INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The peacock throne was constructed by the Mughal Emperor
A
Akbar
B
Shah Jahan
C
Jahangir
D
Aurangzeb
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Peacock Throne 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.

Detailed explanation-2: -Shahjahan. Hint: The Peacock Throne, the famous golden throne captured by the Persians from India in 1739. Since then, the throne (and its copies) remains a symbol of the Persian monarchy or the Iranian monarchy. It is located in Diwan-i-Khas in the Red Fort of Delhi.

Detailed explanation-3: -An immense mausoleum of white marble, built in Agra between 1631 and 1648 by order of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favourite wife, the Taj Mahal is the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world’s heritage.

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