For the Iranian Imperial throne from the early 19th century, see Sun Throne.
Painting of the later Peacock Throne in the Diwan-i-Khas of the Red Fort, around 1850
The Peacock Throne (Hindustani: Mayūrāsana, Sanskrit: मयूरासन, Urdu: تخت طاؤس, Persian: تخت طاووس, Takht-i Tāvūs) was a famous jewelled throne that was the seat of the emperors of the Mughal Empire in India. It was commissioned in the early 17th century by Emperor Shah Jahan and was located in the Diwan-i-Khas (Hall of Private Audiences, or Ministers' Room) in the Red Fort of Delhi. It was named after a peacock as two peacocks are shown dancing at its rear.[1]
The original throne was looted by the Persians in 1739. Its replacement disappeared during or soon after the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
^"Mughal Throne Now Sits at Sri Darbar Sahib Complex". Daily Sikh Updates. 1 February 2015. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
The PeacockThrone (Hindustani: Mayūrāsana, Sanskrit: मयूरासन, Urdu: تخت طاؤس, Persian: تخت طاووس, Takht-i Tāvūs) was a famous jewelled throne that was...
The Sun Throne (Persian: تخت خورشید, romanized: Takht-e Khurshīd), also known as the PeacockThrone (Persian: تخت طاووس, romanized: Takht-e Tāvūs), is...
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Samshodhan Mandal. p. 138. Eraly, Emperors of the PeacockThrone 2000, p. 460. Eraly, Emperors of the PeacockThrone 2000, p. 461. Sarkar, History of Aurangzib...
reference to the PeacockThrone that originally stood in the Diwan-I-Khas, palace where the ball took place. This dazzling jewelled throne, now lost, was...
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10–12. Sarkar 1912, pp. 11–12. Hansen, Waldemar (1996) [1972]. The PeacockThrone: The Drama of Mogul India. Motilal Banarsidass. pp. 122–124. ISBN 978-81-208-0225-4...
a patron of the learned and scholars. Hansen, Waldemar (1972). The peacockthrone : the drama of Mogul India (1st Indian ed., repr. ed.). Delhi: Motilal...
history. The certain processes through which imperial princes rose to the PeacockThrone, however, were very specific to the Mughal Empire. To go into greater...
was related to the Persian "tavus" (as in Takht-i-Tâvus for the famed PeacockThrone). The Ancient Hebrew word tuki (plural tukkiyim) has been said to have...
fourth an eagle opposite a peacock; the fifth a wildcat opposite a cock; the sixth a hawk opposite a pigeon. Above the throne was a seven-branched candlestick...
original on December 31, 2020. Retrieved December 31, 2020. "1637: The PeacockThrone (sample)". Baen Books. "Publishing Schedule". Baen Books. Archived from...
number of other stage productions including Chris Lee's "The Fall of the PeacockThrone" where he played Mohammad Mosaddeq. His most recent role was that of...
plundered from the treasuries of the Mughal dynasty's capital. The PeacockThrone was also taken away by the Persian army, and thereafter served as a...
University Press. ISBN 1-57607-075-1. Eraly, Abraham (2007). Emperors Of The PeacockThrone: The Saga of the Great Moghuls. Penguin Books Limited. ISBN 978-93-5118-093-7...
ISBN 978-0-359-22280-3. Eraly, Abraham (2007-09-17). Emperors Of The PeacockThrone: The Saga of the Great Moghuls. Penguin Books Limited. ISBN 978-93-5118-093-7...
of around 200,000 soldiers, plundering the Red Fort, including the PeacockThrone. Nadir Shah returned to Persia after three months, leaving a destroyed...
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