The Collaborative International Dictionary
Peacock Throne \Pea"cock` 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; -- so called from its bearing a fully expanded peacock's tail done in gems.
2. [metonymically named after the throne on which he sat.] The office or position of the Shah of Iran; as, to ascend the Peacock Throne.
Wikipedia
The Peacock Throne ( Hindustani: मयूर सिंहासन, تخت طاؤس : Mayūr Singhāsana, , Takht-i Tāvūs) was a famous jeweled throne that was the seat of the Mughal emperors of India. It was commissioned in the early 17th century by emperor Shah Jahan and was located in the Red Fort of Delhi. The original throne was subsequently captured and taken as a war trophy in 1739 by the Persian king Nadir Shah, and has been lost ever since. A replacement throne based on the original was commissioned afterwards and existed until the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
Usage examples of "peacock throne".
I named the Garuda Bird Quetzalcoatl, the Peacock Throne, (hesitantly) the Peacock Angel, and, as an afterthought, the phoenix.
Descending from his Peacock Throne, the Emperor of the West Kingdoms, conqueror of the Huns and Son of Heaven, put his arms around Casca and embraced him.
Under the high thatched roof was a peacock throne woven from rattan, plus three similar but smaller seats.
The hand with the Five Fingers of the Holy Mantle replaced the Peacock Throne.
Only the Peacock Throne, salvaged from the ruins of Ilkazar and transported to Al Rhemish, had a greater hold on men’.