In 1963 the peacock was declared the National Bird of India because of its rich religious and legendary involvement in Indian traditions The criteria for this choice were many The bird must be welldis ...

In the 1600s, the Kohinoor became part of Mughal ruler Shah Jahan’s Peacock Throne. As per Anand and Dalrymple’s book, the precious gemstone was placed on the roof of the magnificent throne. Shah ...

One author, Aysha Taryam, said the following of the supposed love story that brought the Taj Mahal into existence: “The world believes it was built by love but reading Shah Jahan’s ... also built an ...

Emperor Shah Jahan had four sons, including Aurangzeb and Dara Shikoh ... thereby clearing his path to the Peacock Throne. Dara Shikoh with his army (Image: Wikimedia Commons) Aurangzeb and Murad ...

the Koh-i-Noor was embedded in the Peacock Throne of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, placed on the roof of the throne. According to William Dalrymple in Kohinoor: The Story of the World’s Most Infamous ...

The Golden Age of historic India was the time of Shah Jahan when the most beautiful and artistic ... The most splendid and costly peacock throne, valued by Tvernier at £3,500,000 sterling, was ...

Aurangzeb (r), with his ruthless ambition, claimed the 'Peacock Throne' instead. (Photos: Wikimedia Commons) On this day in 1659, Aurangzeb, one of four sons of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, decisively ...

. The diamond remained in the Mughal treasury until 1739, when Nadir Shah of Persia invaded India. After a brutal conquest, he seized the Kohinoor and took it to Persia Nikita Shahi Updated : Aug 25, ...

“Peacock Throne.” The only object of Persian art ... Built in the reign of Shah Jahan (1627-58) in India’s “golden age of architecture,” it appeared in Persia after the sack of Delhi ...

Then, in 1628, the Mughal ruler Shah Jahan commissioned the Peacock Throne, an ornate imperial seat encrusted with hundreds of jewels. And set at the very top of the throne was a massive diamond. In ...

The Peacock Throne of the Mughal Empire, commissioned by Emperor Shah Jahan, surpassed the Taj Mahal in cost and magnificence. Crafted over seven years with unparalleled craftsmanship, it dazzled ...