Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index The Iranian monarchy was informally called the Peacock Throne. The name comes from the actual Peacock Throne, which was a beautiful gold chair that was obtained by Nadir Shah from India in the 18th century, and sat on by every Iranian monarch since. external link : http://www.iranchamber.com/museum/royal_jewels/national_iranian_jewels08.php This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.