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Peacock Throne   Listen
noun
Peacock Throne  n.  
1.
A famous throne formerly of the kings of Delhi, India, but since 1739, when it was carried off by Nadir Shah, held by the shahs of Persia (now Iran); so called from its bearing a fully expanded peacock's tail done in gems.
2.
The office or position of the Shah of Iran; as, to ascend the Peacock Throne.





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... perished in the wars which followed that emperor's demise. His private name was Sultan Roshan Akhtar ("Prince Fair Star"), but he assumed with the Imperial dignity the title of MOHAMMAD SHAH, and is memorable as the last Indian emperor that ever sat upon the peacock throne of ...
— The Fall of the Moghul Empire of Hindustan • H. G. Keene


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