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Definition of Peacock-throne
1. Noun. The golden throne of former kings of Delhi; stolen by the Persians in 1739 and subsequently lost; symbol of the former Shah of Iran.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Peacock-throne
Literary usage of Peacock-throne
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Knickerbocker: Or, New-York Monthly Magazine by Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew (1859)
"... On Durbar Hill once stood the famous Peacock throne, removed by Nadir Shah.
And here, in the city of Agra, we tike leave of our enterprising traveller, ..."
2. Universal Geography: Or, a Description of All Parts of the World, on a New by Conrad Malte-Brun (1826)
"The pea- Here Legoux tell us, the " peacock throne" was still pre- throne.
served.* This throne, says that author, is of an oval form, placed under a palm ..."
3. The History of India from the Earliest Ages by James Talboys Wheeler (1876)
"... Tii T . ii raws: Persians itself in other ways besides the peacock throne.
It The Hindu nature of Shah Jehan expressed Hindi nature • i -.-1! ..."
4. Chambers's encyclopædia by Chambers W. and R., ltd (1874)
"The magnificence of his court was unequalled ; the splendid ' peacock-throne '
was constructed by his orders at a cost of about £7000000, ..."
5. The Heart of the Orient: Saunterings Through Georgis, Armenia, Persia by Michael Myers Shoemaker (1904)
"... OF THE SHAH AND THE PEACOCK THRONE THESE Persians as a whole are a much more
majestic race than the Turks. They are more like the Sarts of Central Asia. ..."
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