The thorn is adorned with elephants on the east, horses on the south, soldiers on the west and chariots on the north. The covers of the cushions and pillows of the royal seat are studded with precious stones. The Royal umbrella, studded with gems and inscribed with the blessings to the Mysore king, gives shadow to whole royal seat. The top of the royal umbrella contains a celestial bird called Huma, a swan with an emerald gem on its beak.
The throne was used by the Vijayanagar kings for more than a century and a half. During the early part of the 17th century the Governor of Vijayanagar rulers at Srirangapatna obtained the throne and in , the governor Srirangaraya gave the throne to Raja Wodeyar, who ascended the throne in The throne is kept for public viewing only during the Dasara Festival and for the rest of the year the throne is placed in a high security room.
When Chhatrapati Shivaji was crowned as the king of the Marathas in a lavish ceremony at Raigad on 6 June , everybody was amazed by the brilliance of the throne on which he took his seat after the rituals. Elaborately studded with precious stones, his golden throne is said to weigh tons. Shivaji Maharaj died in , six years after his coronation and was first succeeded by his eldest son Sambhaji. After the tragic death of Sambhaji, his younger brother Rajaram ascended the throne in During that time, the fort of Raigad was attacked and captured by the Mughal army and Rajaram escaped to south India.
Emperor Aurangzeb was quite aware about the wonderful throne and he must have instructed his commander to take possession of the throne as a trophy of war. But, the Mughal army could not find it anywhere. It was not possible for Rajaram to carry the heavy throne, while he was trying to save his life. The golden throne of Shivaji just vanished miraculously.
Large amounts of solid gold, precious stones and pearls were used for the creation of the masterful piece of Mughal workmanship. Even by Golden Age Mughal standards, the throne was supremely extravagant, costing twice as much as the construction of the Taj Mahal. As described by the foreign travelers Tavernier and Francois Bernier, the magnificent throne was supported by six massive feet, said to be of solid gold, sprinkled over with rubies, emeralds, and diamonds.
Four bars were fixed upon the four feet, which supported the base of the throne and upon those bars were ranged twelve columns, which sustained the canopy on three sides. The inner side of the canopy was covered with diamonds and pearls, with a fringe of pearls all round, and above the quadrangular-shaped canopy, there was a peacock with elevated tail made of blue sapphires and other coloured precious stones, the body being of gold inlaid with precious stones, having a large ruby in front of the breast.
The original throne was taken away as a war trophy to Persia by Nadir Shah in and has since been considered as lost. Todays view : Tutorial Topics. Related Topics. Prev Next. Spectacular Thrones of India - Titbits. Golden Throne of the Dogra rulers. Golden Throne of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Golden Throne of the Kingdom of Mysore.
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