associate it with water.

@victoryyolandaantiga454 4 жыл бұрын

I need to know if anyone person kmows what kind of rock i have

@1pasupaty 4 жыл бұрын

It is hurting cos it should be on my neck

@saifalshamisi4079 5 жыл бұрын

The. Why u took them ?

@user-ku3zy7nt2b 5 жыл бұрын

昔々、質のいいダイヤモンドと言えばインド産だったらしいですね。川でカラーダイヤモンドが採れたとか

@singhsurmey1713 3 жыл бұрын

Sher Punjab maharaja Ranjit Singh Kohinoor diamond 💎💎💎💎daleep Singh

@syedmedia3573 3 жыл бұрын

Sad truth is that it has lost its all Beauty 😭

@Yours_agrwl_099 3 жыл бұрын

@@syedmedia3573 bro one day we will keep them all

@Yours_agrwl_099 3 жыл бұрын

@@syedmedia3573 back

@carminarosariolizarragapar4626 4 жыл бұрын

Beautifuls yewellrys

@SharonCreamer671956 4 жыл бұрын

Oh, here we go, again.

@venakateswarlup8039 Жыл бұрын

❤❤

@charleswalker1185 3 жыл бұрын

I have worn big jewels, for Mardis Gras, and Halloween..I got a headache...

@sirichaithongyim7168 4 жыл бұрын

Wow so beautiful.

@Atribak 3 жыл бұрын

20% of comments are people amazed by the jewels, 10% of comments are people angry for mughals being Muslim, 70% of comments are of how the british stole the jems.

@m.s.rahman2662 Жыл бұрын

❤

@tudormiller887 7 ай бұрын

Wowsers! What happened to the diamond industry in Africa ? 😮

@jimmyle7926 4 жыл бұрын

Ya'll must not know my boy Johnny dang... #kingahbling

@azizsharif7636 4 жыл бұрын

Wooooo

@naveendhak8039 Жыл бұрын

Women wore precious gems as well, also The Hindu Goddesses were adorned in higher quality diamonds and gems 😊

@ex_muslimapostate3676 Жыл бұрын

Funny Hindusim talk about detachment from materialistic desire , where your gods got secret vaults in temples and godes adorned jewellery

@dayangmarikit6860 10 ай бұрын

@@ex_muslimapostate3676Not Hinduism but Buddhism.

@clizark1 5 жыл бұрын

They have nothing on Mansamusa!

@Omar_Rifland 5 жыл бұрын

I have a room of Diamond in which 1000 grams

@noorhooshmand8067 4 жыл бұрын

It's work of Iran! It's even written on the rubby

@akhleshfaujdar192 4 жыл бұрын

Persia had relation with india

@lesmonde4361 10 ай бұрын

Women too wear jewellery in India

@Indusxstan 4 жыл бұрын

At 2:06 he tells a big lie. HINDU rajah’s did not kill their brothers to get the throne, normally. This was problem was Islamic and it started in India with them. In turkey for example, every single time the prince grabbed power, he killed his brothers even if there were 50 in the harem!

@Bangkok-ik1fp 5 жыл бұрын

Appropriating style? Bloody hell, she appropriated the stones!

@surajpattanayak7731 2 жыл бұрын

We Indians should ask British govt to return all the precious things that their thief monarch had taken

@arjunramachandran277 4 жыл бұрын

Emperor

@nirajlama5325 5 жыл бұрын

Kindly return please.

@SeachGateINDIA 4 жыл бұрын

a polite lama

@vinayakdevduttsamiranmajum3180 4 жыл бұрын

At least we Indians never gone to other countries to steal anyone's property!!! Like other countries#

@nancyhobson9710 4 жыл бұрын

They probably were!

@sayaankhan3484 Жыл бұрын

It's sad now, if I wear a traditonal henna design as a brown guy. Other South Asian people will ridicule me and say its only for women.

@sooosooo100 5 жыл бұрын

2:40 Hence the term drag queen

@ramcesgaston5319 4 жыл бұрын

I love my jewels simply because I am royalty.

@bulldogbruce2683 4 жыл бұрын

I'm British, I can honestly say I would steal diamonds from Indians.......

@faruqhossain5314 4 жыл бұрын

RIP the kohinoor

@lordgawain 3 жыл бұрын

Can’t compete with the patiala necklace

@muhamadwahyudin8906 5 жыл бұрын

Dan sekarang para pencuri itu tak malu-malu lagi untuk menunjukkan pencuriannya Dan tahukah bahwa yang di curi itu hartanya orang-orang muslim, Dan yang mencuri bukan muslim bukan?! Jelas sudah siapa yang baik dan siapa yang baik itu

@zigprof 5 жыл бұрын

I already think that I am the richest person in the world because I do not care about jewelry at all. lol

@zigprof 5 жыл бұрын

@Taps fan No honey, I live in a country where you can not wear jewelry without being mugged. 😂😂😂

@goonseb6456 5 жыл бұрын

Taps fan your some weirdo

@rahulm2827 Ай бұрын

If you factually and truly are situated in Dharma, you will get rich. Bhog and Moksh (Material Wellbeing and Salvation) is the truth of Sanaatan Dharam (Hinduism). And we Sanaatanis dont care who stole from us. Karma will take care of thieves. Theft is a serious sin and will not be spared. Instead of getting miserable about theft, we'll create bigger wealth. The universe has much more to offer than what has been seen. God is infinite.

@abhishekdas66 4 жыл бұрын

Even if these precious jewels would have been in India still, would that have changed the plight of our country?...We have so much wealth stashed in our temples, but we are still struggling as a poor nation...So the debate over Kohinoor being returned to India is of absolutely no value for an average Indian...A square meal a day makes more sense.

@Bubbles-od2tv 2 жыл бұрын

It's because the upper castes make sure the lower castes in India are downtrodden and poor. India is inherently evil.

@manecbasumatary1898 3 жыл бұрын

Give it back.. its ours😂

@jumpinjohosafatz5724 2 жыл бұрын

It really is a tragic double edged sword, admiring these priceless, magnificent jewels... while there is no denying their beauty and the exceptional skill required to create them, one simply cannot forget that for hundreds of years, millions of exploited and starving people slaved away in absolute squallor and died tragic deaths, just so that a select few people could swish around all day, every day, surrounded by an obscene display of wealth and dripping in a decadant collection of priceless jewels (that could have fed, clothed, sheltered and educated thousands of people, for years!