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  1. Peacock Throne
    Pea'cock` Throne 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 (later Iran); - - so called from its bearing a fully expanded peacock's tail done in gems.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/37

  2. Peacock Throne
    • 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 (later Iran); -- so called from its bearing a fully expanded peacock`s tail done in gems.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/peacock_throne/

  3. Peacock Throne
    famous golden throne stolen from India by the Persians in 1739. Thereafter lost, it (and its reproductions) remained the symbol of the Persian, or ... [1 related articles]
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/32

  4. Peacock Throne
    The Peacock Throne, called Takht-e Tâvus (تخت طاووس) in Persian, is the name originally given to a Mughal throne of India, which was later adopted and used to describe the thrones of the Persian emperors from Nader Shah Afshari and erroneously to Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi whose throne was...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peacock_Throne

  5. Peacock Throne
    Peacock Throne: see Delhi.
    Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0917267.html

  6. peacock-throne
    [n] - the golden throne of former Kings of Delhi
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=peacock-throne

  7. peacock-throne
    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
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=peacock-throne

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