GK
INDIAN HISTORY
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Shah Jahan
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Nadirshah
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Akbar
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Aurangazeb
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Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -It was ascended by silver steps and stood on golden feet set with jewels, and it was backed by representations of two open peacocks’ tails, gilded, enamelled, and inset with diamonds, rubies, and other stones. The throne was seized along with other plunder when the Iranian conqueror Nādir Shāh captured Delhi in 1739.
Detailed explanation-3: -According to reports, the original throne was built for the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in the early 17th century and is said to be one of the most glorious thrones in history.
Detailed explanation-4: -In 1739, Nadir Shah completed his conquest of Mughal empire by capturing Delhi and took the peacock throne, along with other treasures, to Persia. It is said that it was then dismantled and parts of it incorporated into the Persian Naderi Peacock Throne, now kept in the national treasury of the Central Bank of Iran.