Question

Who was the last Mughal Emperor to sit on the peacock throne?

Answer 1

HintThe peacock throne was a famous jeweled throne decorated with lots of jewels. In Feb 1739 Nadir Shah captured Delhi and took away the peacock throne with him as a trophy of victory.

Complete step-by-step solutionMughal Empire was founded by Babur in 1526 by defeating Sultan of Delhi Ibrahim Lodi in the 1st battle of Panipat. After Babur, his son Humayun ruled from 1530-1539 and then lastly in 1555. In between this period, the Suri Dynasty captured Delhi and Sher Shah Suri defeated Humayun in the battle of Kannauj in 1540. Humayun introduced Persian culture in the Mughal dynasty. After Humayun's son Akbar became the king. Akbar extended the Mughal dynasty in all directions and controlled almost the entire North subcontinent till the Godavari River. He practiced modern administration and encouraged cultural development. He increased trade with European countries. Akbar gave freedom to all religions and established a new religion “Din-E-Elahi”' with strong characteristics and a sum of especially of all religions. After Akbar Jahangir became the king. He neglected all the affairs of the state and was influenced by the rival court’s cliques. After Jahangir in the reign of Shah Jahan the splendor of the Mughal court reached its peak. Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal in the memory of her wife Mumtaz Mahal. After Shah Jahan Dara Shikoh became the king but very soon his younger brother Aurangzeb defeated him and became the king. In his reign, India became the world's most powerful economy. Aurangzeb is considered the world's most controversial king. Then Bahadur
Shah Zafar II became the last king of the Mughal Empire.

Note Muhammad Shah was the last Mughal Empire to sit on the peacock throne. After the revolt of 1857, the British crown assumed direct control of East India Company in territories of India in the form of the British Raj.