History glossary
Peacock Throne
the jewel-covered Mughal throne associated with Shah Jahan's imperial splendour.
- Category
- Imperial object
- Region
- Mughal India
- Date range
- Seventeenth and eighteenth centuries
What it means
The Peacock Throne was the jewel-covered Mughal throne associated with Shah Jahan's court. When Nader Shah carried it away after the sack of Delhi in 1739, the loss became a powerful symbol of Mughal humiliation and decline.
