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India Old Postcard Interior of Diwan-i-Khas with THRONE Peacock Throne (British)Vintage British Indian Picture Post card, Interior of Diwan Khas with Throne. In this very magnificient hall was the famous Peacock Throne with two hundred millions.Publisher: Lal Chand & Sons Photographers Dariba Delhi
Background: The Diwan-i-Khas is grand in its marble columns and stone platform on which stood the Peacock Throne with its solid gold frame studded with the empire's costliest diamonds, emeralds, rubies and pearls valued at 12,037,500 pounds sterling as per Travernier's contemporary account. Diwan-i-Khas witnessed the apex of Mughal glory and its fall.
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