peacock throne

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Mughal artifact imperial throne jewel-encrusted throne lost treasure

The Peacock Throne was an opulent, jewel-encrusted imperial throne of the Mughal emperors of India, famed as one of the most extravagant symbols of royal power in world history.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Peacock Throne 3
Peacock Throne taken by Nader Shah 1
imperial Peacock Throne (historically housed in Red Fort) 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Mughal artifact ⓘ
imperial throne ⓘ
jewel-encrusted throne ⓘ
lost treasure ⓘ
associatedWith Taj Mahal era of Mughal art ⓘ
commissionedBy Shah Jahan ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Mughal Empire (in much of the territory) ⓘ
surface form: Mughal Empire
creator Mughal court artisans ⓘ
culture Mughal dynasty ⓘ
surface form: Mughal
describedIn European travel accounts ⓘ
contemporary Persian chronicles ⓘ
endTime 1739 ⓘ
fate looted ⓘ
genre court regalia ⓘ
hasPart gem-encrusted columns ⓘ
inlaid floral motifs ⓘ
jeweled canopy ⓘ
peacock-shaped figures ⓘ
steps of gold ⓘ
inception circa 1635 ⓘ
influenced later Iranian royal thrones ⓘ
symbolic term for Iranian monarchy ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Delhi ⓘ
lootedBy Nader Shah ⓘ
lootedFrom Red Fort ⓘ
surface form: Red Fort, Delhi
materialUsed diamonds ⓘ
emeralds ⓘ
gold ⓘ
pearls ⓘ
rubies ⓘ
notableFor artistic craftsmanship ⓘ
extravagant use of precious stones ⓘ
status as one of the most famous thrones in history ⓘ
partOf Mughal court ceremonial ⓘ
presentLocation unknown ⓘ
startTime reign of Shah Jahan ⓘ
status destroyed or dismantled ⓘ
symbolizes Mughal sovereignty ⓘ
imperial power ⓘ
royal magnificence ⓘ
takenTo Isfahan ⓘ
Iran ⓘ
surface form: Persia

Tehran ⓘ
usedBy Aurangzeb ⓘ
Shah Jahan ⓘ
later Mughal emperors ⓘ
usedFor imperial audiences ⓘ
state ceremonies ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mughal Empire (in much of the territory) → symbol → peacock throne ⓘ
subject surface form: Mughal Empire
Nader Shah → tookFromDelhi → peacock throne ⓘ
this entity surface form: Peacock Throne
Diwan-i-Khas → associatedWith → peacock throne ⓘ
this entity surface form: imperial Peacock Throne (historically housed in Red Fort)
Mughal Emperor → hasSymbol → peacock throne ⓘ
this entity surface form: Peacock Throne
Battle of Karnal → plunder → peacock throne ⓘ
this entity surface form: Peacock Throne taken by Nader Shah
Sack of Delhi (1739) → plunderedItem → peacock throne ⓘ
this entity surface form: Peacock Throne