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- proper noun A
golden Mughal throne, once used inPersia - proper noun The former
Persian monarchy
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Examples
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The Shah was reinstalled to the Peacock Throne and propped up by the United States with unqualified support and endless weaponry.
Let the Swords Encircle Me Scott Peterson 2010
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He had carved out this time from his sleep, rising before the sun as usual for the early-morning jharoka, and then, instead of returning to the zenana for a few hours of sleep, he had turned to the Diwan-i-khas, where the Peacock Throne would be unveiled to the amirs in the evening.
Shadow Princess Indu Sundaresan 2010
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He had known she would be there, even though he had ordered the Diwan-i-khas emptied before he stepped in, wanting to savor the beauty of the Peacock Throne for himself.
Shadow Princess Indu Sundaresan 2010
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He had carved out this time from his sleep, rising before the sun as usual for the early-morning jharoka, and then, instead of returning to the zenana for a few hours of sleep, he had turned to the Diwan-i-khas, where the Peacock Throne would be unveiled to the amirs in the evening.
Shadow Princess Indu Sundaresan 2010
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The Peacock Throne had cost the imperial treasury, in its making, a little over ten million rupees, twice the expense of the Luminous Tomb.
Shadow Princess Indu Sundaresan 2010
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He had carved out this time from his sleep, rising before the sun as usual for the early-morning jharoka, and then, instead of returning to the zenana for a few hours of sleep, he had turned to the Diwan-i-khas, where the Peacock Throne would be unveiled to the amirs in the evening.
Shadow Princess Indu Sundaresan 2010
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The Peacock Throne had cost the imperial treasury, in its making, a little over ten million rupees, twice the expense of the Luminous Tomb.
Shadow Princess Indu Sundaresan 2010
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He had known she would be there, even though he had ordered the Diwan-i-khas emptied before he stepped in, wanting to savor the beauty of the Peacock Throne for himself.
Shadow Princess Indu Sundaresan 2010
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Seven years in the making, Emperor Shah Jahan thought as he ascended the three steps to the Peacock Throne and sank down on the main gaddi —a mattress thickly stuffed with cotton and upholstered in red velvet embroidered in gold zari and minute pearls.
Shadow Princess Indu Sundaresan 2010
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Seven years in the making, Emperor Shah Jahan thought as he ascended the three steps to the Peacock Throne and sank down on the main gaddi —a mattress thickly stuffed with cotton and upholstered in red velvet embroidered in gold zari and minute pearls.
Shadow Princess Indu Sundaresan 2010
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