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Peacock Throne - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: Antigorite, Avifauna, Billy, Bird, Birdie, Birdlife, Birdy, Boar, Buck, Bull, Bullock, Butterfly, Chameleon, Chanticleer, Cheetah |
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Shah Jahan seated on the Peacock Throne The Peacock Throne was made for the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in the 17th century and taken from Delhi by Nadir Qoli Beg the Shah of Persia during his invasion of the Mughal Empire in the 18th century.
In the civil war following Nadirs assassination in 1747, the throne was destroyed. Subsequent Persian thrones copied the thrones style and were also called the Peacock Throne.
The Peacock Throne is also an informal term for the Iranian Monarchy from Nadir Shah to the monarchys end in 1979.
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